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All Bark and All Bite
Key Points: In New York, if the owner of an animal knew or should have known the animal had vicious propensities, a plaintiff may seek to hold the owner strictly liable….By: Marshall Dennehey
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Texas Supreme Court Narrows Employer Liability and Explains Standard for Proximate Cause
In a significant decision issued on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas reversed a jury verdict awarding over $89 million in damages in favor of the plaintiffs in Werner Enterprises, Inc. v. Blake, holding that the plaintiffs failed to establish proximate cause as a matter of law. The ruling explains the burden plaintiffs…
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Integrated Oncology Network Reports Data Breach Affecting cCARE Patients
On June 27, 2025, Integrated Oncology Network (“ION”) filed official notice with the Attorney General of California after discovering that a data security incident affected the personal information of cCARE patients. In this notice, ION explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names,…
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Cartel Fighters Make a Desperate Alliance That Could Transform Underworld
The Sinaloa Cartel, the world’s most-feared fentanyl trafficker, is reeling from an internal war and a U.S.-Mexican crackdown. Its fate could upend global criminal networks.
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Violence Erupts Between Israeli Settlers and Military in West Bank
Hard-right activists clashed with troops and set fire to a security site following a growing wave of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.
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Dangerous Heat Grips Much of Europe, With More to Come
A punishing heat wave broke records in southern Europe and hasn’t peaked yet in some places, prompting warnings to residents, employers and tourists to alter their habits.
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Political Rivalry in Zambia Extends to Funeral of Former President Edgar Lungu
The burial site of Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s former president, has become the latest conflict in a relationship marred by hostility
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Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China
China has become trendy for Russians who once worshiped everything Western. Young people are learning Mandarin, and Chinese culture and goods have become ubiquitous in Moscow.
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Light the Fuse: Lalo Schifrin (1932-2025)
The world lost one of its greatest musical talents on Thursday when the great Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin died after complications from pneumonia. The sheer genius of Schifrin was evident throughout his storied career, which included composing music for film and television, with iconic themes from notable works such as “Mission: Impossible” and “Enter the…
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Sex and Threads: The Major Works of Takashi Miike
The major works of filmmaker Takashi Miike, “Audition” (1999) and “Ichi The Killer” (2001), are proclamations of a filmmaker with a shameless thirst for style. On the surface, these films are about violence, but once the blood is skimmed off the veneer, a froth of psychosexual power dynamics bubbles its way to the top. Perhaps…
