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CIPA’s Cookie Exception Bill (SB 690) Referred to Suspense File & Hearing
On May 19, 2025, the California Senate Appropriations Committee, which handles budgetary and financial matters, held a hearing on California Senate Bill 690 (SB 690). The proposed bill would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by adding an exception to the statute which has the effect of permitting use of tracking technologies for…
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U.S. Ninth Circuit Reinstates Product Liability Action that Had Been Dismissed on Statute of Limitations Grounds
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court recently revived a medical device lawsuit (Bennett v. C.R. Bard)1 centered on a fact issue regarding the plaintiff’s knowledge of a product defect as the cause of his condition. The case shines light on California’s discovery rule as an exception to the statute of limitations, wherein the clock starts running…
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Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling in Favor of Appellees
Court: Appellate Court of Maryland – A Maryland appellate court has affirmed a lower court’s decision that granted summary judgment to the defense in a toxic substance exposure case….By: Goldberg Segalla
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Claims Notes: May 2025
Tort Reform Law Guts Joint & Several Liability in Favor of Proportionate Liability, Not Deepest Pocket – South Carolina enacted a bipartisan tort reform that overhauls joint and several liability to place fault on the responsible party instead of the deepest pocket. The law also caps bars and restaurants’ liability in drunk driving cases. The…
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Kansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Liability Claims in Recent Gun Case
The Kansas Supreme Court recently delivered another strong endorsement of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), further solidifying its role as a shield for lawful commerce in the firearms industry. In Johnson v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC et al., the Court held that the PLCAA bars product liability and negligence claims…
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Taming the Wolf: Florida’s Fifth DCA Holds the Line on Tort Reform
The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal recently issued a significant decision in Wolf v. Williams, clarifying that a critical aspect of Florida’s momentous tort reform effort, Section 768.0427, is not retroactive. This ruling provides some clarity on a contentious issue, but it may not fully resolve ongoing disputes over whether the statute, which limits…
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Russia Used Brazil to Create Deep-Cover Spies
Russia’s intelligence services turned Brazil into an assembly line for deep-cover operatives. A team of federal agents from the South American country has been quietly dismantling it.
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Cannes 2025: Table of Contents
The following table of contents contains RogerEbert.com’s coverage of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, which includes full reviews and festival dispatches from Managing Editor Brian Tallerico, Associate Editor Robert Daniels, and contributors Isaac Feldberg, Ben Kenigsberg, and others. You’ll also see video dispatches from Chaz Ebert, produced by Scott Dummler of Mint Media Works. Full Reviews…
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Movies That Deal with the Peculiarities of Being a Teenager: Bruce Handy on His New Book about Teen Movies
Bruce Handy’s book, Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies, is an absolute delight. It’s filled with fascinating details, first about the “invention” of the idea of the teenager as a separate way of life in the early 20th century and then as a consumer powerhouse and cultural force in the mid-century and…
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Cannes 2025: Exit 8, Eleanor the Great, Fuori
It’s getting late in Cannes, and I’m still waiting to write a dispatch in which I like all three movies. My predicament, however, isn’t indicative of the quality of the festival this year, which is brimming with incredible auteurs and rising filmmakers. On my end, it’s just the luck of the draw. Still, there is…
