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7/21/2009 9:18:57 PM EST
Paul R. Kiesel & Steven N. Williams
Posted by Paul R. Kiesel & Steven N. Williams
Attorneys at Law
In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Paul R. Kiesel and Steve Williams report that California's new Electronic Discovery Act, effective June 29, 2009, makes comprehensive changes in California la ...
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4/17/2009 10:40:18 AM EST
Michael J. Chapman
Posted by Michael J. Chapman
Attorney, Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, L.L.P
In two recent landmark cases, Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson, 880 N.E.2d 420 (2007), and Groch v. General Motors Corp. , 883 N.E.2d 377 (2008), the Ohio supreme court uphe ...
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10/8/2008 7:51:42 PM EST
Sky W. Smith
Posted by Sky W. Smith
Attorney, Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis L.L.P.
Kentucky is no stranger to indemnity claims, but how does a Kentucky court reconcile the conflict between the state apportionment statute and the common law principle of implied equitable indemnity? Equally important, how can one defend against such a ...
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9/17/2008 5:38:24 PM EST
Joseph B. McDonnell
Posted by Joseph B. McDonnell
Of Counsel, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
Where a product-liability count is barred by the statute of limitations, is a second count, alleging spoliation of evidence, also barred? This commentary, written by Joseph B. McDonnell, an experienced Illinois litigator, examines considerations for th ...
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9/17/2008 9:30:31 PM EST
Michael S. Levine
Posted by Michael S. Levine
Senior Associate, Hunton & Williams LLP
Michael S. Levine, a senior associate in the McLean, Virginia office of Hunton & Williams LLP, practices in the firm's insurance and reinsurance group. He discusses the recent rash of product recalls due to the presence of lead in the products, whi ...
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9/17/2008 9:22:56 PM EST
James M. Wilson, Jr.
Posted by James M. Wilson, Jr.
Partner, Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP, Atlanta, GA
In late summer and early fall of 2007, a group of law professors submitted proposals to the American Bar Association's Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility aimed at rectifying what they assert are commonplace improprieties inherent in ce ...
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9/17/2008 4:29:09 PM EST
David N. Nissenberg
Posted by David N. Nissenberg
Nissenberg & Associates
David Nissenberg, a leading expert and author in the field of truck accident litigation, reviews the practical, legal, and technological issues arising in connection with driving large commercial vehicles in adverse weather conditions. His commentary d ...
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1/30/2008 9:02:37 AM EST
James M. Wilson, Jr.
Posted by James M. Wilson, Jr.
Partner, Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP, Atlanta, GA
In September 2006, the federal district court for the Eastern District of New ...
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4/23/2008 3:01:44 PM EST
J. David Prince
Posted by J. David Prince
Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law; Of Counsel, Larson  King
Professor J. David Prince analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding federal preemption in Continue reading >>
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4/29/2008 8:36:37 PM EST
David N. Nissenberg
Posted by David N. Nissenberg
Nissenberg & Associates
Each day in America there are more than 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials that are transported across highways by tractor-tailor rigs. On a single stretch of highway in Augusta C ...
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6/9/2008 5:08:08 PM EST
Troy F. Tatting
Posted by Troy F. Tatting
Attorney, Larson · King, LLP
High risk activities (such as those at health clubs, ski resorts, skydiving companies, horse stables, paintball facilities, etc.) routinely require the participant to sign a waiver befo ...
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6/9/2008 4:09:35 PM EST
David N. Nissenberg
Posted by David N. Nissenberg
Nissenberg & Associates
The recent collapse of the Minneapolis I-35W bridge serves as a dramatic reminder of how excess weight on a load-bearing surface can have disastrous consequences. Excess weight in conne ...
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1/7/2008 10:54:47 AM EST
Robert C. Clifford
Posted by Robert C. Clifford
Attorney
In Massachusetts v. EPA , 127 S. Ct. 1438 (U.S. 2007), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the ...
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3/17/2008 8:44:04 PM EST
Fredric D. Bellamy and Mark E. Freeze
Attorneys Frederic Bellamy and Mark Freeze of Steptoe & Johnson examine the ground-breaking Continue reading >>
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