Overseas Product Liability Claims
September 01, 2016
U.S. manufacturers are seeing more product liability claims abroad. Manufacturers may have little experience in litigating such claims, and will look to their U.S.-based liability counsel for assistance. There are several ways in which counsel may help manufacturers manage overseas litigation. Here are some of them.
Case Notes
September 01, 2016
Analysis of a case in which Tylenol defendants' experts failed the <I>Daubert</I> test
What's New in the Law
September 01, 2016
A roundup of the latest legislation that affects equipment leasing.
Emerging Legal Issues in 3D Printing and Product Liability
September 01, 2016
As with any advance in technology, 3D printing gives rise to myriad legal issues. How, for example, will intellectual property rights be enforced if anyone with a 3D printer can create replicas of objects, such as medical and patented devices? Do the fruits of 3D printing comply, or not comply, with current regulatory regimes? And what about product liability?
Crisis: Controlling the Threats and Seizing the Opportunities
September 01, 2016
You might not be able to control when a crisis happens, but you can control how you respond, provided you've taken the time to prepare. While every crisis is different, there are a few key steps to follow to ensure that brands or businesses not only survive a crisis, but bounce back stronger.
IP News
September 01, 2016
Federal Circuit: <i>Halo Electronics</i> Sent Back to District Court <br>
Electronic Discovery: A Level Playing Field?
August 01, 2016
Courts have sanctioned corporate defendants for years for failure to produce or preserve electronically stored information (ESI). There have been, however, a few decisions in which courts have imposed sanctions or other penalties on plaintiffs who destroyed ESI. The misconduct giving rise to sanctions has varied from fraud and bad faith to inadvertence.
The Adjudication of Affordability
August 01, 2016
In catastrophic personal injury actions, the largest element of compensatory damages often is the measure of the cost of lifetime future medical care. Now, we have a new wrinkle in the issue, courtesy of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). How will it affect the award of money damages in civil lawsuits?
Third Circuit Limits Scope on Federal Preemption in Aviation Cases
August 01, 2016
The Third Circuit's 1999 decision in <I>Abdullah v. American Airlines</I> dropped a bombshell with its sweeping declaration that the Federal Aviation Act and its regulations preempt the "entire field" of air safety. Earlier this year, however, the Third Circuit sharply limited the scope of <I>Abdullah's</I> field preemption ruling, holding that it does not extend to state product liability claims.
Driverless Cars
August 01, 2016
Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, are close to becoming an everyday reality, whether you like it or not. This article is a study of benefits and concerns from a product liability point of view.
