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August 13, 2025
Suit Claims UPPAbaby Car Seats Asphyxiate Infants
A grandmother is suing the company behind UPPAbaby infant products, alleging in New Jersey federal court that three of its infant car seats are dangerously defective in their design, which seats infants in a curled-up position that can restrict their airways.
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August 13, 2025
Ill. Woman Who Lost Legs Says Boat's Design Was Defective
An Illinois woman who lost both logs in a boating accident in a popular Lake Michigan area has sued the manufacturers of the boat that struck her, alleging the vessel's lack of propeller guard and operator controls was part of a defective design.
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August 13, 2025
Kellogg's Will Nix Artificial Cereal Dyes, Texas AG Says
WK Kellogg Co. has agreed to stop using artificial food coloring in its cereals within the next couple of years, the Texas Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Unit Can't End RV Wiring Defect Suit
A Berkshire Hathaway-owned RV maker cannot end a class action alleging it was negligent in the wiring of its vehicles such that they are prone to fires, because a Montana federal judge found there are questions for a jury regarding whether that wiring was up to industry standards.
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August 12, 2025
Split Del. Justices Back Insurers In 3M Earplug Coverage Fight
A split Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's finding that defense costs paid by 3M in underlying multidistrict litigation over the company's combat earplugs could not satisfy the self-insured retention of subsidiary Aearo Technologies' insurance policies.
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August 12, 2025
Judge, Terumo Attorney Spar Over 'Final Judgment' Case
A Colorado Appeals Court judge and an attorney for Terumo disagreed strongly on the interpretation of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that could impact a now-dismissed class action against the medical equipment sterilization company in which a man alleges the district court incorrectly forbade him from filing an amended complaint.
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August 12, 2025
DOE Used Secret Group To Undermine GHG Finding: Suit
The Trump administration secretly got together a group of client skeptics to figure out how to misrepresent the data to "manufacture a basis" to knock out the "overwhelming scientific consensus" that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, two environmental groups say in a new lawsuit.
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August 12, 2025
Boeing Must Give Up 737 Max Docs In Jet Purchase Dispute
A Washington federal judge said Tuesday that Boeing must hand over a decade of internal documents about the safety of the 737 Max to Norwegian Air Shuttle subsidiaries that claim the aerospace giant duped them into a jet purchase deal.
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August 12, 2025
Vape Interests Defend Suit Against NC E-Cigarette Law
A group of vaping industry interests are fighting to keep alive their federal lawsuit that seeks to stop North Carolina's ban on many types of e-cigarettes, saying the state is interfering with the federal government's intentional approach to regulating the industry.
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August 12, 2025
Daimler, Volvo Sue Calif. To Block Emission Regulations
Daimler, Volvo and other heavy-duty truck manufacturers sued California on Monday aiming to block the state from forcing them to comply with emission regulations, following moves by the Trump administration and Congress to revoke the state's authority to impose them.
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August 12, 2025
4th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Last Claim In CSX Flooding Suit
The Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment Tuesday to CSX Transportation Inc. on a remaining breach of contract claim in a suit by residents and businesses of Lumberton, North Carolina, who claim CSX wrongly prevented the city from sandbagging its railroad route to prevent flooding during storms in 2016 and 2018.
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August 12, 2025
2nd Circ. Rules Dormant Commerce Clause Covers Marijuana
A split Second Circuit panel on Tuesday ruled that, despite marijuana's federal illegality, the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from privileging their own residents when awarding licenses to cannabis businesses.
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August 12, 2025
Samsung, Home Depot Get Stove Fire Suit Tossed For Now
A Pennsylvania federal judge has thrown out a couple's suit alleging an oven and stovetop made by Samsung Electronics America Inc. and sold by The Home Depot USA Inc. caused a fire that damaged their home, saying the complaint contains only conclusory allegations without facts to back them up.
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August 12, 2025
Kirkland Grows New Philly Office With Mass Tort Specialist
Kirkland & Ellis LLP continued growing its Philadelphia office months after entering the market with the recent addition of a litigator specializing in representing pharmaceutical and medical device companies in liability cases.
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August 12, 2025
Travelers Units Freed From Builder's Asbestos Injury Dispute
A Travelers subsidiary has no obligation to defend a construction company against a suit seeking indemnification for asbestos-related injury claims, a South Carolina federal court ruled, finding that the suit does not seek damages but rather a declaration of contractual right.
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August 11, 2025
11th Circ. Nixes Ineffective-Counsel Claim In Salmonella Case
Peanut Corp. of America's former president and a food broker convicted for their roles in a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened more than 700 cannot throw out their prison sentences, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday, rejecting their assertion of ineffective counsel.
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August 11, 2025
GE, UNC Agree To $63M Uranium Mine Cleanup In New Mexico
The United Nuclear Corp. and General Electric Co. agreed to a consent decree with the federal government, New Mexico and the Navajo Nation to spend $63 million on environmental cleanup at a decades-old uranium mine, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
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August 11, 2025
Over 2,000 Shrimpers Sue Hilcorp Over August 2022 Oil Spill
More than 2,000 shrimpers and seafood business owners hit Hilcorp Energy Co. with a federal lawsuit over an August 2022 oil spill they say spoiled the opening day of shrimping season.
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August 11, 2025
Deere Tractor Rivals Get Some Safeguards In FTC Case, MDL
An Illinois federal judge has denied a motion by three of Deere & Co.'s competitors that were seeking to block distribution of confidential information they had provided to the Federal Trade Commission in its wind-up to an antitrust suit against Deere, but said he would amend existing confidentiality orders with additional safeguards.
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August 11, 2025
P&G Must Face Claims Of Unsafe Lead Levels In Tampons
A California federal judge has refused to dismiss the bulk of a suit alleging the Proctor & Gamble Co. sold tampons that contained amounts of lead beyond what California allows, saying the latest complaint included enough detail about the testing for the case to move forward.
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August 11, 2025
9th Circ. Says LA Men Have Ammo In Gun Rights Class Action
The Ninth Circuit found Monday that a Los Angeles gun licensing policy that allowed only judges or law enforcement agents to carry concealed weapons was unconstitutional in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, reviving a proposed class action brought by three men who were arrested for violating the policy.
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August 11, 2025
Neighbors, Insurers File Suits Over Fatal Pa. Gas Explosion
The owners or insurers of more than five dozen properties in a Pittsburgh-area housing development have filed lawsuits over a massive natural gas explosion that leveled three houses, killed six people and allegedly caused damage across the neighborhood.
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August 11, 2025
Judge Rules NYC Can Enforce Kava Cafe Shutdowns
A Manhattan federal judge has ruled that New York City public health and safety officials were within their authority to issue shutdown orders to restaurants that served kava, a federally unregulated psychoactive plant derivative.
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August 11, 2025
White & Case Adds Ex-Chicago Prosecutor From Perkins Coie
White & Case LLP has grown its global litigation practice in Chicago with the addition of a longtime Perkins Coie LLP partner who previously was an assistant U.S. attorney in the city, the firm said Monday.
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August 11, 2025
Soda Makers Sued Over Banned Brominated Soybean Oil
A pair of Pennsylvania men are suing the makers of Frostie and Faygo brand sodas in state court, saying the sodas contain brominated soybean oil, which has been banned by federal regulators because it is dangerous to consume.
Expert Analysis
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Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Opinion
Asbestos Trusts' Records Purge Threatens Claims Process
Recent announcements by 11 asbestos bankruptcy trusts that they plan to destroy legacy data and documents related to resolved claims risks further damage to the integrity of a compensation system long marked by a lack of oversight and transparency, says Peter Kelso at Roux.
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Opinion
In Vape Case, Justices Must Focus On Agencies' Results
With the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments having put off the question of whether agency decisions arrived at erroneously are always invalid, the court should give the results of agency actions more weight than the reasoning behind them when it revisits this case, says Jonathan Sheffield at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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Series
Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.
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The Repercussions Of FEMA's Wildfire Cleanup Policy Cuts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced a decision to cease conducting additional soil tests to confirm that the land is safe and free of toxins after wildfires, meaning people could be moving back into houses unfit for human habitation, potentially leading to years of lawsuits, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio & Dubey.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Defense Strategies After Justices' Personal Injury RICO Ruling
In Medical Marijuana v. Horn, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act can be invoked by some plaintiffs with claims arising from personal injuries — but defense counsel can use the limitations on civil RICO claims to seek early dismissal in such cases, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
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Strategies To Help Witnesses Manage Deposition Anxiety
During and leading up to deposition, witnesses may experience anxiety stemming from numerous sources and manifesting in a variety of ways, but attorneys can help them mitigate their stress using a few key methods, say consultants at Courtroom Sciences.
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How Cos. Can Mitigate Increasing Microplastics Liability Risk
Amid rising scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe of microplastics' impact on health and the growing threat of litigation against consumer product and food and beverage manufacturers, companies can limit liability through compliance with labeling laws, careful contract management and other practices, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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Series
Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Filial Consortium Claims' Future After Conn. High Court Ruling
While the Connecticut Supreme Court recently ruled for defendants in rejecting parents’ attempt to recover loss of companionship damages in a severe child injury case, there is still potential for the plaintiffs bar to lobby for a law that would allow filial consortium claims, Glenn Coffin at Gordon Rees.
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Opinion
Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.