Another State Supreme Court Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown August 12, 2022 By Jim Sams The South Carolina Supreme Court on August 10 became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that...
Oregon Heat Wave Puts State Workplace Safety Rules to Test August 3, 2022 New state rules require access to water, shade and breaks on hot days, but workers say they’re still laboring in...
Juul and Its Courtroom Foes Stare Down FDA Ban as Youth Marketing Trial Nears June 28, 2022 By Malathi Nayak The Food and Drug Administration’s order to Juul Labs Inc. to take its products off shelves in the US threatens...
How a Bankruptcy ‘Innovation’ Halted Thousands of Lawsuits from Sick Plaintiffs June 24, 2022 By Dan Levine and Mike Spector Attorney Greg Gordon sat before a packed hotel ballroom of bankruptcy lawyers who had come to hear him hold court...
Future Liability Releases at Center of Boy Scouts Bankruptcy April 18, 2022 By Randall Chase Protecting local Boy Scouts of America councils and troop sponsoring organizations from future liability for child sex abuse claims is...
U.S. Gunmakers to Ask Judge to Toss Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit April 12, 2022 By Nate Raymond A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether allowing Mexico to sue U.S. gun manufacturers for facilitating the trafficking of weapons...
Closing Arguments Begin in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case April 11, 2022 By Randall Chase Following a three-week trial, a Delaware judge began hearing closing arguments Wednesday in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case....
PFAS, Microplastics, Baby Food: Emerging Casualty Risks Keep Coming April 8, 2022 By Chad Hemenway There is no longer a need to ponder the “next asbestos” because the current litigation environment and the recent pace...
Boy Scouts Victims’ Fund Unfair to Insurers, Companies Argue in Court March 30, 2022 By Steven Church The Boy Scouts of America’s sexual abuse compensation fund may force insurers to make payments they can’t negotiate over, even...
J&J’s Victory Over Cancer Victims Clears Path for 3M, Others March 25, 2022 By Jef Feeley and Steven Church A court ruling allowing Johnson & Johnson to use a controversial bankruptcy strategy to force cancer victims into potential settlement...