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10 Nov 2009, 4:32 pm
- New York attorney Jeff Neuburger of Proskauer Rose in the firm's New Media & Technology Law Blog The Arkansas Supremes Hold that FDA Label Approval Provides Safe Habor from Consumer Fraud Claims - New York lawyer Russell Jackson of Skadden on his blog, Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts CBO Projects Minimal Impact of Tort Reform - Pennsylvania attorney Michael Cassidy of Tucker Arensberg in the firm's Med Law Blog Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Allowing EEOC to… [read post]
1 Nov 2009, 9:06 pm
Murphy Oil fallout: "Fifth Circuit Decision Threatens a Tsunami of Climate Change Tort Cases" [Legal Wilderness, Bracewell & Giuliani, earlier here and here] Russell Jackson interviewed on ramifications [PNW] Pharma marketing suits: "Yet Another Qui Tam... [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 1:49 pm
"Death row case delays flagged," is the report in the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. [read post]
28 Oct 2009, 10:17 pm
As Russell Jackson notes in the National Law Journal (article in PDF, summary at his blog), Alien Tort plaintiffs have enjoyed enough successes lately, among the numerous setbacks, to encourage the continued bringing to U.S. courts of alleged human rights... [read post]
27 Oct 2009, 5:45 pm
Attorney Nominations - Jackson lawyer Philip Thomas on his blog, Mississippi Litigation Review & Commentary Do the Breath Machines Always Flag Acetone and Diabetics? [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 9:19 pm
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23 Oct 2009, 5:43 am
[Valetk, Law.com; Volokh] “Attorney Charged With Posting Ad Seeking ‘Secretary With Benefits’” [Legal Profession Blog via Bruce Carton, Legal Blog Watch] Maker of Monster energy drinks drops its cease and desist demand against Vermonster beer [Burlington Free Press] Putative class action filed against University of Illinois over clout-in-admissions scandal; a contest challenges readers to come up with best arguments for dismissal [Russell… [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 10:15 pm
[Russell Jackson] And this from Legal Blog Watch: The SJC [the state's highest court] also ruled that the plaintiffs claims are not blocked by... [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 5:25 pm
- Tennessee attorney John Day of Day & Blair at his blog, Day on Torts Divorcing Couples can Benefit from Collaborative Law, says Senior Judge - UK solicitor Richard Sharp on his Family Law Collaborative Divorce Blog Yaz and Yasmin: Drug Company Places Profits over Safety - San Mateo lawyer Kristine Meredith of The Danko Law Firm on their blog California Personal Injury Law Case Notes Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Climate Change Class Action Brought by Private Plaintiffs… [read post]
18 Oct 2009, 10:00 pm
Russell Jackson already described this case over at his blog, so we'll describe the case only in a nutshell before getting to our perspective.Here's the nutshell: Plaintiff filed a putative class action complaint accusing General Mills of falsely advertising "Nature Valley" granola bars and trail mix as "100% Natural" even though the products contained high fructose corn syrup. [read post]
17 Oct 2009, 10:07 pm
Russell Jackson brings word that the Fifth Circuit has now joined the Second Circuit's much-noted ruling in appearing to give a green light to climate change litigation: The Fifth Circuit [panel in the new decision] held that plaintiffs lacked standing... [read post]
11 Oct 2009, 11:15 pm
All-blog edition: Class action over prepaid phone calls brings out Judge Weinstein's creative side [Russell Jackson] Talking back to Wall Street pay czar Ken Feinberg [Marc Hodak via Bainbridge] Why one victim of clergy abuse chose not to sue the... [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 5:25 pm
Tami Cowden has insight on the reversal of a 2007 conviction of a Nevada women for the murder of her toddler in 1974, Ellen Simon has analysis on a case involving a female police officer and denial of promotion while Russell Jackson has commentary on the tossing of a class action suit attempting to blame high fructose corn syrup for the so-called "obesity epidemic. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 5:39 pm
- Waco attorney Walter Reaves in his Texas Criminal Law Blog Vivendi Securities Suit Goes to Trial - Ohio lawyer Kevin LaCroix of OakBridge Insurance Services at his blog, The D & O Diary Federal Court in Seattle Refuses to Certify 50-State Consumer Fraud Action Against Microsoft over Xbox 360 - New York attorney Russell Jackson of Skadden on his blog, Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts [read post]
5 Oct 2009, 10:16 pm
Russell Jackson writes on a federal court's ruling [PDF] that suits against Bausch & Lomb will have to be considered one by one, given the wide differences between individual consumers in proving harm.... [read post]
30 Sep 2009, 10:27 pm
A recent Ninth Circuit decision unwisely reinterprets and expands Hawaii's Deceptive Practices Act so as to facilitate class actions at the expense of reliance and causation, warns Russell Jackson.... [read post]
29 Sep 2009, 5:21 pm
"Disability" under the ADA - New York attorney Keith McCurdy of Fox Rothschild on their Employee Benefits Legal Blog Broadcast Indecency Can't Hide - A Candidate for Governor, a TV Newscaster, Saturday Night Live and the Clothing Malfunction - Washington, D.C. lawyer David Oxenford of Davis Wright Tremaine in the firm's Broadcast Law Blog Cruise Lines and Social Media - P & O Cruises Hits A Home Run - Maritime attorney Jim Walker of Walker &… [read post]
29 Sep 2009, 6:12 am
Russell Jackson on Dannon’s proposed deal to resolve class action lawsuits (see Jan. 24, 2008) over its promotion of its Activia and DanActive lines as beneficial to health: The proposed settlement also contains “equitable relief” in the form of restrictions on advertising and labeling. [read post]
26 Sep 2009, 7:52 am
Newman Issue: Whether the Sixth Circuit erred in granting habeas relief and applying the "reasonable speculation" rule, when the Michigan state court had applied the Jackson v. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 2:01 pm
(SM) Jackson Lewis: All We Do is Work (SM) The Law Firm for Non-Profits: Helping Good People Do Good Things® Leonard Street & Deinard: Uncommon Wisdom. [read post]
