FDA issues proposed rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act regarding preventive control and produce *

USA - January 8 2013
On January 4, 2013, the FDA issued two rules implementing portions of the Food Safety Modernization Act

Co-authors: Jonathan R. Secrest, John D. Rybarczyk, Moira Pietrowski, Brian E. Dickerson.

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Ohio Supreme Court rules plaintiff may not resurrect dissolved out-of-state corporation to pursue unexhausted insurance policy *

USA - April 13 2012
On April 3, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a 6-1 decision holding that a trial court did not have the authority to appoint a receiver for Sager Corporation, a dissolved Illinois corporation, which was no longer amenable to suit under Illinois law, for the purpose of allowing claimants to pursue unexhausted liability insurance proceeds of the dissolved corporation.

Co-authors: Susan S. Box , Ryan P. Kennedy .

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Supreme Court of Ohio upholds law requiring bifurcation of trials in tort actions including both compensatory and punitive damages claims *

USA - February 20 2012
On February 15, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a decision upholding the constitutionality of a statute requiring trial courts, upon the request of any party, to bifurcate a trial into separate stages relating to the presentation of evidence for compensatory and punitive damages in tort actions.

Co-authors: Ryan P. Kennedy .

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Sixth Circuit upholds the exclusion of expert testimony on specific causation in benzene case *

USA - May 18 2011
On May 12, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a causation expert's opinion was unreliable based on his inability to quantify plaintiff's dose of benzene exposure (Pluck v. BP Oil Pipeline Co., 6th Cir., No. 09-4572, 5/12/11).

Co-authors: Susan S. Box , Moira Pietrowski.

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The FDA issues its first two regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act *

USA - May 12 2011
On May 4, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first of its new regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) enacted into law in January.

Co-authors: Jonathan R. Secrest, Moira Pietrowski, Brian E. Dickerson.

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