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A hot topic in aggregate litigation: parens patriae suits

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 9 2013

"Access to justice in a mass society is the central civil-justice issue of our day. Individual litigation of mass-injury claims is a luxury that

Discovery of expert communications at issue

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 11 2013

Here is one to watch for our readers who practice in Pennsylvania. The state Supreme Court has before it the issue of discovery of communications

ABA approves changes to rules on foreign lawyers’ practice in the United States

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 28 2013

The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates recently approved a number of amendments to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Monster Beverage Corp. hit with wrongful death lawsuit, FDA investigation

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 26 2012

The parents of a 14-year-old girl who allegedly died after consuming two 24-ounce Monster Energy drinks in a 24-hour period have filed a wrongful death and strict product liability lawsuit against Monster Beverage Corp. in a California state court

Obscenity definition turned on its head

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 25 2013

"It may be fair to say that Kiobel takes Justice Potter Stewart's definition of obscenity and turns it on its head: rather than 'I know it when I see

Texas Supreme Court issues proposed “loser pay” rules

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 29 2012

The Texas Supreme Court has proposed new rules that would implement the “loser-pays” provisions included in tort reform measures adopted in 2011 by the state legislature

Florida diner claims restaurant’s negligence led to artichoke-induced injury

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 5 2010

A Florida man has sued a Houston's restaurant and its manager for failing to train servers to explain to patrons how to eat grilled artichokes, contending that their negligence led to his hospitalization and exploratory bowel surgery

Defense counsel asserts caffeine overdose led to false murder confession

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 24 2010

A Kentucky man accused of murdering his wife reportedly notified the court that he would defend himself by claiming that a high caffeine intake, from soft drinks, energy drinks and diet pills, made him temporarily insane and unable to form the requisite criminal intent to kill his wife

ABA approves resolution on judicial conflict-of-interest rules

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 11 2011

The American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) House of Delegates has reportedly approved a resolution that calls on states to establish procedures for disqualifying judges from presiding over cases in which their relationships with the litigants could raise questions about their impartiality

Obese child placed in foster care ordered into uncle’s custody

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 16 2011

A Cleveland judge has reportedly decided that an obese third grader who was removed from his mother’s custody after she was apparently unable to control his weight can now be removed from foster care

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