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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules tort reforms unconstitutional

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

Finding that the bill adopting tort reforms in the state violated the constitution's single-subject rule, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has determined

Falsely diagnosed silicosis claimants bring malpractice claims against law firm

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

More than 150 plaintiffs have reportedly claimed in a legal malpractice suit filed in a Harrison County, Mississippi, state court that a law firm had

MDL Court approves settlement of class claims against toning shoe maker

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2013

A multidistrict litigation (MDL) court in Kentucky has approved a $45-million settlement of nationwide class-action lawsuits alleging that Skechers

SCOTUS allows attorney’s fees under vaccine injury compensation fund

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that claimants who file time-barred petitions for compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act

Briefs filed in appeal over secrecy in CPSC product-incident database litigation

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2013

Public interest groups and a consumer-product manufacturer have filed their briefs in litigation pending before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Third Circuit rules 10-year exposure to hazardous releases a single event under CAFA

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2013

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that plaintiffs who filed a toxic exposure lawsuit in a Virgin Islands court may litigate their

Fifth Circuit interprets fragmented personal-jurisdiction ruling in forklift defect case

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2013

According to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, its "stream-of-commerce" approach to personal jurisdiction remains valid following J. McIntyre

Manufacturer sues over contractor’s failure to dispose of unusable tampons

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2013

Kimberly-Clark has reportedly filed a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit against the recycling company it hired to

ALJ rules Commission may add Buckyballs maker CEO to suit

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2013

Applying the responsible corporate officer doctrine articulated in United States v. Dotterweich, 320 U.S. 277 (1943) and United States v. Park, 421 U

Prop. 65 suit claims failure to warn about DEHP and lead in electronics products

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2013

A public interest organization has filed a complaint under California's Proposition 65 (Prop. 65), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act