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Prop. 65 suit claims failure to warn about DEHP and lead in electronics products
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- 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
ALJ rules Commission may add Buckyballs maker CEO to suit
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- 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
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
Fourth Circuit addresses taxable ESI production costs in deceptive trade practices suit
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 9 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that E. & J. Gallo Winery, Inc., the prevailing party in deceptive trade practices litigation
Business interests continue winning streak before U.S. Supreme Court
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 9 2013
U.S. Supreme Court watchers have opined that its tilt toward business interests is unmistakable. Writing for The New York Times, Adam Liptak cites
Manufacturer sues over contractor’s failure to dispose of unusable tampons
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 9 2013
Kimberly-Clark has reportedly filed a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit against the recycling company it hired to
Illinois Supreme Court confirms jurisdiction over French helicopter-parts maker
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 25 2013
The Illinois Supreme Court has determined that the French manufacturer of a custom tail-rotor bearing for a helicopter involved in a crash is subject
Chief justice forwards civil procedure rule changes to Congress
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 25 2013
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts has forwarded to Congress proposed amendments to the federal rules, including the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Ninth Circuit joins sister circuits on inconsistent federal and state class action mechanisms
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 25 2013
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined, in the context of a wage-andhour dispute, that different opting mechanisms for class members
U.S. Supreme Court narrows Alien Tort Statute’s reach
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 25 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that, under a presumption against extraterritorial application of U.S. statutes, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS
