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Clarification of the economic loss rule may greatly expand tort claims in construction litigation

  • Smith Currie & Hancock
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 31 2013

The economic loss rule is a judicially-created doctrine that sets forth the circumstances under which a tort action is prohibited if the only damages

Condo alert: sheave jammer settlement funds -- March 29th, 2013 deadline

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
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  • March 19 2013

In 2006, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) ordered that all elevator sheave jammers manufactured or installed by ThyssenKrupp be

The issues 2013: upcoming legal topics in the Czech Republic

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • Czech Republic
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  • February 1 2013

The adoption of the new Civil Code and the Act on Corporations, effective as of 1 January 2014, is a step of great importance for the Czech law. There

PCBs in caulking materials

  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 26 2012

The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently settled an enforcement action with The University of Massachusetts System for alleged violations of the Toxic Substance Control Act

PCBs in building caulking beware the enforcer

  • Greenberg Traurig LLP
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  • USA
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  • September 27 2012

A recent enforcement case in USEPA Region I highlights the continuing regulatory risks posed to commercial property owners by building materials containing polychlorinated bi-phenyls

Kentucky residents sue Diageo over “whiskey fungus” growth on property

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 22 2012

Several Louisville, Kentucky, residents and a business owner have filed a putative class action against Diageo Americas Supply, Inc., alleging that one of its distilling operations has caused an accumulation of “the fungus Baudoinia compniacensis, colloquially referred to as ‘whiskey fungus,’” on their real and personal property

International food and drink sector group key issues for 2012 - United Kingdom

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 31 2012

The Government’s response to the BIS consultation in relation to competition law reform was originally due in October, then pushed back to November and is now due to be published in January

International food and drink sector key issues for 2012 - Germany

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • Germany
  • -
  • January 31 2012

In 2012 two additional federal states will increase the real estate transfer tax from its current level of 3.5 to 5.0 (Rhineland-Palatinate, as of 1 March, and Schleswig-Holstein, as of 1 January

Doing business in the Czech Republic

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Czech Republic
  • -
  • January 2 2012

Over the past 10 years, the Czech Republic has adopted new laws in virtually every area of regulation in the Czech legal system consistent with European standards as it prepared for accession to the European Union

Maryland high court strikes down statutory caps on landlords' liability to tenants for lead paint injuries

  • Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 16 2011

Maryland landlords face vastly increased liability for tenants’ claims of lead paint injuries, following a recent decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals