Gregory L. Fowler
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Articles
Missouri Supreme Court rejects punitive damages cap on common-law claim
USA - September 18 2014 In a unanimous ruling, the Missouri Supreme Court has determined that a legislatively imposed cap on punitive damages applied to a jury's finding of…
Federal court finds California an inconvenient forum in Costa Concordia wreck suit
USA - September 18 2014 A federal court in California has granted Carnival Corp.'s motion for dismissal on the basis on forum non conveniens in an admiralty lawsuit alleging…
Fifth Circuit refuses to recognize German judgment
USA - September 18 2014 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that the German heirs of a defendant voluntarily dismissed with prejudice from a property dispute…
CPSC considers rule on high-power magnet sets
USA - September 18 2014 While Republican Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Ann Marie Buerkle will not participate in the safety agency's rulemaking restricting the power…
California releases draft three-year plan to ID chemical risks in consumer products
USA - September 18 2014 California's Department of Toxic Substances Control has released a draft three-year plan under the Safer Consumer Products program to guide the…
