Permitting an injured plaintiff’s spouse to claim loss of consortium where the injury in question occurred prior to the marriage would enable the spouse to marry into a cause of action. Florida’s common law rejects this...more
In June 2021, we published Cosmetics Companies: Beware of PFAS, highlighting the recently introduced No PFAS In Cosmetics Act and recommending that cosmetics and personal-care product companies examine their products and...more
For many litigators, sworn testimony today looks much different than it did two years ago. As the COVID-19 pandemic has required parties to limit travel and in-person proceedings, remote testimony for depositions,...more
By the time the COVID-19 pandemic began, society was well into the so-called “Digital Age,” relying heavily on electronic communications, apps, websites, and the like to go about daily activities. Everything from ordering...more
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It’s no secret that the regulatory landscape of cosmetics and personal care products as we know it is changing. Over the last few years, Congress, along with industry and consumer groups, have made a combined effort to push...more
On February 18, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a warrantor of a consumer product is not required to disclose a binding arbitration agreement as part of the warranty-related items that must be disclosed “in a single...more
Consider this: What if plaintiffs could assert a cause of action for negligence without proving, or even pleading, any actual damages? And what if the remedy for this damage-free tort claim were disgorgement of profits...more
Asbestos litigation has been around for nearly a century — but in a new twist, personal care products are becoming the latest targets of these actions. Lawsuits against makers of products containing talcum or magnesium...more