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Appeals Motion to Dismiss Negligence

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Mold/Common Law Action: Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Negligence/Nuisance Claims

The Appellate Court of Maryland (“App. Ct.”) addressed in a June 27th Opinion issues arising out of alleged mold exposure. See Candace McCarthy v. Board of Commissioners for Frederick County, Maryland, 2025 WL 1778818....more

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Appellate Court Denies Late Notice of Claim in Mass Transit Injury Case for Lack of Extraordinary Circumstances

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Hutchins v. NJ Transit Corp. and the State of NJ, 2025 WL 18154 (App. Div. Jan. 2, 2025) - In an encouraging adherence to procedural rules, a New Jersey appellate court denied an application to file a late notice of claim...more

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Ohio Ruling Highlights Timing Importance for Naming Defendants in Injury Claims

An recent Ohio appellate court decision reinforces a critical point for plaintiffs and a crucial defense strategy for defendants: if you don’t properly and timely name individual employees/agents in a lawsuit, you may lose...more

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Plaintiffs’ Appeal of Trial Court’s Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons Successful in California

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Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four - Blanca Hernandez, et al., v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. This litigation arises from claims of asbestos exposure. The plaintiffs allege the...more

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D.C. Court Finds A Piggyback Statute Of Limitations In Segway-Crash Case

According to court filings, on October 11, 2019, a Segway struck Marilyn Kubichek and Dorothy Baldwin as they strolled along a D.C. sidewalk....more

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Do Illinois Attorneys Have a Duty to Assess Their Client's Mental Competence?

In a legal malpractice action arising out of revisions to a client's estate plan, the appellate court considered whether an attorney has a duty to evaluate a client's mental capacity and, if so, whether the plaintiff alleged...more

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Texas Allows Wide Scope for Certificate of Merit

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The purpose of certificate of merit (sometimes referred to as affidavit of merit) statutes is to identify frivolous claims before the court wastes time and resources during litigation. More common in medical malpractice...more

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Invest in Texas: A Powerful Defense of Limited Liability

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Chris Popov and Mike Heidler, partners at Vinson & Elkins, talk through a major opinion from the Texas Supreme Court, their role in the case, and what it means for investors in Texas companies....more

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Florida Nursing Home Negligence Update: Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal quashes denial of motion to dismiss nursing home...

On August 9, 2023, in Preston v. The Estate of Romanoff, No. 4D23-282 (Fla. 4th DCA August 9, 2023), Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal granted a petition for writ of certiorari and quashed the trial court’s order...more

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Indiana Appellate Court Allows Third-Party Spoliation Claim to Proceed

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In Safeco Insurance Company of Indiana as Subrogee of Ramona Smith v. Blue Sky Innovation Group, Inc., et al, No. 22A-CT-1924, 2023 Ind. App. LEXIS 157, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (Appellate Court) reversed a trial court...more

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Protect Ya Neck: The Wu-Tang Clan, Independent Contractors and the Potential Expansion of Negligent Hiring Claims

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Instead of toiling over a 130-page private placement memorandum as an attorney or reviewing payroll as the head of the family business, imagine for a moment that you are Method Man, the de-facto lyrical leader of the Wu-Tang...more

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Where-Forum Art Thou? Is the Chosen Forum Akin to No Forum at All?

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Many courts enforce forum selection clauses in contracts between parties. In W. Bay Plaza Condo. Ass’n v. Sika Corp., No. 3D21-1834, 2022 Fla. App. LEXIS 1637 (W. Bay Plaza), the Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District...more

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The West Virginia Medical Professional Liability Act Applies Broadly to Services Encompassing Patient Care – Not Just the Care...

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The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued a new opinion that finds that litigants cannot characterize claims as “corporate” or “general” negligence in an attempt to circumvent the West Virginia Medical Professional...more

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Product Manufacturer Wins Strategic Victory at the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Plaintiff sued a wood chipper manufacturer alleging products liability and failure to warn claims under both strict liability and negligence. The manufacturer filed timely, strategic motions resulting in dismissal of the...more

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And You Are Not Done; The Future Of Products Liability Claims Against Amazon Still Uncertain

This past summer, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a seminal opinion in Oberdorf v. Amazon.com, Inc., which held Amazon could be liable as a seller for products sold by third parties on its website. The issue however...more

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Skilled Lawyering Saves Defendant from Default Judgment in Products Liability Lawsuit

In a products liability lawsuit against the manufacturer and seller, a plaintiff asserted claims of strict products liability, breach of warranty, negligence, gross negligence, and consumer fraud. One defendant filed a...more

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Are You a “Special” Employer?

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When an appellate opinion includes words like joint employment, special employer, general employer, lent employee, or borrowed servant, it usually means that the parties have a fundamental difference of opinion about the...more

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A Question of Liability for Emergency Responders and Municipalities

As another State legislative cycle begins in 2018, there is a municipal liability issue that deserves attention regarding the liability protections extended under New York law to emergency vehicle operators. When a vehicular...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2017

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss a Washington state court decision allowing a data breach lawsuit to move forward on a negligence claim, a Ninth Circuit ruling regarding releasing...more

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Appellate Court Notes

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Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19384 - State v. Carter - SC19282 - State v. Peeler - Appellate Court Advance Release Opinions: AC37262 - Dumbauld v. Dumbauld - AC37262 Concurrence -...more

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