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Court of Appeal Certifies Negligence Claim Against Gun Manufacturer for Mass Shooting

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The Court of Appeal for Ontario has certified a class action against the manufacturer of a stolen handgun used to carry out the 2018 mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, reversing in part the motion judge’s decision...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 28, 2020

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Real Property Update - Forum Selection / Equitable Tolling of Statute of Limitations: Equitable tolling was inapplicable where FDIC failed to raise running of statute of limitations in defense of federal court's dismissal...more

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Health Law From the Courts: Review of 2019 Connecticut Case Law

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Our annual survey of health law cases for 2019 includes a number of notable decisions affecting the practice of medicine and the delivery of other health care services in Connecticut.  These include the Connecticut Supreme...more

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Court of Appeal Affirms Decision to Dismiss the Rana Plaza Class Action

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On December 20, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the Rana Plaza Class Action (Das v George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053) affirming the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision to dismiss the...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds that Repeated Concussions Are Not an "Inherent Risk" in Return-to-Play Case and Revives Class Action Claims...

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Recently, the Ninth Circuit held that secondary head injuries suffered after a potential concussion are not “inherent in the sport” of water polo and, therefore, USA Water Polo owed a minor athlete a duty of care to set...more

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Employees Who Suffer Only Economic Losses From a Data Breach Cannot Sustain a Negligence Claim Against Their Employer

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Creating a private cause of action in negligence for data breaches could result in the filing each year of possibly hundreds of thousands of lawsuits by persons whose confidential information may be in the hands of third...more

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Pennsylvania Court Dismisses Data Breach Claims

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In 2014, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s computer system was hacked, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive personal information of current and former employees, including names, addresses, birthdates, social...more

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