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What Damages Can You Recover After a Commercial Truck Accident in New Jersey?

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Collisions involving commercial trucks are among the most devastating vehicle crashes on New Jersey roads. When a tractor-trailer collides with a much smaller passenger vehicle, the results are often catastrophic. You may...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Landowner Immunity on Oregon Trails Now Permanent

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On May 28, 2025, Governor Kotek signed SB 179 into law, to be effective January 1, 2026. SB 179 makes permanent the temporary changes made to the Oregon recreational immunity law by SB 1576 in 2024, set to sunset on January...more

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Hit-and-Run Accidents in California: Your Legal Options

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A wide variety of car crashes and other traffic accidents occur on California's roads each year. Common causes of accidents include actions by distracted, impaired and inexperienced drivers and vulnerable road users; adverse...more

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Tragic House Fire and Explosions in Trenton, NJ: What You Need to Know

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In the early hours of Wednesday, April 30, 2025, a devastating house fire in Trenton, New Jersey, left five people injured and caused nearby evacuations after loud explosions were heard from the scene. The fire and subsequent...more

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Ohio Dram Shop Update: Knowledge of Noticeable Intoxication Required for Liability Under Ohio Dram Shop Act

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On March 3, the Ohio Court of Appeals for Stark County held that actual knowledge of intoxication is a necessary component in maintaining a claim for relief under Ohio’s Dram Shop Act....more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

What to Do When Your Car Is Totaled in an Accident That Wasn’t Your Fault

Car accidents can be a very stressful experience, and there is nothing more frustrating than the aftermath of having your car totaled, and you’re not at fault. The process can feel overwhelming, especially when dealing with...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Florida Wildlife and Road Safety: What to Do If an Animal Causes an Accident

Florida’s rich and diverse ecosystems are home to a wide range of wildlife, from deer and raccoons to alligators and bears. While this diversity is one of the state’s most cherished assets, it also poses a unique challenge...more

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Basic Personal Injury Settlement Breakdown: How Much Goes in My Pocket?

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Getting a personal injury settlement can feel like a huge relief after an accident. But many people wonder, “How much of this settlement will I actually get?” Understanding how settlements are broken down can help you know...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

One Or More Accidents Or Occurrences – That Is The Question – REDUX

Several years ago, I published a blog regarding the number of occurrences triggered under a liability policy for a motor vehicle accident in Florida. Other states also addressed this issue. Recently, the Federal District...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - May 18 2022

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You’ll find some notable decisions in our May Insurance Update. Appeals over pandemic-related business interruption losses have made their way up to state high courts. And so far, these courts have continued the trend...more

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Recent IoT Class Actions Highlight Need for Manufacturers & Vendors of Connected Products to Be Aware of Liability Risks

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The Internet of Things (IoT) products have become a way of life. There are huge benefits of “smart” products, which interact through the internet to gather and exchange data to provide additional functions, security, and easy...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 2, 2019

Welcome to the second 2019 issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues. For this edition, we are reporting on several important and timely legal issues. As...more

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Mold Damages/Professional Engineer: Louisiana Appellate Court Addresses Application of Prescription to Negligence Claim

The Court of Appeal of Louisiana (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a March 14th opinion issues associated with two individuals’ negligence claim against a Professional Engineer and his employer. See Lauren Pizzolato and John...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Art of Holding Harmless: Indemnification Provisions in Supply Agreements and How They Differ from Warranty

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According to Black’s Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014), indemnity is a “duty to make good any loss, damage, or liability incurred by another.” At its core, an indemnification is a promise to reimburse a person for a loss...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Deck Safety at Home: Better Safe Than Sorry

May is Deck Safety Month, and the North American Decking and Railing Association, or NADRA, is busy spreading the word about the care and maintenance of those enjoyable outdoor spaces that, in recent years, have turned out to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

California Expands the Duty of Professional Consultants

Professional consultants and sub-consultants provide essential services to a Project during its planning, design, construction, and acceptance. In some jurisdictions, they enjoy protections from liability for “economic...more

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West Virginia’s High Court Holds Defective Workmanship Causing Bodily Injury or Property Damage Does Constitute an “Occurrence”...

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West Virginia has left the shrinking minority of states still precluding coverage for bodily injury and property damage claims arising out of defective workmanship....more

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