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A recent order from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has brought a somewhat novel legal question to the forefront: Do automobile manufacturers owe municipalities a duty of reasonable care in designing, manufacturing, and...more
On December 12, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized a new rule formalizing its whistleblower program and implementing the whistleblower provisions of the Vehicle Safety Act. In...more
An August 2024 decision by a panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit in Speerly v. General Motors, which underscores key developments in the law governing class certification, Article III standing, and the treatment of manifest...more
Class proceedings are frequently proposed after automakers issue recall notices. Two recent decisions from the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Kane v FCA US LLC, 2024 SKCA 86 (Kane) and Evans v General Motors of Canada...more
1. Ruling of European Court of Justice on jurisdiction in product liability case- Another interesting judgment of the ECJ on jurisdiction in cross-border disputes was handed down on 22 February 2024 in a product liability...more
After conducting an audit of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General recently issued a report concluding...more
Mercedes-Benz should be issuing a recall of over 800,000 vehicles for a defect in the cooling pump which has led to numerous fires in their cars. They are not issuing a formal recall because they say they cannot fix the...more
On May 17, 2021, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in Spring v Goodyear Canada Inc., 2021 ABCA 182. This case is the latest Alberta consideration of the test for certification of a class action. At issue was...more
Amgen will pay $13.4 billion in cash to buy psoriasis treatment Otezla, a deal that will “pave the way for Bristol-Myers Squibb to complete its acquisition of Celgene” by addressing “regulatory concerns over their union”....more
OSHA enforces laws that protect whistleblowers under 22 whistleblower statutes ranging from the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act to the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century. This article...more
In recent years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received increased public and Congressional scrutiny stemming from high-profile safety defects, such as the Toyota unintended-acceleration issues...more