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Saga Of The Spit Burger And Wash.’s Product Liability Act Law360 May 2013
A "George Costanza" Approach to Asbestos Trust Disclosure Bloomberg BNA’s Product Safety & Liability Reporter May 2013
California Appellate Courts Clarify and Limit Plaintiffs’ Recovery for Medical Expenses Product Liability Advisory May 2013
Divisibility and Apportionment Under CERCLA in 2013—More Fiction Than Fact Bloomberg/BNA Daily Environmental Report May 2013
Following in Ohio’s Footsteps: The Expansion of Asbestos Transparency Legislation Toxic Tort & Environmental Law Update May 2013
California Appellate Courts Impose Significant Limitations on Plaintiffs’ Claims for Medical Damages Toxic Tort & Environmental Law Update May 2013
Fact or Fiction: Apportionment and Divisibility Under CERCLA Daily Journal April 2013
Burning Questions: Furniture and Baby Supply Industries Hit With Prop. 65 Notices for Newly Banned Flame Retardant TDCPP Prop. 65 Update April 2013
California’s New “Safer Consumer Products” Law – Prop. 65 on Steroids Prop. 65 Update April 2013
Maryland’s Highest Court Clarifies Toxic Tort Standards and Reverses a Punitive Damage Award in Excess of $1 Billion Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee Newsletter April 2013
Personal Jurisdiction by Way of Agency: What Is Required? Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update March 2013
Maryland’s Highest Court Clarifies Toxic Tort Standards and Reverses a Punitive Damage Award in Excess of $1 Billion Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update March 2013
Kentucky Attorney General’s Parens Patriae Suit Against Oxycontin Manufacturer Is Not a “Class Action” Under CAFA Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update March 2013
California Supreme Court Holds Survival Statute Does Not Apply to Out-Of-State Corporations Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update March 2013
Environmental Groups Claim Further Environmental Review Needed to Address Fracking Impacts Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update March 2013
Green Lawsuits: Fertile Soil or Barren Ground?" Dallas Bar Association Headnotes February 2013
Plaintiffs Bear the Burden of Establishing Causation by Competent Expert Testimony in C6 Exposure Claims Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update January 2013
New Ohio Asbestos Legislation Is A Step In The Right Direction…But There Is A Long Road Ahead Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update January 2013
Ninth Circuit Vacates $10 Million Asbestos Verdict, Citing Trial Court’s Failure to Conduct Daubert Hearing Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update January 2013
New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Requisite Nexus for Liability Under the Spill Act Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update January 2013
Product Manufacturers and the Importance of Understanding Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage and Applicable Exclusions Product Liability Advisory December 2012
Acosta V. Shell: An Expert's Study May Be Irrelevant Law360 December 2012
Expert’s Epidemiologic Study Comparing Populations Was Insufficient to Establish General Causation for Toxic Tort Claims Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update October 2012
Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of a Public Nuisance Lawsuit Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update October 2012
Court of Appeal Enforces Contract Clause Limiting Tort Liability Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update October 2012
Indiana Supreme Court Interprets Application of Statute of Repose in an Asbestos Case Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update September 2012
California Supreme Court Overturns Common Law “Release Rule” Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update September 2012
New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses “Light Cigarette” Class Certification Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update September 2012
Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Heats Up: An Overview of the Cap and Trade Program The Dirt Report September 2012
“Green” Fracking Coming in 2015 Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update August 2012
Ninth Circuit Finds No Duty to Warn in Light of the State of the Art Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update August 2012
OSHA Modifies Hazard Communication Standard Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update August 2012
No Causation, No Case: How Lone Pine Orders Can Increase Judicial Economy and Dispose of Meritless Claims in Hydraulic Fracturing Litigation Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update August 2012
The Impact of the California Supreme Court's Opinion in O'Neil on Courts Across the Nation: Who's Next? Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update August 2012
PAR’s 2012 Annual Conference: Promoting Female Lawyers Through a Culture of Sponsorship August 2012
An Agency 'Warning Letter' Does Not a Lawsuit Make Corporate Counsel August 2012
The Impact of the California Supreme Court’s Opinion IADC Committee Newsletter - Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation July 2012
United Nations Seeks More Funding and Powers for Its "Environment Programme" Following the Rio+20 Conference Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update July 2012
Northern District of California Finds Disputed Oral Statements Made Off-The-Record Do Not Trigger Removal Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update July 2012
California Courts of Appeal Loosen Standard for Loss of Consortium Causes of Action in Latent Disease Cases Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update July 2012
New Rules for Asbestos Cases in San Francisco Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update July 2012
Presentations
Obama Administration’s Hydraulic-Fracturing Regulations
Getting to Closure: The Need for a Paradigm Shift At Complez Groundwater Contamination Site May 2013
Hydraulic Fracturing: Understanding and Managing the Risk November 2012
DRI Presentation On Attempts To Limit Liability In Product Sales Transactions – Pitfalls And Options Available To The Seller November 2012
Hydraulic Fracturing: Understanding and Managing the Risk July 2012
Hydraulic Fracturing Digest
A Look at the Obama Administration’s Upcoming Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations Hydraulic Fracturing Digest April 2013
No Causation, No Case: How Lone Pine Orders Can Increase Judicial Economy and Dispose of Meritless Claims in Hydraulic Fracturing Litigation Hydraulic Fracturing Digest July 2012
Prop. 65 Update
Prop. 65 Update April 2013
The Dirt Report
The Dirt Report March 2013
The Dirt Report December 2012
The Dirt Report September 2012
Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update
Toxic Tort & Environmental Law Update Spring 2013
Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update March 2013
Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update February 2013
Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update January 2013
Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update October 2012
Toxic Tort & Environmental Law Update September 2012
Toxic Tort & Environmental Law Update August 2012
Toxic Tort & Environmental Law Update July 2012