23 Apr, 2024 PFAS CERCLA Designation -- What's Next By David Crass Last week, USEPA Administrator Regan signed the final rule designating PFOA, PFOS and their salts and structural isomers as hazardous...
22 Apr, 2024 In Top Gun Copyright Suit, Judge Sends Plaintiffs Back to Flight School By Paul Matenaer It’s no secret that Hollywood has become enamored with rebooting classics from the 80’s, using the same bankable leads and hoping to...
15 Apr, 2024 Understanding Contract Disputes: Strategies for Businesses By Adam Witkov Navigating Common Contract Disputes Contract disputes among businesses arise from various circumstances, each presenting its own set of...
12 Apr, 2024 Illinois Senate votes to rein in BIPA damages By James Fieweger On April 11, the Illinois Senate voted 49-13 to amend the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act, limiting the number of claims that...
29 Mar, 2024 HPAI Has Dairy on Edge By David Crass This week, USDA confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico,...
13 Mar, 2024 False advertising lawsuit alleges there are undisclosed pesticides in Cheerios. Further proof of the creativity of the plaintiffs' bar. By Paul Benson I've posted frequently about what seems to be the never-ending litany of false advertising lawsuits against food and beverage...
23 Feb, 2024 ESG (environmental, social, and governance) lawsuits predicted to increase in 2024. By Paul Benson I've posted about “greenwashing” litigation in the past and how these cases began to proliferate in 2023. Experts are now predicting that...
14 Feb, 2024 Defense Verdict in Take-Home Asbestos Exposure Case in Utah By Melinda Morgan After an 11-day trial, a jury returned a defense verdict yesterday afternoon in the Larry Boynton matter brought by the Nemeroff firm....
02 Feb, 2024 Whiskey in the Punchbowl® - 9th Circuit Reverses Course on When the First Amendment Trumps Trademark Rights By Joe Daniels There has been much hubbub over the past year regarding Jack Daniel's trademark infringement lawsuit against VIP Products, LLC over its...
31 Jan, 2024 Remarkable rise in California class actions and PAGA filings does not bode well for businesses. By Paul Benson I'm often asked by our clients to assess their litigation risks, and I have a confession to make. I have suggested on more than one...
16 Jan, 2024 Billions in class action settlements largely attributed to increase in privacy, anti-surveillance and wiretap statutes. By Paul Benson Over the past two years, $118.3 billion in settlements have been paid to resolve class action and government enforcement lawsuits,...
14 Jan, 2024 "Ag-gag" laws are alive and well (at least for now) in Iowa. By Paul Benson If you're a food and beverage lawyer-geek like me, you find “ag-gag” laws fascinating. That's because their legitimacy involves...