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Judge's Order Shows Contempt for Doctors' and Lawyers' Tactics
As anticipated, Judge Janis Graham Jack's written Order 29 in the In re Silica Products Liability Litigation multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) was far from complimentary to the plaintiff bar. The order, dated June 30, addresses subject matter jurisdiction, admissibility of evidence and sanctions for some lawyers Judge Jack basically deemed charlatans. The order followed the defendants' presentation of evidence during a 3-day hearing in February in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division, which showed that many of the claims under investigation were brought on the basis of faulty or nearly nonexistent medical diagnoses.
The Numbers Did Not Add Up
The MDL involved 111 cases originally filed in Mississippi state court and later removed to federal court by the defendants. The number of plaintiffs represented in those 111 cases, however, is huge, with numbers ranging from one to 4280 per case. Most of those plaintiffs are from Mississippi, Alabama or Texas, but others are residents of Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia. The defendant corporations in the cases ranged from six to 134, some of which are incorporated or have their principle place of business in Mississippi.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?