The vacuum of information concerning risks posed by nanotechnology and nanomaterials makes risk management planning difficult, if not impossible. This article addresses that gap and explores the insurance implications of the likely "first wave" of lawsuits — suits arising out of exposure to nanomaterials in the absence of evidence of actual physical injury or harm.
Torturing, maiming, decapitating and urinating on human beings are rare topics in U.S. Supreme Court arguments. But the justices on Nov. 2 heard all of them as they entered the world of video gaming in a First Amendment challenge to a California law.
This article explores some of the practical impacts of the MMSEA on settlement of product liability cases. It does not address the reimbursement process vis-'-vis judgments or claims involving ongoing or future medical treatment, although some of the same principles and procedures apply.
This two-part article addresses the strategic question of whether defendants sued by foreign plaintiffs for alleged foreign misconduct should pursue forum non conveniens dismissals.
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In two recent cases, sponsors in New York State, the state that has the most complex regulatory scheme for the sale of condominiums in the United States, have been found to have failed to comply with the less rigorous disclosure mandated by the Interstate Land Sales Act ("ILSA").
