A good read on an important topic: my Public Policy Group colleagues Chris Appel and Mark Behrens recently published an article in the latest ABA TIPS section magazine, The Brief, titled “Florida Supreme Court Leads on Apex Doctrine.” Vol. 51,…

My partner Joe Blum and I recently published an article on Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. and the General Jurisdiction Consent Battle.

We discuss that courts have continued to address the theory that a corporate defendant consents to…

We are approaching the second anniversary of the Covid pandemic, at least measured in the time that many law firms were forced to close offices and have attorneys work from home.  That time has seen saddening numbers on illness and…

For those of our readers with access to the Law360 universe, my partner Hildy Sastre and I just published an article on Important Product Liability Practice Trends To Watch In 2022.

In honor of Punxsutawney Phil we venture predictions…

Very pleased to share the news that the Firm’s team  has been named Cybersecurity Group Of The Year by Law360.  My colleague Al Saikali heads a 30-laywer, multi-office team that handles all aspects of data and privacy, with particular emphasis…

Cases out of New York involving food products catch our eye these days, as NY threatens to become the new “food court.”  Today’s post involves Eric Parham  v. ALDI, Inc., No. 19 CIV. 8975 (PGG), 2021 WL 4296432 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 21,…

The Class Action Fairness Act has had a noticeable effect on class action practice.  One aspect of CAFA involves the need to assert jurisdictional minimums, as recently reaffirmed by the Eighth Circuit in Penrod v. K&N Eng’g, Inc., No. 20-1355,…