On September 25, 2017, the Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia County precluded two of plaintiffs’ experts from testifying in the Brandt v. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., et al. asbestos-related talcum powder case, effectively ending the case. Both
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The Third Circuit Strips Some of the Protections of the “Bare-Metal Defense”
Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation Coverage
California Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant Employer on PAGA Cause of Action
RI Superior Court Finds Implied Private Cause of Action Within the State’s Medical Marijuana Law for Adverse Action Taken Against Qualifying Patients & Recognizes that the RICRA Provides Similar Protections for Qualifying Patients Faced with Workplace Discrimination
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds Jury’s Finding of Gross Negligence While Correcting The Trial Court’s Calculation of Exemplary Damages
Supreme Judicial Court’s Decision in Barbuto vs. Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC and Another is Contrary to Federal Law, Marks Significant Departure from Rulings in Other States
This article is Part Two of our Medical Marijuana and the Workplace: Recent Decisions from New England Courts Provide Significant Protections to Medical Marijuana Patient Employees Five-Part Series. Read Part One here.
The Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling in Barbuto marks a…
Product Liability: California’s Consumer Expectation and Risk Benefit Test Applied in the Same Case
Defendant The Raymond Co. saw its summary judgment victory overturned by California’s 4th District Court of Appeal in a surprising turn of events in its ongoing product liability case in San Diego Superior Court. In its July 2017 decision, the…
