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Ford v. Montana: Supreme Court on the Scope of Personal Jurisdiction

Patently O

Many lawyers will be interested, even if not directly related to intellectual property. 2017) refocused attention on a required nexus between the the defendant’s contacts with the forum state and the cause of action. Note – this is a civil procedure case that I’ve been following. Dennis Crouch. Ford Motor Co.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Mrs. Ferlito had constructed a lamb costume for her husband by gluing cotton batting manufactured by defendant Johnson & Johnson Products (“JJP”) to a suit of long underwear.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Mrs. Ferlito had constructed a lamb costume for her husband by gluing cotton batting manufactured by defendant Johnson & Johnson Products (“JJP”) to a suit of long underwear.

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Supreme Court considers truck driver’s RICO case over CBD product that cost him his job  

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But the companies that manufacture the product told the justices on Tuesday that because Horn’s injuries were personal, rather than harm to his business or property, they did not fall under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Horn’s economic losses, she argued, are the “damages he sustain[ed]” because of that injury.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Mrs. Ferlito had constructed a lamb costume for her husband by gluing cotton batting manufactured by defendant Johnson & Johnson Products (“JJP”) to a suit of long underwear.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

Thanksgiving means one thing for personal injury lawyers: food poisoning. However, these lockets were not made for this purchase and this is not likely a case for foreseeable misuse against the manufacturer. The Dennis case shows why a good lawyer requires relatives to sign waiver forms before the start of any holiday.

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Preemption, Bivens, conflicts of interest, and free exercise

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Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County , 20-994 , involves whether the Clean Air Act preempts state and local governments from regulating car manufacturers’ post-sale, nationwide updates to vehicle emissions systems. The district court dismissed the claims against Egbert, noting that causes of action under Bivens v.