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No exception to products liability statute of repose for latent disease or fraudulent concealment.

Day on Torts

Where plaintiff filed a products liability claim based on a hip replacement device she had received, but her hip replacement occurred more than ten years before her suit was filed, dismissal based on the statute of repose was affirmed. The statute of repose for products liability cases is a hard line with very limited exceptions.

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Controversial Federal Rioting Law Used to Charge Jan. 6 Defendant

The Crime Report

The rioting statute has provoked debate among defense lawyers, civil liberties advocates and prosecutors after the Justice Department turned broadly to the civil disorder law in 2020 to prosecute protest-related unrest after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. Since Jan.

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Justices appear sympathetic to Jack Daniel’s in trademark parody dispute

SCOTUSBlog

Specifically, the 9th Circuit reasoned that Rogers requires an exception to the trademark statute for expressive speech and that the “Bad Spaniels” dog toy fell within the exception. Kagan’s questioning of Bennett Cooper, representing the toy manufacturer, shows just how settled she was in her position by the end of the morning.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

For example, a trade secret can be a manufacturing process, recipe, distribution method for products, research and development information, software algorithm, list of ingredients, list of suppliers, list of customers, pricing strategy, business plan, or advertising strategy. The answer is what you might expect from a lawyer: “It depends.”

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Justices to review novel bankruptcy maneuver in public harms litigation

SCOTUSBlog

The question on which the court granted review in Purdue Pharma’s case looks deceptively narrower: whether, as part of the bankruptcy deal for Purdue, the manufacturer of OxyContin, the owners of the company, the Sackler family, could be shielded from all civil liability in exchange for a $6 billion contribution to the settlement.

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9801.00.10: Updated Requirements for Returned Goods

Customs & International Trade Law

now states: “Products of the United States when returned after having been exported, or any other products when returned within 3 years after having been exported, without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad.” manufacturer are not clearly stated. claim (p.s.

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20 Useful Applications of AI & Machine Learning in Your Business Processes

The Process Street

Applications of AI manufacturing AI has various applications in manufacturing that are revolutionizing the traditional methods and streamlining the processes. Enhanced safety AI-powered systems can identify and prevent potential hazards in the manufacturing environment.