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News & Insights
June 15, 2015

The Effect of Compliance with Hazard Communication Standards on Failure to Warn Claims

Plaintiffs seeking redress for injuries or death caused by an allegedly defective product often sue under many theories, including products liability – failure to warn, and negligence per se (i.e., a statutory...
June 15, 2015
Lisa M. Rice Katie A. Stricklin

A Second Bite at the Apple? Recovery for Wrongful Death After Settling an Underlying Personal Injury Claim

California has a complex statutory scheme to compensate family members for the wrongful death of a loved one. The wrongful death statutes generally allow for surviving family members to recover for losses they sustain as a...
February 15, 2015

What Can You Do When You Think a Frivolous Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against You? (Part II)

In the last issue of this newsletter, we discussed the options that may be available to a party faced with what is perceived to be a frivolous lawsuit, while the lawsuit is pending. This article will comment on the separate...
February 15, 2015

Evaluating Food-Borne Illness Liability

Food-borne illness (“FBI”) cases are, broadly speaking, product liability cases. However, properly evaluating and responding to them requires understanding the unique issues they involve that are not involved in other...
February 15, 2015

New Exposure For Wages and Workers’ Compensation to Companies That Use Labor Contractors

A law that became effective January 1, 2015, imposes responsibility for wages and workers’ compensation coverage for workers obtained from a labor contractor who fails to pay such wages and/or provide such coverage. Under...