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Tylenol MDL Highlights Expert Admissibility Headaches

Law 360

A New York federal court's decision to exclude all plaintiff experts in a multidistrict litigation concerning prenatal exposure to Tylenol highlights a number of expert testimony pitfalls that parties should avoid in product liability and mass tort matters, say Rand Brothers and Courtney Block at Winston & Strawn.

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US judge temporarily blocks California law that bans concealed carry of handguns in most public places

JURIST

The case is in the US District Court for the Central District of California. The judge based his ruling on the two-part test from the US Supreme Court decision last year in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. This is not the only litigation involving California gun laws.

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Looking at the Court Decision Which Led to the Shuttering of Locast’s Retransmission of Local TV on the Internet

Broadcast Law Blog

In recent weeks, decisions of a US District Court judge in the Southern District of New York led to the suspension of service by the Internet streaming company Locast, which built its business on streaming local television stations generally without obtaining the consent of TV stations or the copyright holders in the programs they broadcast.

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United States: New York District Court Ruling May Provide Relief To Some Companies Facing Claims Over The Accessibility Of Their Websites - Littler Mendelson

Mondaq

A recent trial court decision offers some encouragement for certain businesses facing the ongoing wave of litigation in which plaintiffs are asserting claims under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Uber Cites Justices' Coinbase Ruling To Urge Price-Fix Stay

Law 360

Grubhub, Postmates and Uber along with customers suing the companies jointly urged a New York federal court on Thursday to pause the case following a U.S.

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Justices order vigorous enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts

SCOTUSBlog

The argument revealed a bench deeply skeptical of the uncertainty maritime insurance contracts would face under a lower-court decision limiting the enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in those contracts. The contract, like most American marine insurance contracts, called for the application of New York law.

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Supreme Court lawsuit is urged to challenge the recall

At the Lectern

Last week, the two wrote in the New York Times that it would violate the federal constitution to have a replacement candidate become governor if he or she received fewer votes than the number of votes cast against recalling Newsom. Are two unpublished Supreme Court decisions on recall elections precedential?

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