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Mexico sues US gun manufacturers in federal court over claims of fueling violence

JURIST

The government of Mexico filed a complaint on Wednesday against eight gun manufacturers, holding companies and distributors, alleging tort claims based on a “deadly flood of military-style and other particularly lethal guns” across the border from the US into Mexico.

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The Carrot and Stick Approach to Innovation

Patently O

I first found the Gilead case while reading the Wall Street Journal with the board editorial decrying the decision for “invent[ing] a crazy new tort.” In its decision, the Court of Appeal held that a manufacturer’s duty of reasonable care under Cal. 9, 2024) Read It Here. genius,” as President Lincoln put it.

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Corporate Bankruptcies Balloon in Early 2023

Intelligize Blog

However, the bankruptcy story generating the most interest in the business and legal worlds now may be Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to pull off a “ Texas Two-Step.” Not surprisingly, the Texas Two-Step is a highly controversial legal strategy, and it’s a dance that few companies have the chutzpah to do.

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Too Clever By Half: Why Public Nuisance is Again at the Heart of a Public Health Debate

JonathanTurley

” The Oklahoma Supreme Court last week struck down a $465 million opioid award against Johnson & Johnson based on a legal theory that has previously been tried and failed against guns. Judge Polster pushed drug makers to settle before clearly establishing legal liability. Yet it leaves the matter far from resolved.

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The Greek Supreme Court has decided: Relatives of persons killed in accidents are immediate victims

Conflict of Laws

The relatives of the Greek crew members filed actions for pain and suffering damages before the Athens court of first instance against a US (manufacturer of the aircraft) and a Swiss (subsidiary of the manufacturer) company. The action was dismissed in 2019 for lack of international jurisdiction.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

es the threat posed to companies that rely on third-party manufacturers. Considering the importance of Chinese manufacturing to global trade, the Chinese legal system and its evolving trademark enforcement system will likely cause companies to get creative. Romag solidi?es Summary of the Supreme Court’s Opinions.

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Serving Foreign Defendants: Navigating the Hague and Texas Substituted Service

Patently O

TCL Vietnam: Texas law defines ‘doing business’ within the state to include committing a tort in the state. Here, the sale of infringing product in the state is patent infringement — a tort. On this point, the patentee argued that it served the defendants’ legally designated agent in the State of Texas.

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