Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Court held that local consumer legislation – in the form of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA) – applies to foreign manufacturers. The decision is of particular interest to New Zealand consumers and manufacturers of goods that are supplied in New Zealand, as well as traders advertising their products to New Zealanders.

Manufacturing 67

Manufacturing Court Statute Laws 67

The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

After receiving multiple CoolSculpting treatments, Evangelista says that she has “suffered severe and permanent physical injuries and disfigurement as a direct and proximate result.” Supermodel Linda Evangelista has filed a new $50 million-plus lawsuit against ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.,

Personal Injury 85

Personal Injury Compensatory Damages Manufacturing Tort 85

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

Tort 38

Tort Litigation Litigating Manufacturing 38

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

Tort 40

Tort Litigation Litigating Manufacturing 40

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 10, 2022

A tragedy in North Carolina could present rather difficult torts questions in a wrongful death case for a grieving family. There is also the potential liability of the GPS system, though it is unclear whether he was using an App like Google Maps or a car manufacturer’s system. In all likelihood, it was a phone-based app.

Tort 37

Tort Personal Injury Legal Legal 37

SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday put a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the highly addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin, on hold while it reviews a challenge to the legality of the plan, which would shield the Sackler family, the owners of the drug company, from lawsuits.

Government 96

Government Personal Injury Court Tort 96

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. She also threatened another woman with a carving knife.

Tort 34

Tort Statute Court Criminal Law 34