Husch Blackwell’s Jeff Simon, Nathan Oleen and Ed Wilson have been named to the 2018 Kansas City Techweek 100. Techweek is an annual event bringing together entrepreneurs, visionaries, and thought leaders in an effort to build a better world through tech entrepreneurship. During Techweek Kansas City, national industry leaders speaking on a variety of subjects
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Retaliatory Actions Against Trump’s Tariffs: What Businesses Should Do When Allies Hit Back
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After President Trump announced steel and aluminum tariffs on several of the country’s allies in March 2018, a number of EU countries, Mexico, and Canada immediately announced retaliatory tariffs against American products. Other trade partners and allies have also made plans to seek remedies through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World…
Toxic Tort Monitor – July 25, 2018
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Posted in Manufacturing, Toxic Torts
| July 25, 2018 | Editor: Jen Dlugosz | Assistant Editor: Natalie Holden |
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| Delaware Supreme Court holds that Both Manufacturers and Employers can be Liable for Take-Home Exposure By Jackson Otto In Ramsey v. Georgia Southern University Advanced Development Center, et al., C.A. No. N14C-01-287 ASB, Delaware’s Supreme Court reversed the decision of |
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Toxic Tort Monitor – June 18, 2018
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| June 18, 2018 | Editor: Jen Dlugosz | Assistant Editor: Natalie Holden |
| New Developments |
| New Tool for Non-Resident Defendants Seeking to Challenge Personal Jurisdiction in Illinois By Dominque Savinelli If you are a non-resident corporate defendant in Cook County, Illinois, you should become familiar with Campbell v. Acme Insulations, Inc., as it will undoubtedly |
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Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
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Nowadays, the only thing that remains certain in the industry of domestic and global trade is the unpredictability of influential decisions made by the U.S. government and how those decisions will impact trading laws and regulations.
There has been much to say regarding Section 232 and related tariff concerns. On Husch Blackwell’s TMT Industry Insider…
Toxic Tort Monitor – May 15, 2018
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Posted in Legislative & Judicial Updates, Toxic Torts
| May 15, 2018 | Editor: Jen Dlugosz | Assistant Editors: Anne McLeod and Natalie Holden |
| New Developments |
| Order of Operations: Maryland’s Highest Court Analysis of the Statute of Repose and Discovery Rule’s Applicability to Asbestos Cases By Soham Desai On March 28, 2018, the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Maryland’s highest court, was asked |
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Disruption and Drew Carter at the 2018 Manufacturing & Distribution Summit
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Posted in Husch Blackwell News, Manufacturing
It’s no surprise that disruption is the new buzz phrase in manufacturing today. With consumer demand for speed, concerns over evolving technology, and a volatile political landscape among the range of obstacles that threaten their bottom line, manufacturers are once again staring down an industrial revolution. Today’s professionals however, are trained to think about change…
Toxic Tort Monitor – April 16, 2018
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Posted in Legislative & Judicial Updates, Toxic Torts
| April 16, 2018 | Editor: Jen Dlugosz | Assistant Editors: Anne McLeod and Natalie Holden |
| New Developments |
| Cook County Circuit Court Denies Personal Jurisdiction Motion in Asbestos Case By Anne McLeod The Circuit court in Cook County, Illinois has recently clarified one of the limitations on which it applies personal jurisdiction and venue protections to |
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Toxic Tort Monitor – March 14, 2018
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| March 14, 2018 | Editor: Jen Dlugosz | Assistant Editors: Anne McLeod and Natalie Holden |
| New Developments |
| Precluding a Second Bite at the Apple; Federal District Court Grants Summary Judgment on Basis of Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel By Tierra Jones In the interest of justice and courtroom efficiency, res judicata aims to prevent parties |
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Toxic Tort Monitor – February 12, 2018
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Posted in Legislative & Judicial Updates, Toxic Torts
| February 12, 2018 | Editor: Jen Dlugosz | Assistant Editors: Anne McLeod and Natalie Holden |
| New Developments |
| Which Came First: Subject Matter or Personal Jurisdiction? By Mary Kate Mullen Two recent Eastern District of Missouri cases examined the same issue, yet the court reached opposite results. In Lewis v. Johnson & Johnson and Jinright v. |
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