| February 8, 2017 |
| New Developments |
| Autonomous Vehicle Technology Regulation In the Trump Administration By Eric B. Krauss Last autumn President Obama revealed his administration’s plan for autonomous driving technology. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) published fifteen guidelines in September, 2016, that were almost widely lauded as striking the right balance between safety and |
| December 13, 2016 |
| New Developments |
| Auto Manufacturers Partner with Nauto to Improve Driverless Car Technology By Shannon Peters One of the main obstacles to the autonomous vehicle industry is “infrastructure,” but not in the sense typically associated with the term. Since autonomous vehicles come in all shapes, sizes, and powertrain types (gasoline, electric, and hybrid), |
| November 8, 2016 |
| New Developments |
| Does Talc Cause Cancer? Scientific Evidence in the Courtroom By Alan Hoffman This year juries returned verdicts totaling nearly $200 million in three Missouri cases claiming that ovarian cancers is caused by using talcum powder products. By contrast, in September a New Jersey Superior Court excluded expert opinions offered to |
| October 7, 2016 |
| New Developments |
| The Duty to Warn in New York By Dan Jaffe New York’s highest court recently held in two asbestos cases (Dummit v. A. W. Chesterton and Suttner v. A. W. Chesterton) that a manufacturer of valves had a duty to warn of the hazards arising from the use of its |
| September 12, 2016 |
| New Developments |
| FDA Requires Highest Level of Warning on Opioids & Benzodiazepines By Jenna Marie Stupar On August 31, 2016 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new directive to include the “black box” label on approximately 400 opioid and benzodiazepine products. Opioids are powerful pain reducing medications including prescription oxycodone, |
| August 9, 2016 |
| New Developments |
| GM’s Ignition Switch Litigation Woes Continue By Shannon Peters “Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in.” That must be what GM’s executives (and counsel) were thinking when the Second Circuit handed down its recent decision overturning portions of the 2015 Bankruptcy Court decision that could have |
| July 8, 2016 |
| New Developments |
| Federal Preemption of Pesticide Failure to Warn Claims By Alan Hoffman In 2005, the United States Supreme Court decided Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, 544 U.S. 431 (2005), concerning preemption of state law failure to warn claims by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §136 et |
| June 7, 2016 |
| New Developments |
| Driverless Cars and the Law By Mark Pratzel As driverless car technology evolves, questions continue to arise regarding its legal repercussions. Google, one of the leading forces behind autonomous cars, predicts that they will be available to the public by 2020. Nissan and Tesla are also developing self-driven car technology. |