Esquire Viewpoint: Getting you ready for what's next in litigation
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What’s next in malpractice litigation?
Malpractice litigation isn’t what it used to be. Successful medical malpractice claims have been falling in number over recent decades. The trend could shift, however, if litigators gravitate toward new, tech-related frontiers of the practice.
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Weed and robots to alter liability landscape
Sale of recreational cannabis is legal in a handful of states with more expected to follow, raising new product liability questions for sellers, regulators, insurers, and litigators. For instance, should cannabis be treated like liquor or be considered an unreasonably dangerous product?
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When graffiti is art, whitewash is a weapon
Plaintiff attorneys: you might want to reconsider your definition of art.
Defense attorneys: be careful what your clients demolish, and how they demolish it.
Artists: your community just got bigger.
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Why secrecy matters in product liability
Confidentiality may be a non-negotiable condition for a victim to secure a settlement, so granting it may be your first job if you’re a plaintiff attorney. And confidentiality clearly protects manufacturers’ reputations, so obtaining a protective order may be your first job as a defense attorney.
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Can litigation halt the opioid crisis?
Numerous claims have been filed across the country by cities (including New York), counties and states against makers and distributors of prescription painkillers. Delaware, for example, just became at least the 15th state to sue, according to Reuters. The lawsuit, filed in a state court, targets a number of drug makers, distributors and retailers.
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New: a climate litigation movement
Climate-related efforts have spread from the science community to politicians to regulators to activists – and now, increasingly, the courts. As of last May, the United States had 654 climate change litigation cases – almost three times that of the rest of the world combined – and the number of countries in which climate change…
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What’s new, what to expect in Class-action
What do fashion, the Supreme Court, and GMOs have in common? Class-action litigation. Here are some recent noteworthy developments in the category with implications for 2018.
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Let’s clear up your cloud-related obligations
Got responsibilities? Of course you do, lots of them.
Competent lawyering means knowing the law, honing skills, and preparing thoroughly. But that’s just in reference to your cases. A whole other set of responsibilities is cropping up around the technologies you or your firm might use to do your work.
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2018 Will Bring Smarter, Data-Driven Law
A new year prods us to stop reflecting and start anticipating, so let’s get right to 2018’s crystal ball. Particularly intriguing are prognostications around data, artificial intelligence, analytics and machine learning – terms that overlap.
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Internet of Things will spawn lots of things to litigate
The Internet of Things, among a handful of new technologies transforming the way we live, is also shaping up to be a ripe area for litigation. Expect to see claims around IoT security, privacy, data ownership and profit-sharing.
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