Posts Tagged ‘legal’
Drone litigation takes flight
Drones are soaring in popularity and, given the cloudy legal atmosphere, have injected jet fuel into aviation law practices.
What are the rules for flying them? Who makes the rules? And what if you feel threatened by a drone?
Read MoreI won the lottery. Does anyone have to know?
Three intriguing new cases related to privacy, legal and personal, just cropped up: A court deals another blow to Facebook’s face-recognition program. A landowner fights to keep spy cameras and border patrollers off his ranch. And a lottery winner tries to stay anonymous. Lottery winner won’t identify herself Can you blame the lottery winner? She…
Read MoreWhat’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.
Read MoreWeed 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?
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreWhy 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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