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• Select The role of private law in the control of risks associated with tobacco smoking: the Canadian experience

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  The role of private law in the control of risks associated with tobacco smoking: the Canadian experience

  Authors:Lara Khoury, Marie-Eve Couture-Menard, and Olga RedkoFrom:American Journal of Law & Medicine (Vol. 39, Issue 2-3) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer-Fall 201316,764 words Article 2200LI. INTRODUCTION Can private law litigation serve as a tool for advancing public health objectives? With this contentious and oft-asked question in mind, we tackle Canada's recent tobacco litigation. This Article...
• Select Developing trends in employment class actions

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  Developing trends in employment class actions

  Author:Michael N. WestheimerFrom:Employee Relations Law Journal (Vol. 31, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20062,904 words Article Employment class actions are on the me throughout the country. Two recent decisions highlight a trend of both state and federal courts to permit employees to litigate their disputes on behalf of similarly situated...
• Select Class actions charge nonprofit hospitals with unfair billing, collection

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  Class actions charge nonprofit hospitals with unfair billing, collection

  Author:Jean HellwegeFrom:Trial (Vol. 40, Issue 9)

  Sept. 2004935 words Article Dozens of federal class-action lawsuits have been filed recently against more than 300 nonprofit hospitals and hospital systems in 20 states. The plaintiffs accuse the defendants of failing to honor their agreement to...
• Select State court rejects propulsid class; plaintiff lawyers unbowed

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  State court rejects propulsid class; plaintiff lawyers unbowed

  Author:Jean HellwegeFrom:Trial (Vol. 38, Issue 7)

  July 2002650 words Article A New Jersey court recently refused to certify as a class action consumer fraud and products liability claims representing millions of plaintiffs against Johnson & Johnson Co., manufacturer of the gastric reflux drug...
• Select First class action filed against makers of smokeless tobacco products

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  First class action filed against makers of smokeless tobacco products

  Author:Rebecca PorterFrom:Trial (Vol. 39, Issue 2)

  Feb. 2003683 words Article Three attorneys with no previous tobacco litigation experience have filed a class action in Florida against the makers of smokeless tobacco products. (Vasallo v. United States Tobacco Co., No. 2002-28397-CA-01 (Fla.,...
• Select New Yorkers' novel theory fails to impress

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  New Yorkers' novel theory fails to impress

  From:Defense Counsel Journal (Vol. 67, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2000380 words Brief article New Yorkers' Novel Theory Fails to Impress Five class actions against cigarette manufacturers, each of which could have contained one million persons, were knocked out of the box by New York courts. The New York...
• Select Seipp, Flick & Hosley

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  Seipp, Flick & Hosley

  From:Florida Bar News (Vol. 41, Issue 7)

  Apr. 1, 201435 words Brief article 620LShawn Y. Libman was elected partner to Seipp, Flick & Hosley in Miami. Libman focuses on premises liability; products liability; commercial litigation; insurance class action lawsuits; as well as real estate,...
• Select China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh

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  China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh

  From:Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases (Vol. 45, Issue 8)

  Aug. 2018282 words Brief article 1430LDocket No. 17-432 Reversed and Remanded: The Ninth Circuit Argued: March 26, 2018 Decided: June 11, 2018 Analysis: ABA PREVIEW 176, Issue 6 Overview: This case involved a class action suit alleging a...
• Select In the cross hairs: today's board is confronted by a much larger panoply of adversaries and penalty pitfalls

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  In the cross hairs: today's board is confronted by a much larger panoply of adversaries and penalty pitfalls

  Author:Carol A.N. ZachariasFrom:Directors & Boards (Vol. 36, Issue 3)

  Spring 20121,160 words Article 1380LTODAY S EXECUTIVES are more at risk of personal liability than ever before, confronted by increasingly new forms of actions and new types of damages. Adversaries now include whistleblowers and foreign regulators,...
• Select Multi-party actions: a European approach

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  Multi-party actions: a European approach

  Author:Christopher HodgesFrom:Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law (Vol. 11, Issue 2)

  Spring-Summer 200111,731 words Article This Article gives an overview of the kaleidoscope of developing mechanisms for dispute resolution in European jurisdictions and explains why generally few multi-party actions exist in Europe. It summarizes the seminal...
• Select Lost Money in Sage Therapeutics, Inc.?

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  Lost Money in Sage Therapeutics, Inc.?

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Dec. 21, 2019405 words Article 1450L2019 DEC 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Sage Therapeutics, Inc. shares plummeted 60% after the company announced that its depression drug, SAGE-217, failed to...
• Select Economic analysis in indirect purchaser class actions

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  Economic analysis in indirect purchaser class actions

  Authors:Fei Deng, John H. Johnson, and Gregory K. LeonardFrom:Antitrust (Vol. 26, Issue 1)

  Fall 20116,077 words Article 1620LALTHOUGH BOTH DIRECT AND indirect purchaser suits are commonplace in antitrust, there are key differences between these types of cases--particularly with respect to the types of economic analysis that can be useful for...
• Select Defining Moment: Class Action.

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  Defining Moment: Class Action.

  Author:Margaret McConvilleFrom:PT in Motion (Vol. 11, Issue 1)

  Feb. 201980 words Brief article 1030LSeptember 2018 Great article! During rotations, my CI asked what PTs do for patients experiencing cachexia. This condition can result from a multitude of health diagnoses (cardiac, respiratory, cancer,...
• Select Elephant in the room: why are we afraid to talk about managing claim costs?

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  Elephant in the room: why are we afraid to talk about managing claim costs?

  Author:Kim HogrefeFrom:Directors & Boards (Vol. 33, Issue 2)

  Winter 20091,111 words Article 1440LTHE U.S. STOCK MARKET has just suffered through one of its worst years in history--one that will put more companies at risk for securities class action litigation. In fact, a trend toward more litigation was already...
• Select The complexities of litigating generic drug exclusion claims in the antitrust class action context

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  The complexities of litigating generic drug exclusion claims in the antitrust class action context

  Authors:M. Sean Royall and Joshua LiptonFrom:Antitrust (Vol. 24, Issue 2)

  Spring 20106,630 words Article 2000LONE STRIKING TREND IN ANTITRUST litigation over the last decade has been an explosion in the number of cases challenging alleged exclusion of generic drugs by branded pharmaceutical manufacturers. Quite often today,...
• Select Facebook Settlement May Trigger More Privacy Laws.

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  Facebook Settlement May Trigger More Privacy Laws.

  Author:Matthew HellerFrom:CFO, The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives (Vol. 36, Issue 2)

  April-May 2020269 words Brief article 1450L* Facebook's $550 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit in Illinois over alleged privacy violations may lead to a wave of privacy legislation across the country. The largest-ever cash settlement resolving a...
• Select Class proceedings: the new way to trump mandatory arbitration clauses?

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  Class proceedings: the new way to trump mandatory arbitration clauses?

  Authors:David T. Neave and Jennifer M. SpencerFrom:The Advocate (Vol. 63, Issue 4)

  July 2005 Article
• Select Supreme Court holds proof of materiality not required to certify a securities fraud class action

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  Supreme Court holds proof of materiality not required to certify a securities fraud class action

  Authors:Robert A. Schwinger and Seth M. KruglakFrom:Business Law Today

  Apr. 20131,424 words Article 1690LOn February 27, 2013, the Supreme Court held plaintiffs in a Rule 10b-5 securities fraud class action for damages need not prove materiality to obtain class certification. The 6-3 decision, Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut...
• Select The prospects for convergence of collective redress remedies in the European Union

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  The prospects for convergence of collective redress remedies in the European Union

  Author:Manning Gilbert Warren, IIIFrom:International Lawyer (Vol. 47, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20138,787 words Article 2040LI. INTRODUCTION Consumers of goods and services are at the mercy of producers. They buy products or use services that are often shown to be defective, priced as a result of anticompetitive practices, or marketed and...
• Select In the courts: the Second Circuit discusses the meaning of "materiality" under item 303(a) of Regulation S-K

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  In the courts: the Second Circuit discusses the meaning of "materiality" under item 303(a) of Regulation S-K

  Authors:Jonathan I. Mark, John J. Schuster, and Nicole FallsFrom:Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor (Vol. 25, Issue 5)

  May 20111,142 words Article 1920LOn February 10, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held in Landmen Partners, Inc. v. The Blackstone Group, L.P., that the District Court erred in dismissing for failure to state a claim,...