March 4, 2026: A big day for transportation at the highest courts
2/19/26
By: William Carson and Christopher Hanlon
March 4, 2026, is shaping up to be a big day for transportation at the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of Texas. Both Courts will hear oral argument on …
Less salt application, more liability protection?
2/19/26
By: Joshua Ferguson
Wisconsin lawmakers have reintroduced a bill (SB 1019) that would potentially shield commercial road salt applicators from slip-and-fall lawsuits if they complete state training and use the taught de-icing methods. As it currently reads, the liability protection would …
Objection sustAIned: Artificially generated evidence makes its way into the courtroom
1/19/26
By: Stacy Breaud and Alex Norton
Odds are, you’ve caught yourself doing it: you see something so outrageous online that it couldn’t possibly be true (could it?), and your gut reaction is to brush it off as a product of …
12/19/25
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Legislature recently introduced House Bill No. 1913 that would permit attorneys to suggest to a judge or jury an “appropriate award for all past and future economic or noneconomic damages.” Pa. H.B. …
RICO, what is it good for?… Business losses arising from personal injury claims?
4/21/25
By: Stephanie N. Miller and Kevin R. Stone
An unlikely alignment of justices1 on the Supreme Court may have opened Pandora’s box for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) claims with their decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. …
12/20/24
By: Richard Jones and Stinelly “Nelly” Peña
The Supreme Court of Florida has finalized a major overhaul of Florida’s civil case management and discovery rules via amendments to Florida’s Rules of Civil Procedure. These rule changes will take effect on …
Back to the basics: Ohio Supreme Court rejects “public-right” exception to standing requirement
12/10/24
By: Aaron N. Kaeser and Spencer M. Sukel
Last week, in State ex rel. Martens v. Findlay Mun. Court, the Supreme Court of Ohio re-considered whether citizens may litigate matters of public importance without first demonstrating any direct personal …
CrowdStrike-Delta lessons for third-party risk management
11/12/24
The world cannot unsee images of the “blue screen of death” across millions of Windows devices on July 19, 2024.1 CrowdStrike, an American Cybersecurity SaaS provider of its Falcon endpoint detection product, released a defective …
Pennsylvania contractors protected by hills and ridges doctrine
9/30/24
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defense in a slip and fall case involving “dangerous, icy” conditions. Plaintiff filed suit against multiple parties, including the property owner/landlord, the property manager, …
Court’s ruling rocks nursing home arbitration
8/13/24
By: Lili Mikaelian
On June 28, 2024, in Hearden v. Windsor Redding Care Ctr., LLC, the Court of Appeal in California affirmed a trial court decision finding that families of deceased nursing home residents were not bound by the …
Michigan adopts Federal Rule of Evidence 702. Will other states follow?
4/23/24
By: Joshua W. Zhao and Jonathan Schwartz
On March 27, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court amended Rule 702 of the Michigan Rules of Evidence (MRE), effective May 1, 2024. This amendment makes MRE 702 identical to Rule 702 of the …
Back-to-school driving cautionary tips from a lawyer’s perspective
8/28/23
With Fulton and DeKalb County schools beginning classes August 7, 2023, all major Atlanta Metro school districts are back in session for the 2023-24 school year. While we are glad that our students are back in …