Waymo v. Uber – Addressing the Stakes of Driverless Car Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property
2/12/18
By: Courtney K. Mazzio
The litigation surrounded a man named Anthony Levandowski, a former Waymo employee who took thousands of documents with him when he left Waymo in 2015 to pursue his own company. Uber purchased Levandowski’s company, giving Levandowski …
Driverless Motor Vehicle Lawsuit – The First of its Kind
2/7/18
By: Courtney K. Mazzio
General Motors is the first manufacturer to be hit with a driverless motor vehicle lawsuit. On December 7, motorcycle driver, Oscar Nilsson, alleges he was attempting to pass a self-automated Chevy Bolt on the right. The …
1/11/18
By: Owen T. Rooney
The California Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that limits the scope of duty and liability in premises liability cases. In Vasilenko v. Grace Community Church, plaintiff was struck by a car as he crossed …
UPS Orders Tesla Electric Big Rigs – One Step Closer to Driverless Semis
12/22/17
By: Wayne S. Melnick
Last month, Tesla Motors announced that it was taking its electronic vehicle technology one step further with the unveiling of the Electric Semi Truck . If the numbers are to be believed, the Tesla Semi not …
DOL To Rescind 2011 Tip-Pooling Regulations
12/19/17
By: Timothy J. Holdsworth
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) revised its regulations to support its position that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that tipped employees retain all their tips regardless of whether the employer takes …
Will the Las Vegas Tragedy Change the Hospitality Industry?
12/8/17
By: America Vidana
Hundreds of victims of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas have filed several suits in both California and Nevada courts against Mandalay Bay, MGM Resorts and LiveNation. The victims accused the hotel operator, MGM …
What Do You Call Your Chicken?
11/9/17
By: Jason C. Dineros
McDonald’s, the world’s second largest fast food chain (behind Subway, for those wondering), is facing a potential class action for advertising its food items containing chicken breast as being comprised of “100%” breast meat. Primarily targeting …
Ranking the State Courts: Is the Litigation Environment Getting Better?
9/26/17
By: Jacob E. Daly
Earlier this month, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (“ILR”) published the results of its 2017 lawsuit climate survey. Participants in the survey were 1,321 in-house attorneys and other senior executives at companies with at …
Contesting Damages Involving Medical Lien Funding
8/4/17
By: Jason A. Kamp
Medical Lien Funding is a distinct flavor of litigation financing. Medical Lien Funding companies refer personal injury plaintiffs to medical providers for treatment, which is provided pursuant to a medical lien. Lien rates are higher than …
7/24/17
By: Jacob E. Daly
Figuring out what jurors think – and, therefore, predicting what decisions they will make – is critical to success at trial. Many lawyers believe they have this figured out, but of course it is impossible to …
7/6/17
By: Erin Lamb
A blast from the dot-com bubble past took some of its final breaths in a Philadelphia courtroom recently, when a judge granted summary judgment in a legal malpractice action with its roots in the 2002 bankruptcy of …
Implementation of Pennsylvania’s Fair Share Act Continues to Snag Courts and Defendants Alike
4/27/17
By: Erin E. Lamb
From the common law period through 2011, the Commonwealth operated under a system of joint and several liability. Joint and several liability meant that any and all defendants were “in for a penny, in for a …