Product Liability

Expert Analysis

• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm

  

  While ethics rules for attorney advertising vary by state and are frequently updated, there are several basic principles that all firms should understand, says Michelle King at Reputation Ink.

• Product Liability Defense In The Last Decade — And The Next

  

  For product liability defense attorneys, the last decade saw the development of generic drug preemption and the growth of multidistrict litigation — while the decade to come promises further expansion of preemption and a growing focus on health and sustainability, say Lori Cohen and Sara Thompson of Greenberg Traurig.

• Opinion

  Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works

  

  Clearview AI's problematic attempt to defend its facial recognition and artificial intelligence technology provides a potent case study in potential pitfalls for lawyers working on AI issues, say Albert Fox Cahn and John Veiszlemlein at the Urban Justice Center's Surveillance Technology Oversight Project.

• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm

  

  When contemplating a lateral move to a new law firm, lawyers should carefully review questions concerning firm structure, benefits, compensation and binding documents in order to identify obligations and potential red flags, say Amy Richardson and Lauren Snyder at Harris Wiltshire.

• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court

  

  The California Legislature's recent effort to simplify civil litigation is laudable, but working with the Los Angeles Superior Court to make efficient litigation stipulations mandatory, rather than voluntary, would improve the process further, say professor Gary Craig and students Jasmine Gomez and Kennedy Myers at Loyola Law School.

• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure

  

  Four recent federal court decisions concerning commercial litigation finance disclosure are largely consistent with a broader trend of rejecting or limiting discovery based on relevance and the attorney work product doctrine, say Stephanie Spangler at Norris McLaughlin and Dai Wai Chin Feman at Parabellum Capital.

• CBD Risks Linger Despite Farm Bill, USDA Hemp Rules

  

  The 2018 Farm Bill and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s draft interim rules for federal and state hemp programs filled some crucial regulatory gaps for the hemp and CBD industries, but a lack of clear standards leaves growers, distributors and retailers still legally vulnerable, say Anita Sabine and Nancy Nan of Manatt.

• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice

  

  Attorneys who take the time and the risk to showcase their talents through speaking, writing and teaching will find that opportunities will begin building upon themselves, says Daniel Karon of Karon LLC.

• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers

  

  While lawyers may often view boundaries as a restraint on their potential or a sign of weakness, failing to establish good boundaries can have negative consequences for their health, behaviors, relationships and careers, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.

• Opinion

  PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan Should Not Be Approved

  

  The federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s bankruptcy cannot legally approve the plan agreed to by a group of bondholders and wildfire claimants, because there is no reason to believe that the company will not incur billions of dollars in additional wildfire liabilities in the next few years, says attorney J.B. Heaton.

• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits

  

  Groundbreaking rules from the American Bar Association impose new standards on how law firms can govern departing lawyers’ contact with clients, placing major restrictions on this ubiquitous practice, say Amy Richardson and Hilary Gerzhoy at Harris Wiltshire.

• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair

  

  Lawyers can draw a number of useful lessons about reputation management from the efforts of former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn — who recently escaped house arrest in Tokyo — to restore his sullied reputation, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.

• 3 Concerns If Your Witness Becomes Flippant At Deposition

  

  In light of a recent Delaware Supreme Court case in which a litigator was rebuked for failing to control his evasive witness during a deposition, attorneys should consider when they may be held responsible for client misconduct and what to do if a client crosses the line, says Philip Sechler of Robbins Russell.

• HHS Drug Import Proposal Is Unlikely To Succeed

  

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' outline for allowing states to import drugs from Canada raises questions about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to implement the rule and may be an attempt to deflect blame for high drug prices to manufacturers, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

• 5 Key Issues Raised In Most CBD Product Class Actions

  

  By becoming familiar with the most common problems raised in class actions against CBD products, cannabis suppliers and manufacturers can reduce risks associated with marketing, labeling and promoting their products, say Mark Goodman and Barry Thompson of Baker McKenzie.