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NBC News
80-year-old woman died a month after Sleep Number Bed trapped her against a wall for 2 days, lawsuit claims
An 80-year-old woman died one month after her Sleep Number bed suddenly moved without warning and trapped her against a wall for two days last year, a new lawsuit alleges.
ABA Journal
Opioid suits can’t be based on nuisance law in Ohio, top state court rules in $650M win for pharmacies
The state supreme court ruled Dec. 10 that the Ohio Product Liability Act eliminated all common-law nuisance claims in connection with the sale of products, Court News Ohio reports.
Contracts Prof Blog
Supreme Court of Georgia Weighs in on Shortened Statutes of Limitations for Wrongful Death Claims
The majority found no basis, in the common law of the state or in statutes for refusing to enforce the contractual shortening of the statute of limitations. Judge Barnes specially concurred, calling on the legislature to follow the models of other states
Des Moines Register
State of Iowa to pay Des Moines after surgical error kills police K-9
The state of Iowa will pay the city of Des Moines more than $40,000 after Iowa State University veterinarians caused the death of Des Moines Police Department K-9 officer Hobbs last year.
Phys.Org
Climate change as unjust enrichment: A new legal framework for climate litigation
A novel legal framework that positions climate change within the doctrine of unjust enrichment. This approach represents a crucial step toward the potential adoption and success of unjust enrichment claims in climate litigation...
Harvard Law Review Blog
Preempting Toxic Torts: Third Circuit Opens Split on Cancer Warnings in Schaffner v. Monsanto
Monsanto Company have attempted to utilize the preemption doctrine to avoid liability for their carcinogenic products. After its arguments were unsuccessful in the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, Monsanto’s claim that a federal pesticide regulation ...
40 years later, a dwindling band of Iran hostages awaits a promised payment
Washington Post
September 26, 2021
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