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Clifford Law Offices
What Drivers Need to Know About Autonomous Car Liability
The rapid advancement of autonomous vehicle technology has driven the growth of the global market for self-driving cars. As driverless technology evolves, a key question remains: Who is liable when a self-driving car causes a crash?
WBEZ Chicago
Judge tosses lawsuit likening pro-Gaza expressway shutdown near O’Hare to ‘false imprisonment’
A federal judge sanctioned the Indiana lawyer who filed the suit over a protest last year on Interstate 190 near the airport, saying it was “intended to harass” rather than make legitimate legal claims.
Reuters
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $42M after jury finds talc caused man’s cancer
Johnson & Johnson must pay more than $42 million to a Massachusetts man who alleges that he developed mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, after using the company’s talc products for decades, a jury found on Tuesday.
The Nation
Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil?
Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia student activist who was kidnapped by ICE and sent to a detention camp in Louisiana, is now in the process of suing the Trump administration over his abduction and arrest.
National Public Radio
Supreme Court says family can sue over wrong-house raid
A unanimous Supreme Court said a family whose house was wrongly raided by law enforcement can sue. At issue is what law enforcement refers to as "wrong-house raids."
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas to receive $44.5M in installments through 2040 from opioid settlement
Arkansas will receive $44.5 million for its portion of a nationwide settlement with the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma -- the maker of OxyContin -- over their role in the opioid crisis, Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday.

Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against Newsmax is headed to trial next week. What’s at stake

The Columbian

September 22, 2024

California Sued Over New “Deepfake” Law

JONATHAN TURLEY Res ipsa loquitur – The thing itself speaks

September 22, 2024

BC Court of Appeal reinstates emotional harm claim in sexual victimization case

Canadian Lawyer

September 20, 2024

The Opioid Litigation’s Challenge for Tort Theory

SSRN -- Brooklyn Law Review

September 11, 2024

How Bankruptcy Shields Big Pharma

International Policy Digest

September 12, 2024

How Social Media Complicates Defamation Claims and How to Handle Them

Insurance Journal

September 12, 2024

Tort Reform Is Bad News

The Newnan Times-Herald

September 12, 2024

For this ring, I thee sue

The Harvard Gazette

September 12, 2024

Courts Should Hold Social Media Accountable — But Not By Ignoring Federal Law

Harvard Law Review Blog

September 10, 2024

Former cadets file formal legal complaints against Coast Guard Academy

NBC Connecticut

September 5, 2024