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Dani Alexis Ryskamp, J.D., is a freelance writer and legal book critic with experience practicing insurance defense, personal injury, medical malpractice law, and criminal defense.Articles by Dani Alexis Ryskamp, J.D.
Liability Waivers & Exculpatory Clauses in the Age of Coronavirus
As COVID-19 continues to spread, the question of viral transmission liability has been top of mind for all types of business and public venues. In response, several states have enacted laws to limit liability for certain industries or entities. The…
Posted on in COVID-19 & Establishing Liability & NewsHow to Make Sure Your Expert Methodology is Reliable
Though both the Daubert and Frye standards leave room for differing methodologies from different fields, neither standard adopts an “anything goes” approach. Rather, both delineate criteria for evaluating a particular expert witness’s methodology in court. Expert witnesses who understand how…
Posted on in FRE, Daubert, & Frye & Resources for Experts & Working with ExpertsAstraZeneca Receives Protection from Product Liability for Proposed COVID-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca, one of several pharmaceutical companies engaged in the race to create a COVID-19 vaccine, has been granted immunity from product liability claims related to its future immunization. According to a company executive, these protections have been extended in several…
Posted on in COVID-19 & NewsNJ Nursing Home Faces Class Action After 17 Bodies Discovered in Overcrowded Morgue
A New Jersey nursing home that made headlines in April after an anonymous tip led investigators to discover 17 bodies packed into a tiny morgue is now facing a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed in the Sussex County division…
Posted on in COVID-19 & Litigation Monitor & NewsMaryland Adopts the Daubert Standard For Determining Expert Testimony Admissibility
Maryland has become the most recent state to adopt the Daubert standard for determining when a jury can hear expert witness testimony. In its August 28, 2020 decision in Rochkind v. Stevenson, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that the…
Posted on in FRE, Daubert, & Frye & NewsNevada Enacts Protections for Hospitality Industry During COVID-19
In early August 2020, Nevada lawmakers passed a controversial bill to issue COVID-19 health protections within the state’s hospitality industry. Senate Bill 4, signed into law by Governor Steve Sisolak on August 11, 2020, provides a number of health and…
Posted on in COVID-19 & News6 Things to Consider Before Accepting an Expert Witness Opportunity
Before accepting an expert witness opportunity, however, it’s important to understand the scope of the work and time involved. Here, we’ll walk through several questions to ask before agreeing to serve as an expert witness. 1) The Facts of the…
Posted on in Resources for Experts & Working with ExpertsFacebook Nears $650 Million Settlement in Biometric Data Lawsuit
On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, Facebook received preliminary approval from a federal court to settle a lawsuit claiming it collected and stored biometric data without users’ consent. Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
Posted on in Litigation Monitor & NewsTikTok Lawsuits Merged Into MDL in Illinois
In early August 2020, 10 class action lawsuits alleging biometric privacy violations by popular social media app, TikTok, were merged into a multi-district litigation (MDL) case in the Northern District of Illinois. The chief complaint amongst the plaintiffs is an…
Posted on in Litigation Monitor & NewsMacy’s Faces Lawsuit Over Clearview AI Facial Recognition Software
On August 5, 2020, an Illinois woman filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Macy’s for its alleged use of facial-recognition software, Clearview AI, to identify shoppers in Chicago stores. Filed in the Northern District Count of Illinois, the complaint…
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