Following the consolidation of four customer lawsuits in August 2020, class counsel was recently named in the MDL against ticketing company, StubHub. The case, In Re: StubHub Refund Litigation, is now proceeding in the Northern District of California, presided over…
In one pending bellwether in the nationwide multidistrict litigation against opioid manufacturers, one defendant’s parent company is attempting to block a subpoena for internal documents. AbbVie is resisting a request from the plaintiff, the city of Chicago, for the documents…
A federal appellate court in Iowa recently upheld a plaintiff expert witness’s exclusion in a workplace product liability case for their failure to satisfy the requirements of Federal Rules of Evidence 702. The decision in Hirchak v. W.W. Grainger, Inc.,…
The regulation of electronic cigarettes—often called e-cigarettes—has yet again come before the federal appeals court. Last week, a unanimous panel of the D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had the authority to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has damaged businesses around the globe, causing financial disaster and bankruptcy across many industries. As a company’s survival is now based on their ability to make a profit in the midst of COVID-19, disclosures to its shareholders…
As the pandemic’s barrage of extenuating circumstances has disrupted plans of all kinds, breaches of contract have become common disputes. But among the allegations of nonperformance stemming from business partnerships, events, or goods and services, a few more unusual claims…
All eyes are on the Florida Supreme Court nowadays as another case awaits an answer to the much asked question: when must law firms disclose the fees paid to expert witnesses? And more specifically: are these rules being equally applied…
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has put a federal jury trial on pause after several people involved in the case tested positive for COVID-19. Infected parties include an attorney and at least…
In Pennsylvania, three recent court decisions are revising the state’s rules governing expert testimony. The decisions discuss how the court may weigh in on expert methodology, if at all, and the line between lay and expert testimony. Attorneys practicing in…
On November 5, 2020, an Airbnb host filed a proposed class action against the short-term rental company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiff, Anthony Farmer, claims Airbnb took actions concerning reservation cancellations during…