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Eleventh Circuit Holds That Manufacturers/Distributors That Do Not Market or Advertise Through Predominantly Hispanic Media Outlets Have No Duty To Warn in Spanish

On June 21, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued...

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1st DCA Strikes Significant Blow to Plaintiffs Regarding Sharing Provisions in Wal-Mart v Endicott

In a recent opinion, the Florida First District Court of Appeal (1st DCA) has struck...

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The United States Supreme Court to Address Whether Foreign Manufacturers May be Hailed into State Court under a Stream-of-Commerce Theory

UPDATE June 5, 2012 In 2011, a U.S. Supreme Court 4-2-3 plurality opinion held that...

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Florida Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Proposed Standard Jury Instructions for Product Liability Cases

On May 17, 2012, The Supreme Court of Florida issued its opinion concerning proposed new...

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Florida Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Proposed Standard Jury Instructions for Product Liability Cases

On May 17, 2012, The Supreme Court of Florida issued its opinion concerning proposed new...

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Guiding Principles Governing Corporate Representative Depositions Law 30(b)(6)

South Florida Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman recently sanctioned a plaintiff for failing to properly prepare his...

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New Frontiers in E- Discovery: Help May Be on the Way

The digital revolution in our society has fostered sea changes in the lives of both...

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Congress Passes Important Amendments to Jurisdictional and Venue Statutes

In late 2011, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law The Federal Courts Jurisdiction...

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Product Liability Update for Retailers: Inherit the Whirlwind

The whirlwind builds slowly starting with a phone call, claim or suit papers hitting the...

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Statute of Repose

The Florida Supreme Court in West v. Caterpillar, 336 So. 2d 80 (Fla. 1976), adopted...