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Taylor Wessing | Delayed libel claim struck out as abuse of process
This case shows that, as in Jameel v Dow Jones (2005) and Williams v MGN (2009 – see note here), the court is willing to use its case management powers to strike out a claim where the time and costs in pursuing the claim to trial would not be
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:52A
Venable | Venable Represents Merck in Another MDL Product Liability Trial
The first case to be tried to a verdict, Maley v. Merck, resulted in a defense verdict for Merck in May 2010. The second case brought to verdict, Boles v. Merck, initially resulted in a mistrial in September 2009 after the jury was unable to reach a
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:51A
Weightmans LLP | Marks and Spencer hit with £1 million fine
After a three month trial in Winchester Crown Court in July, Marks and Spencer was found to have not properly supervised specialist contractors they employed to remove asbestos, which led to fibres of the class one carcinogen being released and
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:51A
Weightmans LLP | Trial date set for second corporate manslaughter prosecution
Lion Steel Equipment Limited who is charged with corporate manslaughter following the death of one of its employees is due to face trial on 12 June 2012 at Manchester Crown Court. The prosecution arises from the death of Steven Barry, aged 45,
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:51A
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | O'Connor and Hanlon Prevail in
Based on a statute-of-limitations argument, the Wilson Elser team succeeded in convincing the appellate court to reverse the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's motion to dismiss. The plaintiff alleged that his father was exposed to asbestos
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:51A
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | Coxhead Prevails on Appeal of
The District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida, Fourth District upheld the trial court's decision that the lawsuit was barred by the 18-year statue of repose for lawsuits against general aviation aircraft manufacturers provided in the General
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:51A
Eversheds LLP | Financial institutions e-briefing: personal injury bulletin
The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge had been influenced wrongly by D's own safety manager, who appeared to concede that the highly patterned carpet made it difficult to see the change in level. In fact that concession related to the second
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:50A
Imam Musa Sadr Court to Issue Arrest Warrant for Qaddafi
The Judicial Council is expected to issue a guilty verdict and arrest warrant in absentia against ousted Libyan leader and six of his companions. Sami Mansour, who presided over the session of Qaddafi's trial Friday, said the court would issue its
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:50A
Jackson'S Dermatologist Says Murray Fallout Hurts
Garo Ghazarian, Klein's lawyer, has called the defense claim that Klein contributed to Jackson's death "preposterous" and denied that Jackson was addicted to the Demerol used for pain relief "during medical procedures." (He did not detail them,
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:41A
Amtrak passenger nabbed with 45 pounds of marijuana
In Sanchez's case, “we got in contact with Naperville police, and they had one of their K-9s available” for sniffing out drugs, he said. The dog began barking at Sanchez, and a subsequent search of the two suitcases and backpack he was carrying yielded
Updated: 10/15/2011 10:33A
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