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What Is "Natural?"

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When it comes to consumer class action litigation, what type of evidence is required to show that labeling nutrition bars as "all natural" violates false advertising and consumer protection laws? According to the plaintiffs...more

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Can a “Benevolent Gesture” become an Admission of Liability?

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One of the golden rules that we are taught as children is to apologize when we have hurt or wronged someone. And while the words “I’m sorry” do not mitigate the actual harm done, we understand that they can go a long way in...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Bronx DA’s Attempted End-Run Around Confrontation Clause

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In Hemphill v. New York, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the defendant “did not forfeit his confrontation right merely by making [a] plea allocution arguably relevant to his theory of defense.” The Court rejected the attempt...more

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Victim Rights Law Center Title IX case appealed; Dear Colleague Letter stands for now

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Earlier this summer, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a decision vacating the provision in the new Title IX regulations that prohibited decision-makers from considering statements not subject...more

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The Last One Standing Stands Tall: NJ Asbestos Trial Defendants Can Use Settled Defendants’ Testimony to Prove Cross-Claims

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Most experienced asbestos trial lawyers will shout, “Depositions live forever!,” suggesting that evidence produced in one case at one time and in one state may live to influence the outcome in many cases for decades to come....more

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Confidential Arbitrations Are Not Always Confidential

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In its recent decision, Flock Estate v Flock, 2019 ABCA 194, the Alberta Court of Appeal considered the extent to which evidence and submissions proffered in an arbitration might be admissible in a related court proceeding....more

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Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Former Manager’s Equal Pay Act and Title VII Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

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In Bowen v. Manheim Remarketing, Inc., No. 16-17237 (February 21, 2018), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the Equal Pay Act and Title VII sex discrimination claims of a former manager of a car auction facility...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Your Hearsay Objection to Expert Testimony in Support of an Award for Future Damages: Use it or Lose it

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In David v. Hernandez, 2017 No. B270133, the California Court of Appeal, Second District, upheld the trial court’s evidentiary rulings on two distinct expert opinions: (1) speculative testimony regarding plaintiff’s marijuana...more

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California Court of Appeal Affirms Decision to Exclude Evidence of the Amount Paid by a Medical Financing Company to a Personal...

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In Moore v. Mercer (filed October 21, 2016, C073064), the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, ventured “down the rabbit hole into the upside-down world of health care billing” and held that evidence of the...more

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Perspectives On The PTAB - Inaugural Issue

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We are pleased to share this Perspectives on the PTAB newsletter. Its content is directed toward providing information and analysis of the decisions made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. We hope that this newsletter...more

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Value Paid by the Medical Lien Holder Alone Will Not Establish the Reasonable Value Medical Expenses

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In Uspenskaya v. Meline (filed October 28, 2015), the California Court of Appeal for the Third District held that evidence of payments made by a medical lien holder offered to prove the reasonable value of medical services...more

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You’ve Got Mail! But Can You Get It Into Evidence?

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With the advent of electronic discovery, emails and web pages are now common and fertile areas of discovery. However, until its 2014-2015 term, the Rhode Island Supreme Court had not addressed the means by which emails and...more

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Appellate Court Notes

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Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19359 - Persels & Associates, LLC v. Banking Commissioner - Noting that it has generally been the policy of the Courts to defer to the Legislature, especially as to the...more

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