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New York’s Grieving Families Act Vetoed for a Third Time

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On December 21, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul of New York vetoed, for a third time, the Grieving Families Act (“Act”), a significant bipartisan legislative proposal in New York aimed at reforming the state’s wrongful death...more

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Guernsey Company Law Series -​ Guide to amalgamating or merging companies

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Guernsey's flexible corporate regime allows all types of Guernsey companies to amalgamate (including non-cellular companies, protected cell companies and incorporated cell companies) - Amalgamations can also be carried out...more

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American Tort Reform’s 2025 Top 10 “Judicial Hellholes” for Defendants

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Released yearly in December, the American Tort Reform (ATR) Foundation publishes its annual “Judicial Hellhole” rankings for the upcoming year. The Hellholes represent the worst of the worst jurisdictions to defend tort...more

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Jersey Company Law Series: Mergers - which entities, the process and the effect

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The Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, (the "Law") provides a modern, simple and flexible merger regime for relevant companies and other entities, whilst also protecting shareholder and creditor interests....more

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Tennessee Governor Signs into Law First-of-its-Kind Bill Addressing AI Misappropriation of Voices, Images, and Songs

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Beginning July 1, 2024, Tennessee musicians and artists will have an additional layer of protection for their voices and songs from generative AI cloning models and services that enable human impersonation and create...more

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Certification Denied in Proposed Class Proceeding Against Gun Manufacturer for Mass Shooting

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An Ontario Superior Court Judge has refused to certify a class action against the manufacturer of the handgun used to carry out the 2018 mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto. The plaintiffs brought their claim on...more

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New Jersey Nightclub Cleared from College Teen’s Fatal Accident

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After over four and a half years of litigation, a New Jersey judge dismissed a claim against a nightclub after a Rutgers University student was fatally struck by a car, reasoning that, while the patron was visibly intoxicated...more

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Legal liability of AI: Dealing with minds immeasurably superior to ours

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How should decisions made by AI be evaluated in a bid to ascertain and attribute legal liability when things go wrong, given we may not be capable of understanding how those decisions were made? “Unless you obey my...more

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FTC Set to Update Endorsement Guides on Social Media Advertising

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to issue updated Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the Guides) following a comment period on the proposed changes. This Holland & Knight...more

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Gov. DeSantis Signs COVID-19 Business Liability Protection Bill Into Law

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On March 29, 2021, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the first bill of the 2021 Florida legislative session into law — Senate Bill 72 (SB 72) limiting civil liability against businesses for damages related to COVID-19. The...more

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50-State Update On COVID-19 Business Liability Protections - UPDATED March 2021

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A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more

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Alabama Limits COVID-19 Liability

On February 12, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Act No. 2021-4, which provides a partial shield from liability related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the Act is to encourage Alabama businesses to...more

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50-State Update On COVID-19 Business Liability Protections

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A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more

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Cities are Not Liable for Lessees’ Exercise of Choice in Speakers

Ninth Circuit Affirms Limits on Private and Municipal Liability for First Amendment Violations - The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that it takes more than some joint action with the government for a private...more

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2020 Premises Liability Case Law Updates

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Open and Obvious Condition and Contributory Negligence Defenses Rule the Day - No good deed goes unpunished for the Plaintiff good samaritan in Draughon v. Evening Star Holiness Church of Dunn, 374 N.C. 479...more

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Decoding the code - China's new General Civil Law Rules: the first step towards a comprehensive civil code

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On 15 March 2017, the People's Republic of China General Civil Law Rules (hereinafter referred to as the "GCLR") were formally adopted at the Fifth Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress. The GCLR will enter into...more

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