TARP & The False Claims Act
The Daily Deal has published our article titled “TARP trap,” which explores the potential exposure to hidden liabilities under the False Claims Act for companies that accept funds from the US Treasury...
View ArticleImpact Of Second Circuit’s Abdullahi Decision
**On January 30, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion that should be noted by any company doing business internationally. In Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc., 562 F.3d 163...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Rejects Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a landmark decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., Nos. 06-4800 & 06-4876 (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2010), broadly rejecting...
View ArticleWeil Product Liability Monitor-New Look
You may have noticed that the Product Liability Monitor looks a little different these days. While we have decided to refresh the look and feel of the blog and added some new features, rest assured...
View ArticleTo Our Readers: Tell Us What’s On Your Mind
It’s been a little over 3 years since we launched the Product Liability Monitor and during that time we’ve covered a bunch of different hot topics ranging from the False Claims Act to class action...
View Article2013: A Product Liabilty Year in Review
In case you missed it in Law 360, attached is an article we wrote with the enormous contribution of our associates Isabella Lacayo, Jesse Morris, Melody Akhavan and Lisa Sokolowski, looking back at...
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The Impact of Comcast v. Behrend on Food Labeling Class Action Litigation
Last month, I co-authored with my colleague Konrad Cailteux an article discussing the impact of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013) on food labeling class actions. Given that food...
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