2020 June

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Problems in products liability likely to arise out of COVID-19

Litigation problems stemming from COVID-19, and common issues surrounding forum non conveniens and failure-to-warn cases

David R. Lira
Christopher T. Aumais

From Issue: 2020 June

COVID-19 business-interruption claims

Getting around the “virus” exclusion may require a lot of careful reading as language differs between policies

Ricardo Echeverria
Michael J. Bidart

From Issue: 2020 June

Your client is in flames, the structure is in flames, now what?

Bringing a products-liability action based on hazardous substance/materials laws

Katrina N. Yu

From Issue: 2020 June

OCTLA pushing forward

We can’t be together, but we can still share our knowledge through live webinars

Jonathan Dwork

From Issue: 2020 June

Is this a class action?

The basics of deciding whether your case has the makings of a successful class action

David Pivtorak

From Issue: 2020 June

Class certification and warranty claims

The implications of class-certification requirements in California State and Federal District Courts for breach of warranty claims in products-defect class actions

Serena Vartazarian
Anastasia K. Mazzella

From Issue: 2020 June

<em>Bristol-Myers Squibb</em>’s impact on class actions

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s impact on class actions

Bristol-Myers Squibb imposed new limitations on specific jurisdiction in mass actions

Robert Fisher

From Issue: 2020 June

When that which is supposed to heal, does more harm than good

An overview of the doctrinal framework of warning defects as applied to pharmaceutical-injury cases

Natali Shabani

From Issue: 2020 June

Remembering dad

A look at the lawyer dads whose examples inspired sons and daughters to join our profession

Jeffrey A. Rudman

From Issue: 2020 June

Minimum equipment list

The essentials of an aviation products-liability case

A. Ilyas Akbari

From Issue: 2020 June

E-cigarette litigation

Success often hinges on uncovering the chain of distribution

Gabriel Sepulveda-Sanchez

From Issue: 2020 June

CAALA Education: From in-person to online overnight

CAALA is one of a select few organizations certified to offer online MCLE programs

Stuart Zanville

From Issue: 2020 June