Legal Updates

• Practices: Complex Tort & General Casualty

43 matches.

• Illinois Joins a Host of States to Reduce and Later Ban the Use of PFAS in Firefighting Foam
  Hinshaw Alert
  February 10, 2022
• FAQs: Illinois Civil Procedure Amendment Imposes 6% Prejudgment Interest in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions
  Hinshaw Alert
  June 16, 2021
• OSHA Guidance on Preparing to Return to Work Includes Recommendations for White Collar Businesses
  Insights for Employers
  May 18, 2020
• CMS Proposes Rule to Reverse Pre-Dispute Binding Arbitration Ban
  Long-Term Care Alert
  June 12, 2017
• CMS Begins Enforcement of New State Surveyors Requirement-Resident Abuse through Photography
  Long-Term Care Alert
  March 2, 2017
• U.S. District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Stalling and Possibly Precluding CMS’ Final Rule’s Ban on Long-Term Care Resident Arbitration Agreements
  Long-Term Care Alert
  November 15, 2016
• Illinois Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act: Proposed Amendments
  Long-Term Care Alert
  August 2, 2016
• Indiana Product Liability Act's Statute of Repose Found Unconstitutional For Asbestos Cases
  Toxic Tort Alert
  March 7, 2016
• Electronic Monitoring Notification and Consent Form Released
  Long-Term Care Alert
  February 3, 2016
• CMS Proposes Regulations to Prohibit Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in Nursing Home Contracts
  Long-Term Care Alert
  October 22, 2015
• Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities to be Allowed as of January 1, 2016
  August 24, 2015
• Four Things Manufacturers, Distributors and Retailers Need to Know About Proposed Revisions to California Proposition 65
  Hinshaw Environmental Bulletin
  January 27, 2015
• Illinois Appellate Court Allows Employees to Sue Employers in Tort For Latent Disease Claims
  Toxic Tort Alert
  July 14, 2014
• Illinois Stops Civil Conspiracy Claims In Asbestos Litigation
  Toxic Tort Alert
  November 21, 2013
• OSHA Proposes New Silica Occupational Exposure Rule
  Toxic Tort Alert
  October 21, 2013
• Wisconsin Attempts to Provide Transparency and Prevent Fraud From Those Seeking Compensation From Personal Injury Bankruptcy Trusts
  Toxic Tort Alert
  March 11, 2013
• CFPB Adopts Mortgage Servicing Rules
  Corporate / Financial Institutions Alert
  February 11, 2013
• Ohio Passes Landmark Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Disclosure Law
  Toxic Tort Alert
  January 2, 2013
• California Supreme Court Adopts Daubert Gatekeeper Role for Trial Courts
  Toxic Tort Alert
  December 12, 2012
• Civil Conspiracy Claims Still a Hard-Sell Under Illinois Law
  Toxic Tort Alert
  November 19, 2012
• Jury Holds Trade Association Responsible for Tile-Setter's Mesothelioma
  Toxic Tort Alert
  September 12, 2012
• Florida Trial Court Erred in Not Allowing Evidence of Plaintiff’s Asbestos Exposure in Tobacco Case
  Toxic Tort Alert
  July 17, 2012
• U.S. House Committee Moves Forward Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Disclosure Law
  Toxic Tort Alert
  June 29, 2012
• Florida Trial Court Erred in Applying Second Restatement of Torts Instead of Third Restatement of Torts in Asbestos Case
  Toxic Tort Alert
  June 25, 2012
• Illinois Asbestos Plaintiff Barred From Suing His Former Employer in Tort
  Toxic Tort Alert
  May 31, 2012
• Arizona Law Limits Asbestos Successor Corporation Liability
  Toxic Tort Alert
  May 8, 2012
• California Supreme Court Finds That Equipment Manufacturers Are Not Liable in Negligence or Strict Liability for Component Parts Manufactured by Third Party
  Toxic Tort Alert
  January 17, 2012
• Ohio Bill Requires Trust Disclosure by Plaintiffs to Inject Transparency in Asbestos Litigation
  Toxic Tort Alert
  January 5, 2012
• Missouri Court Holds That State’s Workers’ Compensation Law Not Exclusive Remedy for Occupational Diseases
  Toxic Tort Alert
  October 12, 2011
• Delaware Joins Trend of States Rejecting "Take Home" Asbestos Claims
  Toxic Tort Alert
  August 16, 2011
• Defendants Chalk up Another Victory on Take-Home Asbestos Exposure in Illinois
  Toxic Tort Alert
  August 2, 2011
• Retroactive Application of Florida’s Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act Held Unconstitutional
  Toxic Tort Alert
  July 11, 2011
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Address Admissibility of Scientific Testimony in Toxic Tort Cases
  Toxic Tort Alert
  June 30, 2011
• Wisconsin Rejects Medical Monitoring Requests, Holds Toxic Tort Claims Cannot Arise out of Increased Risk of Cancer
  Toxic Tort Alert
  June 22, 2011
• Starting The Statute Of Limitations Clock In California Becomes More Difficult In Certain Toxic Tort Cases
  Toxic Tort Alert
  June 17, 2011
• Wisconsin Modifies Toxic Tort Litigation Law
  Toxic Tort Alert
  April 19, 2011
• California Court of Appeals Accepts Trial Court's Refusal to Give "Sophisticated Purchaser Defense" Instruction to Jury on Failure to Warn
  Toxic Tort Alert
  November 19, 2010
• Pennsylvania Redefines Summary Judgment Standard in Asbestos Litigation by Allowing Cases to Proceed Even When Other Medical Causes Are Present
  Toxic Tort Alert
  September 23, 2010
• Illinois EPA Now Regulates Uncontaminated Soil Used as Fill
  Hinshaw Alert
  September 8, 2010
• Ohio Supreme Court Bars All Tort Liability Against Ohio Premises Owners Where the Asbestos Exposure Did Not Occur at the Owner’s Property
  Toxic Tort Alert
  June 29, 2010
• Illinois Appellate Court Finds a Duty is Owed by Employer in Take-Home Asbestos Exposure Cases
  Toxic Tort Alert
  June 21, 2010
• State Legislatures Continue Their Attack on Banning the Use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Baby Bottles and Containers
  Toxic Tort Alert
  February 22, 2010
• Alabama State Senate Attempts to Expand Causes of Action for Exposures to Toxic Substances
  Toxic Tort Alert
  February 8, 2010