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Defense Counsel Journal articles from April 2006
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Defense Counsel Journal archives from April 2006
Misrepresentations in insurance applications: dangers in those lies.
April 1, 2006... THE most critical stage in forming a contract of insurance is the application process. During this stage parties to the insurance contract define their respective expectations. The applicant must clearly read all the questions, terms, and...
Evolution of the economic loss doctrine in information age disputes involving electronic data storage products.
April 1, 2006... CERTAINTY is good for commerce, and the economic loss doctrine promotes certainty between manufacturers and consumers of products. The doctrine limits an injured party to contract--rather than tort--remedies when the injured party suffers only...
Insurance industry woes in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita.
April 1, 2006... HURRICANE Katrina was a natural disaster unlike any that the United States has experienced in the past. We will never forget the images, which were with us every waking hour on television, in print, and on the Internet. The Gulf Coast has...
Responding to SEC subpoenas: cooperation through credible assurances of complete production.
April 1, 2006... "[T]he Commission is bringing more cases for failures to preserve or produce required documents and records... What such cases illustrate is that, no matter how bad the underlying conduct, you can always make things worse." (1)
RESPONDING...
Nullum tempus: governmental immunity to statutes of limitation, laches, and statutes of repose.
April 1, 2006... QUOD NULLUM TEMPUS occurrit regi literally means "no time runs against the King." This ancient doctrine exempts certain governmental bodies from statutes of limitations, laches, and statutes of repose. It is a controversial doctrine, attracting...
The growing significance of employment practices liability insurance.
April 1, 2006... IADC member James B. Dolan Jr. is a founding partner of Badger, Dolan, Parker & Cohen in Boston, Massachusetts. This article, which originally appeared in the January, 2006 Employment Law Committee newsletter, discusses employment practices...
Theft of pharmaceuticals in Brazil governed by American law.
April 1, 2006... IADC member Michael J. Holland is a partner at Condon & Forsyth LLP and has specialized in aviation law for the past thirty-three years. He is a frequent contributor to Flying Typers on cases of interest in the field of air cargo. This article...
Fast track patent litigation: toward more procedural certainty and cost control.
April 1, 2006... IADC Member Henry M. Sneath is a principal shareholder in the Pittsburgh litigation law firm Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C. where his trial practice focuses on business and intellectual property disputes, construction and products...
Reviewing the law reviews.(Bibliography)
April 1, 2006... Law Review Highlights:
Cases involving pharmaceutical torts have big stakes for both drug manufacturers as well as for the plaintiffs who have been injured. Three recent articles examine different issues that could have a significant...