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NHTSA SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) is seeking public comment on draft research test procedures to assess certain types of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). According to a document published in the Federal Register on ...
Posted By Poole Shaffery & Koegle, LLP
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TORT: FEDERAL JUUL E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASES HAVE BEEN CENTRALIZED IN CALIFORNIA
The Federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) entered an order on October 6, 2019 which centralized all federal cases filed against JUUL Labs Inc. (“JUUL”), related to its marketing practices and products liability claims stemming from use ...
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COURT OF APPEAL REFUSES INSTRUCTION CLARIFYING NEGLIGENT ENTRUSTMENT JURY INSTRUCTION
Recently, the First District of the California Court of Appeal (which oversees the trial courts in Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma), upheld a trial court’s refusal to ...
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TRANSPORTATION: New California Legislature May Jeopardize Independent Trucking Operations in State
Recent California legislation signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsome may have profound impact on the trucking industry within the State. The law, known as “AB5,” codifies and expands upon the California Supreme Court case Dynamex Operations West, Inc. ...
Posted By Poole Shaffery & Koegle, LLP
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TRANSPORTATION: NEW CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE MAY JEOPARDIZE INDEPENDENT TRUCKING OPERATIONS IN STATE
Recent California legislation signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsome may have profound impact on the trucking industry within the State. The law, known as “AB5,” codifies and expands upon the California Supreme Court case Dynamex Operations West, Inc. ...
Posted By Poole Shaffery & Koegle, LLP
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PROP 65: STATE REG REVIVES COFFEE INDUSTRY DEFENSE, TRIGGERS NEW LAWSUIT
Three months after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elihu M. Berle’s ruling last year against California coffee vendor defendants, and on the eve of the civil penalties phase of the trial, the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ...
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