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Much has been written about the risks of lawyers relying on generative artificial intelligence (Gen. AI) to draft briefs—especially when unchecked citations turn out to be hallucinated. But lawyer briefs are not the only documents that demand scrutiny. As the cases below show, lawyers must also carefully review their experts’ affidavits, declarations, and reports before submitting them to other parties or the court.…

Continue Reading Expert Testimony in the Age of Generative AI: Recent Case Developments

Amid the waning hours of its spring legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill which, if the governor signs, would significantly expand Illinois courts’ jurisdictional reach to foreign corporations in toxic tort litigation.
Continue Reading Illinois Senate Bill 328 May Impact Foreign Corporations in Toxic Tort Cases

A case that originated in Finland concerned liability for a defective product and the concept of “producer” under EU trademark law. A coffee machine (the Philips Saeco Xsmall HD8743/11) manufactured…

Continue Reading Trademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice Rules

On March 6, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued seven warning letters to companies making alleged unauthorized claims related to the…
Continue Reading FDA and FTC Warn Companies for Unauthorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Claims

On Feb. 7, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation regulating the presence of toxic chemicals in children’s products and apparel. The governor agreed to the legislation – the…
Continue Reading New York’s ‘Toxic Toys’ Law: Governor Signs Legislation Regulating Chemicals in Children’s Products, But Changes to the Law Are Already Coming

The Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (Chapter 93A) protects consumers against unfair or deceptive business practices and allows consumers, under certain circumstances, to bring class actions against businesses to stop such…
Continue Reading Massachusetts Businesses Face Consumer Class Actions Alleging Improper Product Substitution

On May 20, 2016, the FDA announced that it finalized changes to the Nutrition Facts panel on the labels of packaged foods and beverages, as well as changes to the…
Continue Reading FDA Announces Changes to the Nutrition Information on the Labels of Food, Beverages, and Dietary Supplements