Journalism saved me from an attorney career. As much as I respect those who love Law, it was not for me. One of the first confirmations I had that I was not tailored for courts was a discussion about ...
Generally, the implied warranty of the adequacy of the plans and specifications, also known as the Spearin Doctrine, allocates risk to the owner for any defect in the design of the project. This ...
Takeaway: Federal appellate courts review a district court’s rulings on motions for class certification and to exclude expert testimony for an abuse of discretion. The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision ...
For over five years, litigators hoped to advance a case they said would set a precedent "for the entire mobile app and product industry" against social media giant Snapchat over an alleged design ...
GREENVILLE — A jury awarded a North Carolina woman $2.8 million and found BMW North America liable for a design defect in the airbag system of the BMW 5 Series line of vehicles in a federal lawsuit in ...
Most architects maintain $1 million or less in professional liability insurance, and the large firms typically carry no more than $5 million. Simple human mistakes, like miscalculating a structural ...
A mechanical design defect is delaying the commissioning of the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul combat ship. The Freedom-class design defect is associated with bearings in the combining gear’s high-speed ...