A Warning Sign? The Washington Supreme Court Declines to Adopt the Draft Restatement (Third)
The Washington Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Erickson v. Pharmacia LLC, one of a number of related lawsuits filed by teachers and their family members seeking damages for chemical exposure at Washington schools—cases collectively seeking over a billion dollars in damages. While the case is significant in its own right, it is of particular…
Continue ReadingHelms-Burton’s Statute of Repose
Helms-Burton plaintiffs just can’t seem to catch a break. They have struggled to establish personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants, run into issues of foreign sovereign immunity, and found that their property rights have expired. Now, the Second Circuit has held that the Helms-Burton Act’s statute of repose blocks claims more than two years old. Congress…
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