Tort law

What Litigators Need To Know About Torts: New Practical Guidance Added To Bloomberg Law

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Monday, August 2, 2021
Tort law, Law, Bloomberg Law, Legal research, Conflict of tort laws, Bloomberg L.P., Articles, Tort, Damages, New York City

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced the most recent additions to its Practical Guidance content Tort Actions and Tort Damages & Relief topic pages.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced the most recent additions to its Practical Guidance content Tort Actions and Tort Damages & Relief topic pages.
  • Tort Actions and Tort Damages and Relief topic pages are latest additions to Bloomberg Law's Practical Guidance content.
  • "We continue to add Practical Guidance to Bloomberg Law at a robust pace, with more than 700 new documents that provide the authority, guidance, and tools to help legal professionals navigate a range of issues added to our platform this year alone," said Joe Breda, president, Bloomberg Law.
  • This new Practical Guidance will enhance the suggested content that appears when a tort-related motion is uploaded into Bloomberg Law's Brief Analyzer.

Leading Research and Consulting Firm Releases 2021 North American PaymentsInsights - Canadian Fraud Trends and Changing Consumer Preferences

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Articles, Payment systems, Crime, Deception, Fraud, Tort law, Online shopping, Economy

BOSTON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercator Advisory Group has released a new primary research report titled 2021 North American Payments Insights: Canada Fraud and Changing Consumer Preferences , summarizing the research findings from the fraud and payments behavior sections of the North American PaymentsInsights survey of 1,001 Canadian-based adults.

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  • BOSTON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercator Advisory Group has released a new primary research report titled 2021 North American Payments Insights: Canada Fraud and Changing Consumer Preferences , summarizing the research findings from the fraud and payments behavior sections of the North American PaymentsInsights survey of 1,001 Canadian-based adults.
  • The report highlights consumer payment behavior in response to experiencing payment related fraud in the pandemic induced shift to online shopping.
  • Additionally, the report draws attention to the shifts in consumer payment habits and changing consumer preferences influenced by the pandemic.
  • Highlights of the 2021 North American Payments Insights: Canada Fraud Trends and Changing Consumer Preferences Report include:
    Card fraud was the most prevalent among the fraud types, easiest to carry out, and most likely to result from card-not-present transactions.

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces that Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead the Stable Road Acquisition Corp. Class Action Lawsuit – SRAC, SRACW, SRACU

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Legal, Professional services, Civil law, Class action, Plaintiff, Law, Common law, Civil procedure, Legal systems, Tort law, Class action lawsuits, Lawsuits

The Stable Road class action lawsuit (Jensen v. Stable Road Acquisition Corp., No.

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  • The Stable Road class action lawsuit (Jensen v. Stable Road Acquisition Corp., No.
  • If you suffered substantial losses and wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Stable Road class action lawsuit, please provide your information by clicking here .
  • Lead plaintiff motions for the Stable Road class action lawsuit must be filed with the court no later than September 13, 2021.
  • A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the Stable Road class action lawsuit.

Ligori & Ligori Attorneys at Law Welcomes Kevin Sparkman to their Experienced Legal Team

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Law, Tort law, Articles, Medical law, Personal injury lawyer, Law firm, Attorneys in South Africa, Personal injury

TAMPA, Fla., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ligori & Ligori Attorneys at Law , an established personal injury law firm based in Tampa, is pleased to announce attorney Kevin Sparkman has joined the firm.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ligori & Ligori Attorneys at Law , an established personal injury law firm based in Tampa, is pleased to announce attorney Kevin Sparkman has joined the firm.
  • Offering service in several practice areas, Ligori & Ligori Attorneys at Law represents those injured in auto accidents, by defective products or due to another's negligence.
  • More About Ligori & Ligori Attorneys at Law:
    Ligori & Ligori Attorneys at Law has offices in Tampa, Lakeland and Ocala, Florida, serving clients needing legal help in acquiring compensation for their injuries.
  • Keith Ligori, Ligori & Ligori Attorneys at Law, (813) 254-7119, [email protected]

Plaintiff Support Services Names Dean Chase President & Chief Executive Officer

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Legal, Insurance, Finance, Consulting, Banking, Small business, Accounting, Professional services, Tort law, Legal costs, Civil law, Personal injury, Lawsuits, Peachtree Financial Solutions, Legal financing

Plaintiff Support Services (PSS) , a provider of pre- (non-recourse) and post-settlement funding to plaintiffs and law firms awaiting resolution of their personal injury cases, announced today the appointment of legal industry veteran Dean Chase as president and chief executive officer, succeeding founder and distinguished trial lawyer industry pioneer, Joseph DiNardo, Esq.

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  • Plaintiff Support Services (PSS) , a provider of pre- (non-recourse) and post-settlement funding to plaintiffs and law firms awaiting resolution of their personal injury cases, announced today the appointment of legal industry veteran Dean Chase as president and chief executive officer, succeeding founder and distinguished trial lawyer industry pioneer, Joseph DiNardo, Esq.
  • Believed to be the oldest plaintiff funding company in the U.S., PSS was founded by DiNardo 30 years ago.
  • Dean has a proven track record of success and ethics within the niche plaintiff services industry.
  • Plaintiff Support Services is a national provider of financial support through pre-settlement and post-settlement funding, including plaintiff funding, medical funding, and specialty non-recourse funding for plaintiffs or law firms awaiting the resolution of their personal injury cases.

Sibley Dolman Gipe Accident Injury Lawyers, PA, Is Taking Cases Involving Paraquat Injuries

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Medical specialties, Herbicides, Tort law, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, Paraquat, Toxicology, Herbicide, Personal injury, Parkinson's disease, Injury

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The personal injury law firm of Sibley Dolman Gipe Accident Injury Lawyers, PA, is accepting cases involving injuries stemming from the use of the herbicide paraquat.

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  • CLEARWATER, Fla., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The personal injury law firm of Sibley Dolman Gipe Accident Injury Lawyers, PA, is accepting cases involving injuries stemming from the use of the herbicide paraquat.
  • Paraquat is a commonly used herbicide in the United States that researchers connect with certain medical conditions, including Parkinson's disease.
  • The toxic properties that make paraquat an effective herbicide also cause toxic exposure in humans, according to studies .
  • Sibley Dolman Gipe Accident Injury Lawyers, PA, is a full-service personal injury law firm now taking paraquat cases.

Malicious Prosecution Tort Applies to Administrative Proceedings, according to the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons

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Friday, July 23, 2021
Articles, Human behavior, Tort law, Abuse, Human resource management, Medical sociology, Sham peer review, Workplace bullying, AAPS, Malicious prosecution, Tort, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

With the escalatingrole of quasi-judicial administrative proceedings, with penal-like consequences, it has also been applied there, according to Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D ., writing in the summer issueof the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

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  • With the escalatingrole of quasi-judicial administrative proceedings, with penal-like consequences, it has also been applied there, according to Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D ., writing in the summer issueof the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.
  • "Malicious prosecution," he writes, "is also sometimes referred to as a dignatory tort because it injures the human dignity of the victim.
  • "Given the horrendous lifetime damage caused by sham peer review, the dignatory tort of malicious prosecution seems particularly appropriate."
  • The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons is published by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) , a national organization representing physicians in all specialties since 1943.

Fraud.net Recognized in 2021 Gartner Market Guide for Online Fraud Detection

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Service companies, Consulting, Crime, Crimes, Deception, Fraud, Tort law, Gartner

NEWYORK, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Fraud.net, a leader in AI-powered fraud detection and prevention, has been recognized in Gartner's 2021 Market Guide for Online Fraud Detection.

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  • NEWYORK, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Fraud.net, a leader in AI-powered fraud detection and prevention, has been recognized in Gartner's 2021 Market Guide for Online Fraud Detection.
  • This selection "represent[s] what is core in the market, what extends it and what will transform it," according to Gartner.
  • In the Market Guide, Gartner discusses how market shifts and disruptions have created changing needs for digital merchants and financial institutions in their online fraud detection (OFD) software.
  • Fraud.net Chief Executive Officer Whitney Anderson stated, "Our inclusion in the Gartner Market Guide for Online Fraud Detection is an acknowledgment of the validity of our strategic direction.

UPDATED: Dirk Bernhardt Strengthens Products Liability Practice for Tanenbaum Keale in Seattle

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Articles, Tort law, Partnerships, Toxic tort, Limited liability partnership, Product liability

SEATTLE, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tanenbaum Keale LLP is pleased to announce attorney Dirk Bernhardt has joined the firm as an associate in the Seattle office.

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  • SEATTLE, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tanenbaum Keale LLP is pleased to announce attorney Dirk Bernhardt has joined the firm as an associate in the Seattle office.
  • He has managed state and federal litigation for national product manufacturers and defended the Washington State Department of Transportation against negligence claims.
  • Tanenbaum Keale LLP is a litigation boutique representing leading national and international corporations in matters ranging from product liability and catastrophic injury to environmental and toxic tort litigation.
  • Together with its litigation technology subsidiary Xerdict Group LLC, Tanenbaum Keale has offices in Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

BLCT ALERT: Investors With Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead the BlueCity Holdings Limited Class Action Lawsuit

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Civil law, Class action, Lawsuit, BlueCity, Plaintiff, Transport, Tort law, Class action lawsuits

SAN DIEGO, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The BlueCity Holdings Limited class action lawsuit charges BlueCity Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: BLCT), certain of its top executives, the underwriters of BlueCity's July 8, 2020 initial public offering ("IPO"), and others with violations of the Securities Act of 1933.  Filed in the Eastern District of New York on July 19, 2021 and captioned Jiang v. BlueCity Holdings Limited, No. 21-cv-04044, the BlueCity class action lawsuit seeks to represent purchasers of BlueCity American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") pursuant and/or traceable to the offering documents issued in connection with BlueCity's IPO.

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  • If you suffered substantial losses and wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the BlueCityclass action lawsuit, please provide your information by clicking here .
  • A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the BlueCity class action lawsuit.
  • The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the BlueCity class action lawsuit.
  • An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery of the BlueCity class action lawsuit is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.