In the wine industry, it remains to be seen how coronavirus will impact businesses domestically and internationally, and the extent to which "force majeure clauses" in contracts may provide relief to impacted businesses. With much of Italy currently on "lockdown,"…
We often see a company (corporations or limited liability companies (LLC)) attempt to proceed pro se (represent itself) in lawsuits in the Colorado courts. Almost every time, the judge will order the company to obtain counsel or face a default…
Who is to blame when a wine bottle explodes while using a Coravin™? We’ve written about wine bottles breaking while opening before, but the invention of the Coravin™ poses a new problem. Wine bottles, by their very nature, are meant to…
The Eleventh Circuit, in Farias v. Mr. Heater, et al., 2012 WL 2354359, No.11-10405 (June 21, 2012), held that the defendant manufacturer of a propane gas heater in a product liability lawsuit that caused a home fire after being improperly used by…
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion that, according to one asbestos plaintiffs' blog, "could have far-reaching implications." Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC was an automotive friction products asbestos case. The focus of the court’s decision was on the admissibility of…
I am a Boulder lawyer and in my off-time a cyclist and avid Strava.com user (Strava.com allows cyclists to map and clock their times and speeds using GPS and upload them to its website.) Just this past Sunday, I was…
The UK’s The Guardian broadly reviews the on-going debate surrounding nanotechnology—namely, whether the benefits offered by nanotech materials outweigh the risks to the environment and to humans--a pertinent discussion in the context of any product liability lawsuit. The article juxtaposes the uncertainty…
In April of 2012, FDA issued a draft guidance for the use of nanotechnology in both food and cosmetics. While a draft guidance does not technically establish “legally enforceable responsibilities,” its purpose is to provide an agency's thinking on a particular issue in the form…
LaszloLaw's Colorado Product Liability Attorneys Discuss Twitter's Impact on Product Recalls In 2003, Cervelo, the maker of high end road bicycles,voluntarily, and in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled 317 Wolf all carbon road bicycle forks. In…
On June 9, 2011, the FDA issued a draft guidance on the applications of nanotechnology in FDA regulated products. Particularly, the draft guidance is intended for public comment by manufacturers, suppliers, importers and stakeholders as to “whether FDA-regulated products contain nanomaterials or…