Posted April 10, 2024 with Tags Firm News
This is the third in a series of articles published by the Product Liability and Complex Torts group at Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A., for product manufacturers as they prepare to respond to PFAS regulatory demands and mitigate their risk of …
Posted March 27, 2024 with Tags Firm News
This is the second in a series of articles published by the Product Liability and Complex Torts group at Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A., for product manufacturers as they prepare to respond to PFAS regulatory demands and mitigate their risk of …
Posted February 27, 2024 with Tags Firm News
This is the first in a series of articles published by the Product Liability and Complex Torts group at Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A., for product manufacturers as they prepare to respond to PFAS regulatory demands and mitigate their risk of …
Posted January 25, 2024 with Tags Firm News
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known by the acronym PFAS and better known by the moniker “forever chemicals,” are the focus of rapidly evolving regulatory regimes at the U.S. federal and state levels, which in turn is driving class-action litigation asserting …
Posted March 15, 2023 with Tags Firm News
You may have seen a spike in media coverage about claimed health hazards from the use of gas stoves, an escalating issue that risks implicating manufacturers of all gas-powered appliances in litigation. This post will briefly report on this topic …
Posted November 1, 2021 with Tags Firm News
Congratulations to NJL’s Sheila Kerwin, who was honored as this year’s Nathan Fishbach Attorney of the Year by ALFA International. The award is given out each year to someone who exemplifies the “best attributes of an attorney.” Sheila is a …
Posted June 15, 2021 with Tags COVID-19, OSHA
On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to ensure uniform protection for employees within the healthcare industry from exposure to COVID-19. The ETS is effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register. Employers must comply with most provisions within 14 days, and with provisions involving physical barriers, ventilation, and training within 30 days.
Posted May 1, 2020 with Tags COVID-19, COVID-19 for Employers
A significant concern for employers is potential liability to employees who contract COVID-19 at work – either employees in essential businesses who continued to work or employees who may be called back to work after restrictions are eased.
Posted January 28, 2020
The Internet of Things (IoT) products have become a way of life. There are huge benefits of “smart” products, which interact through the internet to gather and exchange data to provide additional functions, security, and easy use for consumers. These “smart” products are present in our everyday lives, including such standard products as refrigerators, watches, fire alarms, door locks, security systems, and fitness trackers. These are only a few examples of the many IoT products on the market today. However, in spite of the significant benefits provided by connected products, the new technology raises thorny legal issues and is leading to litigation.
Posted June 27, 2019
OSHA’s Standard Improvements Project Rule (Phase IV) was published in the May 14 Federal Register and is intended to remove or revise “outdated, duplicative, unnecessary and inconsistent requirements” in the agency’s safety and health standards. This is the fourth review of this ongoing effort. The goal is to “reduce regulatory burden while maintaining or enhancing worker safety and health and improving privacy protections."
Posted February 13, 2018
On January 22, a lawsuit was filed in in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in which the plaintiff accused General Motors of negligence stemming from an accident where a vehicle deploying self-driving technology collided with …
Posted December 14, 2017
On Dec. 12, President Trump reinstated the requirement for recreational drone users to register their drones that weigh between 0.55 and 55 pounds, a rule attached to the wide-reaching National Defense Authorization Act.
Posted October 26, 2017
At least five drone programs will be selected to test out an innovative public-private integration because of a memorandum signed by President Trump this week to speed up the use of drones for commercial purposes.
Posted September 19, 2017 with Tags Allyson Petersen, Sheila Kerwin, Automated cars liability
Manufacturers and innovators of autonomous vehicles should consider implementing the best practices recently provided by the National Highway Transportation and Safety Authority—an accompaniment to legislation that is now in the Senate.
Posted January 17, 2017
In its statement, FAA administrator Michael Huerta indicated that the agency is attempting to balance industry needs with safety and privacy concerns related to drone flights over people. However, the FAA promises to continue to move forward on this effort, recognizing its importance to many industries.
Posted June 21, 2016
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finalized the much-anticipated rules for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones). The rules were initially proposed in February 2015 and will now take effect in late August 2016. At that time, companies – ranging from real estate companies wanting to take aerial photography of properties to organizations wishing to inspect inventory or utilities – will no longer need to apply for an FAA Section 333 exemption for routine commercial drone use as long as their operations comply with the new rules.
Posted June 1, 2016 with Tags Consumer Class Actions, Consumer Fraud, Products Liability
Republished with permission. Originally published in FDCC Insights, June 2016. Introduction In 2015, our firm was hired to defend a manufacturer in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Minneapolis. As we analyzed the complaint, one …
Posted April 7, 2016
As businesses anxiously await final rules from the FAA governing commercial drone use, the Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) released an important report on April 6, 2016, that laid out specific safety recommendations related to the FAA’s proposed rules for small drones under 55 pounds.
Posted March 24, 2016
On March 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released new rules significantly reducing the allowance of workplace exposure to silica. Silica is a potentially harmful mineral found in materials commonly located in construction and hydraulic fracking sites.
Posted February 8, 2016
Nilan Johnson Lewis Shareholder Sheila Kerwin discussed and shared the firm’s view on the importance of supporting female attorneys with Minnesota Business Magazine, as the firm recently announced that two female attorneys were elected to its board of directors, making it 60% majority female.
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