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• October 28, 2026

  Product Liability's Regulatory & Legislative Recap So Far

  Over the summer and early fall, lawmakers proposed measures aimed at putting safeguards around the rapidly growing industry of artificial intelligence, as public concerns over its safety climb in tandem. The new nominee to head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration also faced sharp queries over her views on vaccines and birth control.

• October 28, 2026

  Jury Selection Starts In 2nd Social Media Bellwether In LA

  Jury selection began Wednesday in a California courtroom for the second bellwether trial focused on allegations that major social media companies are harming the mental health of children, with Meta Platforms Inc. returning to the defense table next to Snap Inc., which is facing jurors on the claims for the first time.

• October 28, 2026

  Shipbuilder Must Face Bridge Wreck Suit In US, 3rd Circ. Told

  The Dali cargo ship's owner and manager told the Third Circuit on Wednesday that a Pennsylvania federal judge improperly tossed their lawsuit alleging South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. designed and built a "fatally flawed" ship that subsequently slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

• October 28, 2026

  'Lessons Learned': 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Uber Clawback Bid

  A Ninth Circuit judge doubted Uber's request Wednesday to claw back 42 documents inadvertently produced in sexual assault multidistrict litigation during its attorney-client privilege rereview, telling counsel, "At a certain point, we have to say stop, put your pencils down," and asking why this shouldn't be "an example of lessons learned."

• October 28, 2026

  Homebuilder Sues Subcontractors In Fla. Seminole Tribe Case

  Lennar Homes LLC has roped dozens of subcontractors into the Seminole Tribe of Florida's lawsuit over construction defects in more than 550 homes built for its members, arguing that if Lennar is held liable, it is entitled to damages from the subcontractors who did the work.

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