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  1. September 24, 2025

    Gunmakers Ask 2nd Circ. For Another Chance At Liability Law

    The Second Circuit has been asked to reconsider its recent ruling that upheld a New York public nuisance statute allowing claims specifically against gun manufacturers that cause public harm, saying the decision flouts a federal law shielding those companies from the criminal misuse of guns.

  2. July 11, 2025

    2nd Circ. Backs NY Liability Law Targeting Gunmakers

    The Second Circuit has upheld a New York public nuisance statute that opens up firearm manufacturers to civil lawsuits for acts of violence involving their guns.

  3. July 15, 2024

    Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2024

    A Pennsylvania case over hospitals' liability for not admitting a mental health patient who ended up killing his girlfriend and a Texas high court case over solicitations by personal injury attorneys are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in the second half of 2024.

  4. January 01, 2024

    Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Cases To Watch In 2024

    The first U.S. Supreme Court case to utilize new guidelines the justices crafted for Second Amendment rights cases and the fate of a Florida jury's $31 million verdict in a dram shop case are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in 2024.

  5. August 24, 2023

    NY AG Asks 2nd Circ. To Follow 3rd Circ.'s Gun Law Decision

    New York's attorney general asked the Second Circuit to toss a challenge of a state law allowing lawsuits to be brought against gun manufacturers that cause public harm, contending the Third Circuit made the right call when it recently determined that plaintiffs in a similar New Jersey case lacked standing.

  6. July 05, 2023

    Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2023

    Pretrial proceedings for E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against former President Donald Trump and a California Supreme Court case over whether employers can be sued for "take-home COVID" claims are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in the second half of 2023.

  7. January 09, 2023

    NY AG Urges 2nd Circ. To Greenlight Gun Nuisance Law

    New York's attorney general is defending a state law allowing lawsuits to be brought against gun manufacturers that cause public harm, telling the Second Circuit the statute is not preempted by a federal law that shields firearms companies from certain gun violence claims.

  8. January 02, 2023

    Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2023

    A U.S. Supreme Court case regarding the broad liability shield enjoyed by internet companies and another high court case that could decide whether private rights of action are still allowed under a federal nursing home law are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in 2023.

  9. October 17, 2022

    NRA Tells 2nd Circ. NY Gun Law Is Too 'Vague'

    The National Rifle Association told the Second Circuit on Monday that a New York law allowing lawsuits to be brought against gun manufacturers that cause public harm flouts the traditional limits of public nuisance law and is "unconstitutionally vague."

  10. October 11, 2022

    Gun Industry Tells 2nd Circ. NY Law Blocked By Federal Law

    The firearms industry told the Second Circuit that a New York law allowing lawsuits to be brought against gun manufacturers that cause public harm is both barred by federal law and unconstitutional.