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Law firms that develop expertise in areas like opioid litigation, nursing home negligence, and emerging vehicle technologies will be well-positioned to help clients affected by these issues. million in 2022 ( National Safety Council ). The total cost of work injuries in 2022 was $167 billion ( National Safety Council ).
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Google The last major decision applying section 301(a) to a breach of contract claim was delivered by the Second Circuit in 2022 in ML Genius v. In December 2022, the Supreme Court invited the U.S. On June 26, just before the end of its term, the Supreme Court denied Genius’s cert petition, putting this litigation to rest.
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” The court then says that the lawsuit is outside the scope of the 2016 TOS because it doesn’t relate to the contract. see, e.g., its problems in the long-running Nicosia litigation). It did not do so.” ” Any other non-driver member of the closed groups would have identical claims as the drivers.
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