For decades, parents have believed that the back seat is the safest place for children to ride. Indeed, many states, including New York, have laws requiring young children to be…

National Qui Tam Lawyers At common law, qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur (he who sues in this matter for the king as…

In many ways, the Takata defective airbag story is a familiar tale. A company desperate to optimize profits substitutes cheap ingredients and materials for more expensive and robust ones. Executives…

Representing Victims Injured by Defective Consumer Products Products liability law governs the liability of any parties involved in the manufacture and sale of a product for injuries and damage. Each…

Federal and state antitrust laws seek to protect consumers from the sort of concentrated economic power among businesses in a given industry that, when too concentrated, result in higher industry…

In business litigation, fraud arises in a variety of contexts, including contract disputes, the purchase and sale of goods, and securities transactions.  A person has committed fraud when that person…

Basic contract formation requires an offer, and acceptance of that offer, mutual assent to terms, intent to be bound by those terms, and some measure of consideration (i.e., benefit to…

Directors and officers occupy positions of trust in relation to the corporation and its shareholders, and are presumed to act in good faith and exercise honest judgment in the lawful…