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In May 2016, Joshua Brown was driving – or more accurately, “operating” – a Tesla Model S, when his vehicle struck a Semi and Brown was killed. Brown wasn’t technically “driving” because his Tesla was set to autonomous mode, meaning the vehicle was driving itself.

Brown’s death and his family’s impending lawsuit bring up a host of questions surrounding blame in accidents caused by self-driving cars. Who gets sued in these scenarios? The manufacturer? The tire company? The software maker? The drivers who touched “Agree” on their startup screens?

Mike Moore made cigarette companies pay for the high cost of treating smokers. Here he comes again.

A Manhattan woman who bought a 3.5-ounce package of Junior Mints felt cheated after claiming to find the candy filled just 57 percent of the box.

But instead of just getting mad, Biola Daniel is trying to get even.

An East Texas county is suing a slew of prescription painkiller manufacturers and distributers in federal court, accusing them of fueling an opioid addiction epidemic that has gripped communities across the nation — in part by allegedly inflating the drugs’ benefits in treating chronic pain and downplaying the addiction risks.

Last Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated James Ho to the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit.

A day later, the federal appellate court handed the Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner what is likely the biggest courtroom victory of Ho’s career by reversing and rendering a $663.3 million judgment against Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN).

The first week of October marks Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, which is recognized by Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and grassroots groups across the country that support legal reform.

The annual event serves to educate citizens about the cost and consequences of lawsuit abuse and reminds Texans that preventing lawsuit abuse “starts with you,” a press release states.

The start of a new Supreme Court term is a good moment to note some under-reported news: President Trump is rapidly remaking the federal appellate and district courts, with highly qualified nominees who fulfill his campaign promise to pick “constitutional conservatives.”

President Donald Trump is nominating two Texans to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett and Dallas attorney James Ho.

With hundreds of attorneys gathered in San Francisco this week for the annual Perrin Conference “asbestos summit,” it seems a good time to note that a new documentary featuring alleged fraud with asbestos litigation earned a heated reception in Texas last week.

A gas and oil industry spokesperson claims that Louisiana’s reputation and its legal climate have affected the growth of the industry, and legal reformers have said they are not surprised by the state’s low ranking in a recent legal survey.