USLAW NETWORK Short Takes

About USLAW Short Takes

USLAW NETWORK Short Takes is a legal alert initiative that delivers timely jurisdiction-specific legal news in short video clips. These quick video alerts offer relevant state-by-state legal alerts and significant federal changes of importance across an array of practice areas in just a few minutes. USLAW NETWORK Short Takes is an initiative created by the Future USLAW Leaders group and powered by the expansive NETWORK of attorneys and member firms.

USLAW NETWORK Short Takes include local insight, updates on case law and changes in regulations from jurisdictions across the United States and around the world, providing legal decision-makers with easy-to-consume brief and timely legal alerts. 

As they happen, USLAW will share USLAW NETWORK Short Takes on this page and on practice group-specific pages and across USLAW NETWORK’s social channels.

Legal Alert | Recent Third Circuit Decision Begs the Question: How Much Leeway is Too Much for Punitive Damages?

Legal Alert | Recent Third Circuit Decision Begs the Question: How Much Leeway is Too Much for Punitive Damages?

Posted January 23, 2025

ABOUT THIS ALERT Tune in to Rachael Conte of Sweeney & Sheehan, P.C. in Philadelphia, as she provides a case law update on the recent Third Circuit decision in Washington vs. Gilmore, which raises the question: How much leeway is too much for punitive damages? FEATURING Rachael Conte of Sweeney… Continue Reading

Legal Alert | Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Legal Alert | Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Posted March 18, 2024

ABOUT THIS ALERT Tune in to Melisa Zwilling of Carr Allison, who provides an overview of the new DOL Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which became effective on March 11, 2024. FEATURING Melisa C. Zwilling of Carr Allison (Birmingham, AL) VIEW OTHER RECENT… Continue Reading

Legal Alert | Johnson v. Liquor and Cannabis Board: More Than Just A Fun Case Name

Legal Alert | Johnson v. Liquor and Cannabis Board: More Than Just A Fun Case Name

Posted September 15, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT Eddy Silverman of Williams Kastner explains how Johnson went from a “bad” case to a good case. Johnson largely abrogated the notice requirement in premises liability cases, thereby divesting defendants of a major weapon, but in the process has seemingly ushered in an affirmed appreciation for the… Continue Reading

Legal Alert | MI Supreme Court Alters Premises Liability Law Framework & Open and Obvious Doctrine

Legal Alert | MI Supreme Court Alters Premises Liability Law Framework & Open and Obvious Doctrine

Posted August 7, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT Have you ever defended against slip and fall allegations on your premises after a plaintiff fell on something that was open and obvious, like a pothole or ice and snow? Michigan Supreme Court says possessors now have a duty to protect invitees from such open and obvious… Continue Reading

Legal Alert – Oklahoma: Dram Shop Liability Update

Legal Alert – Oklahoma: Dram Shop Liability Update

Posted June 15, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently released a new decision called McGee vs El Patio that focuses on dram shop liability. Hailey Hopper of Pierce Couch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, shares an overview of the case and its impact on dram shop liability in Oklahoma. FEATURING Hailey M.… Continue Reading

Legal Alert | Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp and Medical Marijuana

Legal Alert | Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp and Medical Marijuana

Posted April 13, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT This alert focuses on two workers' comp cases that came out on March 17, 2023, by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. FEATURING William L. Foley, Jr. of Sweeney & Sheehan, P.C. (Philadelphia) | william.foley@sweeneyfirm.com | (215) 963-2427 VIEW OTHER RECENT USLAW SHORT TAKES LEGAL ALERTS Click here. Continue Reading

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