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A recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has provided more guidance in predicting how COVID-19 related losses and litigation will be handled. Read more from Joshua Davis and Koki Sabatés: http://ow.ly/hn0x50D3pJ5

Baker Sterchi is pleased to announce it has elected two new Members, effective January 1: Brandy Simpson (St. Louis), whose practice focuses primarily on medical malpractice defense and Meghan Kane (Belleville), whose practice focuses on toxic torts, personal injury, product liability, and premises liability. Read more: http://ow.ly/tqFH50D0Gb6

Ready for a change? So are we... Best wishes for a SPECTACULAR New Year!

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation initially ruled centralization was not appropriate for business interruption insurance coverage claims due to policy language variants but suggested that smaller "single-insurer" MDLs may be appropriate. Read more from Joshua Davis and Koki Sabatés: http://ow.ly/40JY50CWVGq

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari review of a FCRA class action jury verdict out of the Ninth Circuit. The case has enormous implications for class actions where the punitive and statutory damages dwarf any actual injury of the class members. Read more from Megan Stumph-Turner: http://ow.ly/GEfq50CVsgq

Governor Parson recently issued a written proclamation encouraging lawmakers to author new tort liability legislation insulating defendants from lawsuits arising out of the conditions in the state of emergency that have existed since March. Read more from John Mahon on how this action may assist healthcare providers: http://ow.ly/LR2o50CRgts