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 | Updates to Dram Shop and Liquor Liability in Florida

Legal Alert | Updates to Dram Shop and Liquor Liability in Florida

Posted March 20, 2024

About this alert This brief legal update from Madeleine Vaughn of Wicker Smith in Tampa provides a snapshot of a recent Florida Supreme Court decision involving dram shop cases. She shares how this might play out statewide, especially in light of Florida's modified comparative fault standard. Featuring Madeleine Vaughn of… Continue Reading

Legal Alert: A Recap of Florida’s Top Legal News of 2023

Legal Alert: A Recap of Florida’s Top Legal News of 2023

Posted January 8, 2024

ABOUT THIS ALERT Tune in as Kyle Weaver from Carr Allison in Tallahassee, Florida, shares a recap of the top legal news stories in Florida in 2023. FEATURING Kyle Weaver of Carr Allison (Northwest Florida) | kweaver@carrallison.com | (850) 222-2107 USLAW serves the state of Florida with the member firms of Carr Allison (North Florida), Wicker… 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: 4th Circuit Enforces Defendant’s Stipulation in Subsequent Trial

Legal Alert: 4th Circuit Enforces Defendant’s Stipulation in Subsequent Trial

Posted June 20, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT Defendants should take caution when entering into trial stipulations, particularly where the stipulation might be used against them in a later trial.  The 4th Circuit’s recent decision in U.S. v. Robertson emphasized the need for defendants to expressly limit stipulations to a single trial or risk having… Continue Reading

Legal Alert – Tort Reform in Alabama: Dram Shop Liability

Legal Alert – Tort Reform in Alabama: Dram Shop Liability

Posted April 17, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT Alabama has long had a strict liability scheme for dram shop cases. In the last two weeks, the legislature turned that scheme on its head, making it more difficult to prosecute dram shop cases and easing access to liquor liability insurance. FEATURING Pamela S. Hallford of Carr… Continue Reading

Legal Alert: Interpretation of Florida’s Medical Malpractice Act by the Second District Court of Appeal

Legal Alert: Interpretation of Florida’s Medical Malpractice Act by the Second District Court of Appeal

Posted March 20, 2023

ABOUT THIS LEGAL ALERT: This legal alert focuses on an opinion that was issued on March 10, 2023. FEATURING: Michael D’Lugo | Wicker Smith (Orlando, FL) Continue Reading

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