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Foley Mansfield Adds New Orleans-Based Litigation Partner Jacqueline A. Romero
NEW ORLEANS, August 26, 2024—National litigation defense firm Foley Mansfield is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Jacqueline A. Romero as a partner in the firm’s New Orleans office. Jackie is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice on products liability, premises liability, environmental liability, and toxic and mass […]
LEARN MOREFoley Mansfield Celebrates 35 Years of Legal Excellence and Client Dedication
August 26, 2024, Minneapolis, MN—Foley Mansfield, a national law firm known for its innovative legal solutions and client-centric approach, proudly celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. Founded in 1989 by Stephen J. Foley and Kyle B. Mansfield, the firm has grown into a respected national litigation defense practice with over […]
LEARN MOREFoley Mansfield Participates in Mansfield Rule Certification 2024-2025 Cycle
Foley Mansfield is pleased to announce that the firm is reaffirming its commitment to Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule Certification for 2024–2025. Despite some of the headwinds emerging in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space, Foley Mansfield is committed to continuing our efforts to open the door wider to ensure […]
LEARN MOREFoley Mansfield Partner Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten Elected President of Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Foley Mansfield is pleased to announce that Minneapolis-based Partner Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten has been elected President of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA). Liz has previously chaired MDLA’s Products Liability committee, and co-founded its Women in the Law Committee. For over 60 years, MDLA has been dedicated to serving the […]
LEARN MORE14 Foley Mansfield Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2025
Foley Mansfield is pleased to announce the inclusion of 14 of the firm’s attorneys in this year’s edition of Best Lawyers in America, with three attorneys named to the 2025 Best Lawyers list and eleven named to the 2025 Ones to Watch List. Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and […]
LEARN MOREPeter B. Langbord Successfully Defends Real Estate Investor from Financial Elder Abuse Claim
On July 25, 2024 Judge Rebekah Evenson of the Alameda County Superior Court issued her final statement of decision finding Langbord’s client did not commit financial elder abuse against an 86 year old plaintiff when it acquired in 2020 residential real property in Oakland from one of plaintiff’s lenders who […]
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Weight-Loss Drugs May Spur Next Major Mass Tort
With lawsuits concerning Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs potentially becoming the next major mass tort in the U.S., companies should consider key defense strategies ranging from alternate dispute resolution to enhanced drug safety. By C. Dino Haloulos and Jarif Khan, as published in Law360, July 26, 2024 What […]
LEARN MOREFoley Mansfield Expands New York Office with Veteran Litigation Partner Dennis Vega
July 15, 2024, New York, NY – Foley Mansfield is pleased to announce that Dennis Vega has joined as a litigation partner in New York. Dennis defends equipment manufacturers, product manufacturers, premises owners and municipalities in product liability, environmental and toxic tort, maritime law and general liability litigation in state […]
LEARN MOREWhat Employers Should Know After the Minnesota Legislature’s Latest Session
The Minnesota legislature recently wrapped up its latest session with a bevy of revised laws (and some new ones too) impacting employers. This article examines some of the biggest changes that employers should know about. Amendments to Earned Sick and Safe Time Law (“ESST”) ESST is paid leave that an […]
LEARN MOREFlorida Supreme Court Ruling Upends “Marriage Before Injury” Common Law Understanding of Spousal Recovery in Wrongful Death Cases
The Florida Supreme Court has upended a longstanding common law understanding of spousal recovery in wrongful death cases. In a recent decision, the Florida Supreme Court held that a spouse who married a decedent after the onset of the injury that caused decedent’s death is in fact a “surviving spouse” […]
LEARN MOREThermonuclear Verdicts on the Rise According to Recent Study
Marathon Strategies published a study regarding the rise in the number of “nuclear verdicts”—those with verdicts surpassing $10 million in damages—in the United States in 2023 and termed a new phrase– “thermonuclear verdicts.” The number of cases with nuclear verdicts has increased in 2023 by 27% from 2022, a 15-year […]
LEARN MOREEPA’s Final Rule to Reduce Methane and Other Pollution from Oil and Natural Gas Operations
In November 2021, pursuant to the Biden Administration’s “U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Plan” and under the terms of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule intended to mitigate climate-destabilizing pollution and protect human health by reducing greenhouse gases, including methane, and volatile organic compound […]
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