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Maxton v. Western States Metals
Daniel J. Herling,Howard I. Miller, February 14, 2012
Raw material suppliers and component manufacturers should take comfort in California's reaffirmation of the Component Part Doctrine. California's Second Appellate District applied the Component Part Doctrine in holding that absent extraordinary circumstances, a plaintiff cannot maintain an action...

FDA Establishes a Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network (CORE) for Food
Melvin S. Drozen,Eric S.C. Lindstrom, September 20, 2011
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the establishment of the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network, otherwise known as the CORE Network. The CORE Network represents FDA's new approach to foodborne illness outbreak surveillance, response and post-response efforts.

Ninth Circuit Holds Railway Companies Not Liable for Contamination Under Nuisance Theory and California's Polanco Act
Daniel J. Herling,Leila Nour Qutami, July 25, 2011
In Redevelopment Agency of the City of Stockton v. BNSF Railway Company, 2011 WL 2547614 (June 28, 2011), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the liability of BNSF Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company (the "Railroads") for the contamination of a parcel of land....

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