DMG Update Articles

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Fair Trials in the Internet Age
With a growing number of cases overturned by Internet-related juror misconduct, courts are grappling with how to maintain fair and impartial trials based only on the evidence permitted by a judge. »

Third Circuit Federal Appellate Court Gives Judicial Teeth to "Robust Preemption Provisions" of the Hazardous Material Transportation Act
Since the 1990 overhaul of the HMTA, there have been but few state or federal decisions that have directly construed the scope of the 1990 preemption provisions in the context of personal injury litigation, until Roth v. Norfalco, Inc. »

Court Rules Exclusive Contractual Right to Serve “Current Industry” Does not Apply to Future Plant Owners
In September 2011, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals settled a language dispute between two Midwestern Class II railroads in Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation v. Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Corporation. »

The Illinois Environmental Justice Act
“The Illinois legislature has recently enacted the Environmental Justice Act, effective August 16, 2011. This Act creates a Commission of Environmental Justice and expands the scope and reach of environmental justice issues.” »