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Articles 18 results
1.31.22
Laura Baucus authored the Industry Today article, "Driving Into 2022," which examines the top five legal trends powering the automotive industry.
10.26.21
Advanced Vehicle Control Systems & Human Error
Michael Carey authored the Bloomberg Law article, “Advanced Vehicle Control Systems & Human Error.” The article discusses how increasing automated driving functions have created new legal challenges…
10.01.20
Safety and Regulatory Considerations of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Michael Carey, Minneapolis-based member of Dykema’s Products, Class Actions, and Professional Liability practice group and co-leader of the firm’s Mobility and Advanced Transportation Team, co…
Blog Posts 21 results
8.29.24
2024 Automotive Trends: Trending Up or Trending Down? Spotlight: Electric Vehicles
Six months after releasing our 2024 Automotive Trends Report, we look at which of our legal trends continue driving the industry forward… and which ones might be in the rearview mirror. Today, Grant…
8.27.24
2024 Automotive Trends: Trending Up or Trending Down? Spotlight: Autonomous Vehicles
Six months after releasing our 2024 Automotive Trends Report, we look at which of our legal trends continue driving the industry forward… and which ones might be in the rearview mirror. Today, Clay…
7.01.24
Notice to Our Valued Contacts in the Automotive Industry
The overturning of the Chevron Doctrine, which required courts to defer to administrative agencies’ interpretation of ambiguous statutes, may mark the beginning of a significant change in regulatory…
Dykema Drives Auto Webinars 4 results
9.19.24
Dykema’s 2024 Automotive Trends Webinar Series: Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
The emergence of new technologies brings about unique challenges in terms of liability for electric and autonomous vehicles. Join us as we explore how these topics continue to evolve.
2.23.23
Dykema’s 2023 Automotive Trends Report Webinar Series: E/AV, IP, Government Regulations
Many respondents expressed an industry-wide focus on legal benefits and risks tied to new electric and autonomous vehicle technologies, including increased government regulation and incentives and…
3.03.22
Electric Vehicles: The Federal Government Charges Ahead
Join Dykema’s experts for an overview of the current federal government landscape for EV, focusing on the nature of the opportunities and how they may be influenced going forward, as well as on some…
Dykema Litigation Institute Webinars 3 results
8.20.19
Autonomous vehicles bring promises of enhanced safety, boosted personal productivity time, eased traffic congestion, and improved fuel economy, among other societal benefits. So what is holding us…
1.15.19
Critical Considerations: Autonomous Vehicle Product Liability and Potential Legal Risks
In the absence of new laws to allocate the risk of product liability emanating from the deployment of autonomous vehicles, that risk will be allocated in consideration of existing legislation and…
1.30.18
Since Dykema’s program one year ago, there have been major developments in federal and state legislation, regulation and policies for Highly-Automated Vehicles (HAV), including the all-new Department…
Legal Alerts 10 results
5.07.20
Automotive Manufacturing Workers Allowed to Resume Work Next Week in Michigan
Michigan Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-77 today, permitting manufacturing workers to resume work as part of the MI Safe Start Plan. Manufacturing workers, including workers in the…
3.17.20
Is Your Contract Virus-Proof? [Part II]
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly throughout the United States—and the world—commercial relationships are being thrown into disarray, resulting in the disruption of…
3.03.20
Dykema is closely monitoring the potential threat of legal fallouts in the wake of supply chain disruption caused by the novel Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19). In the last month, companies…
One Minute Matters Video Series 6 results
12.12.24
One Minute Matters [Video]: How Do You Make Sure Your Patent Is Protected Overseas? (with Tom Moga)
What do you do when the patent meant to safeguard your invention is invalidated? If that patent is in China, this risk is becoming increasingly common. Tom Moga breaks down the factors driving this…
11.26.24
Trump’s return to the White House means new tariffs are on the horizon, and the automotive industry will need to brace for impact. From duty drawback programs to supply chain reviews, Tina Toma…
10.18.24
New technologies continue to drive automotive M&A, particularly those that automakers struggle to build on their own. Laura Baucus shares three key findings from Dykema's 20th Annual M&A Outlook…
Press Mentions 69 results
5.20.24
"How is new mobility reshaping the legal landscape?"
Laura Baucus was quoted and Dykema's 2024 Automotive Trends Report was highlighted in the Automotive World article, "How is new mobility reshaping the legal landscape?".
3.06.24
Dykema’s Automotive and Transportation Industry Group was profiled by Law360 as part of its recognition as a “Practice Group of the Year” in Transportation Law for 2023.
7.11.23
Mike Carey Quoted in Law360 Story Discussing Top Product Liability Cases of 2023
Mike Carey was quoted in the Law360 article, "Top Product Liability Cases Of 2023: Midyear Review."
Press Releases 39 results
2.28.24
Automotive Product Liability Attorney Jay Logel Joins Dykema’s Bloomfield Hills Office
Dykema announced the addition of Jay Logel as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Product Liability Practice Group and Automotive and Transportation Industry Group resident in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills…
2.21.24
Dykema Case Recognized as One of California’s Top Defense Verdicts for 2023
Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that a case that the firm handled as defense counsel, Molander v. Tesla Inc., was recognized as one of the “Top Verdicts of 2023” in…
1.24.24
Mike Carey Included in The Daily Journal’s "Leading Commercial Litigators 2024" Listing
Dykema is proud to announce that Mike Carey was selected for inclusion in the Daily Journal's "Leading Commercial Litigators 2024," listing. Carey was profiled in a special supplement of publication…
Publications 3 results
2.14.24
Dykema’s 2nd Annual Automotive Trends Report has taken the pulse of industry leaders—from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers to seasoned executives and key decision-makers—to…
1.25.23
Buoyed by consumer demand and legislative support, respondents to Dykema’s 2023 Automotive Trends survey enter the year in a period of cautious innovation. After analyzing survey responses, the firm's…
1.18.22
Dykema's Federal Government Policy Team shares an overview of the political and policy landscape on Capitol Hill for 2022. The group summarizes some of the areas that Congress will focus on in the…
Speaking Engagements 16 results
4.11.24
Mike Carey, Daniela Gonzales Aldape, and Mickey Stevens will each serve as featured speakers at the American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's (TIPS) 2024 Motor Vehicle…
4.19.23
John Black, Tamara Bush, and Derek Whitefield will each serve as featured speakers at the American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's (TIPS) 2023 Motor Vehicle Product…
5.08.17
Bill Kohler, Detroit-based co-leader of Dykema's Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Team, and Van Lindberg, San Antonio-based senior counsel in the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group, served as…
Webinars 5 results
2.10.21
Micromobility: Emerging Legal Issues, webinar, Practising Law Institute
Jesse Halfon, Ann Arbor-based attorney in Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group and Products Liability Practice, will present the Practising Law Institute’s webinar, “Micromobility: Emerging Legal…
