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McCann v. Foster Wheeler LLC

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action brought by a plaintiff suffering from mesothelioma alleging exposure to asbestos from boilers manufactured by defendant, court of appeals...

Thorogood v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In plaintiff's class action lawsuit claiming that defendant-company sold dryers that were misrepresented as containing stainless steel drums in...

Travelers Indem. Co. v. Dammann & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In plaintiff-insurer's action seeking a declaration in federal court that it was not obligated to cover any claims asserted against its insured, a raw...

Lukather v. Gen Motors, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Remedies, Transportation
In plaintiff's suit against General Motors pursuant to the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff is...

Bell v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In plaintiff's action against an automobile maker for negligence and products liability for severe injuries when he lost control of his BMW Z3...

In re: Zyprexa Prods. Liab. Litig.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In a drug defect product liability litigation, appellant-law firm's interlocutory appeal from the district court's order finding that all of...

Evans Cabinet Corp. v. Kitchen Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In plaintiff's action for breach of contract and quantum meruit, judgment in favor of the defendant based on an earlier judgment entered by the...

Demahy v. Actavis, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action based on injuries plaintiff allegedly sustained by taking defendant's drug, a denial of defendant's motion to dismiss is affirmed where...

In re: Prempro Prods. Liab. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action concerning an allegedly defective hormone replacement drug, the district court's orders denying plaintiffs' motion to...

Hunton & Williams v. US Dep't of Justice

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action arising from an underlying patent infringement suit involving the Blackberry communication device, district court's judgment upholding...