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In re: Baycol Prods. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action, the district court's denial of appellants' motion to substitute as plaintiffs for their deceased mother is reversed...

Colleton Preparatory Acad. Inc. v. Hoover Universal. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement, Product Liability
In plaintiff's suit for negligence and for violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, arising from alleged damages to the roof on...

Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action seeking compensatory and punitive damages from cigarette manufacturers under theories of strict liability, breach of express warranty,...

Medmarc Cas. Ins. Co. v. Avent Am. Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a duty to defend case arising from an underlying class action suit filed against a company for using Bisphenol-A (BPA) in their products without...

Sheehan v. N. Am. Mktg. Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability suit against a seller and a manufacturer of swimming pools, arising after plaintiff sustained serious injuries while attempting...

Hendrix v. Evenflo Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action alleging that plaintiff's son sustained traumatic brain injuries when a child restraint system manufactured by defendant malfunctioned...

Thach v. Tiger Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Product Liability
In a negligence, products liability, and breach of warranty action against the Japanese manufacturer of a rice cooker which allegedly caused a fire at...

Anderson v. Bayer Corp.

Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit for personal injuries caused by Trasylol, a prescription medication manufactured by Bayer, defendants' petition for leave to appeal under 28...

In re: Sherwin-Williams, Co.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A defendant's petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that a district judge be recused from presiding over four cases against manufacturers of...

In re: Grossman's Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In Chapter 11 proceedings, district court's affirmance of a bankruptcy court's holding that the plaintiffs' tort claims, arising from exposure to...