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American Honda Motor Co. v. Allen

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action alleging that a Honda motorcycle had a design defect that prevented the adequate dampening of "wobble," a grant of plaintiff's...

American Standard, Inc. v. Oakfabco, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a personal injury action based on the presence of asbestos in defendant's boiler, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where defendant, the...

Guinn v. AstraZeneca Pharms. LLP

Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action claiming that plaintiff's use of defendant's prescription drug Seroquel caused her to develop diabetes, summary judgment for defendant is...

ACE Am. Ins. Co. v. RC2 Corp., Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a toy manufacturer's suit against its insurer seeking declaratory relief and damages, district court's conclusion that the insurer had a duty to...

Chang v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit brought by residents of Taiwan against a manufacturer of clotting factors, claiming that the defendant acquired blood from high-risk donors...

Daniel v. Coleman Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a wrongful death action against the manufacturer of a propane heater, judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) there was no post-sale duty to...

In re Ephedra Prods. Litig.

Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a personal injury action alleging injuries resulting from the ingestion of the drug ephedra, the Second Circuit certified the following questions...

Primiano v. Cook

Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action against the manufacturer of an artificial elbow, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where the exclusion of plaintiff's expert's...

McGuan v. Endovascular Techs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' products liability action against the makers of a device for use by surgeons to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms, for injuries suffered...

In re: Baycol Prods. Litig.

Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a failure-to-warn case involving the prescription drug Baycol, a cholesterol-reducing medication, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where:...