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Regan v. Starcraft Marine LLC

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Product Liability
In a personal injury suit in which defendant-boat manufacturer filed a third-party complaint against the government seeking indemnity on the basis of...

Blazevska v. Raytheon Aircraft Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a wrongful death action against a plane manufacturer brought by family members of eight Macedonian residents, including the Macedonian president,...

Grovatt v. St. Jude Med., Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In products liability litigation concerning the Silzone prosthetic heart valve, certification of a class of plaintiffs pursuant to Fed. Civ. Pro. Rule...

Colacicco v. Apotex Inc.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In state-law tort actions brought against drug manufacturers of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ("SRRIs") based on a...

Johnston v. Multidata Sys. Int'l Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action brought against Delaware and Canadian corporations arising from personal injuries to plaintiffs or their decedents from over-exposure to...

Integrity Floorcovering, Inc. v. Broan-Nutone, LLC

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against the manufacturer of a bathroom ventilation fan for a fan which allegedly malfunctioned and damaged plaintiffs' property, summary...

Johnson v. Am. Standard, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
The Supreme Court of California adopts the "sophisticated user" doctrine and defense to negate a manufacturer's duty to warn of a product's potential...

New Texas Auto Auction Services v. Gomez de Hernandez

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a case involving auctioneering of a defective car, the court of appeals decision holding an auctioneer could be liable for claims of strict...

Owens & Minor Inc. v. Ansell Healthcare Products, Inc.

Commercial Law, Health Law, Product Liability
Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code section 82.002 does not require a manufacturer to indemnify a distributor against claims involving products other...

In re "Agent Orange" Prod. Liab. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action arising from the alleged injuries, mostly forms of cancer, caused by veterans' exposure to the chemical defoliant...