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Public Citizen Inc. v. Nat'l HighwayTraffic Safety Admin.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Product Liability
Petition for review of Safety Standard 138 adopted by respondent, requiring new cars to have warning systems for tire under-inflation, is dismissed as...

Jessen v. Mentor Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In product liability action, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that there is a triable issue of fact whether a...

Frastaci v. Vapor Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In suit brought by survivors of a railroad worker, sustaining of demurrer on state tort claims for asbestos-related injuries is affirmed as Scheiding...

Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In an action involving coverage for product liability claims against defendant-tire company, dismissal of third-party complaint filed by an defendant...

Sappington v. Skyjack, Inc.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action arising from circumstances in which a scissors lift's wheels fell into a hole, tipping it and causing a fatal fall,...

DiCola v. White Bros. Performance Prods., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In suit for wrongful death and products liability stemming from an accident that allegedly occurred when a motorcycle side stand failed to retract,...

Mesman v. Crane Pro Servs.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit against a company that rebuilt a crane involved in an accident, judgment for defendant is affirmed where a misleading...

Hyde v. Hoffman-La Roche Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a diversity suit brought against defendants claiming plaintiff suffered physical and psychological injuries from ingesting the prescription drug...

Snyder v. Superior Ct. (Caterpillar, Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Petition for writ of mandate challenging dismissal of wrongful death action based on failure to comply with Los Angeles Superior Court Second Amended...

Rico v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In circumstances in which an attorney receives privileged documents through inadvertence, that attorney may not read a document any more closely than...