all - Opinion Summaries

Lindsey v. Caterpillar, Inc.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action arising out of the rollover of a pipe layer manufactured by defendant-Caterpillar, which resulted in the death of plaintiff's husband,...

Am. Soc'y for Testing & Materials v. Corrpro Cos., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Product Liability, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a declaratory action disputing whether plaintiff, a nonprofit involved in the development and publishing of standards relating to materials and...

Wilkinson v. Shackelford

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a tire tread failure suit against Michelin, denial of plaintiff's motion to remand diversity case based on fraudulent joinder is reversed where: 1)...

O-Neill v. Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Defense verdict in two cases against a manufacturer of certain pharmaceutical products is affirmed over claims that the trial court erred in: 1)...

State of Sao Paolo of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. Am. Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Product Liability
In an action brought by a state in Brazil and the republic of Panama against various distributors and manufacturers of tobacco products seeking to...

Brown v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a case arising from tobacco manufacturers' allegedly deceitful marketing of -Lights- cigarettes, partial denial of manufacturers' motion for...

Bradley v. Earl B. Feiden, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In case involving a fire that broke out in plaintiff's kitchen that originated with plaintiff's new refrigerator, jury verdict for plaintiff on breach...

Philip Morris USA v. Williams

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
A punitive damages award, based in part on a jury's desire to punish a defendant for harming nonparties, amounts to a taking of property from the...

Calles v. Scripto-Tokai Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a strict liability and negligence suit arising from a deadly fire caused by a lighter designed and manufactured by defendant, summary judgement for...

Appalachian Ins. Co. v. General Elec. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In declaratory judgment action regarding excess insurance coverage for asbestos-related personal injury claims, the claims present multiple...