all - Opinion Summaries

Grisham v. Philip Morris U.S.A., Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Civil Procedure
There is no special presumption that smokers are aware of the addictiveness or health hazards of smoking, but there is a general, rebuttable...

TRW Auto. U.S. LLC v. Papandopoles

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Product Liability, Remedies
An order denying defendants' motions to dismiss lawsuits brought by Argentine citizens involved in Ford Explorer roll-over accidents on forum non...

In Re: Clients & Former Clients of Baron & Budd, P.C.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A petition for writ of mandamus, to require a district court to rule on motions to intervene and motions to quash regarding a subpoena in underlying...

Bostick v. Flex Equip. Co. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a case involving disabling injuries suffered while working out at defendant's gym with another defendant's equipment, the trial court did not err...

Sims v. EGA Prods., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
Settlement agreement in a product liability suit is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in overturning an earlier default...

Desiano v. Warner Lambert Co.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In case alleging injuries caused by the drug Rezulin, grant of judgment on the pleadings for defendants, finding Michigan plaintiffs' claims were...

London Mkt. Insurers v. Superior Ct. (Truck Ins. Exch.)

Contracts, Insurance Law, Product Liability
As used in the policies at issue, the term "occurrence" in a commercial general liability policy as applied to bodily injuries caused by exposure to...

Moyer v. United Dominion Indus., Inc.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit brought by factory workers who suffered hand injuries after years of using defendant's swager, a machine used to form...

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hamilton Beach

Contracts, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In subrogation action seeking to recover sums paid to plaintiffs' respective insureds for covered losses sustained in a residential fire allegedly...

Cruz v. Fagor Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Grant of defendant's motion to set aside default and default judgment, due to ineffective service of summons and complaint, is reversed as plaintiff...