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Barbara G. Banks, P.A. v. Thomas D. Lardin, P.A.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a dispute between law firms over the splitting of a contingency fee received in a successful products liability case, summary judgment for...

Bowen v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co, Inc.

Agriculture, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In personal injury actions brought by parents on behalf of their minor children alleging that their exposure to a chemical manufactured by defendant...

Nelson v. Indevus Pharm., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendant based on statute of limitations, in personal injury case filed in 2003 by woman who took Redux for about a month in...

Smith v. Alamo Rent-a-Car

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In a negligence and product liability action arising from a car accident involving a rental car, summary judgment in favor of Nissan and a rental car...

Beaudette v. Louisville Ladder, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendant, a ladder manufacturer, in a personal injury suit brought by a construction worker injured after a ladder collapse is...

Fernandez v. Union Carbide Corp.

Construction, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Jury verdict for defendant corporation in a claim of asbestosis is affirmed where the court did not abuse its discretion in admitting medical evidence...

Hamilton v. Ford Motor Co.

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Product Liability, Remedies
An attorney's fees judgment for plaintiffs in an action under the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act against...

Kosmynka v. Polaris Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
Judgment awarding damages to plaintiffs against defendant, ATV manufacturer is vacated as the verdict was inconsistent where the jury found in favor...

In re: Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Prods. Liability Litig.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Sanctions
While the factors which guide a court's discretion in ordinary cases on an ordinary docket also inform an multidistrict litigation (MDL) court's...

McNeil v. Wyeth

Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendant, a pharmaceutical company, on failure-to-warn claims involving a drug for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease is...