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Carlson v. Boston Scientific Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit alleging that a transvaginal mesh product manufactured by defendant injured plaintiff and that defendant failed to warn of risks associated...

Fox Factory, Inc. v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action for personal injuries brought in Santa Clara, CA, against a manufacturer of bicycle components, alleging negligence, strict products...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger

Constitutional Law, Attorney's Fees, Product Liability, Sanctions, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal of sanctions awarded by the district court when defendant's bad faith behavior was discovered after the settlement of an underlying...

Dunson v. Cordis Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a mass action in which defendant invoked the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) mass action provision as the basis for removing to federal...

Williams v. Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action alleging violations of federal and state warranty law and other claims, brought by appellants who purchased allegedly defective outboard...

In Re: Fosamax Products Liability Litig.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Drugs & Biotech, Product Liability
In consolidated personal-injury suits against a drug manufacturer, averring that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused plaintiffs to suffer serious...

Nease v. Ford Motor Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action against an auto manufacturer, alleging that plaintiff suffered serious injuries in an accident caused by a design defect...

Huskey v. Ethicon, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action brought by a plaintiff who experienced complications from the implantation of a transvaginal mesh medical device, the...

Chen v. L.A. Truck Centers

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit filed by Chinese nationals against a California tour bus distributor, seeking to recover in strict products liability for injuries and...

Kesner v. Super. Ct.

Property Law & Real Estate, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In consolidated cases that ask whether employers or landowners owe a duty of care to prevent secondary exposure to asbestos, the Court of Appeal's...