all - Opinion Summaries

Crockett v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Denial of plaintiffs' motion to remand their case to state court and grant of defendants-tobacco companies' motion for judgment on the pleadings is...

Wasco Prods., Inc. v. Southwall Techs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendants on grounds of a statute of limitations bar is affirmed in a fraud case involving the manufacture of certain insulated...

Tuazon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Denial of defendant-tobacco company's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and on grounds of forum non conveniens is affirmed in a case...

Sidran v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours, Inc.

Agriculture, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action brought by orchid growers alleging negligence and that defendant's Benlate DF was a defective product, rehearing is denied, trial...

Genuine Parts Co. v. Parsons

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Orders denying defendants- motions for continuance are quashed pursuant to a petition for mandamus in an expedited asbestos case involving a...

Angelo Cremona, S.p.A v. R.S. Bacon Veneer Co.

Contracts, International Trade, Product Liability
Summary judgment for plaintiff-seller in a contract dispute is affirmed where the parties' sales contract unambiguously expressed their intent that...

Winter v. Miami Beach Healthcare Group, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A complaint alleging product liability and negligent spoliation of evidence claims against a pacemaker manufacturer and hospital was improperly...

Toll Bros., Inc. v. Dryvit Sys., Inc.

Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendants in an action to recover costs developer plaintiff incurred in removing allegedly defective stucco from homes is...

Brown v. Raymond Corp.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendant, a forklift manufacturer, in a products liability action is affirmed where the district court applied the appropriate...

Loughridge v. Chiles Power Supply Co., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
Trial court's amended judgment of damages for homeowner plaintiffs' on their claims involving allegedly defective heating systems is reversed as to...