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Johnson v. Am. Standard, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In products liability cases, a manufacturer cannot be liable to a sophisticated user of its product, for failure to warn of a risk, if a sophisticated...

Koken v. Black & Veatch Constr. Inc.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability suit resulting from a construction project fire, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the evidence was...

Flury v. Daimler Chrysler Corp.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Sanctions
In a personal injury action, a jury award is reversed where the district court failed to impose meaningful sanctions for plaintiff's spoliation of...

Lindstrom v. A-C Product Liability Trust

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit, a verdict in favor of defendants is affirmed where plaintiff failed to meet the burden of proving that his mesothelioma...

Ruggiero v. Warner-Lambert Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action involving a diabetes medication, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint is affirmed over her claim that the district court...

Forrest v. Beloit Corp.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action, a jury verdict in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court abused its discretion by permitting...

Caldwell v. TACC Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability, Workers' Compensation
In a settlement of a products-liability suit, the trial court properly ruled that defendant-insurance carrier was not entitled to a subrogation lien...

Fuesting v. Zimmer, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a strict liability and negligence case arising from the failure of a prosthetic knee, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where the...

Jones v. Crane, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a personal injury action, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where substantial evidence supports the jury's finding that plaintiff's...

In Re: Bridgestone Tires Product Liability Action

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Product Liability
In a multidistrict litigation concerning a Mexican resident, the district court incorrectly applied forum non conveniens to allow the claim to be...