all - Opinion Summaries

Greene v. B.F. Goodrich

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability case arising out of a helicopter accident, denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment is reversed where plaintiff...

Mesman v. Crane Pro Serv.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit, the judge properly granted defendant's motion for a new trial where the jury had been confused by irrelevant evidence...

Smith v. Robertshaw Controls Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where it was prejudiced by unreasonably late notice of the claim.

Tellez-Cordova v. Campbell-Hausfeld/Scott Fetzger Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability case, the trial court erred when it found that plaintiff's first amended complaint failed to state a cause of action.

Nebraska Plastics, Inc. Holland Colors Am. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit, a jury award of future damages is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting the expert...

Fox v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In personal injury actions, under the delayed discovery rule, a plaintiff may toll the statute of limitations if a reasonable investigation at that...

McDonal v. Abbot Lab.

Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A manufacturer of Thimerosal, a preservative used in childhood vaccines, should not be considered a "vaccine manufacturer" as that term is understood...

Prado-Alvarez v. R.J. Reynolds

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a wrongful death suit alleging that smoking was the cause of death, the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims, against a cigarette...

Cupek v. Medtronic, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action concerning pacemakers, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed, and the district court properly determined...

Durham v. Herbert Olbrich GMBH & Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
In a products liability suit, defendant-machinery manufacturer is not qualified for protection under Oklahoma's ten-year statute of repose, which...