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KREIN v. DBA CORP.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice
Plaintiffs' claims for injuries from a defective conveyor belt system did not support an ordinary negligence action as the acts involved special...

MCEUIN v. CROWN EQUIP. CORP.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability suit against a forklift manufacturer, the district court did not err in refusing introduction of 1) military forklift design...

RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO., INC. v. CONSUMER PROD. SAFETY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Product Liability
The Consumer Product Safety Commission's investigation into a product, and a request for voluntary corrective action, did not constitute final agency...

REIMER v. CITY OF CROOKSTON

Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Sufficient evidence created a jury issue under Restatement, Torts (2d) section 343A, as to whether a school district and city should have anticipated...

VASQUEZ v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Mexican citizens' suit against a tire manufacturer, based on a car crash occurring in Mexico, was properly dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds...

HALL v. GE PLASTIC PAC. PTE LTD.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Federal rather than state law on the issue of judicial estoppel was properly applied to a claim alleging manufacture of a defective extension cord,...

SPRUNG v. MTR RAVENSBURG, INC.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A custom fabricator was not a "casual manufacturer" of a defective retractable floor, and so is not entitled to insulation from strict products...

ZILIAK v. ASTRAZENECA LP

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Plaintiff failed to demonstrate the existence of a triable question of fact as to whether a warning accompanying an inhaled asthma medication was...

CHAVERS v. GATKE CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A manufacturer of friction brake products containing asbestos, cannot be held liable in tort to plaintiffs for injuries caused by asbestos inhalation...

HUMANA WORKERS' COMP. SERVS. v. HOME EMERGENCY SERVS., INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability, Workers' Compensation
Plain language of an employers' liability insurance policy applying to "bodily injury by accident" did not provide coverage for a claim of negligent...