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BROSELOW v. FISHER

Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Product Liability
Pennsylvania Medicaid recipients with smoking-related illnesses were not entitled to a portion of tobacco settlement funds obtained by the...

BERGFELD v. UNIMIN CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
A product liability claim concerning injuries from inhaling silica sand was not actionable under Iowa law, as plaintiffs' employer was a sophisticated...

FLOCK v. SCRIPTO-TOKAI CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
The fact that a lighter manufactured by plaintiff was the only incendiary device that was found in a child's room where a fire started, does create a...

ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO., INC. v. DANA CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
The economic loss rule, precluding tort recovery where sale of a defective product has resulted in no property damage or bodily injury but only...

ROTOLO CHEVROLET v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO (STAUDT)

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
The trial court erred in finding that disability retirement benefits at issue constituted a collateral source, and that evidence of the payments would...

GUERIN v. WINSTON INDUS., INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action under Washington law, dismissal of a third party liability defense was improper where questions of employer and...

SANCHEZ v. HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law, Product Liability
In a suit against a baseball bat manufacturer, plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to establish that use of a particular bat significantly...

LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC. v. OLIN CORP.

Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Failure to warn claims, regarding the sufficiency of warnings contained in guidelines provided to retail merchandisers concerning a pool chlorinating...

JENKINS v. CHRYSLER MOTORS CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit against a pickup truck manufacturer, evidence of component failure was properly excluded because documents referred to...

JIMENEZ v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY (T.M. COBB CO.)

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Product Liability
A manufacturer of windows installed in a mass-produced home during its construction can be strictly liable in tort for harm resulting from defects in...