Description | Date | Docket # |
Sandifer v. Hoyt Archery, Inc. United States Fifth Circuit Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law Held that an archery equipment manufacturer was not liable under the Louisiana Products Liability Act for the death of a man who, while at home, was... |
10/24/2018 | 17-30124 |
Allen v. Walmart Stores, LLC United States Fifth Circuit Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law Held that Walmart and other defendants were not liable for a drug-abuse death that resulted from inhaling aerosol dust remover purchased at a Walmart... |
10/16/2018 | 17-20404 |
In re Johnson and Johnson Talcum Powder Products Litigation United States Third Circuit Consumer Protection Law, Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law Held that a consumer who purchased baby powder without being informed that it increased the risk of ovarian cancer (as she alleged it did) had no... |
09/06/2018 | 17-2980 |
Kim v. Toyota Motor Corp. Supreme Court of California Evidence, Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law Held that a defendant in a product liability action could introduce industry custom-and-practice evidence. The plaintiff, who alleged that he was... |
08/27/2018 | S232754 |
Monster Energy Co. v. Schechter California Court of Appeal Contracts, Product Liability, Ethics & Professional Responsibility Held that plaintiff's counsel was not liable for breaching a provision in a settlement agreement requiring him to keep the settlement confidential.... |
08/13/2018 | E066267 |
Alfaro v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. California Court of Appeal Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law Reversed a ruling that denied costs to Colgate-Palmolive Co. after it prevailed in a suit alleging that its talcum powder products caused the... |
08/08/2018 | B281022 |
Abdul-Mumit v. Alexandria Hyundai LLC United States Fourth Circuit Consumer Protection Law, Product Liability Affirmed the dismissals of three consumer lawsuits alleging that Hyundai Motor America misrepresented the estimated fuel economy of certain models of... |
07/13/2018 | 17-1582 |
Carroll v. E One Inc United States Third Circuit Product Liability, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law Affirmed. Firefighters-plaintiffs allege hearing loss from manufacturer-defendant’s fire sirens. District court dismissed the case with prejudice and... |
06/20/2018 | 17-2183 |
Doherty v. Merck United States First Circuit Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law Plaintiffs filed suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act and for product liability when the Merck manufacture implantable contraceptive device failed... |
06/18/2018 | 17-1997 |
Clark v. Advanced Group Composites, Inc. United States Second Circuit Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability Vacating and remanding the judgment of the district court granting Boeing's motion to dismiss a mesothelioma claim that, according to Boeing, was... |
03/30/2018 | 17-1727-cv |