| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Bifolck v. Phillip MorrisUnited States Second Circuit
Product Liability
Remanded. The panel agreed with Bifolck that the district court misapplied the nonmutual offensive collateral estoppel standard, but the error does...
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08/22/2019 | 17-3927 |
Timm v. Goodyear Dunlop Tires North AmericaUnited States Seventh Circuit
Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Civil Procedure
Affirmed. A lawsuit arising from a terrible motorcycle accident that alleged defects in the tires and helmets involved failed because the plaintiffs...
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08/06/2019 | 18-2641 |
Nodal v. Cal-West Rain, Inc.California Court of Appeal
Judges & Judiciary, Product Liability
Reversed for juror misconduct. In a product liability case a juror offered an opinion based on his knowledge of the irrigation equipment that was the...
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07/17/2019 | B285482 |
Echeverria v. Johnson & JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal
Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law
Affirmed judgment notwithstanding verdict (JNOV) in favor of Defendants in part and granted new trial. Defendants, Johnson & Johnson and Johnson &...
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07/10/2019 | B286283 |
Hernandez v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co.California Court of Appeal
Product Liability, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Affirmed. Plaintiff filed suit against Defendant for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Plaintiff contended that Defendant was strictly...
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07/08/2019 | A152703 |
Duncan Place Owners Association v. Danze, Inc.United States Seventh Circuit
Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
Revived a Seattle condominium association's claim that defective faucets in the building caused damage to the condominium property. Reversed the...
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06/19/2019 | 17-3474 |
LAOSD Asbestos CasesCalifornia Court of Appeal
Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law
Held that an automobile parts retailer was not liable for the death of both a man and his wife from complications associated with mesothelioma. He...
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06/05/2019 | B287831 |
Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. v. AlbrechtUnited States Supreme Court
Product Liability, Drugs & Biotech
Clarified when federal law will preempt a state law claim that a drug manufacturer failed to warn consumers of a drug's risks. Held that this...
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05/20/2019 | 17–290 |
Burch v. CertainTeed Corp.California Court of Appeal
Product Liability, Injury & Tort Law
In a product liability case, held that a manufacturer of asbestos-cement pipe was liable to a plumber who contracted mesothelioma following many years...
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04/15/2019 | A151633 |
Gibbons v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.United States Second Circuit
Product Liability, Drugs & Biotech
Affirmed the dismissal of product liability claims against the maker of a blood-thinning medicine that allegedly caused patients harm. Held that the...
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03/26/2019 | 17‐2638 |