Readers will recall our earlier postings on “fracking”; natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy for the U.S
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DRI Product Liability Conference Underway
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This week I am attending the DRI Product Liability seminar. Yesterday’s highlights included a keynote address by Hon. Anne Northup, Commissioner of th…
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Medical Monitoring Webinar Next Week
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I wanted to remind readers know that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled “Medical Monitoring in Products …
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Upcoming Webinar Worth Checking Out
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I wanted to let readers know that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled “Medical Monitoring in Products Lia…
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Medical Monitoring Complaint Held Insufficient
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A federal trial court last week dismissed a medical monitoring claim by an employee of a pipe cleaning company pursuant to Twombly. Royal v. Exxon Mob…
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And Here’s Another Reason….
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…why medical monitoring often does not make sense. In our posts on medical monitoring, we have pointed out that even in those jurisdictions which do…
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Medical Monitoring Claim Rejected in Rail Spill
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The Sixth Circuit recently rejected the medical monitoring claims of a putative class of residents of a small Ohio town who alleged exposure to chemic…
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Court of Appeals Rejects Medical Monitoring Class Action
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The Third Circuit last week affirmed a lower court decision denying class certification in a medical monitoring case alleging vinyl chloride exposures…
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State Appeals Court Rejects Medical Monitoring
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The Wisconsin court of appeals last week affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s medical monitoring complaint for failure to state a claim. Alsteen v.
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Fracking Meets Medical Monitoring
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We have posted before about medical monitoring claims, and recently noted how plaintiff attorneys have cast their eyes on hydraulic fracturing operati…
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