Last week I spoke at a CLE seminar on “Chemical Products Liability & Environmental Litigation.” The seminar was ably co-chaired by Ted R
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Class Rep Who Dismisses Individual Claim Lacks Standing to Appeal Denial of Certification
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A proposed class representative who voluntarily dismisses his individual claims lacks standing to appeal the denial of certification of the class clai…
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Plaintiffs Bar Looking to Attack Exploration of Shale Gas
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Many of our readers may have seen the recent cover story in Time noting how natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy f…
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Jury Rejects Medical Monitoring Claim in Coal Dust Litigation
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A West Virginia jury last week ruled in favor of defendant Massey Energy Co. in a class action accusing the company of exposing plaintiffs from an ele…
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Third Circuit Rejects Medical Monitoring in Device Case
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The Third Circuit has properly recognized that a claim for medical monitoring claim does not lie against the manufacturer of a medical device product.…
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Medical Monitoring Class Actions Rejected in Beryllium Cases
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The Third Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of two putative class actions that sought medical monitoring for workers and neighbors of factories using…
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Federal Court Denies Medical Monitoring Class Action
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A federal district court recently denied class certification in toxic tort litigation alleging that a chemical plant’s long-term airborne release of v…
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FDA To Revise Guidance on Medical Imaging: What Does That Say About Medical Monitoring?
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week that it will set new safeguards for medical imaging to reduce the amount of radiation to whi…
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Summary Judgment in Proposed Medical Monitoring Class Action
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A federal court has granted defendant CSX Transportation, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment in a medical monitoring case arising from a train a…
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ACS Head Offers Different View of Medical Monitoring
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Readers of MassTortDefense involved in the defense of medical monitoring cases will want to follow the ongoing debate occasioned by the New York Times…
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