The MDL judge in the Denture Cream Products coordinated litigation has rejected all of plaintiffs’ general causation experts. See In re Denture Cream
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State Supreme Court Reinstates Defense Jury Verdict in Silica Litigation
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The Mississippi Supreme Court confirmed last week that the jury could have properly determined that plaintiff’s evidence failed to prove in a silica c…
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Expert Panel Confirms Safety of BPA Use
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We have posted before about the BPA “controversy” egged on by lawyers seeking their next mass tort. Now comes yet another report on BPA, fro…
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Each and Every Exposure Opinion Rejected
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A federal court recently excluded the specific causation opinions of a plaintiff’s expert who asserted the defendant was liable in an asbestos case un…
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Appeals Court Upholds Successor Liability Reform
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A Pennsylvania appeals court issued has upheld an important statutory reform, a law limiting the liability of Pennsylvania-based businesses that have …
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Long-standing Case Arising from Hurricane Rejected
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Readers know we don’t have the resources here to update every case we post on, but here is an update on a case we posted about nearly six years ago. S…
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Texas Supreme Court Offers Causation Guidance in Mesothelioma Cases
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The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a defendant will not have to pay a $12 million verdict in an asbestos case because there was inadequate proof the c…
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Component Parts Supplier Case to Watch
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The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower appeals court’s ruling on the application of the component parts doctrine in a metal worker’…
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Summary Judgment Affirmed in Medical Monitoring Class Action
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The First Circuit has affirmed a district court ruling rejecting a proposed class action seeking medical monitoring for alleged exposure to hazardous …
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Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment on Statute of Limitations Grounds in DBCP Case
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A federal court has dismissed as time-barred the claims of 3,000 foreign banana plantation workers allegedly exposed to pesticides. See Marquinez v. D…
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