A federal court in Texas recently rejected design defect claims in a product liability case when plaintiff failed to offer a required cost estimate fo
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Motion to Strike Class Allegations Granted
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Mercedes-Benz USA LLC made a successful preemptive strike against class certification in a proposed class action suit over alleged suspension problems…
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Class Certification Denied in Minivan Case
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A federal court last week denied class certification in a case alleging that vehicle axles were allegedly prone to cracking. See Martin v. Ford Motor …
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Class Denied for Failure to Show Common Injury
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A federal court recently denied class certification in the MDL coordinating claims over an alleged defect in hybrid vehicles’ braking systems. S…
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Court of Appeals Reverses Daubert Decision
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A tip of the hat to our DRI colleague Mike Weston for alerting us to an interesting 10th Circuit opinion from a couple weeks ago, Hoffman v. Ford Moto…
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State Supreme Court Explores Plaintiff Fault in Enhanced Injury Context
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The Indiana Supreme Court recently answered a certified question from the federal court asking whether, in a crash-worthiness case alleging enhanced i…
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State Supreme Court Vacates Plaintiff Verdict After Trial By Ambush
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The Mississippi Supreme Court has vacated a $4.5 million verdict in favor of plaintiffs in a case against defendant Hyundai over a serious car acciden…
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Summary Judgment in Ignition Lock Class Action
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A federal judge has dismissed a class action against Ford Motor Co. over allegedly defective ignition locks. Richard Smith, et al. v. Ford Motor Co., …
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Chamber of Commerce Requests Open Debate on Science of Global Warming
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week filed a supplemental request for an “on-the-record” hearing to debate the evidence behind the Envir…
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Ninth Circuit Vacates Class Action Order in Honda MDL
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The Ninth Circuit recently vacated a district court order certifying a class in litigation against American Honda Motor Co. See Bonlender v. American …
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