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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Raw Material Suppliers Not Liable for Worker Injuries
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A California appeals court ruled last week that several raw material suppliers could not be held liable for injuries allegedly sustained by a worker a…
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State Supreme Court Reverses Dangerous Expansion of Product Liability
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The California Supreme Court held last week that the law does not impose liability on manufacturers of equipment used in conjunction with asbestos-con…
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State Appeals Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Part Maker
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An Illinois appeals court recently held that Illinois courts may exercise jurisdiction over a French manufacturer of helicopter parts. Russell v. SNFA…
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Component Part Seller Liability At Issue In Asbestos Case
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California’s high court is preparing to address a split among the state’s lower courts on what seems to be a straightforward issue of product liabilit…
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