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State Supreme Court Takes Controversial Asbestos Case

By Sean Wajert on June 26, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The California Supreme Court agreed last week to review an asbestos case involving an important failure to warn theory. See Webb v. Special Electric C…
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No Duty on Manufacturer to Design A Product that Cannot be Misused

By Sean Wajert on January 9, 2013
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

Duty, foreseeability, and causation. A recent decision by the Fourth Circuit involves these important tort concepts. See Durkee v. Geologic Solutions …
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Product Seller (Still) Has No Duty To Protect From Criminal’s Use Of Product

By Sean Wajert on July 30, 2012
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

Country music fans among our readers may recall the Garth Brooks’ song “Longneck Bottle.” That tune, from his CD “Sevens,” reached…
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Court Again Dismisses Claim Against “Non-Conventional” Alcohol Beverage

By Sean Wajert on June 5, 2012
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products, Drug and Device, Food and Beverage

We posted last year about the dismissal of a motorcycle passenger’s claim against the maker of a caffeinated alcoholic drink, seeking to hold the comp…
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Federal Court Upholds “Bare-Metal” Defense

By Sean Wajert on February 8, 2012
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

A federal court last week became the latest to refuse to hold a defendant liable for injuries allegedly caused by asbestos-containing parts manufactur…
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Beverage Maker Not Liable for Alleged Failure to Warn

By Sean Wajert on November 8, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

The maker of a drink containing alcohol and caffeine was not liable to a woman allegedly injured when the driver of the motorcycle on which she was a …
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State Court Finds No Duty to Spouse of Exposed Worker

By Sean Wajert on August 4, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Delaware’s supreme court held last month that an employer owes no duty of care to an employee’s spouse, who allegedly contracted asbestos-related dise…
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Alleged Damages in Hurricane Katrina from Dredging Operations Not Forseeable

By Sean Wajert on October 19, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Toxic Tort

A court of appeals has affirmed the dismissal of multiple claims alleging that negligent dredging operations before Hurricane Katrina led to the failu…
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Medical Monitoring Class Actions Rejected in Beryllium Cases

By Sean Wajert on June 14, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

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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Summary Judgment for Drug Company in Pain Pump Case

By Sean Wajert on March 11, 2010
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

A federal court has granted defendant summary judgment in a case which alleged that cartilage damage sustained by the plaintiff, a former high school …
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