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Each and Every Exposure Opinion Rejected

By Sean Wajert on January 12, 2015
Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort

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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State Mass Tort Court Rejects General Causation Experts

By Sean Wajert on February 13, 2014
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products

A Pennsylvania state court excluded plaintiffs’ expert testimony offered in coordinated cases alleging a denture adhesive caused personal injuries. Se…
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Failure of General Causation Proof Leads to Summary Judgment in Chemical Case

By Sean Wajert on July 18, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Ohio appeals court ruled recently that a plaintiff could not pursue her chemical exposure toxic tort suit since her sole general causation expert’…
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Ninth Circuit Vacates Asbestos Verdict on Daubert Basis

By Sean Wajert on November 20, 2012
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Ninth Circuit earlier this month vacated a $9 million award for a plaintiff who allegedly contracted mesothelioma working for decades at a paper m…
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Fifth Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Plaintiff Causation Experts in Chemical Case

By Sean Wajert on June 22, 2012
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of most of a plaintiff’s personal injury claims against a chemical company, based on the conclusion …
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State Supreme Court Issues Significant Asbestos Ruling

By Sean Wajert on May 30, 2012
Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week issued a potentially highly significant decision in the long-standing asbestos mass tort. See Betz v. Pneumo …
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State Supreme Court Holds Causation Evidence Insufficient

By Sean Wajert on August 23, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Vermont Supreme Court recently held that a plaintiff’s evidence that exposure to benzene allegedly caused his cancer was insufficient to get to th…
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Third Circuit Upholds Exclusion of Plaintiff’s Causation Expert

By Sean Wajert on June 8, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Third Circuit last week affirmed the exclusion of expert testimony in a toxic tort suit in which plaintiff alleged defendants’ insecticide product…
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Proof of General Causation in Drug Case Not Automatic

By Sean Wajert on December 8, 2010
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

A West Virginia federal court has granted summary judgment against a plaintiff alleging that the heartburn drug metoclopramide caused her tardive dysk…
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Federal Court Grants Daubert Motion and Summary Judgment in Toxic Tort Cases

By Sean Wajert on September 28, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

A federal court last week dismissed consolidated toxic tort suits brought against Alcoa Inc. and other defendants brought by employees of Lockheed Mar…
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