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State Mass Tort Court Rejects General Causation Experts
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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