We may be accustomed to talking about whether a product was “defective” and, as counsel for defendant sellers, working hard to show that the
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ALI Annual Meeting This Week
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Your humble blogger is a member of the American Law Institute, attending the annual ALI meeting in San Francisco this week. Readers likely know that A…
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State Supreme Court Adopts Risk Utility Test for Defect
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The South Carolina Supreme Court last week vacated a $31 million verdict for a minor injured in a Ford Bronco rollover accident. Branham v. Ford Motor…
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Failure to Warn Claim Survives- But Why?
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Sometimes, manufacturers have to wonder, what good does a warning do if the courts won’t require people to read and heed the warning given? Harley Dav…
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“SPILL” Act Passes House
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Readers may recall that last month we posted about H.R. 5503, the “Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act”…
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Update on Foreign Manufacturers Liability Act
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We have posted before about legislative efforts to make it easier for U.S. consumers to sue foreign product manufacturers. Last week the the House Sub…
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Case of Successor Liability for Asbestos Exposure Claims
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New York’s highest court has ruled that a buyer assumed the liability for certain asbestos-related claims under a sale contract when it bought the boi…
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Product Liability Seminar Offers Topical Mass Tort Session
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We have posted before about the 2010 DRI Product Liability Conference in Las Vegas in April, as an event worth checking out. Let me add that one of th…
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Summary Judgment Granted on Successor Liability Claim
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The issue of successor liability is a recurring one in products liability, and the specter of mass tort liability should be an important aspect of due…
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State Supreme Court Clarifies Subsequent Remedial Measure Doctrine
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The Iowa Supreme Court last week issued an interesting decision clarifying the subsequent remedial measure doctrine in that jurisdiction, and offering…
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