Two of my partners here at SHB, Victor Schwartz (of the famed “Schwartz on Torts” casebook) and Cary Silverman, just published a new artic
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Medical Monitoring Class Action Rejected at Pleading Stage
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Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage, Medical Monitoring
A federal court recently rejected a proposed medical monitoring class action brought by alleged Pepsi drinkers. The case reminds readers of the import…
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Summary Judgment Affirmed in Medical Monitoring Class Action
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The First Circuit has affirmed a district court ruling rejecting a proposed class action seeking medical monitoring for alleged exposure to hazardous …
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New York High Court Rejects Medical Monitoring
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Just the facts on this one, as my firm is involved for defendants in such actions, but word comes that New York’s highest court has joined the trend o…
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Medical Monitoring at Issue in Oklahoma Federal Court
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Readers know that medical monitoring is a recurring topic here at MassTortDefense. Here is one to keep an eye on, as a defendant recently asked the Ok…
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Medical Monitoring Claim Rejected by Federal Court
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Readers know that medical monitoring claims are a focus of MassTortDefense. In a recent case, a federal trial court granted summary judgment on a medi…
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Fracking Toxic Tort Case Dismissed Per Lone Pine Order
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Readers will recall our earlier postings on “fracking”; natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy for the U.S…
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DRI Product Liability Conference Underway
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This week I am attending the DRI Product Liability seminar. Yesterday’s highlights included a keynote address by Hon. Anne Northup, Commissioner of th…
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Medical Monitoring Webinar Next Week
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I wanted to remind readers know that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled “Medical Monitoring in Products …
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Upcoming Webinar Worth Checking Out
By Sean Wajert on
Posted in Articles, Medical Monitoring
I wanted to let readers know that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled “Medical Monitoring in Products Lia…
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