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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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