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Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment in Home Products Case

By Sean Wajert on April 20, 2016
Posted in Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products

The 8th Circuit recently affirmed the grant of summary judgment to the defendant in a proposed class action brought by an Iowa homeowner suing over allegedly defective house trim.  See Brown v. La.-Pac. Corp., No. 15-1830, 2016 WL 1425824 (8th Cir. 4/12/16).

In 2003, Brown purchased a lot and hired a contractor, who in turn…

Alabama Legislature Enacts Causation in Fact Requirement

By Sean Wajert on May 5, 2015
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

There is likely no more fundamental notion in product liability law than the recognition that the defendant’s product must cause the injury complained…
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Upcoming Seminar of Interest

By Sean Wajert on March 9, 2015
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Our readers may be interested in the upcoming seminar: Chemical Products Liability and Environmental Litigation. It’s scheduled for April 22-23 in New…
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Economic Loss Doctrine Dooms Negligence CLaim

By Sean Wajert on January 7, 2015
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Food and Beverage

A federal court recently issued an interesting decision discussing the often-confusing economic loss doctrine. See Schwabe North America, Inc. v. Cal-…
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PA Supreme Court Issues Important Strict Liability Decision

By Sean Wajert on November 28, 2014
Posted in Articles

Pennsylvania has long been a jurisdiction which followed unique, sometimes archaic, rules regarding strict product liability. The state Supreme Court …
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No Duty on Manufacturer to Design A Product that Cannot be Misused

By Sean Wajert on January 9, 2013
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

Duty, foreseeability, and causation. A recent decision by the Fourth Circuit involves these important tort concepts. See Durkee v. Geologic Solutions …
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Successor Liability Rejected in Aircraft Case

By Sean Wajert on October 29, 2012
Posted in Articles

One of the interesting types of projects your humble blogger gets to work on from time to time concerns product liability and mass tort issues that ar…
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Panel Rejects MDL Status for Brass Plumbing Claims

By Sean Wajert on October 4, 2012
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

We have posted before about the MDL process and the importance of the initial decision by the Panel on ordering coordination. Last week the Judicial P…
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New Product Liability Case Book

By Sean Wajert on September 26, 2012
Posted in Articles

Although my teaching days are in the past (10 years as an adjunct at the University of Pennsylvania Law School), I still like to keep one eye on the l…
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Fifth Circuit Given Opportunity to Clarify Impact of Nicastro

By Sean Wajert on December 26, 2011
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

Another federal appeals court will have an opportunity to assess the reach of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicas…
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