The traditional single claim rule requires a plaintiff to bring at one time a suit for all the injuries arising from the same accident or incident, or
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Two Summary Judgments for Ladder Defendants Affirmed
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Ladders and scaffolds are two of the most valuable tools we know. And as the season for decorating approaches, we know MassTortDefense will soon be ut…
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Alleged Chemical Release Did Not “Speak for Itself”
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Contractors working at a refinery who were allegedly exposed to chemical fumes cannot rely on the venerable res ipsa loquitur theory because their cla…
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Supreme Court Declines To End Multiple Class Action Mischief
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The second of our Supreme Court trilogy for the week. The Court ruled last week in Smith v. Bayer Corp., No. 09-1205, that a federal district court wa…
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