Pennsylvania has long been a jurisdiction which followed unique, sometimes archaic, rules regarding strict product liability. The state Supreme Court
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Judge Nominated for Vacant State Supreme Court Slot
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For our readers with litigation in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced last week that he will nominate state Superior Court (app…
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Raw Material Suppliers Not Liable for Worker Injuries
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A California appeals court ruled last week that several raw material suppliers could not be held liable for injuries allegedly sustained by a worker a…
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Choice of Law Defeats Another Proposed Nationwide Consumer Fraud Class
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A federal court recently ruled that a suit over alleged defects in an MP3 player’s display screen could not proceed as a nationwide class action. See …
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ALI Annual Meeting Continues
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Another report from the annual meeting of the American Law Institute. (Readers likely know that ALI is the leading independent organization in the Uni…
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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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ALI Annual Meeting
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Next week I will be on the road attending the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., of the American Law Institute (ALI). I was pleased to be elected ear…
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State Court Reaffirms Economic Loss Doctrine
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week issued an interesting little opinion on the economic loss doctrine. Excavation Technologies, Inc. v. Columbia…
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State Supreme Court Issues Design Defect Ruling On Intrinsic Characteristics
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of strict liability and negligence claims against white lead carbonate pigment manu…
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State Supreme Court Postpones Third Restatement Issue
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed field and recently dismissed the appeal of a closely watched failure-to-warn case alleging harmful asbestos ex…
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