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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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Expert May Be Needed on Design Defect, Even Under Consumer Expectations Test

By Sean Wajert on September 30, 2011
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

Back when we taught Products Liability in law school, one of the topics that always got significant attention and discussion from the bright-eyed stud…
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Proof of Feasible Alternative Design Does Not Prove Defect

By Sean Wajert on September 2, 2011
Posted in Articles

Readers know that most jurisdictions require that a plaintiff alleging a design defect in a product must produce sufficient evidence of a feasible alt…
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State Court Upholds Questionable Bystander Liability Claim

By Sean Wajert on August 1, 2011
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

The Montana Supreme Court recently upheld the imposition of liability on a bat manufacturer for allegedly failing to warn about the dangers of aluminu…
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Jury Rejects Medical Monitoring Claim in Coal Dust Litigation

By Sean Wajert on March 29, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

A West Virginia jury last week ruled in favor of defendant Massey Energy Co. in a class action accusing the company of exposing plaintiffs from an ele…
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State Supreme Court Adopts Risk Utility Test for Defect

By Sean Wajert on August 23, 2010
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

The South Carolina Supreme Court last week vacated a $31 million verdict for a minor injured in a Ford Bronco rollover accident. Branham v. Ford Motor…
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Medical Monitoring Class Actions Rejected in Beryllium Cases

By Sean Wajert on June 14, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

The Third Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of two putative class actions that sought medical monitoring for workers and neighbors of factories using…
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Safe Chemicals Bill Introduced in Senate

By Sean Wajert on April 16, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, introduced this week the “Safe …
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Senate Hearing on TSCA Reform Featured Industry Experts

By Sean Wajert on March 16, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health convened a hearing last week with leaders of businesses that manufacture or use…
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Senate Holds Hearing on TSCA Issues

By Sean Wajert on February 19, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works’ Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health held a hearing earlier this month ent…
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