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Federal Court Offers Cogent Analysis of Warning Causation in Drug Case
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A New Jersey federal court granted summary judgment last week to a pharmaceutical defendant in a failure to warn case. See Baker et al. v. APP Pharmac…
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Court of Appeals Affirms Exclusion of Plaintiff Expert Testimony
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The Sixth Circuit earlier this month affirmed the exclusion of plaintiff expert testimony seeking to link osteonecrosis of the jaw to plaintiff’s use …
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Fracking Toxic Tort Case Dismissed Per Lone Pine Order
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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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Court Hits Cancel On Bulk of Printer Class Action
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A California federal court earlier this month rejected many of the claims in a putative class action against Epson America Inc. Christopher O’Shea, et…
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Appeals Court Upholds Summary Judgment Based on Daubert in Benzene Case
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The Sixth Circuit last week upheld the dismissal of a plaintiff”s claim that benzene exposure caused her cancer. Pluck v. BP Oil Pipeline Co., No. 09…
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Appeals Court Applies Sophisticated User Doctrine
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A California appeals court earlier this month affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a product liability failure to warn claim, based on the sophistica…
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Snapple Prevails in All Natural Suit
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A federal court granted summary judgment to defendant Snapple in a lawsuit accusing Snapple Beverage Corp. of misleading consumers by labeling drinks …
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Court of Appeals Affirms Exclusion of Plaintiff Causation Experts in Toxic Tort Case
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Insecticide manufacturers held on to summary judgment as the Eight Circuit affirmed the lower court’s causation ruling under Daubert. Junk v. Terminix…
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Proof of General Causation in Drug Case Not Automatic
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A West Virginia federal court has granted summary judgment against a plaintiff alleging that the heartburn drug metoclopramide caused her tardive dysk…
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