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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Consolidated Benlate Trials Improper
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Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort
A Florida appeals court recently reaffirmed its prior ruling granting new trials and reversing approximately $20 million in verdicts against defendant…
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Lone Pine Order Adopted in Avandia MDL
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Posted in Articles, Drug and Device
In the right case, we are big fans of the “Lone Pine” order as a tool of case management. Named for Lore v. Lone Pine Corp., No. L-33606-85,…
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Inside Counsel Explores California Green Chemistry Regs
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Your humble blogger is quoted in the latest edition of the fine publication INSIDE COUNSEL. See “Proposed Regulation Requires Companies To Go Gr…
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Federal Court Grants Daubert Motion and Summary Judgment in Toxic Tort Cases
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A federal court last week dismissed consolidated toxic tort suits brought against Alcoa Inc. and other defendants brought by employees of Lockheed Mar…
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Think-Tank Report on Environmental Litigation Worth A Look
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A new think-tank report discusses the evolution in environmental and toxic tort litigation. The Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy publishes …
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California Takes Next Steps On “Green Chemistry”
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Readers know how California’s often extreme statutory and regulatory initiatives can influence toxic tort litigation. Now comes word that California r…
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Court Sets Aside Punitive Damages in Toxic Tort Case
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The federal court in a toxic tort case has set aside the jury’s punitive damages award. Garner v. BP Products North America, 2010 WL 1049794 (S.D.Tex.
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Federal Court Denies Medical Monitoring Class Action
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A federal district court recently denied class certification in toxic tort litigation alleging that a chemical plant’s long-term airborne release of v…
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Class Action Motion Rejected in Human Tissue MDL
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We have posted before about the interesting Human Tissue litigation. The multidistrict litigation consolidated hundreds of cases filed either by plain…
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