A federal court in Georgia ruled last week that a proposed class action alleging injury from chemical exposures was properly removed under the Class
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Medical Monitoring at Issue in Oklahoma Federal Court
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Readers know that medical monitoring is a recurring topic here at MassTortDefense. Here is one to keep an eye on, as a defendant recently asked the Ok…
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Medical Monitoring Claim Rejected by Federal Court
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Readers know that medical monitoring claims are a focus of MassTortDefense. In a recent case, a federal trial court granted summary judgment on a medi…
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Fifth Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Plaintiff Causation Experts in Chemical Case
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The Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of most of a plaintiff’s personal injury claims against a chemical company, based on the conclusion …
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NTP Proposes Changes to Process for Next Report on Carcinogens
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The National Toxicology Program is accepting comments on a revised process for reviewing substances that may be added to its widely cited “Report…
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Amicus Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Causation Junk Science Decision
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DRI (the Defense Research Institute) last week submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that thre…
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State Appeals Court Rejects Medical Monitoring
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The Wisconsin court of appeals last week affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s medical monitoring complaint for failure to state a claim. Alsteen v.
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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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Court of Appeals Vacates Class Certification in Toxic Tort Case
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The Fifth Circuit has vacated the decision of the trial court in granting class status to a group of plaintiffs alleging that a refinery exposed them …
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District Court Upholds Punitives in Surprising Decision
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In a surprising and somewhat questionable decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio recently upheld a jury verdict awarding …
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