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Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of FEMA Trailer Claims

By Sean Wajert on January 30, 2012
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The Fifth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of putative class actions filed by Mississippi and Alabama residents against the federal government al…
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Dismissal of Bellwether Case in FEMA MDL Upheld

By Sean Wajert on July 6, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The plaintiff who at one time had been the first-in-line bellwether plaintiff in the FEMA Trailer MDL has lost her appeal of the dismissal of her clai…
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Partial Settlement Proposed in FEMA Trailer Litigation

By Sean Wajert on February 3, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

Defendants and certain plaintiffs in the FEMA TRAILER FORMALDEHYDE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MDL NO. 07-1873(E.D. La.) have filed a joint motion …
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Dismissal of FEMA Trailer MDL Bellwether Plaintiff Affirmed

By Sean Wajert on January 3, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

With the recognition by many courts of the inappropriateness of the use of the class action device for personal injury claims, the use of other method…
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Jury Returns Defense Verdict in FEMA Trailer Trial

By Sean Wajert on October 5, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

Last week a federal jury in Louisiana returned a defense verdict in a plaintiffs’ suit over alleged exposure to formaldehyde fumes while living for se…
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Update on FEMA Trailer MDL

By Sean Wajert on July 13, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

A federal judge has decided an that an advisory jury can hear evidence on claims against the U.S. government in bellwether trials in the MDL concernin…
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Ruling on Contractors’ Motion to Dismiss in FEMA Trailer MDL

By Sean Wajert on June 23, 2009
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The federal judge presiding over the MDL involving litigation claiming trailers issued after Hurricane Katrina allegedly exposed residents to formalde…
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FEMA Trailer MDL Decision on Preemption

By Sean Wajert on June 3, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The federal court overseeing the MDL involving trailers issued by the U.S. government following Hurricane Katrina has dismissed some of the plaintiffs…
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FEMA Trailer MDL Selects First Bellwether Trial

By Sean Wajert on April 10, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

Judge Engelhardt of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, overseeing the MDL relating to the alleged formaldehyde contaminati…
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CDC Announces Results Of Study Of Formaldehyde In FEMA Trailers

By Sean Wajert on July 10, 2008
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the results of a study which it commissioned concerning formaldehyde levels in mobile home…
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