California’s high court is preparing to address a split among the state’s lower courts on what seems to be a straightforward issue of product liabilit
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Summary Judgment in Remicade Case
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Defendants were granted summary judgment in a case in which the parents of a young woman alleged her death was caused by the infusion treatment Remica…
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Absence of Causation Evidence Leads to Reversal of Accutane Verdict
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An appellate court in Florida last week overturned a verdict in favor of a plaintiff in the Accutane litigation. Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. v. Mason, 2009 …
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Sophisticated User/Bulk Supplier Defenses Applied In Chemical Case
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In a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a chemical plant employee, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia predic…
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FEMA Trailer MDL Decision on Preemption
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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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Preemption Decision in Wake of Levine
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Much attention has been focused on what aspects of the preemption doctrine were restricted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wyeth v. Lev…
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9th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment In Failure To Warn Case
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The Ninth Circuit has affirmed that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment for defendant Merck under California’s learned intermedia…
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Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment To Defense On Accutane Warnings
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A federal district court has granted summary judgment to drugmaker defendants Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. and Roche Laboratories Inc. in an Accutane failure…
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Food Allergies In Kids
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According to some media outlets, food allergies in American children are on the rise, now affecting about 3 million kids. The media is citing a recent…
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