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Coverage of class actions and MDL, often targeting the design, manufacturing and marketing of defective products.
By Brian Lee | November 13, 2023
The settlement was an unusual one for New York, as the state's current wrongful death laws limit the types of damages that decedents' relatives may seek with such actions. Legislation to amend the statutes awaits a Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature.
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By Amanda Bronstad | November 9, 2023
In opening statements on Thursday, Johnson & Johnson lawyer Kim Bruno, of Butler Snow, told a jury in Oakland, California, that plaintiff Marlin Eagles was exposed to asbestos from Naval Shipyards and his work at Peterbilt.
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By Aleeza Furman | November 9, 2023
"There was obviously a recognition that this is the type of case that would lead to an explosive verdict, and I think was the main settlement driver for the case," Feldman Shepherd partner Daniel Mann said.
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By Aleeza Furman | November 7, 2023
Monsanto asserts that the outcome was driven by "significant, cumulative and fundamental errors" during the trial, "including numerous prejudicial errors flowing from the trial court's conduct and administration of the trial itself."
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By Aleeza Furman | November 6, 2023
The plaintiff claims Pennsylvania-based chemical manufacturer Nouryon produced a substance that made the Monsanto-created weedkiller more dangerous.
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By ALM Staff | November 6, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Ross Todd | November 6, 2023
Hildy Sastre, the co-chair of the product liability litigation practice group at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, who regularly defends large companies discusses strategies for dealing with anti-corporate sentiment among prospective jurors.
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By Larry E. Coben | November 3, 2023
In the post-COVID era, courts and litigants have been inundated with motions seeking summary judgment based upon the argument that the manufacturer was not duty bound to design its product more safely than it did. While each case must be decided based on the facts presented, there are some overarching legal precepts that govern this analysis.
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By Aleeza Furman | November 3, 2023
It is the first in the litigation to include claims against Pennsylvania-based chemical company Nouryon Chemicals LLC in addition to Monsanto.
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By Amanda Bronstad | November 1, 2023
With three Roundup verdicts totaling more than half a billion dollars in the past two weeks, plaintiffs lawyers are putting pressure on Bayer to settle thousands of cases, or recall its pesticide.
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