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Coverage of class actions and MDL, often targeting the design, manufacturing and marketing of defective products.
By Jeffrey F. Laffey | February 28, 2024
As a result of the court's ruling, defense attorneys will continue to be barred from introducing evidence of compliance with industry or government standards—not for lack of effort—and plaintiffs lawyers will be able to sharpen their arguments to focus on whether a product was defectively designed, without any fear of notions of "compliance" muddying the jury's focus at trial.
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By Aleeza Furman | February 27, 2024
"Aggressively blaming the court and plaintiff's counsel for the outcome as opposed to the ineffectiveness of defendant's trial tactics, strategic choice of trial witnesses, cross examinations or proffered defense evidence outcome is hardly a compelling basis for the court to overturn this jury's decision," Crumlish ruled.
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By Cedra Mayfield | February 23, 2024
"Our engineering experts proved with computer modeling and dynamic testing that Yamaha's stock cart loses control and rolls over every time when hard braking is used on a downhill slope," said plaintiff counsel Frank Bayuk of Bayuk Pratt.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 21, 2024
"We saw these huge gains in litigation, including product liability, intellectual property, class actions, appellate work," said Chair Gina Kastel, who is close to completing her first year in the role.
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By Justin Henry | February 20, 2024
The Cleveland-based Am Law 200 firm plans to open an office in Atlanta in the spring and one in Morristown in the coming days.
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By Aleeza Furman | Amanda Bronstad | February 20, 2024
"Civility helps bring out the best in people," Pratter said, "just like being uncivil tends to hide the merits of a case and unnecessarily inflames people to get involved in side squabbles that do not move the case along."
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By Cliff Rieders | February 20, 2024
Under the risk-utility test, "a product is in a defective condition if a 'reasonable person' would conclude that the probability and seriousness of harm caused by the product outweigh the burden or costs of taking precautions." The court stated that a plaintiff may proceed under either theory, or both theories in the alternative.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 16, 2024
Litigation boutique P&K Park is composed of five attorneys who were with the firm previously known as Littleton Park Joyce Ughetta & Kelly.
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By Lisa Willis | February 15, 2024
"The lawsuits can make for a good laugh, but, unfortunately, the data is no joke," said Matthew Webb, senior vice president of legal reform policy at the Institute for Legal Reform.
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By Colleen Murphy | February 15, 2024
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