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The More Things Change ... Pennsylvania Products Liability Law

We were certain that the Azzarello standard, the artificial distinction between negligence and strict liability, was going to fade to some extent and strict liability defendants were going to be afforded the opportunity to present evidence that was relevant to their defenses. Instead, rather than adopting the Restatement (Third) of Torts, the court surprisingly adopted the risk utility and consumer expectation tests that were first developed in California.
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Corporate Counsel

3M Legal Chief Moves Onto Company's Highest-Paid List After Year of Taming Threats

Chief Legal Affairs Officer Kevin Rhodes "drove actions to reduce risk and uncertainty through reduced exposure to litigation and regulatory risk," 3M's compensation committee says in the company's newly filed proxy statement.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Is a Platform Also a Product? One New York Court Says Yes, and It's Not Alone

This article highlights how a key issue to be resolved is whether the algorithms that drive social media apps are just publishing platforms that Section 230 is designed to protect, or if they are products designed to perform a specific function, and therefore within the ambit of strict products liability law.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Family of Teen Slain by Ghost Gun Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Manufacturer

The wrongful death suit against the manufacturer is believed to be the first of its kind filed in New York State.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Judge Declares Social Media 'Products' May Be Liable in Buffalo Racist Massacre

Erie County Supreme Court Judge Paula Feroleto allowed the case to proceed, siding with the estates of those murdered in a mass shooting motivated by racist ideology.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs Claim Bad Evidentiary Rulings Fueled Monsanto's First Phila. Roundup Trial Win

The plaintiff argued in a post-trial motion that the court's entry and application of global orders regarding evidence in Philadelphia's Roundup trials resulted in the jury receiving a skewed picture of scientific research on the Monsanto-produced weedkiller.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lewis Brisbois Loses Minneapolis Product Liability Group in Move to Husch Blackwell

The upcoming departures amount to nearly half of Lewis Brisbois' Minneapolis-based partnership.
3 minute read

Law.com

Social Media Ads Inject New Angle in Ozempic Cases: 'It's Going to Be a Huge Focus'

The proliferation of advertising on social media for Ozempic and related drugs will be a key part of the lawsuits against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Don't Be Cranky and Don't Cause Delays: Judge Pushes for Efficiency in Ozempic MDL

"What I want is to avoid asking for continuances and asking for delay and asking for new dates. Just pick your poison and stick with it," Pratter told the approximately 70 people gathered in her courtroom Thursday.
4 minute read

Law.com

Mead Johnson Hit With $60M Verdict in First NEC Trial Over Preterm Infant Formula

An Illinois jury awarded $60 million on Wednesday in the first verdict involving cow's milk-based infant formula that allegedly has sickened or killed premature babies who contracted a gastrointestinal inflammation called necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC.
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