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May 10, 2002 |

Products Liability

T his column focuses on two recent class action decisions. One, by the Seventh Circuit, was issued on May 2 so it is virtually "hot off the press." It concerns the Ford Explorer and Bridgestone/Firestone Tire multidistrict litigation (MDL) which, for now, is concentrated in a federal court in Indiana. The second opinion of note is the Frank case by the Appellate Division, First Department, issued at the end of March. This litigation involved a claim against auto industry members that their vehicle seats cou
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March 08, 2002 |

Products Liability

I n our February 2000 column, "Suing for Unreliable Expertise," 1 we discussed a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision where the witness` calculation of lost profits was erroneous an error not capable of correction on the witness stand.
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April 27, 2007 |

Suits & Deals

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
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November 16, 2005 |

Conduct Commission Targets Contempt Abuse

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January 14, 2002 |

Products Liability

M any of our columns discussed spoliation of evidence principles and identified a decisive "spoliator beware" trend showing how hazardous the consequences may be when litigants, attorneys or experts allow non-preservation, destruction, loss or alteration of the "crown jewels" (i.e., the actual product, parts or components involved in an accident). 1 The case law revealed that courts increasingly have imposed a slew of sanctions including, where appropriate, the dismissal of a claim or defense.
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December 13, 2004 |

2004 NYLJ 100

Many of the biggest law offices in the Empire State have shrunk in size since last year. Others have bulked up. The size of this fall's first-year associate classes is just part of the story.
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Volkswagen Asks Judge to Toss $30 Million Attorney Fee Award
Publication Date: 2011-04-22
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Plaintiffs lawyers were awarded $30 million for helping secure a settlement with Volkswagen and Audi drivers whose cars turned their engine oil to sludge. But the car makers want the award slashed, claiming it's two-thirds the size of the settlement itself.

September 27, 2004 |

List of Ineligible Attorneys - NJ by County

Notice to the bar.
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September 25, 2006 |

License Revocation Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(c)

Notice to the bar.
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October 09, 2012 |

Food industry feels the crunch of class actions against favorites

Lawsuits are besieging the food industry. There are traditional claims by individuals who have been injured or made ill after ingesting food products. So, for example, on Sept. 5 an elderly woman sued Splendid Products, a distributor of Daniella-brand mangoes, in a Western District of Washington federal court alleging she became ill with salmonella after eating a mango produced in Mexico. Lab tests confirmed her salmonella serotype matched that of a multistate salmonella outbreak traced to mangoes. Plaintiff asserts claims in strict liability, negligence and breach of express and implied warranties.
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