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Causation
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Mass Tort Defense
Causation Proof Still Insufficient In Drug Case
By Sean Wajert
A while back we posted about an interesting toxic tort case involving important causation issues. See Zandi v. Wyeth, 2009 WL 2151141 (Minn.App.). A M
Legal Profession Blog
The Bear Stearns Acquittals – A Causation Versus Blame View
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw I've given talks now twice in the last two weeks, once to a group of faculty and students at the Brooklyn Law School, and once to…
Mass Tort Defense
Absence of Causation Evidence Leads to Reversal of Accutane Verdict
By Sean Wajert
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
Mass Tort Defense
State Supreme Court Decision Turns On Absence Of Causation Proof
By Sean Wajert
The Indiana Supreme Court issued a decision recently, reminding us of the importance of fully developing the causation case, in addition to the respon
Drug & Device Law
Viagra Causation Goes Limp
By Bexis
Imagine this: The only published article in the medical literature reaching a statistically significant result concerning a drug and an outcome turns out not to have been what it seems.…
Mass Tort Defense
State Court Excludes Plaintiff’s Causation Expert Under Frye Test
By Sean Wajert
A Minnesota appeals court recently affirmed summary judgment for defendants in a suit by a woman who alleged hormone replacement drugs caused her brea
West Australian Medical Negligence Law Blog
Awaiting Amaca and Ellis
One rumour I have heard suggests that the High Court will be asked in Amaca and Ellis to review the degree of causation needed for negligent action to be taken…
Drug & Device Law
Seroquel Expert Non-Causation Order
By Bexis
We can't say much about this, as Herrmann is on vacation and Bexis is involved in the Seroquel litigation. The MDL judge today ruled on the defendant's motion to exclude…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Plaintiffs’ Expert Testimony on General Causation Excluded in Non-Fusarium Eye-Infection Contact-Lens Case Against Bausch & Lomb
By joetort
Article in AmLaw Litigation Daily -- Shook Hardy Wins Junk Science Dismissal for Bausch & Lomb, by Ben Hallman. Here's an excerpt:In 2006 Bausch & Lomb yanked its ReNu Moisture…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Damages incurred during a drive by shooting are not recoverable under automobile insurance
The Appeal by an Insured from a decision holding that injuries caused by a drive-by shooting do not fall within the scope of coverage provided by the Family Protection Coverage…