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design defect
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Drug & Device Law
Defense Verdict in Hogan
We have recently highlighted a few decisions coming out of Hogan v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., No. 06-Civ-260 (BMC) (EDNY), and we’ve got some good news to report. After a week…
TortsProf Blog
Pella Class Action Certified
A federal appellate panel in Chicago has upheld the certification of a class action against Pella, a manufacturer of windows, based on allegations of a design defect leading to rotting wood…
Drug & Device Law
Restatement (3d) §6(c) By Any Other Name….
By Bexis
Seems to be Texas law. The Third Restatement of Torts - controversially - includes an extremely limited form of "design defect" claim that it would allow against manufacturers of drugs…
Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog
The Year 2010 In Review: Design And Construction Defects Litigation
This article is the first in a series summarizing construction law developments for 2010. By Candace Matson, Harold Hamersmith & Helen Lauderdale 1. Centex Homes v. Financial Pacific Life Insurance…
Drug & Device Law
Failure To Test Claims? Not In Virginia
By will
We’re sticking to a plain-vanilla report on a recent Virginia case because of our involvement in the Hormone Therapy litigation, but it is a good decision worth noting. In Torkie-Tork…
The Contingency
Going Mano-a-Monorail: Tort Liability for Bum Design Advice
You may recall, as Blawgletter fondly does, a Simpsons episode featuring a monorail that an itinerant huckster -- Lyle Lanley -- convinced the good people of Springfield to buy for $3…
CAFA Law Blog
Volkswagen and Audi Settled Design Defect Claims
Dewey v. Volkswagen of America, No. CIV. A. 07-2249, CIV. A. 07-2361, 2010 WL 3018305 (D.N.J. Jul 30, 2010). In this consolidated class action, the Magistrate Judge in New Jersey…
Mass Tort Defense
Claim Against Starbucks For Hot Tea Rejected
By Sean Wajert
A federal appeals court has upheld the exclusion of plaintiffs' experts in a design defect case alleging Starbucks Coffee Co.'s tea/coffee cup design
Drug & Device Law
Bruesewitz Blow By Blow
By will
OK, not really. But we have had a chance to review yesterday afternoon’s oral argument transcript in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, and here’s what went down (for a lot of Bruesewitz…
Land Use Prof Blog
Speaking of Las Vegas…
If you are in the running for one of the positions Ngai's previous post references (or, for that matter, just visiting Nevada's most populous city), be careful when considering where…