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Product Defect
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CAFA Law Blog
Plaintiff Sues Whirlpool over Washing Machines; Whirlpool Gives CAFA Removal a Spin; Court Says Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand is All Washed Up
Glazer v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 1:08-CV-1624, 2008 WL 4534131 (N.D. Ohio Oct. 6, 2008). The moral of this story is, if you sue for “repair or replacement” of products with…
TortsProf Blog
Design Defect Law in Illinois
In a great teaching case (pdf), the Illinois Supreme Court discussed, at length, the development of defective design standards. In particular, the court examined the use of the risk-utility test…
North Carolina Product Liability Blog
Bassinet Warning
By Law Office of D. Hardison Wood
The US CPSC has warned parents against using the 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 bedside sleepers after two infants became caught between the metal bars and died. Apparently, the bars are wider…
North Carolina Product Liability Blog
More Potential Car Fires Leads to Recall
By Law Office of D. Hardison Wood
Car fires are much more common that some may think. And frankly, quite often, there is truly a defect in the automobile that caused them. This time the recall involves…
Mass Tort Defense
State Supreme Court Upholds Certification of Nationwide Class
By Sean Wajert
The Oklahoma Supreme Court earlier this month upheld certification of a nationwide class in litigation alleging DaimlerChrysler Corp. should have prov
TortsProf Blog
Mitsubishi Rollover Trial Starts in Florida
As I previously noted, a former Mitsubishi president was convicted in Japanese criminal court in the aftermath of the discovery of massive and long-standing coverups of safety defects. That story…
North Carolina Product Liability Blog
2007 Toyota Tacoma Under Investigation
By Law Office of D. Hardison Wood
There have been a number of cases where there has been unexplained acceleration when the drivers have said they had hit the brakes. A nationwide investigation by the Channel 4…
North Carolina Product Liability Blog
Ford Recall – Cruise Control leading to fire
By Law Office of D. Hardison Wood
Ford recalls another 3.6 million vehicles due to engine fires resulting from faulty cruise controls. They had recalled 6 million back in 2005 for what appears to be the same…
TortsProf Blog
Bill Bryson on Warning Defects
Well, not exactly, but this Weekend Edition story (click on "listen") has an entertaining bit where Bryson discusses growing up in a time (the 1950s) when smoking was healthy, people…