Plaintiff’s expert in products case can’t testify
A plaintiff’s expert cannot testify in a products liability case that prescription cold medicine containing phenylpropanolamine (PPA) causes brain injury, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in affirming...
View ArticleAircraft maintenance manual claim isn’t barred
The federal statute of repose applicable to aviation lawsuits doesn’t bar a claim that a helicopter crash was caused by improper instructions contained in the aircraft’s maintenance manual, the...
View ArticleCourt hears oral arguments in seatbelt suit preemption
WASHINGTON – At oral arguments on Wednesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court were trying to figure out whether federal seatbelt regulations leave room for state law based tort claims. The case...
View ArticleClass action tolling preserves Zometa claim
The doctrine of class action tolling applied to preserve the product liability lawsuit of a woman who claimed she suffered osteonecrosis of the jaw as a result of taking the prescription drug Zometa,...
View ArticleFla. senate passes tort reform measure aimed at ‘crashworthiness’
A bill that will make it harder for plaintiffs to prove product defect cases against auto makers has passed the Florida senate. The senate version will allow a jury to look at all factors surrounding...
View ArticlePlaintiffs’ lawyers challenge medical ghostwriters
Plaintiffs’ attorneys are beginning to challenge the practice of medical ghostwriting, in which doctors lend their names to medical marketing literature, according to an article published in the...
View ArticleMedtronic pain pump suit preempted, says 9th Circuit
Federal law preempts state product liability claims brought by a man who suffered paralysis after a Medtronic pain pump was surgically implanted to deliver medication to his spine, the 9th Circuit has...
View ArticleNew Yaz lawsuit filed
A new lawsuit against Bayer over the birth control pill Yaz has been filed in federal court in Illinois. Kathryn Parker alleges she developed blood clots, including pulmonary emboli, pulmonary...
View ArticleBenchmarks: Fla. court slashes $16.2M from smoker award
A Florida appeals court has overturned a jury’s award of $16.2 million in punitive damages to a now-deceased cigarette smoker, concluding that Philip Morris should have been allowed to present a...
View ArticleScaled-back drywall bill signed into law
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill toughening the safety standards for drywall imported and used in the U.S. But the final version of the legislation, intended to address...
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