March 16, 2018
Supreme Court of Massachusetts Holds that a Brand Manufacturer Can Be Liable for Failure to Warn Doctors and Patients Injured by Generic Forms of the Drug, where the Conduct is Not Merely Negligent, but Reckless
Written by Steve Herman
March 1, 2018
U.S. Third Circuit Addresses Preemption in the Context of a Product that is Made Up of Some, But Not All, Class III Components; Allows Personal Jurisdiction Discovery to Go Forward on Alter Ego Theory
Written by Steve Herman
February 9, 2018
Louisiana Supreme Court Emphasizes that Daubert Only Applies to Methodology, and Not to the Expert’s Conclusions Themselves, Nor Issues of Credibility; in Proving Causation, either a Qualitative or Quantitative Assessment will Suffice
Written by Steve Herman
December 21, 2017
California Supreme Court Holds That Brand Manufacturers Are Liable for Failure to Warn Claims by Patients Who Took Generic Forms of the Medication
Written by Steve Herman
October 31, 2017
U.S. Fifth Circuit Holds Express Warranty Claim Against the Manufacturer of Surgically Implanted Neurostimulator Not Preempted
Written by Steve Herman
September 11, 2017
U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Judgment of Dismissal under LPLA, Rejecting Res Ipsa and Claims of “Misconduct” by Defense
Written by Steve Herman
August 31, 2017
District Court in Colorado Orders GM to Produce FEM Data in Roof Crush Case
Written by Steve Herman
August 11, 2017
Judge Morgan, Sitting in the Eastern District of Louisiana, Applies Strict Products Liability under the General Maritime Law, rather than the LPLA, in a LHWCA Third-Party Case
Written by Steve Herman
June 23, 2017
Louisiana Fourth Circuit Affirms Verdict Against Tractor Manufacturer under the LPLA
Written by Steve Herman
June 19, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Personal Jurisdiction in Pharmaceutical Case with Respect to Non-Resident Plaintiffs
Written by Steve Herman