fbpx

What's New in Product Liability Law?

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
May 30, 2017

U.S. Fifth Circuit Holds that Expert Testimony is Necessary to Establish Defective Lifeline Cable Claim under the LPLA

Written by Steve Herman
March 22, 2017

U.S. Third Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment on Preemption in Fosamax Litigation

Written by Steve Herman