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Product-Defect Presumption Lives On: Florida Appeals Court Upholds $103M vs. Ford

A Florida appeals court has upheld a $103 million jury award against Ford Motor Co. after a modified Ford Mustang exploded in 2017, leaving the owner with severe burns over much of...

Court Ruling Dismisses Anaphylaxis Product Liability Claim

An Oklahoma federal court ruling underscores the high bar plaintiffs face when linking anaphylaxis to an allegedly defective consumer product. The post Court Ruling Dismisses Anaph...

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Johnson & Johnson to Pay at Least $5.5B in Talc Settlement, Meta Begin...

This week: Johnson & Johnson on Monday agreed to settle 76,000 talcum powder lawsuits, potentially ending 15 years of litigation. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skremetti...

Ultra-Processed Food Manufacturers Face New Litigation Challenges in California and Beyond

The History of Asbestos Litigation

The history of asbestos litigation dates back to the mid-20th century, when individuals began to file lawsuits after developing mesothelioma and other health issues following expos...

Drivers of Mercedes AMG Cars File Class Action Over Burn Hazard From Logo on Seat

Two drivers of Mercedes AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company, claiming that the AMG logo on their driver’s seat gets so hot that it literally b...

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Lawsuits Hit Taylor Farms and Taco Bell Over Contaminated Lettuce, 1st Che...

This week: At least five lawsuits have been filed against Taylor Farms over its lettuce contaminated with cyclospora, and Taco Bell is an additional defendant in most of the cases....

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Appeals Courts Affirm Talc Verdicts, Plaintiffs Win Acetaminophen Appeal O...

This week: Appeals courts in Pennsylvania and Illinois affirmed talcum powder verdicts against Johnson & Johnson. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed dism...

Quantifying Damages In Product Launch Delay Allegations

In delayed generic-drug entry cases that have generated substantial settlements in recent years, damages are often measured by profits lost during the delay window, but this model...

Critical Mass With Law.com's Ellen Bardash: Gilead Wins Liability Ruling Over Past HIV Drug Alternative, Algorithmic Pri...

This week: The California Supreme Court weighed in on whether pharmaceutical companies can be liable for negligence if they delay bringing a drug to market. The Third Circuit is al...

Biglaw Firm Facing $1.2 Billion Malpractice Lawsuit Over The Business Model It Allegedly Built

According to the complaint, Holland & Knight should have designed a lawful version of its product -- or told the company it couldn't be done. The post Biglaw Firm Facing $1.2 B...

Software Co.'s Lack Of 'Diligence' Dooms Late TM Suit Update

A North Carolina federal judge has faulted a software company's "lack of diligence" in submitting proper paperwork to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and notifying the court i...

What Strawberries Can Teach Us About the Next Wave of PFAS Litigation

Why broad consumer-product claims may carry environmental implications that labeling laws cannot fully address A lawsuit involving strawberries may seem like an unlikely place to f...

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Meta Begins Addiction Trial Against 29 States, Oregon TCPA Class Actions F...

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Mead Johnson Wins 1st Federal Formula Trial, Split Rulings in Uber's Rocky...

Rachel Cannon of Steptoe and Phyllis Jones of Covington & Burling successfully represented Mead Johnson in the first bellwether trial over cow's milk-based infant formula.     ...

Abbott Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over 2022 Infant Formula Recall

A federal judge on July 24 dismissed a lawsuit accusing Abbott Laboratories of defrauding shareholders by downplaying and trying to evade its responsibility for a 2022 recall of po...

Design Patent Risk Can Turn on the Record Before a Jury Ever Compares the Products

Not Even a Thread Left- Single Reference Anticipation, Missing Claim Limitation Entitle Defendant to JMOL

Mead Johnson Wins Defense Verdict in 1st Federal Trial Over Cow's Milk-Based Infant Formula

The trial was the first before U.S. Senior District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, who is overseeing more than 800 cases in multi-district litigation involving cow's milk-based infant fo...

Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Surge Over Tariff Refunds, Weight Loss Drugs and Texas Property Appraisals

Amazon received $600 million in tariff refunds—now customers are suing to get their share.       

Product liability for retailers: Why your business could be liable for what you sell or make

  Manufacturers aren’t the only business entity that could get sued over a defective product. If you sell products in a store, shop or online, or even if you just vend occasionally...

Trailer builder Fruehauf wants parts makers as co-defendants in suit

A dispute over allegations of defective work that resulted in trailers catching fire now is threatening to drag in the manufacturers of some of those components that may be at the...

Key Bridge collapse: Judge throws out Dali owners’ lawsuit against shipbuilder

A federal judge in Philadelphia dismissed the Dali shipowners’ lawsuit against Hyundai Heavy Industries over the defective freighter involved in the Key Bridge collapse. The post K...

Bellwether Infant Formula Trial to Proceed After Besting Mead Johnson's Preemption Challenge

Jury selection is expected to begin in the case Aug. 13 in the Northern District of Illinois with opening arguments to follow Aug. 17. Currently, 825 cases over the claims are pend...