Products Liability, International Law & Trade

The Evolving Law of Personal Jurisdiction May Affect International Supply Chain Risk

by Jonathan M. Cohen, Katrina Johnson | Gilbert LLP on 5/9/2013

In the last two months, the United States Supreme Court granted review in two cases involving the limits of federal court jurisdiction over foreign companies: DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman, No. 11-965 (cert. granted Apr. 22,...more

European Commission Plans to Change Consumer Product Safety Rules

by Alistair Maughan | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/26/2013

The European Commission plans to introduce new rules to improve the safety regime applicable to non-food consumer products distributed in the EU. The Commission has put forward a new package of measures to provide more...more

When Food Production Leads to Prosecution

by Jeffrey B. Coopersmith, Chip English, David Ernst, Nicholas Kampars | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/7/2013

Over the last few weeks, two big stories have made headlines in the food industry. Beginning in early February, news media across Europe began reporting that food products tested in several European countries contained...more

Argument Report: Illinois Supreme Court Gets Its First Shot at Interpreting Nicastro

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 1/31/2013

In J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, a plurality of the United States Supreme Court held that merely placing a product into the stream of commerce with the expectation that it would wind up in the forum state was not...more

Navigating Mass Torts and Product Liability (MTPL) Litigation in the U.S. Legal System: Litigation Challenges for Japanese MTPL...

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/17/2013

In This Presentation: • Challenges of U.S. Courts • Specialized and Aggressive Plaintiff’s Bar and Contingency Fees • Jury Trials • Pretrial Discovery • Personal Jurisdiction • U.S.-Based Subsidiaries •...more

Land Rover Recall

by Demas Law Group on 1/9/2013

The Chinese unit of Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it will recall 337 cars due to issues with the brakes and steering boxes. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, China’s...more

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #23

by Paul McDonald, Daniel J. Murphy | Bernstein Shur on 1/2/2013

In This Issue: - The Second Circuit Court of Appeals holds that a U.S. employer may pursue trade secret claims against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated sensitive corporate information in Canada. - A...more

GAO reports on CPSC’s challenges in addressing product safety

by Stacey Bowers on 12/21/2012

The United States (US) Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) authority and ability to stay generally informed about new risks associated with consumer products and...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – November 7, 2012

by Rob Robinson on 11/7/2012

Highlighted in Forbes’ Law & Technology Blog as one of Eight Great Law & Technology Resources, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange Weekly eDiscovery News Updates provide readers with a trusted compilation of key...more

Structured Thoughts -- Special Issue October 1, 2012 -- It’s Complicated: A Recap of SIFMA’s Complex Products Conference

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/2/2012

On September 27, 2012, SIFMA hosted a conference on Complex Products. The day-long session covered “complex products” and included various presentations about structured products and exchange-traded products. Many materials...more

Product Liability Update -- October 2012

by Foley Hoag LLP on 10/2/2012

In This Issue: Massachusetts Federal Court Holds Japanese Escalator Accident Study Inadmissible for Lack of Authentication and Demonstrated Connection to Facts of Case, Defendant’s Introduction of New Shoe Design in...more

Court Denies Non-U.S. Company’s Attempt To Avoid Default, Citing Agency Relationship Between Parent and Sub Justifying Earlier...

by Cadwalader - International Practice Law Group on 9/28/2012

The drywall litigation, arising from the installation into U.S. homes of allegedly defective drywall from China, has included a great many noteworthy international practice issues. Many companies have settled. Others have...more

Chinese Contracting Best Practices

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/19/2012

There are many risks involved in dealing with Chinese companies. We previously discussed The Importance Of China Due Diligence And Corporate Seals. And we asked the probing question: Is The Era Of Cheap Goods From China...more

English Law Reinsurance Contracts May Not Cover Asbestos or Other U.S. Liabilities

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/24/2012

In the words of the Court of Appeal in Faraday Reinsurance Co Ltd v Howden North America Inc & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 980 (20 July 2012), "it would be idle to pretend that the English courts and the American (including the...more

The Supreme Court of Canada Provides Clarity to Conflict of Laws Rules

by Field Law on 7/20/2012

It is a fact of life in the modern world that manufacturers and distributors of products often do business in multiple jurisdictions, across multiple borders. A product manufactured in one country can be distributed and sold...more

Criminal Drug Company Glaxo is Slapped on the Wrist

by Lawyers.com on 7/5/2012

After six years of bribing American doctors, pushing antidepressants on children and hiding the heart attack risk of a diabetes drug, the British drug Company GlaxoSmithKline LLC got a slap on the wrist yesterday....more

The Illinois Supreme Court's First Nicastro Case

by Sedgwick LLP on 6/22/2012

We continue our preview of the new civil review grants from the Illinois Supreme Court with Russell v. SNFA, which raises questions of general and specific jurisdiction over a French-based manufacturer....more

Oh, Canada!

by Dechert LLP on 5/10/2012

We’ve blogged before, occasionally, about drug/device developments north of the border. Most of these developments have involved class action practice, where Canadian law is considerably more liberal than the corresponding...more

Van Breda: The Supreme Court of Canada Provides Clarity to Canadian Conflict of Laws Rules

by Field Law on 4/30/2012

It is a fact of life in the modern world that manufacturers and distributors of products often do business in multiple jurisdictions, across multiple borders. A product manufactured in one country, can be distributed and sold...more

District Court Rejected Reconsideration of Discovery Ruling Requiring Disclosure of Flight Data In Connection with Plan Columbia

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/30/2012

Venancio Aguasanta Arias, et al. v. Dyncorp, et al., Civil Action No. 01-1908 (D.D.C. 2012), denies a motion for reconsideration of a discovery order in an international litigation. The underlying case involves allegations...more

Compliance Update: Toys & children's products, Q1 2012

by Stacey Bowers on 4/4/2012

A summary of the latest global proposals, enactments, amendments, and enforcements applicable to toys and children's products, including apparel, food contact articles, and jewelry. Includes updates on chemicals of high...more

Australia Expands Warranty Protection for Consumers

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 3/27/2012

Exporting to Australia just got a little trickier for consumer product and service providers. The Australian Consumer Law (the “Act”) was recently amended to expand the warranty protections afforded to consumers. These...more

Bad Dim Sum: Lowered Risk Appetite Hampering Yuan's Rise

by Michael Diaz Jr. - Diaz Reus International... on 3/20/2012

Until as recently as November 2011, most investors had viewed the Chinese yuan (also called the “Renminbi”) as a one-way bet to appreciate in value. But market sentiment has shifted decisively against expectations for the...more

Pennsylvania District Court Finds Supreme Court Failed to Adopt Clear Personal Jurisdiction Standard Over Foreign Defendant

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 3/12/2012

A foreign manufacturer sued in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently prevailed in its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction even though it did not dispute that its consumer...more

Alien Tort Statute Development

by Dechert LLP on 3/9/2012

Since we blogged about the Supreme Court’s certiorari grant in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, 10-1491, we figured we owe our readers an update about a significant status change. As we mentioned before, the Court...more

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