On May 19, 2022, in an unpublished decision, a Ninth Circuit panel reaffirmed that under California law manufacturers do not have a duty to disclose defects in their products that manifest after the expiration of the...more
6/20/2022
/ Appeals ,
Apple ,
California ,
Class Action ,
En Banc Review ,
Liability ,
Manufacturers ,
Product Defects ,
Reversal ,
State and Local Government ,
Warranties
We reported back in December [California Supreme Court Set to Decide How Defense Counsel Approach Defending Company Witness Depositions] on a case then pending before the California Supreme Court, Berroteran v. Superior...more
3/24/2022
/ Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Evidence Codes ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Product Defects ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Testimony ,
Witnesses
A New Jersey federal judge recently applied Tennessee and California law in dismissing a proposed class action concerning allegedly leaky water heater sensors/valves (valves) made by Honeywell International Inc. The decision...more
1/27/2020
/ Breach of Warranty ,
Class Action ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Failure To Warn ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Honeywell International ,
Negligence ,
Pleading Standards ,
Product Defects ,
Strict Liability ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL) ,
Warranty Insurance
Courts have struggled for decades to define the constitutional limitations on personal jurisdiction over major product manufacturers who sell their products nationwide. The central tension has been determining the validity...more
9/23/2019
/ Asahi ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Distributors ,
J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro ,
Manufacturers ,
MN Supreme Court ,
MT Supreme Court ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Product Defects ,
Specific Jurisdiction ,
Stream of Commerce