Massachusetts courts issued several important product liability decisions in late 2023 and 2024. Nutter’s Product Liability practice group reviewed these cases and report on their significant holdings as follows ...more
3/4/2025
/ Breach of Contract ,
Evidence ,
Express Warranty ,
Jurisdiction ,
Liability ,
Mexico ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
NHTSA ,
Product Defects ,
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCCA) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Summary Judgment
Massachusetts federal and state courts issued several important product liability decisions in 2021. Nutter’s Product Liability practice group reviewed these cases and report on their significant holdings as follows...more
1/12/2022
/ Appeals ,
Bodily Injury ,
Breach of Implied Contract ,
Breach of Warranty ,
But For Causation ,
Causation ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
CVS ,
Duty to Warn ,
Failure To Warn ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Joint Tortfeasors ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Medtronic ,
Merck ,
Negligence ,
Philip Morris ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Defects ,
Restatement of Torts ,
State Law Claims ,
Zofran
Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2018. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more
1/29/2019
/ Asbestos ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Car Accident ,
Duty of Care ,
FDA Approval ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Electric ,
Generic Drugs ,
Medical Devices ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Power Plants ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Putative Class Actions ,
State Law Claims ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Warning Labels ,
Wrongful Death
Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2017. The Product Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation Group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are...more
1/31/2018
/ Boehringer ,
Breach of Implied Contract ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Design Defects ,
Failure To Warn ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Monsanto ,
Negligence ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
POM Wonderful ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
RICO ,
Sherman Act ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Warranties