Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more
8/13/2024
/ Breach of Warranty ,
Causation ,
Design Defects ,
Distributors ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Failure To Warn ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Defects ,
Product Defects ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Strict Product Liability
Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more
In Wendell v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a trial court order that excluded expert testimony concerning the cause of a profoundly rare and deadly disease. The decision...more
Massachusetts Federal Court Holds Proof of Testing of Proposed Alternative Design Not Required in Design Defect Claim, Evidence Plaintiff Ignored Defendant’s Warnings Did Not Establish He Was Sole Proximate Cause of Injury on...more
10/29/2015
/ Breach of Warranty ,
Causation ,
Cross Examination ,
Design Defects ,
Duty to Warn ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Failure To Warn ,
Gross Negligence ,
Implied Warranties ,
Inadmissible Evidence ,
Learned Treatise ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Negligence ,
New Trial ,
PCBs ,
Physicians ,
Privity of Contract ,
Remittitur ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Successors ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wrongful Death