UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT -
• United States Supreme Court Holds Due Process Permits Exercise Of Specific Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Vehicle Manufacturer For Product Liability Claims For Harm To Forum...more
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
6/12/2020
/ Agency Relationship ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bodily Injury ,
Car Dealerships ,
Derivative Tort Claims ,
Design Defects ,
Diminished Capacity ,
Dismissals ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Due Process ,
Expert Testimony ,
Eyewitness Testimony ,
Failure To Warn ,
Financial Statements ,
Inadmissible Evidence ,
Joinder ,
Lack of Evidence ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Manufacturer Liability ,
Negligence ,
Nursing Homes ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Parent Corporation ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Defects ,
Renewal Statutes ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subsidiaries ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tolling ,
Waiver of Liability ,
Wrongful Death
First Circuit Holds Subsequent FDA Approval Of Drugs For Pediatric Use Not Conclusive Proof Of Effectiveness At Time Of Sale So As To Preclude Fraudulent Marketing Claims, And Individualized Proof Of Causation Of...more
MASSACHUSETTS -
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Applies “Transient Jurisdiction” Doctrine To Hold Nonresident Individuals’ Intentional, Knowing And Voluntary Presence In Massachusetts At Time Of Service Sufficient To...more
1/31/2019
/ Due Process ,
Duty to Warn ,
False Advertising ,
Hazing ,
Learned Intermediary ,
Manufacturers ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wrongful Death
First Circuit Holds Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Software Services Provider On Claim Arising Under Federal Law Satisfies Fifth Amendment Due Process’ Minimum Contacts Requirement Because Defendant Knowingly Conducted...more
United States Supreme Court Holds Due Process Forbids Exercising Specific Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Plaintiffs’ Claims Against Nonresident Defendant Where Claims Did Not Arise From Defendant’s Contacts with Forum,...more
8/31/2017
/ Breach of Warranty ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Compliance ,
CORI ,
Design Defects ,
Due Process ,
Failure To Warn ,
Fraud ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Non-Residents ,
SCOTUS ,
Specific Jurisdiction ,
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