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 Plaintiff Adequately Alleges Deceptive Practices Claim For No-Hazelnut Coffee Labeled “Hazelnut Créme” Despite Ingredient List Excluding Hazelnuts And Mentioning Artificial Flavors, Allegation Of Deception...more
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
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
Massachusetts Federal Court Holds No Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturer Which, Although It Used A Nationwide United States Distributor, Did Not Specifically Target Massachusetts For Sales -
In Preferred Mut....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 Superior Court Rejects “Innovator Liability” Failureto-Warn Claim, Holds Branded Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Owed No Duty to Plaintiff Alleging Injury From Equivalent Generic Drug That Copied Defendant’s...more
8/31/2016
/ Conflicting Proposals ,
Evidence Suppression ,
Expert Testimony ,
Failure To Warn ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Generic Drugs ,
Innovator Liability ,
Negligence ,
Nexus ,
Off-Label Use ,
Out-of-State Judgments ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pleading Standards ,
Product Defects ,
Res Ipsa Loquitur ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Transfer of Venue
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Failure-to-Warn Claim Against Drug Manufacturer Not Preempted Because There Was No “Clear Evidence” FDA Would Not Have Approved Plaintiffs’ Suggested Warning; Also Holds...more
7/30/2015
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Asbestos ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Bayh-Dole Act ,
Biologics ,
Compensatory Awards ,
Design Defects ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Expert Testimony ,
Failure To Warn ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Manufacturers ,
Fraudulent Joinder ,
Manufacturing Defects ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Private Right of Action ,
Product Defects ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tobacco Litigation ,
Tolling ,
Wrongful Death
In This Issue:
..Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Finally) Enforces Agreement for Individualized Arbitration of Unfair and Deceptive Practices Claims Following United States Supreme Court Decision Reversing...more
10/1/2013
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Design Defects ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Expert Testimony ,
Failure To Warn ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fitness for Particular Purpose ,
Indemnification ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Medical Devices ,
Negligence ,
Punitive Damages ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Void and Unenforceable ,
Warranties