Lawsuits were recently filed against Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. related to their watch bands. Other lawsuits were also recently filed against The Hershey Co. related to the packaging of some of its...more
Certain Band-Aid bandages are the focus of a recently filed lawsuit. A complaint (filed in Moultrie, 3:24-cv-4757, (D.N.J. Apr. 10, 2024)) alleges that Band-Aid Flexible Fabric and Ourtone (BR45, BR55, and BR65) bandages...more
A recent case filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia serves as an illustration of the significant impact plaintiffs' legal theories will have on those targeted as a source or potential...more
A defendant in a talc jury trial intends on appealing a recent verdict reached in a Missouri case involving twenty-two plaintiffs who claimed that the defendant’s talcum powder contained asbestos and that they developed...more
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals recently upheld the Mass Litigation Panel’s grant of summary judgment against a class of Plaintiffs alleging birth defects resulting from the use of prescription medicine in...more
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/ Birth Defects ,
Failure To Warn ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Manufacturers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Strict Liability ,
Summary Judgment ,
Warning Labels ,
WV Supreme Court