On December 19, 2019, the First District issued its opinion in Daniels v. Arvinmeritor, Inc., affirming a $6 million verdict for the estate of Patrick O’Reilly, a union pipefitter from 1957 to 1998 who passed away from...more
The Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Sullivan v. A. W. Chesterton, Inc., et al., No. 18-3622 (E.D. Pa. June 6, 2019), grappled with the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania statutes, 15 Pa.C.S. § 411 and 42 Pa.C.S. §...more
In October, a Cook County jury awarded a $6 million dollars to the family of a deceased pipefitter in a mesothelioma trial. Daniels, et al. v. John Crane Inc., et al., No. 2016-L-011308 (Ill. Cir. Ct., Cook Cty.). John Crane,...more
The stage is set for a heated showdown between GOP leaders and bipartisan critics over implementation of HB 1645. If adopted by the Senate, the bill would alter several provisions related to a plaintiff’s ability to bring...more
New Developments -
Which Came First: Subject Matter or Personal Jurisdiction?
Two recent Eastern District of Missouri cases examined the same issue, yet the court reached opposite results. In Lewis v. Johnson & Johnson...more
A Review of 2017 Personal Jurisdiction Decisions -
In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court in cases such as BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California continued the trend that began in...more
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Appeals ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
BNSF Railway Co v Tyrrell ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Damage Caps ,
Expert Testimony ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Product Defects ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Toxic Exposure