Expert Testimony, Summary Judgment, Product Defects

Toxic product cases: Northern District of Illinois rules that expert testimony is required to prove product defect

Kilpatrick on 5/30/2025

Takeaway: We have discussed the pleading requirements that apply to cases alleging that products are toxic or otherwise contaminated with some sort of harmful substance or chemical. See Federal court dismisses false...more

New Jersey Court Pumps the Brakes on Product Liability Lawsuit

White and Williams LLP on 5/16/2025

In Wang v. Maserati N. Am., Inc., C.A. No. 23-2402, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61446, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (District Court) considered the admissibility of the opinions of plaintiffs’...more

Expert Testimony Sufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment Motion in Settle and Sue Case

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Lawyers for the... on 9/17/2020

Webb v. Ellis, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3527 (2020) - Brief Summary - A Texas appellate court reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in defendants' favor on plaintiffs' legal malpractice claim—which was based on...more

Product Liability Update - May 2020

Foley Hoag LLP on 6/12/2020

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

Second Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Hip Repair Product Liability Action

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 5/9/2018

Harris Beach attorneys Judi Abbott Curry, Victoria A. Graffeo and Marina Plotkin prevailed on plaintiffs’ appeal to the Second Circuit of product liability failure to warn claims against Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. and...more

Product Liability Update - July 2015

Foley Hoag LLP on 7/30/2015

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