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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
The number of cases involving so-called “nuclear verdicts” — that is, verdicts with awards of $10 million or more — have risen sharply, and many of those cases concern product liability claims. For large corporations, such...more
At the end of 2022, FDA published a draft guidance on Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting (VMSR) Program for Manufacturers. The draft guidance explains several aspects of the VMSR Program, including FDA’s approach to...more
In the contemporary landscape of manufacturing, a silent revolution is taking place, driven by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into various processes. As factories become smarter and more interconnected, AI is...more
Exactech is a medical device company that manufactures implantable joint replacements. It is also a company that has faced numerous lawsuits related to its products in recent years. In many cases, Exactech has acknowledged...more
Liebig v. MTD Products, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 2:22-cv-04427, 2023 WL 5517557 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 25, 2023) - A product may be defective if it is sold without adequate warnings. But what if a manufacturer learns new safety...more
As the types of automotive class actions continue to evolve, so too do class action trends and developments. Morgan Lewis lawyers detail below some of the hot topics in automobile class action litigation, such as personal...more
Massachusetts federal and state courts issued several important product liability decisions in 2022. Nutter’s Product Liability practice group reviewed these cases and report on their significant holdings as follows ...more
Regulatory challenges and legal threats facing product manufacturers change at a rapid pace, and this is especially true in a COVID-19 world. Join Bricker attorneys and distinguished experts as we cover a myriad of topics...more
Whether an individual is purchasing a new car, a new television, or a new kitchen appliance, the company that makes those products isn’t the only manufacturer involved. In today’s global economy, most products are made by an...more
Three years and one pandemic after the U.S. Supreme Court provided guidance in March 2019 on the bare metal defense in asbestos litigation commonly known as “DeVries,” the bare metal defense is alive and well. Some predicted...more
C.R. Bard, Inc. is one of many medical device companies involved in large nationwide litigation concerning defective hernia mesh products. C.R. Bard, Inc. faces more than 25,000 lawsuits in state and federal courts, with the...more
St. Jude Medical Inc. (“St. Jude”), which was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in 2017, entered into a settlement last week with the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for $27 million to resolve allegations it had...more
Indiana courts have recently addressed preemption issues in matters involving devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through the premarket approval (PMA) process. First, the Indiana Court of Appeals...more
How is it that in 2020, we are still discussing personal jurisdiction? Wasn’t this decided in the last century? What has changed? These questions have become increasingly relevant following sea change decisions in Goodyear,...more
Two recent cases in the UK illustrate the tricky issues Employers and Contractors have to grapple with in defining the responsibilities of contractors involved in the construction of offshore wind projects. There are no...more
For at least two decades, Pennsylvania law has recognized an exemption from strict liability for prescription drug manufacturers based on the state Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Restatement (Second) of Torts Sec. 402A...more
In what has become an alarming trend in drug and medical device manufacturing, Smith and Nephew felt compelled to copycat other hip implant manufacturers and market a pair of dual modular hip stems. This trend is alarming...more
In Kohler Co. v. Superior Court, 29 Cal. App. 5th 55 (2018), the Second District of the Court of Appeal of California considered whether the lower court properly allowed homeowners to bring class action claims under the Right...more
On August 17, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the Medical Device Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting Program (VMSRP) agreed between industry and the FDA as a part of the Medical Device User Fee...more
The United States Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari in Air and Liquid Systems Corp. et al. v. Devries et al. and is set to wade into the fiercely contested waters surrounding the bare metal defense under...more
The autonomous vehicle revolution has introduced an exciting array of innovations into the automobile industry. Groundbreaking technology has created ingenious ways to address mobility and traffic issues. But it has also...more
Frederick (Rick) Fern and the New York City Harris Beach Life Science Practice Group were successful in securing a summary judgment for medical device manufacturers Curlin Medical Inc., Moog Inc., and distributor B. Braun...more
In a recent case before the British Columbia Supreme Court, N&C Transportation Ltd. v. Navistar International Corp., 2016 BCSC 2129 [N&C], Justice Skolrood certified a multiple-model product liability class action after...more
Big Picture: Product Liability in California - California applies its strict product liability laws to all products put into the stream of commerce and sold to the public, and those laws govern a wide array of products. ...more