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Medical and Life Sciences: Year in Review 2022

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From pharmaceuticals to toothpaste, preemption to public health, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2022 that further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare the best...more

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Florida Appellate Court Authorizes the Use of the Risk-Utility Test in Complex Medical Device Cases

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On October 7, 2020, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed a defense verdict in favor of a medical device manufacturer and in doing so approved of the trial court’s use of the risk-utility test and not the...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2018 Year in Review

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Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2018. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more

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Significant New York Drug and Device 2017 Product Liability Decisions

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To prepare the best product liability defense for pharmaceuticals and medical devices as well as anticipate and strategically plan for future challenges in the medical and life sciences legal world, it is often helpful to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine in the Wake of DeCoster

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Executive Summary: The most important Park doctrine case in over forty years may be heading to the Supreme Court – but not if the federal government has its way. The Responsible Corporate Officer doctrine (“RCO doctrine”),...more

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11th Circuit Upholds Award of Summary Judgment in Mirena Lawsuit

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In March 2014, Jenna Thurmond sued Bayer in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleging that her use of the Mirena contraception system caused her to develop pseudotumor cerebri. Her symptoms...more

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Strict Products Liability Claims Based On Design Defect Are Inapplicable To Implanted Medical Devices That Are Available Only...

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A recent California Court of Appeal decision out of the Second District has provided further clarity to the scope of California products liability law by reasserting the general rule that precludes strict liability for design...more

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