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National Mass Torts: 2023 Year in Review

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Sixth Circuit Rejects Overly Ambitious PFAS Class Action - Hardwick v. 3M Co. (In re E.I. du Pont de Nemours), No. 22-3765, 87 F.4th 315 (6th Cir. Nov. 27, 2023) - The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...more

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Product Liability Update - May 2020

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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

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Franchisee 101: Personal Jurisdiction over Non-Resident Principal in Massachusetts

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In a wrongful death suit by a Massachusetts wife of a man and their child who drowned in a Montreal hotel pool, a Massachusetts federal court held in Nandjou v. Marriott Internationalthat it had jurisdiction under the state...more

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“Registered to Do Business” Alone is No Longer Enough to Confer Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations in New York

On January 23, 2019, the Appellate Division, Second Department issued a decision in Aybar v. Aybar, A.D.3d, 2019 NY Slip Op 00412 (2019). The Second Department’s holding substantially narrows the grounds for establishing...more

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Product Liability Update: January 2019

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MASSACHUSETTS - Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Applies “Transient Jurisdiction” Doctrine To Hold Nonresident Individuals’ Intentional, Knowing And Voluntary Presence In Massachusetts At Time Of Service Sufficient To...more

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Pro Te: Solutio – Vol. 11, No. 3 - 2018

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In this issue of Pro Te (Volume 11, No.3), we examine three important topics that are sure to capture your interest. The Supreme Court’s Bristol-Meyers Squibb decision was met with no small amount of (completely justified)...more

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Product Liability Update: July 2018

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Massachusetts Federal Court Holds No Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturer Which, Although It Used A Nationwide United States Distributor, Did Not Specifically Target Massachusetts For Sales - In Preferred Mut....more

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Product Liability Update: April 2017

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Massachusetts Federal Court In Prescription Drug Case Holds “Learned Intermediary” Rule Requiring Warnings Only To Prescribing Physician Applied Even Though Patient and Caregiver Were Physicians, But Experts’ Affidavits of...more

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The World in US Courts: Orrick's Quarterly Review of Decisions Applying US Law to Global Business and Cross-Border Activities

Alien Tort Statute (ATS)/Political Question Doctrine/Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act (FSIA)/ Act of State Doctrine - District Court Dismisses ATS Claim Where Alleged Conduct in US was not Directly Linked to Injuries...more

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Product Liability Update - July 2015

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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

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