An injured employee could not maintain a products liability action against his employer in spite of the fact that the employer, as the surviving entity in a merger with the company that designed and manufactured the allegedly defective product, had assumed all...
Strict liability and products liability are foundational theories of legal liability relied on by personal injury lawyers when seeking justice for clients who have suffered at the hands of third parties. These two theories are related and share similarities—but...
Product liability-related court activity is trending up. Way up. In fact, a 2020 analysis revealed that it had increased over 300 percent. But it’s tough to pin down exactly what’s driving this trend. Product liability matters are multi-faceted...
The number of product liability lawsuits continues to rise, with pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers among the targets of many of these filings. According to a Lex Machina® report on federal product liability litigation trends, pharmaceutical and...
There was once a time when the idea of a self-driving car seemed like something straight out of a movie. Even just five years ago, there were only five states where testing these vehicles was even allowed. Now automated vehicles have become a far more common...
Many cannabis users say the drug distorts their perception of time , making it feel as if time has slowed to crawl. Now, plaintiffs with lawsuits over CBD-containing products may begin to feel the same sensation. Two proposed product liability-related class actions...
This post was originally published in June 2020 and was updated in April 2023. Powerful Online Legal Research for Product Liability Cases Picture this: your law firm is presented with a potential product liability case. First, you’ve got to spend hours...
A Case Filing Surprise It’s no secret that the Coronavirus and related quarantine measures are having a big impact on lawyers and law firms. Yet while activity in many practice areas is slowing, one in particular is bucking the trend: product liability...