Jonathan T Woy

Jonathan T Woy

January 16, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's Erosion of the Fair Share Act in Products Liability Cases

This article will explain how Roverano's reliance on Azzarello-era precedent to reinstate per capita apportionment among strict liability defendants opens the door to a Tincher-based challenge to Pennsylvania's method of apportionment.

By Jonathan T. Woy

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May 27, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Case for Application of Comment k to Manufacturing Defect Claims

Comment k to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts precludes all strict liability claims arising from injuries caused by certain categories of products, including prescription pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

By Stephen J. Finley Jr. and Jonathan T. Woy

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January 25, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Tincher' at 5 Years Old: A Vision Partially Realized

Five years ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court undertook to modernize Pennsylvania products liability law in its seminal decision of Tincher v. Omega Flex, 104 A.3d 328 (Pa. 2014).

By Stephen J. Finley and Jonathan T. Woy

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