Patrick C Lamb

November 08, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

By examining how we process information, and how we formulate our beliefs, trial attorneys can find new opportunities to educate and persuade jurors.

By Patrick C. Lamb and Amanda R. Hammar

11 minute read

November 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down Wyeth v. Levine and Pliva v. Mensing, two important pre-emption decisions in the mass tort realm, there has been increased interest in pre-emption of state law claims.

By Patrick C. Lamb 
and Amanda R. Hammar

8 minute read

November 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down Wyeth v. Levine and Pliva v. Mensing, two important pre-emption decisions in the mass tort realm, there has been increased interest in pre-emption of state law claims.

By Patrick C. Lamb 
and Amanda R. Hammar

8 minute read

April 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In November 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its landmark opinion in Tincher v. Omega Flex. Among other things, the court held that a plaintiff can satisfy the "defective condition" element of her products liability action by proving that the product in question was "dangerous beyond the reasonable consumer's contemplations."

By Patrick C. Lamb and Patrick Devine

9 minute read

April 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In November 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its landmark opinion in . Among other things, the court held that a plaintiff can satisfy the "defective condition" element of her products liability action by proving that the product in question was "dangerous beyond the reasonable consumer's contemplations."

By Patrick C. Lamb and Patrick Devine

9 minute read