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In The Legal's Products Liability, Mass Torts & Class Action supplement, read about how the internet is disrupting products liability claims, the efforts to keep infants safe from defective inclined sleepers and the effects of a year under revised Rule 23(e).

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Strict Products Liability: One More Thing the Internet Is Disrupting

Back in the dark ages of tort law a person injured by a defective product had no recourse absent privity of contract with the seller. That changed in the 1960s with the development of strict liability laws that allowed a plaintiff to bring suit against any party responsible for placing a product into the stream of commerce.

The Case for Separately Tracked Leadership Appointments in MDLs

If an undifferentiated group is appointed, should appointed counsel be allowed to represent both individuals and the putative class? Or if leadership is tracked, is it permissible for any of the appointed counsel in one track to represent clients in the other track?

Inclined Sleeper Litigation: Fighting to Protect Infants From Deadly Products

In the early hours of May 3, 2017, Jayme Minnich put his 3-month-old son Cayson down to sleep in a "Napper," an inclined sleeper that was part of the Chicco Lullaby Dream Portable Playard.

Sea Change in Class Action Settlement Process: A Year Under Revised Rule 23(e)

Effective Dec. 1, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e) governing the class action settlement process. The amendments created a sea change in the settlement approval process that is critical to both plaintiffs and defense counsel in class cases.

Defending Depositions Against Dying Deponents in Asbestos Litigation

Asbestos litigation typically involves numerous defendants. Suits are filed when the plaintiff knows, or should know, that they have an asbestos-related condition.