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Kline & Specter Files Products Liability Suit Against QVC, Manufacturer for Allegedly Defective Pressure Cooker

Despite the owner's manual stating the cooker's built-on safety valves prevent this explosion, Grooms claims it failed as a dangerous amount of pressure built up inside the product.
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Law.com

Dean Omar Scores 3rd Talc Verdict With $63.4M Against Johnson & Johnson

The verdict is the third win for Dean Omar Branham Shirley, the Dallas plaintiffs firm that won jury awards earlier this year against Johnson & Johnson of $260 million and $45 million in Oregon and Illinois, respectively.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Product Liability Class Action Filed Over Giant Brand Orange Soda

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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New York Law Journal

King & Spalding Continues Deepening Disputes Bench With Mayer Brown Partner

All three of King & Spalding's disputes-focused practice areas—business litigation, international disputes, and product liability and mass torts—have seen growth this year.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philips Sues Lab Over Allegedly Faulty Research That Spurred Major Breathing Machine Recall

"Philips RS has spent hundreds of millions of dollars toward this recall and would have pursued a different and more focused recall had PSN not made its serious mistakes and greatly overestimated the potential threat to patients," the plaintiffs claimed.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Plaintiffs Avoid Mass Tort Treatment as Infant Formula Litigation Heats Up

While the two formula cases to go to trial this year were against product manufacturers, the Philadelphia litigation brings hospital defendants into the mix.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Venue Fight: CooperSurgical Plaintiffs Push for Multidistrict Litigation

"[The defendant's] argument is the standard defense playbook of divide and conquer," attorney Tiseme Zegeye said. "They recognize the plaintiffs are stronger together, and that their clients may benefit from trying to litigate in various jurisdictions."
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New York Law Journal

Who Got the Work: Array of National Lawyers Appearing in Appeal Over Social Media Role in Buffalo Massacre

The co-chair of Morrison & Foerster's appellate practice and a Hueston Hennigan partner have entered the case on behalf of Discord and Amazon, and partners with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe are awaiting admission to argue for Meta.
4 minute read

Law.com

'You Killed My Son': Amazon Sued for Selling Chemical Used in Suicides

Accused of violating the "most basic standards of business ethics," Amazon.com was hit with a product liability suit on July 12 from family members…
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

More Trouble for CooperSurgical? Product Liability Suits Proceed to Trial

In the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, CooperSurgical and Femcare denied the allegations, and argued that the claims are preempted by the Medical Device Amendments to the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations and federal laws under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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