556 ABA Journal Product Liability Law articles.
Two longtime law partners in Jacksonville, Fla., have agreed to an amicable split, saying that their plaintiff personal injury firm had grown so large they were essentially officing together rather…
Jul 26, 2007 12:40 AM CDT
A big-name Houston plaintiffs lawyer has been ordered by an arbitration panel to repay $35.7 million in improper legal fees he charged to some 3,000 plaintiffs he represented in breast…
Jul 19, 2007 10:09 PM CDT
Lawsuits against the distributor of Magnetix toys claim children who swallow magnets in the construction sets become seriously ill.
The suits claim magnets that hold the toy’s construction pieces together…
Jul 16, 2007 2:57 PM CDT
Home Depot is defending 31 product liability suits that contend an aerosol grout sealer caused serious lung damage.
Also named in the suits are five companies that manufactured and distributed…
Jul 12, 2007 1:08 PM CDT
Mike Braga doesn’t ordinarily think of himself as a potential lawbreaker. But the Madera, California, almond farmer will be faced with a legal dilemma as of Sept. 1.
Either he…
Jun 27, 2007 6:50 PM CDT
Now is apparently the time to be a defense lawyer representing a paint manufacturer in big-bucks litigation over injuries allegedly caused by lead-based products manufactured decades ago.
Hard on the…
Jun 23, 2007 1:41 AM CDT
A New York City man claims he got a lot more than he bargained for when he purchased and drank a can of Boost Plus nutrition beverage. An erection that…
Jun 6, 2007 8:21 PM CDT
The producers of bacteria-tainted spinach that sicked hundreds and led to a nationwide recall last year have reportedly settled for undisclosed terms the lawsuits brought by the families of three…
Apr 23, 2007 11:55 PM CDT
A jury awarded only $42,000 in punitive damages yesterday in an SUV rollover case after finding Ford Motor Co. liable for millions of dollars in compensatory damages.
Plaintiff Rebekah Zakrocki,…
Apr 19, 2007 12:50 PM CDT
Houston plaintiffs lawyer John O’Quinn has settled a case against the makers of a diet drug that originally resulted in a $1 billion verdict, Texas Lawyer reports.
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Forging a Congressional Trust Fund Is as Complex as, Well, Asbestos Litigation Itself
Jun 28, 2005 3:52 PM CDT
Wisconsin Court’s Risk Analysis May Be Last Hope for Lead Paint Plaintiffs
Feb 25, 2005 1:03 PM CST
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