Co-authored by Brian Gross This week, the Honorable John W. Herron, the Administrative Judge of the Trial Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, issued a significant order that attempts to address perceived problems in the Court’s Mass Tort and Asbestos Programs. The order, available here, enumerates 15 different reforms that will significantly change… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Insurers Beware —Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Has Final Word on Damages Plaintiffs Are Entitled to Recover For Defendant-Insurers’ Violations of M.G.L. c. 93a and 176D
Posted in Litigation Trends, Massachusetts CourtsCo-authored by Brian Gross On February 10, 2012, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that plaintiffs were entitled to more than $22 million when it held that the damages to which a plaintiff is entitled to recover pursuant to M.G.L. c. 93A and 176D for an insurers’ failure to effect prompt, fair and equitable settlement of… Continue Reading
California Supreme Court Says Equipment Manufacturers Not Liable For Injuries Caused By Asbestos-Containing Replacement Parts
Posted in Asbestos Litigation, California Courts, Litigation Trends, Products LiabilityCo-authored by Brian Gross After years of inconsistent rulings in the trial and appellate courts, the California Supreme Court recently decided the issue of whether plaintiffs in asbestos litigation may pursue claims against equipment manufacturers for injuries caused by asbestos-containing replacement component parts they neither manufactured nor supplied. For the reasons below, the Court expressly rejected this theory of liability and affirmed judgment in… Continue Reading
Forward Progress: Court Creates MDL for Lawsuits Related to Concussions Against the National Football League
Posted in Litigation Trends, MDLCo-authored by Brian Gross Just in time for the Super Bowl, the United States Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPMDL) issued an order on January 31 which creates an MDL for the various cases filed by former National Football League (“NFL”) players against the league, in which those former players allege that the NFL acted negligently with… Continue Reading
Breaking News: Pfizer Birth Control Recall
Posted in Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Products LiabilityCo-authored by Brian Gross On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, the pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer recalled approximately 1 million packets of birth control pills. According to a statement issued by the company, the active and inactive pills may have been misplaced within the packets, causing users to erroneously take the placebo pills instead of the active pills. … Continue Reading
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