Torts and Personal Injury Law Center: Insights & Analysis: Products Liability

3/17/2008 8:26:15 PM EST

Brazas on the Illinois Supreme Court's conflict of laws analyses in Townsend v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 2007 III. LEXIS 1701 (Ill. 2007) and Barbara's Sales, Inc. v. Intel Corp., 2007 Ill. LEXIS 1698 (Ill. Nov. 29, 2007)

Posted by Susan M. Brazas
Attorney, Bolgrien, Koepke & Kimes

On November 29, 2007, the Illinois Supreme Court issued two opinions addressing, for the first time in many years, conflict of laws analysis. In this surprising reversal of the trial and appel ...

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Products Liability

3/17/2008 8:57:00 PM EST

Webster on the Latest Ruling Addressing the Relationship Between Trade Associations and Product Liability: In re Welding Fume Litigation, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80806 (N.D. Ohio October 30, 2007)

Posted by Hugh K. Webster
Partner, Webster, Chamberlain & Bean, Washington, D.C.

Hugh K. Webster, a partner in the Washington, DC law firm of Webster, Chamberlain & Bean, discusses Northern District of Ohio's recent holding in Continue reading >>

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Products Liability

1/11/2008 11:13:42 AM EST

Carboy on Tainted Toys from China: Keeping Products Liability Litigation Inside U.S. Borders

Posted by Andrew J. Carboy
Member, Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo PC

The year 2007 will long be remembered as the year of the Chinese toy recall, as millions of toys from the People's Republic of China were pulled from the shelves of U.S. retailers when it was discovered the imports were co ...

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Products Liability

11/21/2007 9:11:13 AM EST

Eades on the Kentucky Supreme Court's Strict Privity Requirements in Compex Int'l Co. v. Taylor, 209 S.W.3d 462 (Ky. 2006)

Posted by Ronald W. Eades
Professor of Law, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville

In Compex Int'l Co. v. Taylor , 209 S.W.3d 462 (Ky. 2006), the Kentucky Supreme Court place ...

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