products liability

Another Wacky Warning...

Torts professors frequently become connoisseurs, or at least aficionados, of warning labels. Knowing this, a colleague brought me the warning label in his copy of Walther P-38 Pistol by Major George...

Toyota Sued Over Alleged "Sudden Acceleration" Problem

Two L.A. residents have sued Toyota Motor Corp., alleging some Toyota and Lexus products manufactured since 2001 have been made with defective components causing sudden, unexpected acceleration. They...

Court Dismisses Consumer Fraud Claims Against Sears

The Northern District of Illinois has dismissed with prejudice consumer fraud claims in a putative class action against Sears based on an alleged design defect that prevented adequate water drainage...

Judge Requests Mass Tort Status for New Jersey Birth Control Suits

New Jersey Judge Donald Volkert Jr. has requested mass tort status for the products liability suits involving the birth control pills Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella. In his request to the Administrative...

Iowa Supreme Court on Subsequent Remedial Measures

The Iowa Supreme Court recently addressed the subsequent remedial measures doctrine. Under this evidentiary rule (adopted in Iowa and other states), evidence of subsequent remedial measures cannot be...

South Carolina Settles Zyprexa Off-Label Marketing Case for $45 Million

Sometimes it is better to wait on the sidelines... South Carolina did not participate in the collective suit by 32 states against Pfizer for its off-label marketing of the anti-psychotic drug,...

Handling a Products Liability Case on the Fly

I must confess I have never spent a lot of time thinking about men's underwear.  Thus, it never crossed my mind that a products liability case could arise from men's underwear of any...

Toyota Recall: Floor Mats Increase Risk of Injury and Death

The Toyota Motor Corp. has announced that it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States. The recall affects Toyota models from 2004 – 2010. Specific models affected include 2007-2010...

Food Safety News

Food Safety News is a new publication sponsored by food safety expert Bill Marler and his firm Marler Clark.  It contains  information on the food safety issues of the day, whether...

First Fosamax Trial Ends In Mistrial

The New York Times reports that, on Friday, a federal judge in New York declared a mistrial in the first Fosamax trial to reach a jury. A copy of the plaintiff's motion for mistrial(pdf) is also...