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Connecticut Court Affirms Increased Risk of Contracting Asbestos-Related Disease is Not an Injury | JD Supra
On January 18, 2022, the Connecticut Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s opinion which struck claims of negligence, premises liability and recklessness predicated on increased risk of future harm from asbestos exposure. Background In Poce v. O & G Industries, Inc, 210 Conn. App.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Sets Aside $465 Million Public Nuisance Opioid Verdict
United States: Oklahoma Supreme Court Sets Aside $465 Million Public Nuisance Opioid Verdict 29 December 2021 by Blake Thompson and Danielle R. Luisi Husch Blackwell LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On November 9, 2021, the Oklahoma Supreme Court set aside a $465 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in State ex rel. Hunter v. Johnson & Johnson, 2021 OK 54.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Sets Aside $465 Million Public Nuisance Opioid Verdict | JD Supra
On November 9, 2021, the Oklahoma Supreme Court set aside a $465 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in State ex rel. Hunter v. Johnson & Johnson, 2021 OK 54. In 2017, the State of Oklahoma sued three opioid manufacturers, including J&J, alleging the companies deceptively marketed opioids in the state. At trial, only J&J and the claim of public nuisance remained.
Pennsylvania Court Applies Maritime Bare Metal Test In Favor Of Defendants
United States: Pennsylvania Court Applies Maritime Bare Metal Test In Favor Of Defendants 31 August 2021 by Danielle R. Luisi and Erin Beachum Husch Blackwell LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On July 7, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, who oversees the asbestos multi district litigation (MDL 875) in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, applied a new standard set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. v.
Independent Contractor Exception
United States: Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Based On North Carolina Independent Contractor Exception 11 May 2021 by Danielle R. Luisi and Michael Hopkins Husch Blackwell LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Fourth Circuit recently held that a premises owner in an asbestos case was not liable to a pipefitter based on insufficient evidence of exposure and the independent contractor exception to landowner liability. The Case In Smith v.
Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Based On North Carolina Independent Contractor Exception | JD Supra
The Fourth Circuit recently held that a premises owner in an asbestos case was not liable to a pipefitter based on insufficient evidence of exposure and the independent contractor exception to landowner liability. The Case In Smith v. Schlage Lock Co., LLC, 986 F.3d 482 (4th Cir.
Fourth Circuit Refuses To Reduce Record-Breaking $32.7 Million Verdict | JD Supra
On August 24, 2020 in Ann Finch v. Covil Corp., 972 F.3d 507 (4th Cir. 2020), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a North Carolina federal district court’s decision, sustaining a $32.7 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff in an asbestos-related wrongful death lawsuit against insulation contractor Covil Corporation.
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Reduce Record-Breaking $32.7 Million Verdict
On August 24, 2020 in Ann Finch v. Covil Corp., 972 F.3d 507 (4th Cir. 2020), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a North Carolina federal district court’s decision, sustaining a $32.7 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff in an asbestos-related wrongful death lawsuit against insulation contractor Covil Corporation.
Minn. Litigants May Soon Have Clarity On Jurisdiction
Law360 (November 3, 2020, 5:36 PM EST) -- In Backe v.
Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporation Asserted By Minnesota Court Of Appeals | JD Supra
[co-author: Miller Jozwiak] Personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation was asserted by The Minnesota Court of Appeals in a recent asbestos case. The court found that the company’s former asbestos-tile factory in the state provided sufficient minimum contacts for specific personal jurisdiction. Backe v.
Illinois Supreme Court Cites Established Precedent In Rejecting Asbestos Civil Conspiracy Claims | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Illinois Supreme Court Cites Established Precedent in Rejecting Asbestos Civil Conspiracy Claims
The Illinois Supreme Court recently reversed and remanded the appellate court’s ruling in Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC, Nos. 123895, 124002 cons. (Ill. 2019), holding the Fifth District failed to follow long-standing Illinois precedent rejecting identical civil conspiracy claims. The Supreme Court held the appellate court erred by distinguishing the present case, decided on summary judgment, from McClure v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., 188 Ill.
Toxic Tort Monitor: Missouri Court Of Appeals Vacates $110 Million Ovarian Cancer Talc Verdict | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Toxic Tort Monitor: Missouri Court of Appeals Vacates $110 Million Ovarian Cancer Talc Verdict
Recently, a Missouri Court of Appeals vacated a trial court’s award of $110 million in an ovarian cancer talc case, Slemp v. Johnson & Johnson, ED 106190 (Mo. Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2019). This is the third talc verdict handed down by a St. Louis jury overturned on appeal based on lack of personal jurisdiction in light of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, 137 S. Ct. 1773, 198 L. Ed. 2d 395 (2017) (“BMS”).
Asbestos civil conspiracy charge may finally see some resolution
The Illinois Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC, 2019 IL Nos. 123895, 124002 cons., where the plaintiffs, John and Deborah Jones, sued brake-lining company Pneumo Abex and glass bottle maker Owens-Illinois for injuries John Jones allegedly suffered due to asbestos exposure during his construction career.Although Jones never worked for the defendant and never used or was exposed to any of …
Toxic Tort Monitor: Illinois Supreme Court Set To Rule On Asbestos Civil Conspiracy Claim | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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