http://www.liability-attorney.com Product Liability Attorney Resources en-us (C) 2005-06 www.liability-attorney.com info@rlinedesign.com In what may have been one of the biggest surprises in Salinas, Bill Marler, the Seattle attorney representing the families of people sickened during last year's E. coli outbreak, was recently invited to address growers and shippers regarding food safety. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2007/03/ecolie-billmarler-growersconvention050307.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2007/03/ecolie-billmarler-growersconvention050307.html Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:06:56 -0500 Five additional lawsuits were filed in December against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) regarding the failure of the company top warn doctors and consumers about the potential birth defect risks for mothers who had been prescribed Paxil during pregnancy. The wonder drug has been prescribed for every form of health issue from obsessive-compulsive disorder to premenstrual dysphoric disorder to migraine headaches. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2007/01/paxil-lawsuits-glaxosmithkline020107.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2007/01/paxil-lawsuits-glaxosmithkline020107.html Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:54:14 -0500 Medtronic Inc. failed to convince U.S. District Judge James Rosenbaum that the hundreds of lawsuits the company was facing relating to potentially faulty heart defibrillators ought to be dismissed. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/12/medtronic-defibrillator-lawsuits061206.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/12/medtronic-defibrillator-lawsuits061206.html Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:13:40 -0500 At some point you or someone within your business will likely make some form of mistake. In today's litigious society, you will want to be sure that your business is protected from claims when such a mistake occurs. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/11/business-liability-coverage071106.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/11/business-liability-coverage071106.html Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:21:52 -0500 A new survey of corporate counsel from international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., reveals that American corporations are known for more than just entrepreneurship. Large U.S. companies, defined by those with $1 billion plus in annual gross revenue, were also the biggest players in the litigation field according to the survey. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/10/big-business-liability241006.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/10/big-business-liability241006.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:15:28 -0500 The risky move has the potential to save DuPont an expected 40% to 60% on some key document work. If the venture works out, the company could cut up to $6 million from its annual $200 million a year in legal expenditures. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/10/dupont-outsourcing-legalservices031006.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/10/dupont-outsourcing-legalservices031006.html Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:11:07 -0500 In a recent ruling, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that manufacturers can escape full responsibility for damages caused by their products if the company can show that the product's failure is due to faulty materials supplied to the manufacturer. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/09/arizona-productliability-ruling120906.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/09/arizona-productliability-ruling120906.html Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:25:01 -0500 The multi-state insurance defense practice of Wagenfield Levine has announced that Charity C. Hyde, an attorney with extensive experience in toxic tort cases, has been named to a newly constructed leadership position within the practice. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/08/wagenfield-charity-hyde300806.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/08/wagenfield-charity-hyde300806.html Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:50:09 -0500 With the current liability claim exposure for its Zyprexa product extremely high, Eli Lilly has reported experiencing difficulty obtaining product liability insurance. In its first quarterly report for 2006, the company announced that a restrictive insurance market will force Eli Lilly to self-insure against future product liability claims. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/08/elililly-zyprexa-insurance160806.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/08/elililly-zyprexa-insurance160806.html Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:47:09 -0500 A federal judge has ruled that the 60 or so pending claims against Exxon Mobil could be sent to federal court. The Baltimore County residents that have filed product liability suits against the gasoline maker are not happy. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/07/exxon-mobile-liability250706.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/07/exxon-mobile-liability250706.html Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:04:01 -0500 On Tuesday, Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice John V. Hendry, and former product liability attorney, announced that he will retire after eight years of service. The announcement took his fellow Supreme Court justices by surprise, but was apparently made for two very good reasons. The 58-year-old cited a desire to spend more time with family and to live at a more relaxed pace. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/07/john-v-hendry190706.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/07/john-v-hendry190706.html Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:52:37 -0500 The suit being brought forth against Taser International is more in line with something that would be handled by a product liability attorney. The plaintiff is accusing the company of deceptively marketing the weapon, which delivers a 50,000-volt charge, as non-lethal. This will be the third such case in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area since 2004. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/07/taser-international-lawsuit130706.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/07/taser-international-lawsuit130706.html Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:55:32 -0500 Bell Helicopter has come to terms on a settlement with the families of three paramedics that were killed in a 1998 crash. The paramedics were in the process of air-lifting a crash victim when the tail-rotor yoke on the Bell 205 helicopter failed, causing the pilot of the aircraft to lose control and crash. The pilot and another paramedic survived, but three paramedics and the auto accident victim were killed. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/07/bell-helicopter-settlement050706.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/07/bell-helicopter-settlement050706.html Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:13:50 -0500 In an effort to preserve the integrity of one of its most popular and profitable products, Dupont Co. is fighting back against a slew of product liability claims being filed due to the alleged adverse effects of Teflon-coated cookware. Plaintiffs in over 20 states have claimed that Dupon misled them in regards to the safety of their Teflon cookware. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/06/teflon-dupont-liability270606.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/06/teflon-dupont-liability270606.html Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:36:38 -0500 When the Vioxx product liability trial commenced in Atlantic City, New Jersey earlier this month defense attorneys for Merck immediately began to attack the defendant by saying that their heart attacks were caused by pre-existing health issues as oppossed to the now infamous painkiller. http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/06/vioxx-merck-doherty190606.html http://www.liability-attorney.com/2006/06/vioxx-merck-doherty190606.html Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:12:52 -0500