Massachusetts federal and state courts issued several important product liability decisions in 2023. Nutter’s Product Liability practice group reviewed these cases and report on their significant holdings as follows ...more
1/29/2024
/ Class Action ,
Failure To Warn ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Labeling ,
Magnuson-Moss Act ,
Manufacturers ,
Mitsubishi ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Putative Class Actions ,
RJ Reynolds ,
Warning Labels
Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2019. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more
2/3/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Asbestos ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Bodily Injury ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Closing Arguments ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Damages ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Failure To Warn ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Manufacturers ,
Mesothelioma ,
Mistrial ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Opioid ,
OxyContin ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Public Health ,
Reversal ,
RICO ,
Statute of Repose ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supply Chain ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Tolling ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Warning Labels ,
Wrongful Death
Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2018. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more
1/29/2019
/ Asbestos ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Car Accident ,
Duty of Care ,
FDA Approval ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Electric ,
Generic Drugs ,
Medical Devices ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Power Plants ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Putative Class Actions ,
State Law Claims ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Warning Labels ,
Wrongful Death
Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2017. The Product Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation Group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are...more
1/31/2018
/ Boehringer ,
Breach of Implied Contract ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Design Defects ,
Failure To Warn ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Monsanto ,
Negligence ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
POM Wonderful ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
RICO ,
Sherman Act ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Warranties
Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2016. The Product Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation Group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are...more
David Ferrera, partner in Nutter’s Litigation Department and chair of the firm’s Product Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation practice group, and Robyn Maguire, partner in Nutter’s Litigation Department and a member of the...more
Q: How can a drug and medical device company recognize when it may face a global issue?
David Ferrera: Not every litigation presents the potential for an international mass tort. A drug or medical device company may have a...more