Expert Testimony, Appeals, Jury Trial

Fourth Department Denies Defendant’s Appeal on Issue of Causation and Affirms Judgment Entered in Favor of Plaintiff

Goldberg Segalla on 7/29/2025

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Department - In this personal injury action, plaintiff Joseph Skrzynski alleged asbestos exposure from brakes and other related products while working at an automobile...more

Mass and Toxic Tort Case Update - Asbestos

Maron Marvel on 5/12/2025

Maffei v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re N.Y.C. Asbestos Litigation), 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 1425 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025) - Valuing asbestos cases can sometimes be complicated but on March 13th, 2025, the NY Appellate Court...more

Another Bite at the Apple: Court Tosses Defense Verdict in Infant Formula Litigation

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/2/2025

In December 2024, we reported on a City of St. Louis, Missouri jury verdict in favor of baby formula manufacturers in a lawsuit claiming their specialized infant formulas for premature babies caused an infant to develop...more

District Court of Appeals Tell Plaintiffs They ‘Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat It Too’

Marshall Dennehey on 3/28/2025

Key Points: In Mickler v. Triplett, 397 So.3d 188 (Fla. 5th DCA Nov. 15, 2024), the Court of Appeal thwarted a new strategy from the plaintiffs’ bar to remove the causation question from the hands of the jury....more

Reversal on Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents

Knobbe Martens on 2/7/2025

Conflicting expert testimony constituted substantial evidence supporting the jury’s rejection of a reverse doctrine of equivalents argument....more

Massachusetts Court Bars “Reasonable Royalty” Evidence Based on Law of the Case Doctrine

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 5/16/2022

After successfully appealing a judgement and obtaining a remand of its Chapter 93A claim to the Massachusetts BLS, the Governo Law Firm moved to admit expert testimony about a “reasonable royalty” measure of damages. Governo...more

Court Affirms Jury Verdict Finding Safeway Manager Was Exempt From Overtime

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 1/15/2020

Safeway Wage & Hour Cases, 2019 WL 6954322 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) - Following a jury trial, the trial court entered judgment in favor of Safeway on the ground that plaintiff William Cunningham was subject to the executive...more

Exmark Manufacturing Company v. Briggs & Stratton Power

Knobbe Martens on 1/16/2018

Federal Circuit Summaries - Before Wallach, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Summary: Reexaminations of patents confirming validity are not dispositive of...more

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