Expert Testimony, Appeals, Product Defects

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

Expert Testimony Sufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment Motion in Settle and Sue Case

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Lawyers for the... on 9/17/2020

Webb v. Ellis, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3527 (2020) - Brief Summary - A Texas appellate court reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in defendants' favor on plaintiffs' legal malpractice claim—which was based on...more

Court Decision Highlights Key Role of Expert Witness in Food Manufacturer Suits

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 6/21/2019

The Appellate Division of New York, Second Department, recently upheld a lower court’s decision denying a defendant manufacturer’s application to perform destructive testing on a plastic object surgically removed from...more

Second Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Hip Repair Product Liability Action

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 5/9/2018

Harris Beach attorneys Judi Abbott Curry, Victoria A. Graffeo and Marina Plotkin prevailed on plaintiffs’ appeal to the Second Circuit of product liability failure to warn claims against Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. and...more

Toxic Tort Monitor – January 2018

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/19/2018

A Review of 2017 Personal Jurisdiction Decisions - In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court in cases such as BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California continued the trend that began in...more

Healthcare Law Update: September 2017

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/6/2017

OIG Advisory Opinions - Manufacturer's Free Replacement of Spoiled Pharmaceutical Products Authorized - On Aug. 25, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)...more