Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Design Defects

California Court of Appeal Clarifies Right of a Party to Oppose Summary Judgment Motions - Even Without Cross-Claims

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP on 7/14/2025

The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two (Riverside) in RND Contractors, Inc. v. Superior Court (2025) issued a significant published decision. The California Court of Appeal addressed a previously...more

Treating Physician’s Informed Consent Process and Decision-Making in Device Selection Lead to Partial Summary Judgment for Device...

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/22/2021

A series of recent rulings out of the Southern District of Texas in an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter case reflect how well-planned discovery can lead to a successful multipronged summary judgment motion and can effectively...more

Supreme Court: Dismissal Tactic to Appeal Class Certification Denial Is Invalid

Morgan Lewis on 6/14/2017

In a much-anticipated decision, the US Supreme Court held in an 8-0 vote that plaintiffs cannot confer upon themselves a right to appeal class action denials simply by dismissing actions following the denial of class...more

Fourth Circuit Excludes FDA Evidence in Transvaginal Mesh Products Liability Case

Sands Anderson PC on 5/15/2017

In the Southern District of West Virginia, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon, Inc., were sued for defective design and failure to warn for their transvaginal mesh TVT-O, in addition to a loss of consortium claim....more

Construction Case Law Update - November 2014

Carlton Fields on 11/25/2014

Personal Injury Liability, Design Standards, Slavin Doctrine, and Certorari Jurisdiction – Certiorari jurisdiction can arise where two parties in the same legal position move for summary judgment under the same theory...more

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure › Design Defects

California Court of Appeal Clarifies Right of a Party to Oppose Summary Judgment Motions - Even Without Cross-Claims

Treating Physician’s Informed Consent Process and Decision-Making in Device Selection Lead to Partial Summary Judgment for Device...

Supreme Court: Dismissal Tactic to Appeal Class Certification Denial Is Invalid

Fourth Circuit Excludes FDA Evidence in Transvaginal Mesh Products Liability Case

Construction Case Law Update - November 2014

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