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Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Recalled Medical Devices: How to Check If You Have One

Numerous medical devices sold in the United States are subject to active recalls. If you have a medical device that is subject to an active recall, it will be important to make sure you know what this means for your health...more

Willcox & Savage

Virginia Product Liability Law: Please Don’t Confuse Us with California

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As we say in Virginia, that dog doesn’t hunt. A recent California federal court opinion applied Virginia law to dismiss various product liability claims against a catheter manufacturer. In Boyer v. Abbott Vascular Inc., 2023...more

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Fourth DCA Adopts Risk-Utility Test as the Standard for Some Design Defect Claims

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Recently, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal opened the door to moving away from the consumer expectations test and adopting the risk-utility test for strict liability design defect claims involving complex...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Face Mask Manufacturers and Distributors Protected from Liability for Coronavirus Deaths

On March 18, 2020, the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201, Pub. L. No. 116-127 (the “Coronavirus Response Act”). Among other measures in response to the current pandemic, this...more

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