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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 319: Spotlight on Torts (Part 3 – Strict and Vicarious Liability)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is the final in our Torts trilogy, where we're summarizing the topics from Torts we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series. Today we're talking about strict...more

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Product Liability: What It Means and How to Pursue a Claim 

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When we buy a product, we expect it to work properly and keep us safe. However, some products cause serious injuries because of poor design, production errors, or missing warnings. This is where product liability law comes...more

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Hawaii Court Hands Down Hefty Verdict Against Tobacco Company Defendant in Throat Cancer Trial

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In a recent case pending in Hawaii state court, a husband and wife sued a tobacco company defendant for various claims related to its manufacturing and marketing of tobacco cigarettes, including strict products liability,...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - February 2025

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2024 Year in Review

Massachusetts courts issued several important product liability decisions in late 2023 and 2024. Nutter’s Product Liability practice group reviewed these cases and report on their significant holdings as follows ...more

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Federal District Court Grants Pump Manufacturer’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Asbestos Action

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In this asbestos action, plaintiff Michele Salvemini alleges exposure to asbestos while working as a marine engineer and shipyard mechanical worker on various merchant and U.S. Navy ships from 1974 to 2007. During this...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Court Strikes Plaintiff’s Strict Product Liability Claim for Failing to Obtain Defendant’s Consent or Leave of Court...

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Doe A.F. v. Lyft, Inc., No. 23-3990-KSM, 2024 WL 4479912 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 10, 2024) - The plaintiff alleged that a Lyft driver sexually assaulted her during a rideshare purchased on Lyft’s app....more

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