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Supreme Court of New York Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Based upon Statute of Limitations

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Supreme Court of New York – New York County Eric Biljetina, et al. vs. Brenntag North America, Inc., et al. In this action, the plaintiffs allege the decedent had asbestos exposure through the use of Jean Nate talcum powder....more

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Court Reverses Denial of J&J’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Causation Grounds

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Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department - The Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department earlier this week unanimously granted defendants Johnson & Johnson and LTL...more

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Motion to Dismiss Damages under Maritime Law Granted in Part

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Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Central District of California- In this action, the plaintiffs filed suit on behalf of the decedent, William Banks, in Los Angeles County Superior Court and thereafter...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Sixth Circuit validates challenge to PFAS class - demands greater specificity in pleading standards for causation

On November 27, a landmark PFAS decision by the Sixth Circuit effectively dismissed a statewide class action for lack of standing. This potentially sets the stage for a new era of PFAS litigation, where historically general...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Recent CERCLA Decisions in New York State Highlight Strict Pleading Standard

Two recent decisions in New York state’s federal courts granted defendants’ motions to dismiss based on inadequately pled allegations, highlighting the strict pleading standard of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Product Liability Insights - Issue 2, 2018

Welcome to the second issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues. For this edition, we have rounded up several important and timely legal issues. As you...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Product Liability Insights - Issue 1, 2018

Welcome to our inaugural issue of Product Lines—our e-newsletter focusing on toxic torts and products liability news and issues. As we all know, there are many issues that arise in this complex area of the law every day. We...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Toxic Tort Claims Based on Unreliable Experts

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Underscoring the importance of reliable expert methodology, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the dismissal of a personal injury suit based on unreliable expert testimony. See Henry v. St Croix Alumina,...more

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