Worker Cannot Maintain Civil Tort Claims Against Car Manufacturer for Alleged Exposure to Formaldehyde
Posted on Mar 18, 2019 in Uncategorized, Workplace Safety | Comments Off on Worker Cannot Maintain Civil Tort Claims Against Car Manufacturer for Alleged Exposure to Formaldehyde
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted summary judgment to a car manufacturer in a case brought by a worker injured at the car manufacturer’s plant. The worker alleges the manufacturer exposed him to formaldehyde-gas emissions on three separate dates that caused him to develop epilepsy. He brought claims for fraudulent misrepresentation,...
Monsanto verdict reduced but case highlights jury realities in products cases
Posted on Oct 25, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Monsanto verdict reduced but case highlights jury realities in products cases
A jury in San Francisco found that “Roundup,” the world’s most popular and widely used herbicide, caused a school groundskeeper’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma resulting in a $78.5 million verdict against the manufacturer of this product, which has been used internationally since the 1970s. The Monsanto trial reveals three present realities that manufacturers face in product liability cases;...
Hand Signals Work in Baseball But Can Be Improper Coaching in Courtroom
Posted on Feb 7, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hand Signals Work in Baseball But Can Be Improper Coaching in Courtroom
During a recent trial related to a 2012 New Jersey train derailment and chemical leak in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the judge ejected one of the lead plaintiffs’ attorneys for improperly coaching witnesses. Specifically, the lawyer acknowledged that he told the witness that if the witness started to ramble while on the stand, he would touch his...
2014 Year in Review
Posted on Jan 6, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 2014 Year in Review
Earlier today, we released the 2014 Safety Litigation Year in Review, which assembles our 20 most popular postings from the site’s inaugural year. The Year in Review document is available here.
No Common Law Duty To Make Defibrillators Available To Invitees In California
Posted on Nov 2, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on No Common Law Duty To Make Defibrillators Available To Invitees In California
The Ninth Circuit recently certified a question to the California Supreme Court on whether the California common law duty of reasonable care owed to on-site business customers includes an obligation to obtain and make available on the premises an automated external defibrillator (AED) for use in medical emergencies. The case arose after a shopper experienced a sudden cardiac arrest...
Nebraska High Court Orders Trial Against General Contractor Over Death Of Subcontractor’s Employee
Posted on Sep 25, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Nebraska High Court Orders Trial Against General Contractor Over Death Of Subcontractor’s Employee
To help build a new store for a nationwide retailer in Omaha, the site’s general contractor hired a subcontractor to install steelwork to support the building’s roof. One of the subcontractor’s employees, while not wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE), fell 25 feet after a decking sheet gave way and was killed. The decking sheet originally had been secured by two...
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