Product-Liability Case Reaches Highest Court.The article reports on the case Bruesewitz versus Wyeth, in which the U.S. Supreme Court will be weighing whether federal law protects vaccine manufacturers from some types of product-liability lawsuits.Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition...
As a result, contract law is not usually relevant in cases brought by consumers. However, courts have found that some promises or representations made by manufacturers about their products are actually implied warranties. If the court determines that the manufacturer intended to create liability (for...
of South Carolina, asserting claims for product liability/breach of warranty, quantum meruit/unjust enrichment, and conversion arising out of allegedly defective marine propulsion products. After more than 16 months of district court litigation, plaintiffs abandoned the class allegations against Volvo ...
The parties can select an expert to provide their professional opinion in a product liability case in both the first and second instance. According to Point 5 of the Guidelines for Expert Counselling by Court, when a complicated case involves a professional field, the court can counsel the exper...
(Law No. 96 of 2013) introduced a special procedure known as the Japanese class action system. This system provides for a two-tier opt-in procedure. During the first stage, a qualified consumer organisation files a lawsuit requesting the court to confirm the liability of a business operator ...
Product liability in Germany Tier 1 firms Hogan Lovells International LLP Hogan Lovells International LLP's dispute resolution practice impresses with its extensive experience in product liability cases, including product safety and product compliance as well as cross-border product recall litigation. The...
2d 57, 377 P.2d 897, the California Supreme Court adopted strict tort liability for defective products. Within a short time, strict liability swept the country and was, as of 2003, the law in all but a few states. Negligence The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product...
Innocent Spouse Problem: Joint and Several Liability for Income Taxes Should Be Repealed, The Husbands and wives who elect to file joint federal income tax returns are jointly and severally liable for the entire tax due. 2 Ninety-nine percent of married couples who file income tax returns make...
Strict liability: If a customer suffers harm caused by a manufacturer's product, your business could still have to pay to defend itself in court, even if you're not found to be negligent. If your business manufactures, sells, or distributes products to third parties, look into getting produ...
Our personal injury solicitors secured a product liability settlement of £160,000 for a man in his fifties who fell from a defective two-section ladder. Shortly after the accident, he received a recall notice from the defendant supplier, owing to defects in the fixing blocks which could caus...