/productliability?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Product Liability Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:40:01 +0000 /productliability/articles/2347968?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2347968 New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:05:23 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354944 Drivers who accused Ford of selling hybrids with defective engines prone to stalling or spontaneously catching fire have urged a Michigan federal judge to reject the automaker's bid to force some plaintiffs to take their claims to arbitration, contending that the company missed out on its chance to do so by challenging the merits of the case years ago. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:29:01 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354906 The cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California, are asking a federal judge to sanction environmental group San Francisco Baykeeper in a suit alleging the cities allowed sewage into the bay, saying the group destroyed key evidence either by "conscious effort or gross negligence." Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:13:12 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354954?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354954 A Texas federal judge shipped auctioneer Heritage Vintage Sports' defamation suit against the Atlanta Braves over auctions of the team's merchandise to Georgia federal court, finding that the dispute did not carry specific ties to the Lone Star State. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:27:35 +0000 /productliability/articles/2352399?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2352399 The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said Texas and a mineral owner could not challenge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in the state, while sidestepping the issue of whether the agency is authorized to license such facilities. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:19:35 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354413?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354413 An air services company told a New York federal court that an AIG unit聽must provide general liability coverage for a lawsuit seeking nearly $2.5 million for grass damage from herbicides, while the unit countered that neither company's general liability policy nor specialty "aerial applicator" policy applies. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:49:15 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354682?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354682 Nissan North America Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel certified classes of drivers alleging the automaker sold vehicles with defective panoramic sunroofs, saying the Ninth Circuit endorsed a "grossly unfair" standard that allows uninjured plaintiffs to level inflated class claims against corporate defendants. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:20:07 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354627?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354627 A Tesla driver pursuing unfair practice claims over an alleged "phantom braking" defect in the Model 3 has still not sufficiently alleged the electric-car maker knowingly misrepresented its insurance pricing practices, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday, holding the driver to an omission-based claim she previously allowed to proceed. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:16:55 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354138?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354138 A man who became paralyzed from the waist down after the foldable electric bicycle he was using collapsed is suing the manufacturer and Amazon.com Inc., claiming both companies were negligent in making and selling the bike, according to a lawsuit filed in California state court. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:41:27 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354436?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354436 Illinois increased its tax on sports betting and tobacco products and extended its tax on hotel operators to include聽short-term rentals like Airbnbs and聽Vrbos聽under a budget bill approved by the governor. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:07:49 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354517?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354517 A Florida federal judge on Tuesday threw out a proposed class action alleging Costa Del Mar Inc. misled buyers about its sunglasses' lifetime warranty, saying the court doesn't have subject matter jurisdiction over the claims. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:49:42 +0000 /productliability/articles/2353825?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2353825 Safety inspection company UL LLC has sought $13,500 in sanctions and a court order to compel two Chinese solar companies to produce key witnesses in a dispute over counterfeit UL marks, accusing them of last-minute cancellations and monthslong delays. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:32:49 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354485?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354485 The Ninth Circuit refused to disband a class of third-party payors who claim Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eli Lilly & Co. hid their anti-diabetes drug's bladder cancer risks, finding no issue with a lower court's analysis of expert聽evidence showing prescriptions fell after the risks were disclosed. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:07:16 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354539?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354539 Despite parallel litigation in Delaware, a Connecticut judge on Tuesday hinted that he might not be able to dismiss an estate's generic Zantac lawsuit against three brand-name drugmakers over the heartburn medication's alleged link to cancer risk, saying binding precedents allow him to toss similar cases between the same parties only if both cases were filed in Connecticut. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:39:48 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354390?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354390 Twenty-one New Jersey-based plaintiffs who claim they suffered permanent vision loss after taking the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are seeking to consolidate their lawsuits as multicounty litigation against drugmaker Novo Nordisk, citing a growing body of scientific evidence linking the medications to a rare and irreversible eye condition. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:35:01 +0000 /productliability/articles/2341634?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2341634 As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:00:43 +0000 /productliability/articles/2353984?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2353984 Delta has reached a deal with a group of Los Angeles homeowners to end a lawsuit against the airline after it dumped jet fuel onto their properties, according to a joint notice. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:59:14 +0000 /productliability/articles/2354255?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2354255 A BowFlex buyer is suing the brand's new owner in California federal court, alleging that a recall of defective adjustable dumbbells wrongly leaves out the vast majority of the product's buyers, covering only about 100,000 of the 3.8 million products sold. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:48:39 +0000 /productliability/articles/2353327?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2353327 As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:14:01 +0000 /productliability/articles/2353998?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /productliability/articles/2353998 A Chicago smoke shop on Monday sued the city over a new ordinance banning the sale of and possession of cannabinoid hemp products, saying an additional clause blocking tobacco licenses in a neighborhood near the Chicago Midway International Airport goes too far.