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Causation in Products Liability Lawsuits

What is products liability?

Products liability is an area of the law which deals with personal injury and property damage that results from a defective product.

What does a plaintiff have to...

Electromagnetic Radiation Litigation
Beginning in the 1990s, lawsuits alleging injuries a result of exposure to electromagnetic radiation started to spring up. These lawsuits are based on the contention that exposure to low-level electromagnetic radiation that is given off by power...

Intermediaries' Liability for Distributing Drugs and Medical Devices

As a general rule, intermediaries (retailers, distributors, or wholesalers involved in distributing drugs and medical devices) have the same liability for a drug or medical device as the drug company that manufactured the product....

Diet Drug Litigation - Fen-Phen
It seemed like a miracle cure to many Americans battling obesity. "Fen-phen" -- a combination of the two diet drugs fenfluramine and phentermine -- was achieving great success in treating obesity. Both fenfluramine and phentermine had been...

Government Contract Defense in Products Liability Lawsuits
Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity

Under the doctrine of sovereign or governmental immunity, the government cannot be sued for its actions unless it gives permission. Federal, state and local governments have waived...