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  1. June 21, 2019

    Top Product Liability Cases Of 2019: Midyear Review

    So far this year, Monsanto has been hit with over $2 billion in damages over claims that it failed to warn of the cancer risks of its popular Roundup weedkiller. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has clarified the “clear-evidence” standard for failure-to-warn cases, while Connecticut's top court put a dent in the federal law protecting gunmakers from liability when firearms are used in crimes. Here, Law360 recaps the most significant product liability cases of the first half of 2019.

  2. March 19, 2019

    Asbestos Injuries Covered By Maritime Law, Justices Say

    The U.S. Supreme Court found Tuesday that manufacturers are liable for injuries caused by parts with asbestos that were added later on to their products by third parties, affirming the special protections extended to sailors under maritime law.

  3. January 01, 2019

    Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2019

    Product liability attorneys are closely watching two appeals at the U.S. Supreme Court — one over Merck's osteoporosis drug Fosamax and another involving asbestos and maritime law — as well as the enormous multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis and suits alleging that Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Here, Law360 summarizes the top cases product liability attorneys will be following in 2019.

  4. October 10, 2018

    Justices Focus Mostly On Tort Issues In Sailors' Asbestos Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a suit over whether naval equipment manufacturers are liable for injuries caused by asbestos-containing parts added after their products are made, with the justices focusing on if those manufacturers should warn about foreseeable asbestos-related injuries caused by others, not on maritime law's protections for sailors.

  5. September 20, 2018

    CBS Tells Justices No Liability For Asbestos Added By Others

    General Electric and CBS Corp. on Wednesday told the U.S. Supreme Court that manufacturers cannot be held liable under maritime law for products that may have asbestos added to them later, likening themselves to ashtray makers, who are not required to warn about the dangers of smoking.

  6. July 17, 2018

    Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Report

    The tsunami of litigation over the nation's deadly opioid crisis will continue to keep attorneys riveted as the parties work toward trial dates next year. And after a string of losses for patients who claim that Bayer failed to warn of its blood thinner Xarelto's bleeding risks, attorneys are looking to see if they can find a winning argument. Here are the product liability cases attorneys will be keeping an eye on for the rest of 2018.

  7. May 14, 2018

    High Court To Mull Asbestos Liability Under Maritime Law

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal of a precedential Third Circuit decision holding that companies can be held liable under maritime law for asbestos-related injuries if a manufacturer could have reasonably foreseen asbestos would be later added to its product.