Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2019. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more
2/3/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Asbestos ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Bodily Injury ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Closing Arguments ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Damages ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Failure To Warn ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Manufacturers ,
Mesothelioma ,
Mistrial ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Opioid ,
OxyContin ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Public Health ,
Reversal ,
RICO ,
Statute of Repose ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supply Chain ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Tolling ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Warning Labels ,
Wrongful Death
On March 16, 2018, in a matter of first impression in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) joined a minority of states in recognizing a tort theory of “Innovator Liability” – namely, that brand-name drug...more
3/20/2018
/ Failure To Warn ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Innovator Liability ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Merck ,
Negligence ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Remand