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Learned Intermediary Failure To Warn Causation

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Himes v. Somatics – California’s New Causation Standard for the Learned Intermediary Doctrine

In Himes v. Somatics, LLC, No. S273887, 2024 WL 3059637 (Cal. June 20, 2024), the Supreme Court of California delivered a win to the defense, upholding the learned intermediary doctrine in cases involving prescription drugs...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ninth Circuit Asks California Supreme Court to Clarify the Causation Standard Applicable When the Learned Intermediary Doctrine...

How demanding is the causation standard in a California failure to warn claim when a learned intermediary testifies that he would have read and incorporated more stringent warnings if they had been available? Is the plaintiff...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Significant New York Drug and Device 2017 Product Liability Decisions

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To prepare the best product liability defense for pharmaceuticals and medical devices as well as anticipate and strategically plan for future challenges in the medical and life sciences legal world, it is often helpful to...more

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