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Arkansas Supreme Court nixes dismissal of class allegations at pleading stage
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 11 2013
The Arkansas Supreme Court has determined that a trial court erred in denying class certification at the pleading stage in a case involving
Advisory Committee on civil rules to consider proposed rule changes
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 11 2013
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has made available online the agenda book for the April 11-12, 2013, meeting in Norman, Oklahoma, of the
MDL court orders damages and fees for defective drywall remediation
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2010
The Louisiana federal court overseeing the multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving defective drywall imported from China has entered an order awarding more than $160,000 in damages in the case of one claimant following a non-jury trial conducted in March 2010
Federal court finds claim for compensation from vaccine injury fund timely
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2010
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a physician vaccinated for Hepatitis B timely filed a claim under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program because the purported link between the vaccine and the multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms she experienced in 1997 was not known until 2004, and she filed her claim less than 36 months thereafter
Tenth Circuit underscores significance of procedural rules in prescription drug litigation
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2010
A divided Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals panel has dismissed an appeal from a trial court's grant of a prescription drug maker's motion for summary judgment, ruling that because the appeal was not timely filed, the court lacked jurisdiction to consider it
U.S.-made drywall at issue in new class action
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 27 2010
Mississippi homeowners have filed a putative nationwide class action against an American drywall manufacturer, alleging that the product "emits various sulfide gases andor other chemicals through 'off-gassing' that causes property damage and health hazards
Parts of defense expert witness testimony excluded in Children’s Tylenol litigation
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2010
A federal court in California has decided to exclude parts of the expert testimony proffered by a major retailer defending claims that Children's Tylenol Plus Multi-symptom Cold product caused the death of a 4-month-old child
Auto injury plaintiffs to appeal ruling affirming GM bankruptcy sale free of existing claims
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 27 2010
Product liability claimants who lost their right to recover from General Motors LLC (GM) when that company's assets were sold in bankruptcy have reportedly filed a notice of their intent to file an appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Plaintiffs’ lawyers jockey for power positions in multidistrict Toyota litigation
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2010
Plaintiffs’ lawyers have reportedly been jockeying in full force for lead positions in multidistrict litigation over alleged sudden unintended acceleration problems with Toyota Motor Co. vehicles
Proposed legislation would allow retired justices to hear U.S. Supreme Court cases
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 14 2010
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has introduced legislation that would allow a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice to hear a case when an active justice decides it would be a conflict of interest to participate in the Court’s consideration of the matter
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