Christopher D. Strunk
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Articles
A Return to the Hotel California: Out of State Plaintiffs Must Bring Their Causation “Baggage” With Them
USA - July 15 2021 Out of state plaintiffs flock to California courts to take advantage of its laws, including its more relaxed causation standard for asbestos injuries…
California highlights burden on defendants seeking to apportion liability to co-defendants and non-parties
USA - June 2 2021 A California Court of Appeal has rejected a defense challenge that the defendant was assigned too high a percentage of liability (60%), because the…
There’s No Place Like Home: United States Supreme Court Reaffirms Daimler, Sends Out-of-State Plaintiffs Packing In Two Highly Anticipated Cases
USA - June 20 2017 The United States Supreme Court has issued two highly-anticipated personal jurisdiction decisions limiting suits against defendants who are not “at…
Colorado Marijuana Distributor Wins Battle in “First of Its Kind” Pesticide Exposure Lawsuit, But Is the War Just Beginning?
USA - April 11 2016 One of Colorado's largest marijuana distributors and growers, LivWell, Inc., successfully moved to dismiss a "first of its kind" class action lawsuit…
California appellate court bucks national trend, allows plaintiff experts to opine that “every asbestos exposure is a substantial factor”
USA - March 4 2016 Courts from around the country have rejected efforts by plaintiff experts to testify that every asbestos exposure is a substantial factor in causing…
