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..., expressly including accrued costs and attorney's fees, but respondent did not accept the offer. T... Some of these exceptions had evolved as a product of the "inherent power in the courts to allow atto... reasonable attorney's fees for a defective toaster (under the Consumer Product Safety Act) bu...
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... shortages arosewhen Lederle had production problems in 1984.8 Despite the large number of... that the administeredvaccine was defectively manufactured, labeled, or designed.Successful ... $250,000 for vaccine-relateddeaths.21 Attorney's fees are provided, not only for successful cases...
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By Josh Brown
The Virginian-Pilot
... Chinese- made drywall, which federal product safety regulators say emits sulfur gasses that cor... begin last January have been on hold as attorneys attempt to bring Taishan into the local cases and ... found at fault because the product is defective, our position is that the manufacturer is responsi...
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...: The Genesis Spar, an oil production facility, sits 150 miles south of New Orleans in t... Star to pay a portion of Chevron’s attorney fees. We hold that the evidence was sufficient for... bolts the wrong kind, they were also defective due to a defective manufacturing process, includin...
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This notice describes the reasons for denying a petition (DP10-002) submitted to NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. Subtitle B, Chapter V, Part 552, Subpart A, requesting that the agency conduct ``an investigation of defective products manufactured by Dayton Wheel Concepts, Inc. (`Dayton Wheel' and American Wire Wheel, LLC (`American Wheel').'' The petition listed the allegedly defective products and the alleged defect (which varied by allegedly defective product).
... a December 31, 2009, letter from attorney John R. Folkerth, Jr. Page 73772. on behalf of his...
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Companies should be diligent in examining the relationship of product liability claims and effective quality assurance programs. A review of the literature suggests there are many writings about the mechanics of a product liability case, but very little hard evidence to suggest that companies are saving money because of implemented quality initiatives. While liability in this arena is usually borne by an injury that is due to a defect in either design, manufacturing, or marketing materials, suits are generally filed under three broad categories: negligence, breach of warranty, or strict tort liability. Properly implemented quality assurance initiatives will serve a company by tracking all aspects of the operation, from design to packaging, in order to determine where waste and defects a...
...A product is considered defective if it does not provide the level of safety that th...An attorney may also argue the plaintiff used bad judgment, us...
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Another important and growing area of tort law is strict liability. Strict liability holds designers and manufacturers strictly liable for injuries from defective products. In these cases, the injured person does not have to establish negligence of the manufacturer. You need to show that the product was designed or manufactured in a manner that made it unreasonably dangerous when used as intended. Strict liability standards also apply in other areas of personal injury, such as workplace accidents.
Every tort claim has two basic issues, liability and damages. Was the wrongdoer liable for the damages that you sustained, and, if so, what is the nature and extent of your damages? If you can prove liability and damages, our system of justice will award you compensation for your loss. Of cour...
... seek assistance from an experienced attorney. Mahmoud M. Awad is a practicing attorney and part...
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Introduction. II. Background On Redhibition And Solidarity. A. Roman and French Legal History of Redhibition. B. Redhibition and Solidarity in the Louisiana Civil Code. C. Louisiana Jurisprudence Concerning Solidarity in Redhibition. III. The Current State Of Jurisprudential Discord. A. Third Circuit: An Illustration of Intra-Circuit Incongruity. B. First Circuit: Continuation of Internal Variation. C. Second Circuit: Solidarity Rejected, Uncertainty Remains. D. Fourth Circuit: Approaching Consistency. E. The Supreme Court Weighs In. IV. Analysis. A. Legal Consistency: An Examination of Theoretical Implications. B. Pragmatic Considerations. C. Proposed Solutions: A Call for Clarity. 1. Legislative Change. 2. Judicial Clarification. V. Conclusion.
... finally utilizes the services of an attorney who specializes in redhibition claims for defectiv...'s money for the purchase of the defective camper. Based on recent court decisions, 7 the la... warranty imposed by law on a seller of a product against certain vices or defects. 16 The action ...
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Word that 450,000 defective Chinese-made tires are being recalled prompted state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Tuesday to warn Connecticut dealers not to sell any more of the tires in this state.
Blumenthal said dealers who continue to sell the defective tires could be held liable for any accidents resulting from the unsafe product, refunds and possible state fines and penalties.
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Administrative Law
Telecommunications Act of 1996
... right of access - its right to judge the product and determinations of the court -- was not outweig... to two awards by the Magistrate Judge of attorney's fees and costs pursuant to FRCP 37(a)(5)(B) in f... to NTI alleging that its product was defective and unreasonably dangerous due, in part, to the fa...