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Is My Home Insulation Making Me Sick?

Dawn Smith December 7, 2018

Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation has become a popular “green” solution in homes across the United States, and around the world. It is comparatively cost

Second Circuit Rejects General Jurisdiction Based on Consent by Registration

Eric Lindenfeld June 3, 2016

Since the inception of product liability litigation, particularly asbestos and other mass tort litigation, defendants have been subjected to forum shopping. Forum shopping is the

What to do When Your Case Turns into a Lemon

Russell Kendzior March 7, 2016

Every attorney’s nightmare is the case that explodes right at the last minute. You sign a new client, start collecting discovery materials, take depositions thinking

Inextinguishable

Anjali Atul Mehta Smiltins November 24, 2015

Whenever I tell someone that I focus on asbestos litigation, I’m, more often than not, met with the question: “Asbestos still is out there?” Asbestos,

Can a Retailer or Distributor Be Liable for a Product It Didn’t Design or Manufacture?

Elisabeth McOmber April 30, 2015

The short answer is – it depends. Utah case law has established what is commonly referred to as the passive retailer doctrine. This doctrine creates

Utah’s Causes of Action in Products Liability Cases

Douglas Cannon April 30, 2015

In 1979, the Utah Supreme Court in Ernest W. Hahn, Inc. v. Armco Steel Co., 601 P.2d 152 (1979) adopted the doctrine of strict liability

Trying and Winning an Engle-Progeny Case

J.B. Harris April 21, 2014

Suing the major cigarette manufacturers for individual claims under the Florida Supreme Court’s Engle decision may be the most challenging and exciting of any products

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Is My Home Insulation Making Me Sick?

Second Circuit Rejects General Jurisdiction Based on Consent by Registration

What to do When Your Case Turns into a Lemon

Inextinguishable

Can a Retailer or Distributor Be Liable for a Product It Didn’t Design or Manufacture?

Utah’s Causes of Action in Products Liability Cases

Trying and Winning an Engle-Progeny Case

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