A little over a month ago, we blogged about the Pennsylvania Superior Court (the Commonwealth’s general intermediate appellate court deciding a test case, Zitney v. Wyeth LLC, 2020 WL 6129173 (Pa. Super. Oct. 19, 2020), that held, as a matter of first impression, that there was no separate duty for a prescription medical product
December 2020
S.D. Texas Holds that Wheelchair Retailer and Delivery Companies were Innocent Sellers
By Stephen McConnell on
Product liability plaintiffs sometimes sue every entity in the distribution chain. But in many jurisdictions under many circumstances, there is an out for nonmanufacturing defendants. That was the case in Martinez v. Medical Depot et al., 434 F. Supp. 3d 537 (S.D. Texas 2020). The plaintiff was injured when an armrest on his unmotorized…
Florida’s Long Arm Statute Didn’t Reach Successor Company
By Michelle Yeary on
This post is from the non-Reed Smith side of the blog.
Talking about being “at home” has a new meaning this year and no doubt we all would really enjoy some changed scenery about now. This blogger used the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to merr-ify her surroundings. Allowing decorating for the holidays to spill over into…