Tag: #ProductsLiability

Lanzo v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co.

In Lanzo v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., two defendants appealed from a judgment, which awarded the plaintiffs $117 million in compensatory and punitive damages, and other orders entered by the

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Sullivan v. Werner Co.

In Sullivan v. Werner Co., the plaintiff (no relation to Sullivan of S | S) filed a strict products liability action after he fell through a scaffold made by Werner Company

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Hymoc v. Ethicon, Inc.

In Hymoc v. Ethicon, Inc., the Appellate Division reversed two plaintiffs’ verdicts in similar products liability cases involving pelvic mesh medical medical devices. Both juries awarded the plaintiffs with substantial

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Kornfeind v. New Werner Holding Co.

In Kornfiend v. New Werner Holding Co., Kornfiend sued New Werner as well as Home Depot and alleged strict product liability and negligence claims related to the design, manufacture, and sale

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Whelan v. Armstrong Int’l

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that manufacturers and distributors can be found strictly liable for harm caused by asbestos-containing products that include third-party replacement components, provided that the plaintiff

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