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May 30, 2025
|4 min read
Toxic Tort Takedown: Court Demands Biologically Plausible Causation in Uniform Chemical Case
The District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently excluded plaintiffs’ experts who failed to specifically identify the allegedly harmful chemical or
allegedly harmful dose of that chemical. As a result, the court granted summary judgment for the defendants, Twin Hill Acquisition et. al., and dismissed class
action claims brought on behalf of current and former American Airlines (AA) employees.
allegedly harmful dose of that chemical. As a result, the court granted summary judgment for the defendants, Twin Hill Acquisition et. al., and dismissed class
action claims brought on behalf of current and former American Airlines (AA) employees.
October 7, 2024
|10 min read
Trio of Tylenol Product-Liability Opinions Exemplifies Effective Judicial Gatekeeping
A series of recent opinions by Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York exemplifies the effective judicial gatekeeping
contemplated by Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrel Dow Pharmaceuticals. In In re Acetaminophen – ASD-ADHD Products Liability Litigation,
Judge Cote repeatedly excluded the plaintiffs’ general causation experts even though each was “eminently qualified” because they did not reliabl...Read more
contemplated by Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrel Dow Pharmaceuticals. In In re Acetaminophen – ASD-ADHD Products Liability Litigation,
Judge Cote repeatedly excluded the plaintiffs’ general causation experts even though each was “eminently qualified” because they did not reliabl...Read more
February 15, 2023
|7 min read
Zantac MDL Decision Highlights Need for Rigorous and Objective Approach in Bradford Hill Analyses
As part of our continuing commentary on the Zantac decision, this review examines the court’s rationale for doing so and highlights potential avenues for
Daubert challenges to experts conducting Bradford Hill analyses.
Daubert challenges to experts conducting Bradford Hill analyses.
December 16, 2021
|10 min read
Several recent decisions have shed light on the courts’ willingness to dismiss a product liability action where the plaintiff lacks sufficiently reliable evidence of
general causation—that is, evidence that the product can cause the purported negative outcome.
general causation—that is, evidence that the product can cause the purported negative outcome.
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