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First Bellwether Starts in Massive 3M Earplugs MDL

Apr 7 2021 Design Defect

In late March 2021, the massive consolidated case concerning defective 3M combat earplugs lurched forward with a bellwether. This bellwether consolidates three cases (of the MDL’s 229,397 actions) in Florida’s Northern District Court. It’s intended as a harbinger of how…

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Litigation Monitor, News

Liability Suits Filed After FDA Recall of Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps

Sep 8 2020 Design Defect

Following the February 2020 FDA recall of Medtronic’s MiniMed insulin pumps, lawsuits have begun to appear from injured consumers. The Class I recall, the most serious type of FDA recall, announced the regulatory agency’s discovery that the insulin pumps were…

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Radiology Expert Permitted to Rely on Other Expert Reports in Medical Device MDL

Jun 8 2021 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: In re Bard Ivc Filters Prods. Liab. Litig. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211400 In this medical device MDL, the plaintiffs retain a radiology expert witness.…

Engineering Expert’s Methodology Questioned for Lacking Testing and Reconstruction

Jun 8 2021 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hernandez v. Pitco Frialator, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187690 In this product liability case, the plaintiff calls on an engineering expert. Specifically,…

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Burn, Burn Injury, Design

Aerospace Engineering Expert Challenged for Suggesting Safety Design Features Without Hands-On Evaluation

Apr 27 2021 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hasan v. Cottrell, Inc. Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116748 In this case, the plaintiff retains an aerospace engineering expert witness to opine…

Accident Reconstruction Expertise Doesn’t Qualify an Expert to Opine on Tire Failure

Jan 12 2021 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Haines v. Webb Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200885 In this vehicle collision case, a Texas court precluded the accident reconstruction expert’s testimony…

Laptop Battery Pack Allegedly Causes Fatal House Fire, Killing Teen

Jul 21 2020 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Gopalratnam v. Hewlett-Packard Co. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40386 Facts The plaintiffs’ son bought an HP laptop that contained a battery pack manufactured by…

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Batteries, Burn, Burn Injury

ATV Expert Report Contradicts Victim’s Account of 50 Foot Plunge in Off-Roading Accident

Jul 9 2020 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Gummo v. Ward Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154040 In this case, the defendant moves to dismiss the plaintiff’s ATV expert’s testimony. The…

Sports & Recreation Expert May Opine on Defective Flag Football Belt Despite No Prior Design Experience

Jun 25 2020 Design Defect

Court: Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Delgado v. Markwort Sporting Goods Co. Citation: 2006 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 685 This case highlights an expert specialty that arguably requires both technical and practical…

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Design Defect, Football, Liability

Negligent Design Engineering Allegedly Causes Off-Road Vehicle Accident

Jul 9 2019 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Thompson v. Polaris Indus. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81103 In this personal injury case involving an off-road vehicle accident, the plaintiffs presented an expert with…

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all terrain vehicle, ATV, Design

Human Factors Experts Not Qualified To Opine On Design Defects, District Court for Northern Georgia Says

Jun 18 2019 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Vazquez v. Raymond Corp. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5355 In this product liability action, the plaintiff sought to hold defendants, Raymond Corporation…

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Design Defect Related Blog Posts

First Bellwether Starts in Massive 3M Earplugs MDL

Liability Suits Filed After FDA Recall of Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps

Design Defect Expert Witness Case Studies

Radiology Expert Permitted to Rely on Other Expert Reports in Medical Device MDL

Engineering Expert’s Methodology Questioned for Lacking Testing and Reconstruction

Aerospace Engineering Expert Challenged for Suggesting Safety Design Features Without Hands-On Evaluation

Accident Reconstruction Expertise Doesn’t Qualify an Expert to Opine on Tire Failure

Laptop Battery Pack Allegedly Causes Fatal House Fire, Killing Teen

ATV Expert Report Contradicts Victim’s Account of 50 Foot Plunge in Off-Roading Accident

Sports & Recreation Expert May Opine on Defective Flag Football Belt Despite No Prior Design Experience

Negligent Design Engineering Allegedly Causes Off-Road Vehicle Accident

Human Factors Experts Not Qualified To Opine On Design Defects, District Court for Northern Georgia Says

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