Products Liability Law Reporter
The Products Liability Law Reporter features verdicts, settlements, and court decisions in the field of products liability; reports of government regulatory actions and product recalls; articles by practitioners; and links to recent articles published in the media and scholarly journals. Subscribers are automatically enrolled in the Products Liability Section.
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2019 February/March

The Products Liability Law Reporter features verdicts, settlements, and court decisions in the field of products liability. It is published six times annually. Members also receive a monthly e-newsletter containing news stories, additional case reports, reports of government regulatory actions and product recalls, and links to recent articles published in the media and scholarly journals.
E-NewsLetters
- February 5, 2019
Commercial Products & Equipment
- Heating system manufacturer not liable to worker injured in oil tank explosion
- Defective components in air-powered dock leveler
Consumer Products & Equipment
- Hair removal product causes minor’s permanent vision loss
- Court preserves plaintiff’s strict liability and negligence claims against Johnson & Johnson in talc mesothelioma suit
Drugs
- Learned intermediary doctrine did not preclude Enbrel user’s claims against drug manufacturers
Household Products & Equipment
- New Zealand resident injured by NutriBullet may bring products liability suit in California
- Defective design of pressure cooker leads to user’s second-degree burns
Industrial Products & Equipment
- Failure to warn laborer of asbestos exposure hazards
- Construction site supervisor develops mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos cement pipe
- Employer owed duty to employee’s family member exposed to asbestos fibers on work clothing
- Insulator develops mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos-containing products
- Defective driveshaft manipulator leads to worker’s crush injury
Medical Products & Equipment
- Court dismissed products liability suit absent facts stating specific defect or alleged dangers associated with infusion set
Recreational Products & Equipment
- Lack of minimum contacts with Nevada warranted dismissal of claims against company that markets Japanese motorcycle helmets
- Individual who invested in boat manufacturing company was not subject to personal jurisdiction in suit brought by boating injury victim
- Exercise bike manufacturer not liable for injuries user sustained while moving the bike
Tobacco
- Concealment of smoking dangers
- Fraudulent concealment
- Cigarette companies failed to disclose dangers of smoking
Transportation
- Tire explosion causes mechanic to suffer head injury
- Failure to reconnect air bag system after servicing vehicle