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Indiana Federal Court Dismisses Products Liability Claim by Worker Whose Shirt Caught Fire, Allows Negligence Claim to Proceed: Hathaway v. Cintas Corporate Services, Inc.

| Nov 30, 2012 | , ,

A welder filed a products liability lawsuit, claiming that defects in the shirt he was wearing caused it to catch fire while he was operating a plasma torch. The suit, Hathaway v. Cintas Corporate Services, Inc., also asserted causes of action for breach of warranty and negligence. The District Court for the Northern District of Indiana granted summary judgment for…

Appellate Court Overturns Worker’s $30 Million Verdict in Claim for Chemical Exposure: Solis v. BASF Corporation

| Nov 9, 2012 | , ,

An Illinois appellate court overturned a $30 million verdict in favor of a chemical-flavoring plant worker who claimed that a chemical used in popcorn butter flavoring caused him permanent lung damage. The verdict in Solis v. BASF Corporation was reportedly the largest in a series of popcorn flavoring lawsuits. The appellate court reviewed the question of whether Illinois’ statute of…

More Than Forty People in Indiana Sickened in Fungal Meningitis Outbreak; State Seeks to Revoke License of Pharmacy Where Outbreak Allegedly Originated

| Oct 31, 2012 | , ,

Indiana has been one of the hardest-hit states in a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that has caused more than three hundred illnesses and over twenty deaths in eighteen states. Health officials believe an injectable medication from a Massachusetts pharmacy is the source of the infection. The pharmacy has recalled the medicine and ceased its facility’s operations. It is already facing…

Federal Statute Preempts State Products Liability Lawsuit Over Asbestos Exposure, According to Supreme Court: Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp.

| Oct 18, 2012 | , ,

After decades working on repair and maintenance of railroad locomotives, a man developed malignant mesothelioma. He sued multiple companies for alleged asbestos exposure, and the executor of his estate substituted in as plaintiff upon his death. After dismissal by the district court, which was upheld by the appellate court, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the matter in Kurns v. Railroad…

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