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After a full-day, in-person Daubert hearing, the Hon. Katherine Kimball Mizelle accepted the arguments made by Scott Toomey, Jim Ughetta and Keith Gibson of Littleton Park, excluded the testimony of purported helmet expert John Lloyd, Ph.D., and granted summary judgement in Knepfle v. HJC Corp. and... read more
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The Pennsylvania Defense Institute (“PDI”) published an article written by Dan Kain on the consumer expectations lens of Pennsylvania’s design defect method of proof. Dan’s article addresses Pennsylvania’s governing design defect standard set forth in the seminal case of Tincher v. Omega Flex... read more
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In a resounding victory for firm client Pep Boys, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld Judge J. Curtis Joyner of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s decision that appellant Vickie Thorne lacks standing to bring her class action complaint. Vickie Thorne brought... read more
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On November 13, 2020, Scott Toomey, Jason Schmitz, and James Ughetta obtained summary judgment in New York federal court on behalf of sport equipment maker Bell Sports, Inc. against Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and its attempt to recover more than $700,000 it paid to settle a product liability... read more
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On September 29, 2020, the Court granted our motion for summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s product liability claims against W.M. Barr & Co., Inc., the manufacturer of Goof Off glue remover. Plaintiff poured Goof Off glue remover on her kitchen floor in contravention to the product’s... read more
