Torts: Motor Vehicle Accident-Expert Witness Disclosures-Exclusion of Expert Testimony
Johnson v. Friesen (MLW No. 80409/Case No. 22-3335 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Buescher, J. (Larry R. Demerath, of Omaha, NE for appellant) (Raymond E. Walden, of Omaha, NE for appellee; Michael T. Gibbons, of Omaha, NE on the brief)
Torts: Product Liability-Transfer of Venue
State ex rel. Monsanto Company v. Mullen (MLW No. 80391/Case No. SC99942 – 12 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Powell, J.) Original proceeding in prohibition. (K. Lee Marshall, Stefani L. Wittenauer and Samuel E. Hofmeier, St. Louis; JoAnn T. Sandifer, St. Louis, and Booker Shaw, St. Louis, for appellant) (James R. Layton, St. Louis; Mark R. Niemeyer, Michael S. Kruse, and Patrick Hamacher, St[...]
Torts: Product Liability-Surgical Mesh-Exclusion of Expert Testimony
Cantrell v. Coloplast Corp. (MLW No. 80355/Case No. 22-2731 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Wright, J. (Thomas A. Burns, of Tampa, FL for appellant; Jeffrey L. Haberman, of Fort Lauderdale, FL; Shannon C. Reese, of Tampa, FL on the brief) (Valentin Leppert, of Atlanta, GA for appellee; Timothy Patrick Griffin,[...]
Torts: Product Liability-Choice of Law-Application of Foreign Law
Rey v. General Motors, LLC (MLW No. 80359/Case No. 22-1563 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Kays, J. (Michael W. Blanton, of Evergreen, CO for appellant) (Melanie L. Fry, of San Antonio, TX for appellee; Michael P. Cooney, of Detroit, MI; Briann T. Smith, of Detroit, MI; and John D. Black, of Detroit, MI [...]
Torts: Wrongful Death-Official Immunity
Forester v. May (MLW No. 80225/Case No. SC99928 – 9 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Phelps County, Beger, J. (Matthew B. Vianello, Clayton, and R. Tyson Mutrux, Columbia, for appellant) (Eliot Michael Gusdorf, St. Louis, for respondent)
Torts: Conversion-Punitive Damages
Lewis v. Lewis (MLW No. 80178/Case No. WD85395 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Sutton, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Lafayette County, Rolf, J. (Cynthia K. Wallace, Kansas City, for appellants) (Jason R. Kew, Blue Springs, for respondent)
Torts: Products Liability-Wrongful Death-Evidence of Causation
Hunt v. Home Depot, Inc. (MLW No. 80085/Case No. 22-2437 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Miller, J. (David A. Hodges, of Little Rock, AR and Andre Kelvin Valley of Helena-West Helena, AR for appellant) (John Carter Fairley, of Little Rock, AR; Adam David Franks, of Little Rock, AR; Jonathan R. Sichterma[...]
Torts: Wrongful Death-Insurer’s Motion to Intervene
Henson v. Merob Logistics, LLC (MLW No. 79758/Case No. WD85158 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Torrence, J. (Russell F. Watters, Timothy J. Wolf and Lucas J. Ude, St. Louis, for appellant) (Tim Dollar and Tom Hershewe, Kansas City, and Julie J. Gibson and Michael D. Matteuzzi, Overland Park, KS for respondents)
Torts: Injury on Public Property-Failure to Provide Adequate Notice of Claim
Sender v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 79739/Case No. ED110898 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hardin-Tammons, J.) Appealed from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Moriarty, J. (Andrew T. Drazen, for appellant) (Steven Kratky, for respondent)
Torts: Bad Faith Failure to Settle-Collateral Estoppel
Stacy v. The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company (MLW No. 79741/Case No. ED110678 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hardin-Tammons, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, McLaughlin, J. (A Matthew P. O’Grady, Joseph F. Yeckel, and Michael A. Gross, for appellant) (James C. Leritz, for respondent)
Torts: Mass Tort-Fraudulent Plaintiff Recruiting-Protective Order
Collins v. Doe Run Resources Corporation (MLW No. 79727/Case No. 22-1848 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Sipper, J. (Alyssa Barnard-Yanni, of New York, NY for appellants; Edward L. Dowd, Jr., of St. Louis, MO; Robert Mark Loeb, of Washington, D.C.; E. Joshua Rosenkranz, of New York, NY; Michael J. Hic[...]
Torts: Pre-trial Dismissal of Claims-Breach of Fiduciary Duties-Discovery/Fraudulent Concealment Rule
Atkins v. Atkins (MLW No. 79672/Case No. 22-1335 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Senechal, J.
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