Client Alert: Woo v. General Electric Co., et al. No. 74458-5-I | April 3, 2017

Significance The Washington State Court of Appeals narrowed the holding of Simonetta/Braaten stating that a manufacturer has a duty to warn of the hazards of asbestos-containing products that it did not produce or supply where the manufacturer knew that the asbestos-containing products were necessary to the function of its own ...

Client Alert: Woo v. General Electric Co., et al. No. 74458-5-I | April 3, 20172017-04-20T00:00:00+00:00

Client Alert: $81.5 Million Verdict against Genuine Parts Company

Gerri Coogan (PR for Estate of Jerry Coogan) v. Genuine Parts Company Pierce County, Washington (Judge Rumbaugh) April 18, 2017   After 49 trial days, Jessica Dean of Omar Dean (Houston, Texas) obtained an $81.5M verdict for her client Gerri Coogan, PR and wife of Jerry Coogan. Mr. Coogan was ...

Client Alert: $81.5 Million Verdict against Genuine Parts Company2017-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

Sayre, Ameele Chairing HarrisMartin California Asbestos Litigation: Trial 101 Workshop

HarrisMartin's California Asbestos Litigation: Trial 101 Workshop will be held May 12, 2017 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza. The program is co-chaired by Foley & Mansfield partners Mark D. Sayre and Keith M. Ameele, and Scott L. Frost of Waters Kraus & Paul.  Ameele will also present on ...

Sayre, Ameele Chairing HarrisMartin California Asbestos Litigation: Trial 101 Workshop2017-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

Foley & Mansfield Expands Operations in Midwest National Defense Firm Opens 12th Office in Indianapolis

The national defense firm of Foley & Mansfield today announced that it has opened an office in Indianapolis, Indiana to accommodate regional and national clients in a variety of commercial litigation and insurance defense matters. The office will be managed by partner Joseph V. Macha, a Board Certified Trial Specialist ...

Foley & Mansfield Expands Operations in Midwest National Defense Firm Opens 12th Office in Indianapolis2017-04-12T00:00:00+00:00

Client Alert: Missouri Joins Majority of Courts in Adopting Daubert Standard for Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony

Last week, Missouri joined the United States federal courts, as well as the majority of other state courts, in adopting a heightened standard for the admissibility of expert opinions commonly known as the “Daubert standard.”  The Daubert standard comes from the landmark Supreme Court case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow ...

Client Alert: Missouri Joins Majority of Courts in Adopting Daubert Standard for Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony2017-04-03T00:00:00+00:00
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