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“Star Wars” or Tincher v. Omega Flex: Will Disney or Pennsylvania Courts Add More Chapters to Their Respective Legacies?

“Star Wars” or Tincher v. Omega Flex: Will Disney or Pennsylvania Courts Add More Chapters to Their Respective Legacies?

by Patricia Baxter | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Insights

For those who practice in the field of strict product liability, the name “Tincher” has become more synonymous with a seemingly endless string of decisions and appeals than anything else. The only saga with more sequels in the past few years is the “Star...
Motion for Summary Judgment: An Arrow Back in the Defense’s Quiver?

Motion for Summary Judgment: An Arrow Back in the Defense’s Quiver?

by Patricia Baxter | Nov 14, 2017 | Insights

Is the motion for summary judgment arrow back in the defense bar’s quiver for defect and failure to warn claims?  The Pennsylvania products liability law landscape has been in constant flux since the seminal Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 628 Pa. 296 (Pa. 2014)...
Admissibility of Industry-Standards in Product Liability Cases Remains Uncertain

Admissibility of Industry-Standards in Product Liability Cases Remains Uncertain

by Patricia Baxter | May 24, 2017 | Insights

Historically, to defend against a design defect claim the fact that a product’s design complied with industry standards was not admissible.  That type of evidence was viewed as focusing on the quality of the defendant’s conduct in making design choices, rather...
AEM Product Liability Seminar – Thursday, April 27, 2017

AEM Product Liability Seminar – Thursday, April 27, 2017

by Morgan & Akins | Mar 9, 2017 | Firm News

Nathan Bohlander from Morgan & Akins Philadelphia office will be presenting at a Mock Trial for this year’s Association of Equipment Manufacturer’s Product Liability Seminar on April 27th, 2017. AEM’s 2017 Product Liability Seminar will take the form...
Product Defect and Inadequate Warning Claims:  We’ve Got a Jury for That

Product Defect and Inadequate Warning Claims: We’ve Got a Jury for That

by Nate Bohlander | Jan 25, 2017 | Insights

If a product lacks any cognizable defect and conspicuously warns against the exact harm which befell plaintiffs, do defect and failure to warn claims against a manufacturer require a jury determination?  Your response would likely fall somewhere on the spectrum...

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