During this two-hour live webcast, the panelists moderated by William “Skip” O. Martin, Jr. of Haight Brown & Bonesteel, discussed the significant and latest issues on product liability for 2014 and beyond. Key issues covered by the webcast included:
- Product liability risks of CPSA Section 15 reporting requirements
- A primer on component part supplier liability
- Restatement 2nd vs. Restatement 3d approaches/key differences
- Trends in component part supplier cases
- Insider view of the landmark case on component part supplier doctrine: Aubin v. Union Carbide Corporation (pending decision from Florida Supreme Court)
- Navigating the widening intersection between government investigations and product liability litigation
- Trends in the use of consolidated proceedings to manage federal and state product liability litigation
- Broad trends in consumer class action settlements across allegations
- Focus on product liability class settlements
- Use of economics/statistics to estimate potential damages in product liability or mass tort cases
September 29, 2014