The Arizona Supreme Court recently held that a defendant that used asbestos materials in its workplace before 1970 has no duty to protect the public from secondary asbestos exposure. Arizona only recognizes a duty in a negligence claim if a special relationship exists between the parties under common law or if a special relationship is […]
Snell & Wilmer attorneys Dan Rodman and Morgan Petrelli recently represented Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. in the trial of a 2006 Yamaha Rhino rollover lawsuit in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada (Case No. A709850) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Paralegal Jorge Moreno assisted with Yamaha’s defense. Plaintiff suffered a comminuted fracture of her right […]
Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in 2018’s “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. We were ranked as a metropolitan area Tier 1 firm in Phoenix, Orange County, Colorado and Utah for product liability litigation defense. We were also ranked as a Tier 1 firm in […]
Earlier this week, the FDA made gene therapy available for the first time in the United States. This decision, ushers in “a new approach to the treatment of cancer and other serious and life-threatening diseases” said the FDA. The product, Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel), is for certain pediatric and young adult patients with a form of acute […]
For the past 13 years, I’ve written the cover story of the state bar magazine, Arizona Attorney, about Arizona verdicts. The latest one is out. Here are 2016’s top Arizona verdicts, significant defense verdicts, punitive awards, venue variations and trends. The largest Arizona verdict in 2016 of more than $27 million was a hostile business […]
Dr. Scott Gottlieb was confirmed today as the new FDA Commissioner. Dr. Gottlieb has promised to put public health first and not do anything “that shakes the public’s confidence in the agency.” He is a former hospitalist who served in the FDA during the George W. Bush administration, lastly as its deputy commissioner for medical and […]
By Daniel S. Wittenberg, Co-Chair, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Industry Group On January 30, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order requiring all governmental agencies to eliminate two regulations for every one issued. The Order, captioned “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” specifically states that in an effort to “manage the costs associated with the […]
Uber, the ride-sharing giant, recently announced that it was moving its smart-car operation from California to Arizona, a state with fewer regulations for driverless cars. The day before the announcement, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles ordered Uber’s driverless fleet off the Streets of San Francisco because Uber declined to apply for state-mandated permits. Being lawyers, […]
Where a case is heard can make a critical difference to a company that is being sued. Will the company have the “home court” advantage and a jury that will know the company’s business, that the company employs people in the community and that it has a reputation for giving back to the community? Or […]
In response to increasing cybersecurity threats in vehicles, in 2015 the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) was formed. Its member companies include all automakers operating in North America except for Tesla. The ISAC allows companies to share cyberthreat information in real time and develop solutions to them. It serves as a central point […]
