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Product Liability Litigation Group Ranked in 2019 “Best Law Firms”
Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in 2019’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 … Continue reading
Posted in litigation, products, Trials, Uncategorized
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Snell & Wilmer Defends Trucking Company and Truck Driver
Snell & Wilmer attorneys recently defended Phenix Transportation West and its driver Ray Jackson in a trucking accident case. The trial lasted eight days and was tried in Maricopa County Superior Court. Kelly Wilkins tried the case with support from … Continue reading
Posted in Trials, Trucking/transportation
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Arizona Holds No Duty by Manufacturer in Secondary Asbestos Exposure Case
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 … Continue reading
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Product Liability Litigation Group Ranked in 2018 “Best Law Firms”
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 … Continue reading
Posted in litigation, products
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Arizona Civil Verdicts, 2016
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. … Continue reading
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Best Practices for Cybersecurity in Vehicles
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 … Continue reading
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Product Liability Verdicts in Arizona
Product liability cases in Arizona continue to generate more defense verdicts than plaintiff’s verdicts, though there was a large award in 2016. Since 2012, Arizona juries have given twelve defense verdicts and three plaintiff’s verdicts. -Coulbourn v. Crane Company and … Continue reading
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Arizona Supreme Court Adopts Learned Intermediary Doctrine
The Arizona Supreme Court has issued an opinion adopting the learned intermediary doctrine in Arizona. The Supreme Court rejected the Arizona Court of Appeals’ earlier decision holding that the learned intermediary doctrine was incompatible with the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors … Continue reading
Posted in medical devices, pharmaceutical
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What are Key Issues for the Internet of Things in 2016?
What will be the key issues for the Internet of Things in 2016? JD Supra Business Advisor asked me and other privacy and data security lawyers to comment. Securing these devices is at the top of the list. Here’s the … Continue reading
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Product Liability Litigation Group Ranked in 2016 “Best Law Firms”
Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. We were ranked as a metropolitan area Tier 1 firm in Phoenix, Colorado and Utah for product liability … Continue reading
Posted in litigation, products, Uncategorized
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