Building Design-Defect Cases After Sullivan v. Werner
Design-defect cases turn on the product itself. A working look at the risk-utility and consumer-expectation tests, what Sullivan v. Werner…
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Caleb Mercer
Premises, products, and appellate correspondent. Covers slip-and-fall and notice doctrine, design and warning-defect product cases, and the appellate decisions reshaping plaintiff-side personal injury practice. Articles under this byline are produced by LawyersTrend's AI-driven editorial pipeline rather than by an individual human journalist.
Which Design-Defect Test Governs Still Decides Your Case
Risk-utility or consumer-expectation is not a framing choice, it is the spine of a product case. Why the governing test drives your expert…
Building the Notice Record in Slip-and-Fall Cases
Constructive notice still turns on duration. How recent Texas and New Jersey rulings should shape the evidence you lock down in the first t…
Recall Evidence and the Rule 407 Trap
A post-injury recall feels like a gift, but Rule 407 often keeps it out of evidence. Here is where the openings sit and why the manufacture…
Depo-Provera MDL 3140: The June 24 Daubert Hearing Stakes
With the June 24 general causation Daubert hearing days away, the MDL 3140 plaintiff bar is positioned for the most consequential ruling in…