Sentences with phrase «actions for product liability»

In such a case, actions for negligence against the supervisor and the supervisor's employer as well as actions for product liability against the manufacturer and others in the product's chain of distribution may be maintained.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

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If a defect in a product is found to have been a cause of a child's flame - burn injury, the manufacturer of the product and anyone in the chain of the product's distribution may be found liable for the injuries suffered by the child in a product - liability action.

Best known for handling large - scale international mandates including class actions and liability matters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been representing Volkswagen and its subsidiaries Audi, Porsche and Skoda in several product - related civil actions in various jurisdictions.

Pool - drain and electrocution injuries, for example, may lead to product - liability actions.

Brendan has acted on a wide range of insurance and reinsurance matters for Australian - based and international clients, including flooding, storm, earthquake, fire and explosion events, electricity supply issues and machinery break - downs, as well as high - value class action litigation, public and product liability, and subrogation claims.

We fight for the rights of those who are the victims of personal injury, wrongful death, slip and fall, dog and other animal bites, car accidents, tractor trailer accidents, pedestrian injuries, medical malpractice claims, drug claims, healthcare injuries, nursing home abuse and neglect, Workmen's Compensation, Social Security disability, defective product / product liability, and consumer class action causes / consumer fraud.

The manufacturer of a product that contains a defect in the product's manufacture or design or as a result of the manufacturer's or seller's failure to warn of the product's dangers may be held liable in a product liability action for injuries sustained by a child as a result of the child's use of or exposure to the product.

In either case, the manufacturer of the defective shield or grate and anyone in the chain of the product's distribution may be held liable in a product - liability action for the flame - burn injuries suffered by the child as a result of the defect.

Stephen A. LeClainche, Of Counsel at the firm, was selected for inclusion in the fields of Product Liability Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions for the Plaintiffs practice.

Leslie M. Kroeger, a Partner at the firm, was selected for inclusion in the fields of Product Liability Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions for the Plaintiffs practice.

In a complex products liability action involving alleged PCB contamination of a state office building, the Appellate Practice Group joined forces with litigation counsel to convert a $ 60 million judgment to a defense verdict for a large, multinational company.

If a defective product is found to have been a cause of a fetus's death, the manufacturer of the product and anyone in the chain of the product's distribution may be found liable in a product - liability action for the fetus's death.

It is fashionable for class counsel to plead «waiver of tort» as a common issue alleged to be certifiable in product liability class actions.

Has developed a strong track record for its handling of prominent group actions, including product liability cases.»

$ 10 million recovered in a products liability action for the wrongful death of a spouse due to defective tire design.

Drawing on attorneys from across practice areas and offices, Weil has developed an impressive track record advising with respect to shareholder claims and demands for litigation, internal whistleblower complaints, class and collective actions brought by employees relating to pay, worker classification, and discrimination claims, product liability issues and recalls, privacy rights, intellectual property disputes (patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets), regulatory investigations commenced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and major disputes with suppliers and competitors.

Notable mandates: Acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding the development and financing of the Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Project, also known as the «Lower Churchill Project»; acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador concerning the development and operation of the Hebron offshore oilfield project and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Labrador

Named «Best Lawyers» 2018 «Oklahoma City Lawyers of the Year» were Timothy J. Bomhoff for product liability litigation defense, W. Chris Coleman for both securities regulation and venture capital law, Robert W. Dace for mass tort litigation / class actions defense, Elizabeth L. Dalton for franchise law, Spencer W. Haines for closely held companies and family businesses law, Henry D. Hoss for construction litigation, and Susan B. Shields for tax litigation and controversy.

Even when a vehicle or vehicle component has been designed and manufactured in strict compliance with current industry standards and applicable regulations, the vehicle may still be found defective in a personal - injury or wrongful - death products - liability action if it is determined to contain a defect in its design, manufacture, or warnings that renders it unreasonably dangerous for consumers» use.

Hathaway filed suit against Cintas, asserting causes of action for negligence, breach of warranty, and products liability.

Though product liability actions may be brought as breach of warranty, negligence, or strict liability claims, product liability actions to recover damages for a victim's personal injury or death are usually brought as strict liability claims.

Led by co-founders and senior partners Mary Quinn Cooper and William S. Leach, ECSL specializes in commercial litigation, products liability, class actions and complex civil litigation on a regional and national level for clients ranging from small privately owned companies and government entities to Fortune 100 companies.

He has also served as National Coordinating Liability Counsel for a major international insurance company with reference to the defense of products liability claims involving thousands of individual claimants and several class actions consolidated in Federal Multi District LiLiability Counsel for a major international insurance company with reference to the defense of products liability claims involving thousands of individual claimants and several class actions consolidated in Federal Multi District Liliability claims involving thousands of individual claimants and several class actions consolidated in Federal Multi District Litigation.

For our efforts, many of our attorneys have been recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America and as Super Lawyers for personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, class actions, mass torts and many other legal practice areFor our efforts, many of our attorneys have been recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America and as Super Lawyers for personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, class actions, mass torts and many other legal practice arefor personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, class actions, mass torts and many other legal practice areas.

735 ILCS 5/13-213 (c): Alteration, modification or change No product liability action based on any theory or doctrine to recover for injury or damage claimed to have resulted from an alteration, modification, or change of the product unit after the date of first sale, lease, or delivery of possession of the product unit to its initial user, consumer, or other nonseller may be limited or barred by subsection (b) if the action is commenced within the applicable limitation period; and, in any event, within 10 years from the date the alteration, modification, or change was made, unless defendant expressly has warranted or promised the product for a longer period and the action is brought within that period.

For more than 30 years, she has handled marine and energy litigation, including collision cases, hurricane losses, onshore and offshore oil and gas claims, hydraulic fracturing cases, marine and energy products liability litigation, the defense of personal injury and death actions, contract and lien claims, dock and stevedore liabilities and subrogation litigation.

In some cases, the defective packaging of a product may be determined in a product - liability action to have rendered the product unreasonably dangerous, and thus defective, for the consumer's use.

A pioneer of group actions for consumers in disasters of all kinds — financial, transport and product liability — he was instrumental in many landmark cases, e.g. Equitable Life, the Herald of Free Enterprise and Marchioness sinkings, the Kings Cross fire, Piper Alpha oil rig explosion, Lockerbie air disaster and Benzodiazepine product liability.

Defense of Ciba - Geigy in Massachusetts state court product liability action for severe dermatologic disorder, progressive paralysis and ultimately death allegedly due to prescription drug

Their experience in personal injury, business litigation, products liability and class actions provide integral background for fire cases, as does their direct experience handling claims on behalf of victims who suffered personal injury and property damages because of fires.

The firm firm was recognized as Best Lawyers ® «Best Law Firms» by U.S. News & World Report and received the prestigious Tier One ranking for San Diego in the in the categories of Commercial Litigation; Litigation — Construction; Litigation — Real Estate; Mass Torts Litigation / Class Actions; Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation — Plaintiffs.

Product - liability actions for inherently dangerous products take into account the fact that the dangers of such products are not generally known or understood by the average consumer — and certainly not by their children.

A proposed class action against Whirlpool Canada LP was a «product liability claim for pure economic losses for an allegedly negligently designed non-dangerous product» that disclosed no plain and obvious cause of action, an Ontario court ruled.

He served for many years as lead national coordinating and trial counsel defending a drug company in thousands of product liability cases as well as a series of economic - loss class actions.

Served as second - chair trial counsel and secured defense verdict following seven - week jury trial in the California Superior Court for the County of Orange of action for strict and negligent products liability and negligence based on allegations of design defects, manufacturing defects, and warning defects.

Peter has practised Civil Litigation at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP for over forty - one years, specializing in resolving insurance, commercial and construction disputes of various categories, including coverage issues; commercial, property, professional and other liability policies; product liability; class actions; and construction law.

Fellow firm attorney Christopher T. Kirchmer was named to the exclusive guide for his representation of plaintiffs in mass tort litigation, class actions, and personal injury and product liability litigation.

Damages for injuries and deaths caused by vehicle or vehicle safety equipment defects are brought as product liability actions against the manufacturer, designer, suppliers, assemblers, and others involved in the production of the defective vehicle or equipment and its release to the market.

Though product liability actions may be brought as negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty cases, product liability actions seeking compensation for a victim's personal injury or death are generally brought as strict liability actions.

Product liability actions seeking to recover damages for motorcyclists» personal injuries or death are usually brought as strict liability claims, which enable a plaintiff to establish the liability of certain defendants without the necessity of proving that any of the defendants was negligent in creating the defective vehicle that caused the motorcyclist's injury or death or in releasing it to the market.

Acting for a UK captive of AstraZeneca seeking recoveries from reinsurers in respect of legal costs incurred in defending the US Seroquel product liability group action involving 30,000 plaintiffs.

Maritime law observes a strict liability standard with regards to product liability claims and even provides causes of action for wrongful death that are available to non-seamen injured on the high seas.

We'll determine whether a product liability or class action lawsuit makes sense for you, and we will help you hold the manufacturer accountable for your damages.

Mr. Catalano, selected to Best Lawyers in America for the fourth year in a row, representsvictims of catastrophic injuries in medical negligence, product liability, auto accident, class action, and other personal injury cases.

This year's survey found that labor and employment (particularly, wage and hour litigation), consumer fraud, product liability, and antitrust matters collectively accounted for two - thirds of class action spending by respondents, with data privacy and security matters lurking as a potential next wave in 2018.