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The Case Selection Committee met August 7th and selected one case for amicus briefing: Bifolck v. Philip Morris USA (PLAC # 14-125) - PLAC will file an amicus brief as the CT Supreme Court considers the following certified question from the U.S. District Court : “Does section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts (and Comment i to that provision) apply to a product liability claim for negligence under the CPLA?” PLAC's amcius brief will be aut hored by Jonathan Hoffman, Martin, Bischoff, Templeton, Langslet & Hoffman, Portland OR. Note - if you would like to receive copies of PLAC amicus briefs when filed and resulting court ...

The Case Selection Committee met April 24th and selected one case for amicus briefing: Romine v. Johnson Controls, Inc. (PLAC # 14-113) - PLAC will file an amicus letter urging the CA Supreme Court to review an intermediate appellate court ruling allowing a plaintiff to pursue a consumer expectation theory in a complex high-speed multi-vehicle accident involving a seat collapse; contrary to CA precedent in Soule v. General Motors – 8 Cal.4th 548 (1994) (PLAC # 93-109) and the law of many other jurisdictions. PLAC's letter brief will be authored by Alan Lazarus, Drinker Biddle, San Francisco. Remember - if you would like to receive copies of PLAC amicus ...

The Case Selection Committee met this morning and selected 2 new cases for amicus briefing: The first is Farrar v. Georgia-Pacific (PLAC # 13-107) before the Maryland Court of Appeals (MD's court of last resort). In this case a granddaughter was allegedly exposed to asbestos by washing you grandfather's clothes after he worked in a construction zone where dry wall was being sanded. PLAC will be briefing the scope of the warning due to bystanders of bystanders. PLAC's brief will be authored by Terri Reiskin, Dykema, Washington DC. The second case is Colombo v. Bombardier Recreational Products (PLAC # 13-103) before the CA Fourth Court of Appeals. ...