Defense Counsel Journal

IADC Committee Newsletters - Volume 88, Number 1

January 18, 2021

The IADC boasts more than 25 Committees through which members network, expand and build skills, and further the objectives of the defense bar and business community. IADC Committees publish newsletters monthly, and below are the newsletters that were published from mid-October 2020 through mid-January 2021.

Civil Justice Response Committee

• Over-naming in Ohio Asbestos Litigation: A Legislative Solution is Needed by Laura Kingsley Hong and Mary Margaret Gay (December 2020)

Medical Defense and Health Law Committee

• Illinois Appellate Court Dismisses Battery Claim Arising From Use of New Medical Device by Mark D. Hansen and Emily J. Perkins (December 2020)

Product Liability Committee

• A Claim Too Far: Supreme Court of Canada Refuses to Recognize New Tort Duty for Pure Economic Loss Claims Against Manufacturers by Peter J. Pliszka and Michael Parrish(December 2020)

Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee

• Over-naming in Ohio Asbestos Litigation: A Legislative Solution is Needed by Laura Kingsley Hong and Mary Margaret Gay (December 2020)
• Pentagon Faces Quandary in Adequately Addressing PFAS-Contaminated Water Resources at Hundreds of Bases and Surrounding Communities by Jeffrey M. Karp and Edward Mahaffey (November 2020)

Transportation Committee

• U.S. Federal Leasing Mandates by David W. Kash (January 2021)
• The "Jerk and Jolt" Defense: Relief from a Bumpy Road by Floyd G. Cottrell (December 2020)
• What Information from an NTSB Report is Admissible Evidence in Court? by Susan Hofer and Mica Worthy (November 2020)

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