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Defendant to appeal lawnmower verdict

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Supreme Court of Virginia, products liability

It’s been a long journey for the parties in the case of Simmons v. MTD and the end is not in sight. 4-year-old Justin Simmons was killed by a riding lawnmower in 2004. In 2006, a Roanoke jury returned a $2 million verdict against the maker of the lawnmower. The defendant […]

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Safety report admissible, 4th Circuit says

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Experts, products liability

The family of a Dickenson County coal miner killed in a 2003 mining accident will get another chance to prove their products liability claims against the manufacturers of a mining machine’s remote control device that was strapped to the miner’s body.
On March 12, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Judge Jim Jones’ grant […]

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