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FRO.',I THE SEt ION OF UTIGATION PRODUCTS UABILI1Y COMM-lTEE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Articles ,
Bankruptcy Trusts and Asbestos Litigation
By Lee Blanton Ziffer
As asbestos litigation stretches into its fifth decade, the largest mass tort in U.S. history has
shown no signs of slowing down.
Preemption Cases: 2011's El Nino Flood
By Jim O'Reilly
If the Supreme Court's flow of decisions were measured like weather, 2011 was the El Nino flood
of preemption case law affecting products liability.
Wisconsin's Tort Reform: A Victory for Manufacturers
By Allen C. Schlinsog Jr.
Within the first month of taking office, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law the most
sweeping changes to products liability law Wisconsin has ever seen.
Government Action Does Not Equal Proximate Causation
By Knight S, Anderson
The EPA has listed listed trichloroethylene in the EPA Integrated Risk Information System
database as carcinogenic to humans, but the action is a classification based on estimated risk
and purpose, not a pronouncement of a presumption on proximate cause.
Perury During Depositions and its Consequences
By Jcss          and Allyn RubrichtG
A review of the federal and state rules of civil procedure shows a general failure to provide
directly for sanctions when a party commits perjury during a deposition.
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FDA Proposes Elimination of Certain Drug Pedigree Requirements
By Cassandre L. Charles
The rule loosening is aimed at speeding the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals.
Fire in the Hole!
By Kevin Underhill
An unusual case turned partly on the fact that no one could find an expert to testify on the
practice of ear candling.
Published in Products Liability Newsletter, Vol. 23 No. 1, Spring 2012. Copyright © 2012, American Bar Association. All rights
reserved. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or downloaded or
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