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Published by:
Peter A. Lynch, Esq.
of Cozen O'Connor
 palynch@cozen.com
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2008
April 2008        
Breaking Legal Developments
04-11-2008
        
  1. Utah Ct App-Fire Expert Testimony not Required of Plaintiff in Fire Insurance Loss

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04-04-2008
        
  1. ED PA Dist Ct Permits Expert to Testify on his Speed Deactivation Control Switch Investigation

February 2008        
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02-15-2008
        
  1. FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RECOGNIZES DUTY OF SUBCONTRACTOR TO PERFORM "SOAP AND WATER TEST" ON CONNECTION BETWEEN HOME FURNACE AND GAS LINE SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH CONTRACT WITH GENERAL CONTRACTOR DID NOT REQUIRE TESTING THE GAS LINE SYSTEM FOR LEAKS BEFORE ACTIVATION

January 2008        
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01-25-2008
        
  1. TENTH CIRCUIT OVERTURNS DISTRICT COURT'S EXCLUSION OF EXPERT TESTIMONY ON MANUFACTURING DEFECT EVEN WHERE EXPERT DID NOT ADDRESS OPPOSING EXPERT'S EXPLANATIONS FOR WHY FIRE COULD NOT HAVE RESULTED FROM A DEFECT

2007
December 2007        
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12-14-2007
        
  1. MICHIGAN COURT RECOGNIZES RULE THAT ARSON CASES CAN BE PROVEN

September 2007        
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09-07-2007
        
  1. EVIDENCE THAT STRIP MALL TENANT WAS ON NOTICE OF A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM ITS FLORESCENT FIXTURE AND THAT A MALFUNCTION IN THE FIXTURE "MAY" HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE, WAS ENOUGH TO FIND TENANT NEGLIGENT FOR FAILING TO INSPECT

August 2007        
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08-24-2007
        
  1. Apartment Owner Liable for Injuries Tenant Sustained Trying to Escape Apartment During Fire Where Apartment Had No Working Smoke Alarms and Bars on Bedroom Windows

June 2007        
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06-01-2007
        
  1. ILLINOIS COURT OF APPEALS REVERSES JURY VERDICT THAT WAS IN FAVOR OF GENERAL MOTORS BASED IN PART ON TRIAL COURT IMPROPERLY EXCLUDING PLAINTIFF'S EXPERTS' TESTIMONY WHERE PLAINTIFF'S EXPERTS DID NOT ACTUALLY CONDUCT TESTING TO SUPPORT THEIR DESIGN DEFECT CLAIMS

April 2007        
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04-27-2007
        
  1. MAINE DISTRICT COURT REJECTS DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFF'S STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY AND NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS REGARDING FIRE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE EXHAUST FAN UNDER MALFUNCTION AND RES IPSA LOQUITUR THEORIES, EVEN WHERE PLAINTIFF'S EXPERT ADMITS THAT HE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO OPINE WHETHER OR NOT THE FAN WAS DEFECTIVE

Breaking Legal Developments
04-13-2007
        
  1. Arizona District Court Allows Expert Testimony that Fire Originated in Electrolux Freezer Even Though Expert Could Not Indentify the Specific Part that Failed

March 2007        
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03-02-2007
        
  1. New York Court of Appeals Holds that Jury may find Manufacturer of a Refridgerator/Freezer Liable for Breach of Implied Warranties Based on Evidence that Fire Originated in Refridgerator/Freezer, even where Jury does not Find Evidence of a Defect in the Refridgerator/Freezer

February 2007        
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02-16-2007
        
  1. New Jersey Court of Appeals Holds Fire Investigators are Entitled to Investigate Fire Scene Immediately After a Crime without Obtaining a Warrant

January 2007        
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01-05-2007
        
  1. LA Supreme Ct Reinstates Finding Energy Company Liable for Negligently Maintaining Power Line

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