Heygood, Orr & Pearson Begins National Campaign Against Table Saw Manufacturers
The law firm of Heygood, Orr & Pearson has recently begun filing lawsuits across the country on behalf of individuals …
Author Archives: John Chapman
John Chapman graduated number one in his class from Vanderbilt Law School. Following graduation, John gained extensive experience in complex, commercial litigation at the firm Carrington Coleman. John has litigated numerous disputes in state and federal courts, including securities fraud, RICO, shareholder oppression and derivative actions. He also has experience in personal injury law, as well as appellate experience in both state and federal court. Read More
Recent Supreme Court Rulings Did Not Change Test for General Jurisdiction Over Corporations
We have recently run into an argument from a fentanyl patch manufacturer that two recent United States Supreme Court decisions, …
Proving the Defective Nature of a Fentanyl Patch Through a Postmortem Fentanyl Level
To prevail in any product liability action (fentanyl patch or otherwise), the plaintiff needs to prove that the product at …
The Standard for Proving Product Defect Under California Law
A significant portion of fentanyl patch cases end up in California for at least two reasons: several manufacturers of fentanyl …