Tag: products liability

Jul 18, 2022

Kansas Court Says Dual Capacity Doctrine Not Applicable Where Employer Manufactured Machine Causing Employee’s Injury

Observing that in Kansas, like a number of other states, an employer may be liable in tort as a “third-party tortfeasor” if the employer has obligations to the employee independent...

Kansas Court Says Dual Capacity Doctrine Not Applicable Where Employer Manufactured Machine Causing Employee’s Injury Kansas Court Says Dual Capacity Doctrine Not Applicable Where Employer Manufactured Machine Causing Employee’s Injury
Nov 5, 2020

Broad Release in VSSR Settlement Agreement Sinks Subsequent Action for Spoliation of Evidence

An Ohio appellate court recently affirmed a decision of a state trial court that granted summary judgment in favor of an employer in a civil action filed against it by...

Broad Release in VSSR Settlement Agreement Sinks Subsequent Action for Spoliation of Evidence Broad Release in VSSR Settlement Agreement Sinks Subsequent Action for Spoliation of Evidence
Sep 26, 2019

Federal Court Nixes SD Employee’s Attempted Use of Dual Capacity Doctrine

A products liability/strict liability and negligence action filed by an employee against an employer based upon the employer’s earlier merger with the firm that had manufactured the allegedly defective product...

Federal Court Nixes SD Employee’s Attempted Use of Dual Capacity Doctrine Federal Court Nixes SD Employee’s Attempted Use of Dual Capacity Doctrine