Clair v. Monsanto – Product Liability
Missouri Supreme
Court – petition for review
The Missouri Court of Appeals issued a decision that imposed
a broad duty on product manufacturers to prevent third parties from misusing or
improperly disposing their products. The plaintiffs claim they developed
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma from PCBs that entered the environment from the improper
disposal of products containing PCBs. A decision imposing liability would
make the manufacturer an insurer of its products for all places, times, and
conditions, and create a “limitless pool of plaintiffs.”
Smith v. Capital Region Medical Center – Workers’
Compensation
Missouri Court of Appeals
The court is reviewing a ruling
that expands employees’ capacity to receive workers’ compensation payments
based on allegations of employment-related exposure to disease. The lower court
decision exposes employers to far greater exposure to liability for workers’
compensation claims based on a more lax standard for establishing a causal link
between employment and a worker’s disease.
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