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What You Can Do Under New York Law When You’re Sold Defective Goods

In Bimini Boat Sales, Inc. v.  Luhrs Corp., plaintiff Bimini, a retail boat dealer, bought a fishing boat from boat manufacturer Luhrs, intending to resell the boat to the general public. Unfortunately for Bimini, after they received the boat from Luhrs, they discovered that the boat had several defects that were serious enough to render [...]

Posted Under: Breach of contract, commercial litigation, defective goods
This post was written by Jonathan Cooper on January 31, 2010 Comments (0)

Jury Finds Chemical Companies Not Liable For Environmental Contamination

Last month, a California jury dismissed from an environmental contamination lawsuit several companies that were in the chain of manufacture, distribution, and ultimate use of perchloroethylene, finding that there was insufficient evidence that these companies were responsible for the environmental contamination. During the trial, the city of Modesto, California (the plaintiff) contended that these companies were liable for the city’s [...]

Posted Under: Environmental Responsibility, Product Liability, property damage
This post was written by Jonathan Cooper on June 5, 2009 Comments (0)