Hot Topics in Products Liability Law: Split in Authority Regarding the Indirect Purchaser Rule as a Bar to a Products Liability RICO Claim

There is an emerging trend in products liability law whereby a plaintiff styles a case as a RICO claim, but at its core the gravamen of the dispute is an extension of a products liability action. In a recent installment of this blog on this topic, we introduced this hot topic in products liability law. This extension of that earlier post highlights some of the wildly inconsistent judicial decisions that have resulted on this topic, particularly around the indirect purchaser rule….
By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,