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Stutman Law Beats Arbitration and Forum Non Conveniens Allegations in Major Mass Tort Action

Stutman Law filed several mass tort litigations in Atlantic County, New Jersey, against the manufacturers and suppliers of DuraPro™ branded toilet connectors (“Toilet Connectors”), and...

Posted: June 13, 2017 Read More

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Stutman Law Curbs Attempts to Expand Made Whole Doctrine in Pennsylvania

Stutman Law was successful in curbing an attempt to expand the made whole doctrine in Pennsylvania in a case that dates back to 2001. The...

Posted: February 21, 2017 Read More

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IMPORTANT – Final Deadline for Submitting KITEC Claims

The final deadline for submitting any Kitec claims to the settlement administrator is January 9, 2020.  The following description and photographs of Kitec components may...

Posted: November 10, 2016 Read More

Stutman Law Files Mass Tort Actions Against Fluidmaster for 657 Claims Totaling More Than $20 Million

Stutman Law has filed mass tort actions in Federal and State court in California on behalf of 16 insurance carriers to recover on 657 claims...

Posted: May 5, 2015 Read More

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CA Supreme Court Rejects City of Pasadena’s Challenge to Inverse Condemnation Decision

The California Supreme Court denied a petition from the City of Pasadena to grant review of the landmark decision described below. In so doing the...

Posted: December 8, 2014 Read More

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Mass Tort Alert – Stutman Law Preparing Mass Tort Action Against Gree

On November 29, 2016, Gree expanded its 2013 dehumidifier recall, which now encompasses approximately 2.5 million dehumidifiers sold in the United States and Canada under...

Posted: June 12, 2014 Read More

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Stutman Law Attorney Michael Wallace Featured in Claims Journal

Stutman Law attorney Michael Wallace was featured in Claims Journal for his presentation "Investigating of Subrogation Claims from Adjacent Construction," at the 2014 Property Loss Research Bureau...

Posted: May 13, 2014 Read More

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Trial Court Adopts Theory Advocated by Stutman Law Extending Inverse Condemnation in California

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two has issued a summary denial of a Petition for Writ of Mandate filed by the City...

Posted: January 20, 2013 Read More

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Stutman Law Attorney Daniel Hogan Featured in Claims Journal

Stutman Law attorney Daniel Hogan was featured in Claims Journal for his Spontaneous Combustion presentation at the 2013 Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) Conference in...

Posted: January 19, 2013 Read More

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Roundtable Discussions From New Loss Through Trial

Roundtable discussions provide the opportunity to share ideas and develop game plans for subrogation cases. These discussions can be invaluable, because they provide the opportunity...

Posted: January 14, 2013 Read More

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Appeal filed in Uponor Class Action

As we previously reported, the Stutman Firm was involved in the Uponor class action in the District of Minnesota (In re: Uponor, Inc., F1807 Plumbing...

Posted: January 11, 2013 Read More

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Class Action Settlement Threatens Carriers’ Subrogation Rights

Stutman Law has obtained a significant benefit for subrogated insurers in a class action lawsuit pending in the District of Minnesota captioned In re: Uponor,...

Posted: January 10, 2013 Read More

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Water Heater Supply Failures on the Rise

Stainless steel braided water heater supply lines contain an inherent design defect which causes them to rupture during ordinary use... Read More >> (Reprinted with permission...

Posted: January 8, 2013 Read More

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Recovering on Water Supply Line Losses Through Aggregation

Among the most common inhome water-related losses are those caused by failures of plumbing supply lines, which are used to connect toilet water tank fill...

Posted: January 7, 2013 Read More

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Mass Torts: Having Economies of Scale Work in Your Favor

The majority of homeowner property damage claims in the United States involve damages that range from three to seven thousand dollars per claim! Althought the...

Posted: April 3, 2010 Read More

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Show Me the Evidence! Inspecting Evidence that Does Not Belong to You

Evidence retention and preservation are often done as a matter of course in losses that may have subrogation potential. Unfortunately, roadblocks are frequently encountered when...

Posted: October 9, 2009 Read More

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Just When You Thought You Didn’t Need an Expert… Damages!

Supporting a claim with competent expert testimony is essential to recovery. The right expert can turn a good claim into a recoverable claim. While many...

Posted: March 9, 2008 Read More

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