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Latest News in Product Liability
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October 19, 2017
Cos. Pursued By FTC Show How Not To Sell Health Products
A recent settlement between the Federal Trade Commission, the Maine Attorney General's office and dietary supplement retailers accused of deceptive practices offers a case study in what marketers should not do. All claims should be supported by reliable scientific evidence, and terms and conditions of offers should be fully disclosed to the consumer, says Holly Melton of BakerHostetler.
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October 18, 2017
Judge Hesitant To Rubber-Stamp Aegerion's $36M Fraud Deal
A Massachusetts federal judge renewed his criticism Wednesday for plea bargains that deprive courts of sentencing discretion, but stopped short of tossing out a $36 million deal that would preclude him from weighing in on the ramifications of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc. admitting to fraud in connection with its expensive cholesterol drug.
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October 18, 2017
Bayer Seeks To End One-A-Day Labeling Class Action
Bayer asked a California federal judge Wednesday to toss a putative class action over the labeling of Bayer AG’s One-A-Day vitamins, saying that the whole case rested on the contention the pills had no value, but that he’d gotten the plaintiffs’ own expert to admit the vitamin “is not worthless.”
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October 18, 2017
Tobacco Giants Must Pay Full $35M Jury Award: Fla. Court
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. remain on the hook for a $35 million verdict awarded in an Engle progeny suit to the widower of a longtime smoker, a Florida appeals court said Wednesday after finding the amount was not obviously excessive.
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October 18, 2017
Boxer's Brain Injury Suit Has Claims Against Docs Trimmed
A New York appellate panel on Wednesday trimmed claims in a suit accusing ringside doctors of being responsible for boxer Magomed Abdusalamov’s catastrophic brain injury following a 2013 fight at Madison Square Garden, saying a lack of informed consent claim was improperly alleged.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Lawsuits over potentially unsafe, hazardous, or defective products, including drugs and medical devices, food and beverage products, dietary supplements, and other consumer goods
- Product-related class actions and multidistrict litigation
- Liability suits over drugs and medical devices, including off-label marketing, false advertising, and failure-to-warn claims
- Tobacco-related litigation
- Auto defect suits
- Toxic torts, including asbestos-related litigation
- Personal injury and wrongful death suits involving major organizations and events
- Alien Tort Statute cases
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- State product safety regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
- CFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- CProduct safety and consumer protection controls
- ENFORCEMENT
- Product recalls
- Food and drug safety actions
- Vehicle safety actions
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of product liability practices
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- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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