Product Liability Archive » June, 2007

Product Liability - June, 2007

117 articles

• Contaminated Pet Food: What's The Damage?
• Family Sues Volkswagen Over Fatal Beetle Crash
• Solutia Seeks Approval Of $5M Tort Payment
• China Raises Stink Over U.S. Fish Ban
• GE Healthcare Sued Over "Toxic" Chemical Dye
• Sony Ericsson Sued Over Exploding Cell Phone
• Doubt Cast On Anti-Depressant/Birth Defect Link
• Attorney Slid Workers $3M To Settle Claims: Suit
• Lawsuits Against Toy Train Maker Pull Into Court
• Global Harmonization Will Affect Litigation In U.S.
• Canada's Supreme Court Upholds Tobacco Ad Ban
• Insurers Deny Liability For WTC Personal Injury Cases
• In Honda's Fire Risk Suit, No Easy Answers
• Jury Finds Citgo Guilty Of Emitting Cancer Chemical
• Ortho Evra Plaintiffs' Lawyers Gear Up For Class Action
• DOJ Sues Fiber Maker For Faulty Body Armor
• A New Breed Of Products-Based Litigation
• Small Distributor Ordered To Recall China-Made Tires
• Bone Cancer Drug Suits Try To Break Novartis
• Court Nixes Pfizer's Bid To Toss Nigeria Suit
• Supreme Court Will Hear Regulatory Preemption Case
• J&J Wants Ortho Evra Documents Kept Under Wraps
• iPod Nano Suit Leaves Scratches On Apple
• Battle Rages On In Seroquel Case
• Pfizer Doesn't Owe Attorneys' Fees, Court Says
• Keeping Adverse Event Reports Out Of The Courtroom
• Fraud Class Action Aims at Jackson Hewitt
• Wyeth Wants To Dump Old PPA Case Files
• Judge Tosses Ephedra Claim
• DaimlerChrysler's Move To Delay Trial Pays Off
• NL Industries Escapes Lead-Paint Clean-Up Costs
• Ford Calls Plaintiffs' Accusations "Cryptic"
• Shelhigh Agrees To Halt Production Of Seized Devices
• Debunking The Mystery of Negligence
• J&J Unit Faces Scrutiny After $5M Jury Loss
• Courts Say Lead Paint Companies Not Liable
• Honda, Michelin May Face Class Action Over Tires
• Forest Cries Foul In Celexa/Lexapro Filing Chaos
• Suits Contend Pfizer Drug Sparks Gambling Addiction
• Exxon Inhales Toxic Torts
• Guidant Seeks To Exclude Testimony
• Ford Faces Suit Over Alleged Ambulance Defects
• J&J Continues To Face Prosthetic Knee Suits
• Exxon Says Construction Co. Is Liable for Asbestos
• House Committee Greenlights Safety Bill
• Settlement May End Federal-Mogul's Bankruptcy
• Gateway: Battery Packs May Pose Fire hazard
• Wyeth Loses First Diet Pill Trial Of 2007
• Scientist Says Unfairly Axed Over Govt. Testimony
• Subscribers Go After XM For Outage
• Transferring Pharmaceutical Product Liability Cases
• Kansas Court To Hear Hot Fuel Conspiracy Suits
• Lawmakers Move To Boost Mine Safety Laws
• Menu Foods Hit With New Class Action In Indiana
• World Trade Center Insurer Sanctioned
• Bellwether Plaintiff Prepares For Guidant Trial
• U.S., Europe Revamp Drug Regulation Pact
• Ivory Coast Seeks More Cash From Trafigura Disaster
• Forest Tries To Block Plaintiff In Celexa/Lexapro Suits
• TJX Faces More Trouble Over Stolen Credit Data
• Alleged Vioxx Deception Earns Attys. $4M
• Judge Issues Blow To Accutane Plaintiffs
• Auto Makers Oppose Federal-Mogul Plan
• Attacking Product Recall Evidence Under Daubert
• Prempro Plaintiffs Demand Docs From Wyeth
• Agent Orange Victims Ask For Compensation
• Williams Bailey Tops List Of Suit-Happy Firms
• Cadbury Pleads Guilty For Tainted Chocolates
• Supplement Containing Impotence Drug Recalled
• State's Bid To Get Zyprexa Case On Home Turf Denied
• Kellogg Promises Healthier Kids' Food
• Company Recalls More Toxic Toothpaste
• ConAgra Hit With Bad Peanut Butter Class Actions
• Judge Bounces Bextra, Celebrex Claims
• Blame Over Fosamax Draws Sharp Debate
• Counterfeit Colgate Toothpaste Found In U.S.
• OSHA Steps Up Safety Efforts
• Chinese Exports Raise Safety Concerns
• Attorney Ads Make Mentally Ill Stop Taking Drugs: Lilly
• Pharmaceutical Liability Will Turn On Preemption
• F.D.A. Panel Rejects Drug for Obesity
• Plaintiffs Eye Punitive Pay Against Bausch & Lomb
• Merck Tops List In Pharma Class Actions
• Court Sends Westchester, Lloyd's To Arbitration
• Bloomberg Moves To Unseal Guidant Court Papers
• Tobacco Cos. See Bright Side Of High Court Ruling
• Food Makers Become New Targets Of Health Suits
• Judge Nixes Bids To Toss Heart Device Claims
• Pfizer Heaps Another $100M Onto Asbestos Trust
• Judge Delays Jurisdiction Ruling In Cessna Crash Case
• Asbestos Defendants Fire Back In Subpoena War
• WTC Fireproofer Counters Allegations of Negligence
• Ortho-McNeil, Plaintiffs Skirt Calif. Venue
• Discovery In Seroquel Cases Gets OK
• Autism Case Sparks Debate Over Vaccine Program
• Ortho-McNeil Denies Birth-Control Patch Claims
• High Court Sends Philip Morris Suit To State Court
• Lilly Settles Scores Of Zyprexa Suits
• Ruling Impinges On Bankruptcy Code, Lawyers Warn
• GSK Faces More Headaches Over Avandia
• Medtronic Braces For Face-Off In Court
• British Airways Settles With Passenger Over DVT
• Judge Picks Cases For Trial In Welding Litigation
• High Court Rules On Environmental Clean-Up Costs
• Pfizer Seeks To Toss Celebrex, Bextra Cases
• Metabolife Settles More Ephedra Claims
• State Farm Settles Product Liabilty Case Against Ford
• Levenfeld Grabs Product Liability Litigation Partner
• Novartis Bone Drug Suit Grows
• Pfizer Fights Bid To Keep Bextra Case In State Court
• Nigeria Sues Pfizer For $7B Over Drug Trials
• FDA Proposes Committee For Risk Communication
• FDA Commissioner Defends Reaction To Avandia
• Merck Witness' Omission Leads To New Vioxx Trial
• NYC Recovers $55M From Celotex
• Glaxo Slapped With Avandia Personal Injury Suit
• 9/11 Case Defendants Use "Twombly" Defense