Product Liability Archive » July, 2007

Product Liability - July, 2007

158 articles

• Medical Device Maker Admits Guilt In FDA Case
• Cessna Judge Refuses To Strike Flight School Defense
• Liability Claims Against Dexatrim Maker Dismissed
• Tort Claimants Object To Solutia, Monsanto Pact
• Judge Assigns Special Master In LCD Antitrust Case
• FDA Looks To Improve Food Safety Oversight
• Dex-Cool Focus Moves From Federal To State Court
• Lexus Targeted In Airbag Sensor Suit
• Foreign Manufacturers' Obligations In Booming PRC
• J&J Settles Duragesic Suit For $2.5M
• Insurer Gets OK To Sue In $6.5M Weed Trimmer Case
• Baxter Recalls Infusion Pumps
• Activists Threaten Suit Over Unreported Lead Hazards
• China To Get Tough On Product Safety
• The Dispositive Preemption Question
• Tainted Ginger From China Recalled
• Judge Nixes Ford's Bid To Toss Seatbelt Claims
• BAR/BRI Hit With N.Y. Class Action, Alleging Fraud
• Nigeria Delays Suit Over Pfizer Clinical Trials
• Asarco Says It's Not Liable For $406M Cleanup
• Customer Sues Samsung For Faulty Camcorders
• AstraZeneca Chips Away At Seroquel Case
• Judge Pushes New Vioxx Cases Forward
• Novartis's Zelnorm Enters Restricted Access Program
• Celebrity Cruises Wins Millions In Outbreak Case
• Asbestos-Related Claims Diluted For Voting On Plan
• Instructor, Pilot Get $53M For Florida Plane Crash
• Car Seat Maker To Pay $10M For Baby's Death
• CPSC Comes Under Fire For Staff Cuts
• Big Dig Firm Pays $50M, Admits Fraud Over Concrete
• Aerofil Denies Liability In Stand 'N Seal Case
• Judge Nixes Fraud For Plaintiffs In Cessna Suit
• Judge Shakes Head At W.R. Grace's Exclusivity
• Stand 'N Seal Plaintiffs File Fresh Claims
• Personal Injury Firm Settles Sexual Harassment Suit
• El Paso Settles For $100M In Fine, Improvements
• Man Injured By Ford Van Wins $6M
• Defective Goods: Legal Risks And Protective Measures
• Nanotechnology Stays Off Label: FDA Report
• Propulsid Suits Dismissed As Case Draws To A Close
• Glaxo Sales Drop As FDA Hearings Approach
• Both Sides In WTC Case Ask For Summary Judgment
• EPA Takes Aim At ChemCentral Over Explosion
• Master Rejects Bextra Plaintiffs' Discovery Request
• Zyprexa Plaintiff Wants To Go It Alone Against Eli Lilly
• Airlines Dismissed From WTC Insurance Suit
• Regulator Blasts China's Product Safety Measures
• Cement Cos. Resolve Asbestos Case For $2.1M
• Experts Rebutted In Pfizer's Celebrex Case
• Plaintiffs Accuse Novartis Of Violating Court Order
• Ephedra Still Causing Headaches For Diet Pill Makers
• New Roanoke Trimmed From Stand 'N Seal Action
• Judge Tosses Some Accutane IBD Cases
• VA Must Pay Veterans In Agent Orange Suit: Court
• Bush Forms Panel To Study Import Safety Concerns
• Citgo Sulphur Dioxide Suit Moved To Federal Court
• GE Slapped With $4M Asbestos Decision
• Appeals Court Keeps Merck Derivative Suit Alive
• Home Depot Sues Over Allegedly Defective Ladder
• Medtronic, Attys. Drain Defibrillator Plaintiff Pool
• W.R. Grace Argues For Continued Exclusivity
• Trustee Objects To Marcal Creditors' Counsel
• EU Consumer Chief To Stress Product Safety In China
• Sony Wants TV Class Action In Federal Court
• Purdue Wins Appeal In OxyContin Liability Suit
• Easy-Bake Maker Recalls Toys After Burn Reports
• Marcal Objects To Unsecured Creditors Counsel
• WTC Rescue Workers Sue Recovery Fund, Mayor
• Panel Gives Senate To-Do List On China Import Safety
• ACandS To Seek Approval Of $449M Asbestos Deal
• Aredia Product-Liability Plaintiffs Amend Complaints
• Importers Of China-Made Defective Goods "Exposed"
• Exxon To Put "Hot Fuel" Warning On Some Pumps
• Tainted Pet Food Cases To Go To N.J. In MDL Suit
• Novartis Chastised For Litigation Delay
• Learned Intermediary Doctrine: Required By Law?
• Lawmakers Call FDA Plan To Close Labs Risky
• YouTube Helps Solicit Participants For Paxil Payback
• Lawmakers For FDA Regulation Of Tobacco
• Judge OKs Dismissal Of Some Ephedra Claims
• Cadbury Must Pay £1M In Contaminated Candy Case
• Boston Scientific Pays $195M To Bury Defibrillator MDL
• Product Safety Agency Asks Congress For More Power
• Refiner Faces Suit Over Flood-Related Oil Spill
• Ephedra Judge Limits Doctor's Expert Testimony
• Solutia May Face More Damages Over Nitro Plant
• Solutia Reaches Amended Pact With Monsanto
• Judge Sides With Welding Industry In Fumes Case
• EPA Opens Hurricane Katrina Health Risk Files
• Capitol Hill Tunnel Workers Settle Whistleblower Case
• Judge Refuses Honeywell's Request For New Trial
• Few Remaining DVT Plaintiffs Try Different Approaches
• CPSC Seeks Tougher Safety Rules for Imports
• As Court Battle Rages, Pfizer's Celebrex Sales Soar
• Drink Makers Settle Soda Suit
• Medtronic May Have To Rethink Defense
• Viagra Case Focuses On Evidence Of Causation
• Zyprexa Suits Weigh Heavily On Eli Lilly's Future
• Roche Expects IBD Suits' Dismissal In Accutane MDL
• DOJ Wins Additional Witnesses In W.R. Grace Suit
• House Gives Go Ahead To Drug Bill, Hurdles Remain
• China Brushes Up Toothpaste Ingredient Laws
• Stand 'N Seal Maker Seeks Dismissal
• Explosions Lead To Battery Pack Recall
• Judge Allows Aredia Plaintiffs To Alter Complaint
• Acura Suit Spells More Troubles For Honda
• Celebrex, Bextra Claims Withstand Judge's Scrutiny
• Qantas Off The Hook In Deep Vein Thrombosis MDL
• Appeals Court Clears J&J In Remicade Suit
• Judge Keeps Ford Cruise Control Switch Case Idling
• Accutane Plaintiffs Win Bid To Shield Docs
• Solutia Tackles Objections In New Plan, Statement
• As Defibrillator Trial Approaches, Guidant Falters
• Merck Punches Back In Fosamax Case
• Class Action Takes Aim At Toy Co.
• Ephedra Plaintiff Fights Herbalife's Bid To Bar Info
• Stand 'N Seal Defendants Balk At Being Deposed
• Court Chews Tobacco Cos.' Class Status Appeal
• WR Grace Asks Court To Bounce New Jersey Claim
• Plaintiffs' Expert Testimony Struck From Baycol Case
• Plaintiff Attempts To Send Guidant Case To State Court
• Suit Claims Xbox 360 Damages Game Disks
• GM Faces More Action Over "Faulty" Engines
• Asbestos Victims Attack Pfizer Over Bankruptcy Plan
• Monsanto Wants PCB Case Moved Under CERCLA
• Product Must Be Large Factor In Asbestos Disease
• Patient Asks Judge To Rethink Crestor Ruling
• Judge Nixes Settlement Master In Seroquel Suit
• Veggie Booty Recall Prompts Product Liability Suit
• Bershad Pleads Guilty In Milberg Kickback Scandal
• Seroquel Plaintiffs Agree To Dismiss 14 Of Their Own
• Travelers Hands Over $365M In Asbestos Deal
• Plaintiffs Call For Guidant To Turn Over Device Data
• Hybrid Owners Sue Honda Over Mileage Claims
• Microsoft May Pay $1.15B To Fix Faulty Xbox 360s
• Judge Hands Pfizer A Mixed Bag In Celebrex Case
• Claimants Push Speedy Ch. 11 Exit For W.R. Grace
• Pfizer Sued Over Hormone Replacement Drugs
• AstraZeneca Faces Call For Sanctions
• Prempro Judge OKs Case-Specific Discovery
• Discovery Ongoing As Teflon Case Heats Up
• Herbalife Seeks To Bar Ephedra Data
• Appeals Court Sides With Honda In ATV Burn Suit
• Study Could Weaken Merck's Vioxx Defense: Report
• SSRIs, Suicide Link Takes Center Stage In Forest Suits
• FDA Pens Deal With EU Over Food Safety
• No Zyprexa Negotiator In Seroquel Case: AstraZeneca
• FDA Toughens Dietary Supplements Guidelines
• Label Doesn't Clear Merck From Vioxx Liability: Judge
• Consumer Transactions May Have Become Riskier
• Marcal Takes Issue With $1B EPA Claim
• Guidant Fights Plaintiffs' Bid For Sanctions
• ConAgra Moves Peanut Butter Suit To Federal Court
• Lilly Suffers Setback In Zyprexa Suit
• Wyeth Fights Plaintiffs' Bid For Prempro Docs
• Iams Asks To Be Dropped From Pet Food Litigation
• Noncompliance Can Cost Your Career
• Judge Sides With J&J in Defective Sutures Suit