Product Liability Archive » August, 2007

Product Liability - August, 2007

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• Ford Dodges $52M Verdict Over Toddler Death
• Judge Returns MTBE Case To New Hampshire
• Appeals Court Reinstates Ephedra Suit
• High Court Asked To Revive $5B Award In Exxon Suit
• Popcorn Maker Removes Diacetyl From Flavor Mix
• Whistle-blower Suit Over Pfizer's Lipitor Unsealed
• Court Keeps Award For Meth-Using Trucker's Widow
• Judge Chides Feds For Not Revealing Bill-Padding
• AGs Strike $16M Deal In Guidant Defibrillator Case
• Senate Announces Investigation Of China Imports
• Counts Washed Away In Sears Washing Machine Suit
• Steptoe & Johnson
• Product Safety In Europe
• After Multiple Heelys Injuries, Shareholders File Suit
• Seroquel Judge Sets Homework For AstraZeneca
• Women Drop Claims Against Pharmas Over DES
• Lawmakers Mull Bill To Curb Unsafe Chinese Imports
• Nixon Peabody
• Judge Tosses More Plaintiffs From Celebrex Case
• Judge Signs Off On $449M Asbestos Deal
• GM Denies Liability For Chevrolet Roll Over
• Jenner & Block
• Case Against Chevron Continues To Fall Apart
• Aredia Patients Push For Dental Monitoring Class
• 9/11 Families Want Cockpit Recording Released
• FDA To Study Television Drug Ads
• Judge Throws Novartis Suit Out Of Federal Court
• Trustee Suspects W.R. Grace Accountant Of Fraud
• Claims Dismissed From Ford Class Action Suit
• U.S. Panel Will Probe Recalls Of Lead-Tainted Toys
• FDA Wants Sunscreen Makers To Slather On Warnings
• Trasylol Continues To Cause Heartache For Bayer
• Depo-Provera Case Must Stay In Calif.: MDL Panel
• GM Hit With Suits Over "Dangerous" Cars
• Duane Morris
• Firm Profile: Paul Hastings
• Ship Owner To Pay $10M For Alaska Oil Spill
• Salmonella-Tainted Chocolate Case Stays In Canada
• Airlines Push For Summary Judgment In DVT Cases
• Novartis Fights Magistrate's Remand Stance
• Illinois High Court Extinguishes "Light" Suit
• Dr. Can't Be Deposed In Defective Syringe Suit: Judge
• Five More Companies Recall Products Over Lead Risk
• Wal-Mart Pulls Melamine-Tainted Dog Treats
• Exxon Makes One Last Appeal Over Valdez Spill
• Stand 'N Seal Co-Defendant Denies Liability
• King & Spalding
• Trustee Slams Metabolife Plan
• Holland & Knight
• Corrected: Federal Law Shields Drug Giant, Court Says
• EU, China Face Off Over Product Safety
• AstraZeneca Wants 11 Seroquel Cases Axed
• Group Can't Sue Tobacco Cos For Medicare: Court
• AstraZeneca Faces Sanctions In Seroquel MDL
• Attorneys Plead For New Class In Fosamax Case
• WTC Opponents Square Off Over Summary Judgment
• Judge OKs Common Benefit Fund In Zyprexa Suit
• Wyeth Fights Prempro Plaintiffs' Latest Discovery Bids
• Walgreens Must Pay Millions Over Prescription Error
• McDermott Will & Emery
• China Stops Imports Of U.S.-Made Pacemakers
• $2.78M OSHA Fine Follows Death At Cintas Laundry
• Guidant Fights Plaintiff's Bid To Lift Stay
• Judge Gives Go-Ahead To Con Ed Steam Pipe Tests
• DVT Plaintiffs Fight Airlines' Bid To Toss Cases
• Chevron Suit Over Nigerian Violence Gets Green Light
• BP Reconsiders Dumping Permit After Public Outcry
• Suits Multiply Over C.B. Fleet's Laxative
• Plaintiffs, DB Oppose Case Transfers In WTC Case
• AA Fights Bid For More Info In DVT Suit
• Clarion Recalls Navigation Systems
• Settlement Could Bankrupt Sharper Image: Experts
• Heart Drug Linked To Pacemaker Need In Women
• Commission Praises Mattel Toy Recall
• Human Tissue Lawsuits Flood MDL Case
• Ford Recalls 3.6 Million Vehicles Over SCD Switch
• Judge Bars Causality Assessments In Accutane MDL
• Morrison Foerster
• Merck Told To Fork Over Disputed Documents
• Latham & Watkins LLP
• Cos. At Fault For Leaky Plutonium Plant: Court
• Diabetes Drugs To Feature Black Box Warning
• Kilpatrick Stockton
• More Medtronic Plaintiffs Bow Out Of MDL
• Prexige, Pulled In Australia, Still Viable: Novartis
• Lawmakers Review FDA's Investigation Of J&J Stent
• Amid Fire Risks, Nokia Recalls Millions Of Batteries
• Mirapex Plaintiffs Haggle Over Bellwether Details
• EU Warns Member States About Chinese Toothpaste
• Pfizer Fights Celebrex Plaintiffs' Bid To Bar Experts
• Mattel Recalls Around 19 Million Toys Worldwide
• Mattel Hit With Suit Over Possibly Contaminated Toys
• Regulator Says Pfizer Used Misleading Advertisement
• AstraZeneca Seeks Protective Order In Seroquel MDL
• Wyeth Wants Prempro Records Preserved
• Vioxx Stroke Suits Continue To Pour In
• J&J Resists Bid To Keep Ortho Evra Docs Secret
• Stand N' Seal Maker Loses Bid To Delay Depositions
• Pipe Explosion 'Hero' Sues Con Ed For Psych Damage
• Gilchrist & Soames Recalls Chinese-Made Toothpaste
• Novartis Seeks To Fracture Class In Bone Drug Suit
• Focus Turns To Gusset Plates In Bridge Collapse
• Honda, Plaintiffs Seek Court OK For Odometer Pact
• Fen-Phen Lawyers Await Trial In Jail
• Toshiba Recalls More Laptop Batteries Over Fire Risks
• Baycol Plaintiffs Seek Appeal Of Testimony Exclusion
• FDA Sues Iowa Dairy Over Drugged Beef
• N.Y. Asbestos Claims Not Subject To Aggregate Limits
• Another Company Charged In Big Dig Dust-Up
• Appeals Court Vindicates Sanctioned Attorneys
• Recall Delays Could Lead To Large Fines, Lawsuits
• China Bans Two Manufacturers From Exporting Toys
• New York City Steam Blast Victims Sue Con Ed
• Procrit Scrutinized For Safety, Marketing
• Crash Victim's Estate Sues Continental, GE, Others
• Suit Over Microsoft's Vista Marketing To Proceed
• False Cancer Claims Lead To Chevron Victory
• EU Suspends HIV Drug License
• More Plaintiffs Dumped From Bextra Litigation
• Novartis Fights Bid For Sanctions Over Remand Issue
• Baxter Expands Infusion Pump Recall
• Phillip Morris Huffs and Puffs To No Avail
• Pet Owner Sues Chinese Pet Food Co. Over Melamine
• Cessna Renews Calls for Canadian Venue
• Judge Reels in "Fishing" Expedition in Philips Suit
• House Gives FDA More Funding For Food Safety
• AstraZeneca Whittles Down Seroquel Case
• N.J. Court Decision May Herald A Nationwide Trend
• Fisher-Price Faces CPSC Probe Over Recall Timing
• Workers Oppose Verizon's Request To Stay 911 Case
• Kids' Jewelry, Mostly From China, Poses Lead Hazard
• Judge Orders Fen-Phen Attorneys To Repay $62M
• Ruling Tossing 2 Plaintiffs From Guidant MDL Affirmed
• CPSC Gets Its Regulatory Fire Back
• Airlines Ask For Judgment In DVT Suits
• Fifth Circuit Rebuffs Katrina Policyholders
• FDA To Use DOD Data In Product Safety Decisions
• Court Extinguishes Smokers' Advertising Suit
• Judge Limits Discovery in Prempro MDL
• Appeals Court Sides With Goodyear On Witness
• Appeals Court Applies Preemption To Medtronic Case
• Suzuki Issues Recall of 75,700 Vehicles
• Bridge Collapse Raises Liability Questions
• Leveling The Playing Field In Mass Tort Litigation
• Apple Blasted With Complaints Over iPhone Battery
• Mattel Suffers Recall Woes To Tune Of $30M
• "Next Generation" Class Actions Target Retailers
• Key Senate Committee Backs Tobacco Regulation
• FDA Suspends Lab Closings To Weigh Criticisms
• Environmentalists, Unions Sue EPA Over Pesticide
• Judge Says British Plaintiffs Must Sue Vioxx At Home
• Senators Question OxyContin Deal
• Study Says Laser Printers May Pose Health Risk
• Discovery Battles Heat Up Over Wyeth's Prempro
• Home Depot Hammered By Negligence Suit