Product Liability Archive » October, 2007

Product Liability - October, 2007

172 articles

• Werner Lifts Ban On Liability Suits For Home Depot
• China Updates Food Safety Regulations
• CPSC Head Won't Resign, Despite Calls From Dems
• DVT Plaintiff Allowed Further Discovery Against AA
• Judge Tosses Welding Fume Suits Against Caterpillar
• Lawmakers Demand More Details On Toy Recalls
• Judge Kicks Celebrex Investor Suit For Late Filing
• White House, CPSC Oppose CPSC Overhaul Bill
• Judge Dismisses Prempro Suit Against Wyeth
• Hexcel, DOJ Settle For $15M Over Bulletproof Vests
• The Advantages Of Legal Funding
• Vitamin Shoppe Suit Tossed Amid Settlement Talks
• Lawmaker Needles FDA Over Avandia Vote Details
• Compromise Reached Over Mirapex Expert Witnesses
• Dana Asks Court To Approve Asbestos Settlements
• AstraZeneca Wants To Boot Seroquel "Free-Riders"
• Quigley Blasts Objections In Row Over President's Job
• Judge Throws Out Welding Fume Cases
• Circuit Court Denies Forum Shopping For VW Plaintiff
• High Court To Hear Exxon's Appeal Over Valdez Spill
• FEMA Formaldehyde Trailer Suits Consolidated
• Solutia Wants $15B In Claims Reclassified As Torts
• TJX Plaintiffs Seek To Amend With New Breach Details
• New Mexico AG Goes To Bat In Case Against Dell
• Enviga Plaintiffs Fight Releasing Work, Health Records
• "Toxic Trespass" Could Be The Next Big Toxic Tort
• Import Scares May Trigger New Product Safety Rules
• DOJ Enviroment Enforcement Reaching Record Highs
• Ruling Signals End Of Consumer Fraud Suits Over Ads
• Climate Change: Where Regulatory Regimes Fail
• AT&T Sued Over Phone Incompatibility
• Plaintiff Alleges Glaxo Hid Avandia Risks
• JPML Eyes Gadolinium Contrast Agent Cases
• BP Pays $370M In Fines, Four Execs Indicted
• Quigley Plan Gets Approval For Creditor Vote
• TJX Data Breach Double The Inititial Estimate: Suit
• FDA Wants Another "Black Box" Warning For Avandia
• Pfizer Seeks To Quash Report In Nigerian Drug Suit
• Stay Vacated In Cessna Crash Case
• Plaintiff's Engineer Blames Con Ed Pipe For Explosion
• AstraZeneca Told To Turn Over Salacious E-Mails
• FDA To Hold Hearing On Regulations On Salt In Food
• Chapman And Cutler Nabs Litigator
• Magnetic Toys Focus Of Another Recall
• BP To Pay $50M Fine For Refinery Blast
• W.R. Grace Settles Some Asbestos Claims For $18M
• Pesticide Co. Settles Some Claims In Cleanup Wrangle
• Toxic Tort Settlers Sue Conoco Managers Over Firings
• Q&A With Miles & Stockbridge's Timothy L. Mullin Jr.
• DuPont Hit With $196M Verdict
• FDA Pushes Back On So-Called Legacy Drugs
• Liberty Seeks Dismissal From Murphy Fire Suit
• Bid To Dismiss Celexa Wrongful Death Suits Denied
• Tire Cos. Say Complaint Over Defects Is Lacking
• FDA Panel Seeks Wider Crackdown On Child Medicine
• Med Tech Gets Behind Medtronic In High Court Brief
• Medtronic Destroyed Defective Device: Suit
• Rainforest Group Accuses Chevron Of Hiding Liability
• Lincoln Electric, Hobart Lose Appeal Over Asbestos
• FDA Announces Changes To ED Drug Labels
• AstraZeneca Can Peek At Lilly Zyprexa Docs: Judge
• Risk Mitigation Strategies For Nanotechnology
• Zyprexa Whistleblower Wants To Switch Courts
• Group Sues FirstEnergy Over Power Plant Emissions
• Q&A With Blank Rome's David N. Zeehandelaar
• Retailers Target Flaws In CPSC Reform Bill
• Sony Settles Suit Over "Defective" TVs
• Seroquel Plaintiffs Appeal Dismissal Order
• FDA Panel Mulls Child Medicine Crackdown
• Q&A With McGuireWoods' Tracy Walker IV
• Judge Dismisses Duplicate Katrina Suit
• Alston & Bird
• Plaintiffs' Firms From Zyprexa Case Seek More Fees
• BP, Texas Plaintiffs Debate Lord Browne Deposition
• Mass. AG Sues Lender For Predatory Loans
• Q&A With Foley Hoag's David Geiger
• FDA Nets New Counsel Masoudi From DOJ
• Pfizer Quibbles With Plaintiffs Over Mirapex Experts
• Con Edison Blames NYC For Pipe Explosion
• Apple Threatened With Suit Alleging IPhone Toxicity
• First Suits Hit Medtronic In Wake Of Advisory
• Exxon, Cargill To Fund Cleanup Of Superfund Site
• Ecuador Lawyers Sanctioned For False Cancer Claims
• Wyeth To Contest Jury Verdict In Prempro Trial
• Q&A With Faegre & Benson's James A. O'Neal
• DuPont Ducks Teflon-Related Criminal Charges
• Swiss Defendants Get Accutane Claims Dismissed
• Bankrupt Dana Rejects Appaloosa Investment Offer
• Three Deep Vein Thrombosis Plaintiffs Will Go To Trial
• N.J. Law To Govern Foster Wheeler Insurance Dispute
• Claims Tossed In Security Breach Suit Against TJX
• Corporate Fraud Is Not Constructed By Plaintiffs' Bar
• Medtronic Stops Sales Of Defibrillator Part
• California Bans Toys Containing Softening Agent
• DuPont To Pay $55.5M For Property Cleanup Claims
• Judge Tosses Hundreds From Bextra Case
• Jury Reconsiders $135M Verdict Against Wyeth
• Judge Tosses Class Action Against Bausch & Lomb
• Hoffman-La Roche Told To Pay $7M To Accutane User
• Drug Makers Yank Infant Cold Medicines
• Beverly Hills Plaintiffs To Get $10M From Frontier Oil
• Lawyers Want Wyeth To Hand Over Documents
• Judge Nixes Sharper Image's Coupon Settlement
• GE Hit With Another Suit Over Omniscan
• GM Hit With Class Action Over Saturn Transmissions
• Jury Awards $130M In Wyeth Prempro Trial
• Aredia Plaintiffs Lose Dental Monitoring Bid
• NuvaRing Cases Combined For Remand Purposes
• Appeals Court Lifts Stay In 9/11 Workers Case
• AG Subpoenas Lenders In Deceptive Marketing Probe
• Bills To Strengthen Child Safety Rules Pass House
• Ads By Mortgage Lenders Come Under Scrutiny
• FTC Pounds Infomercial Co. Over Weight Loss Claims
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Roger W. Yoerges
• Surge In Recalls Highlights Weaknesses At CSPC
• Boston Scientific Fights Bid To Remove Suit To State
• Shareholders Sue Mattel For Delaying Toy Recalls
• Record-Breaking Enviro Fines Don't Tell Full Story
• Merck, Patients Fight Over Fosamax Discovery Tab
• DuPont Shells Out For Spelter Smelter's Neighbors
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Compaq Disk Drive Suit
• Eli Lilly Adds Warning Labels To Zyprexa
• On The Merits Of Private Attorney General Suits
• Home Depot Ducks Blame Over Stand 'N Seal
• Consumers Reinforce Claims Of Fraud At The Pump
• Taser Escapes New Orleans Wrongful Death Suit
• Judge OKs $7M Canadian Pacific Derailment Deal
• DOJ Deepens Probe Into Asbestos Consulting Firm
• Plaintiffs, Murphy Set Facts Straight About Fire
• Plane Cos. Must Face Claims Over Army Crash: Court
• AEP Settles Acid Rain Case For Record $4.6B
• Asarco Accused Of Hiding Behind Bankruptcy Cover
• Honda, Michelin Sued Over "Run-Flat" Tire System
• State Attorney General Class Actions Raise Concerns
• Chemical Cos. To Pay $5M For Turtle Bayou Cleanup
• Coca Cola Must Reveal Enviga Test Results: Judge
• BSC Fights Bid To Block Thrombosis Info At Stent Trial
• GE Didn't Warn Patients Of MRI Drug's Risks: Suits
• Firm Seeks Docs On Minnesota Bridge Collapse
• Lawyers Plead Good Faith In Chevron Sanctions Feud
• Becton Dickinson, Plaintiffs Pull Out Of Syringe MDL
• Florida Jury Hands Vioxx Win To Merck
• Five Charged In Philly Cadaver Selling Scandal
• Over 500,000 Toys Pulled Over Lead Paint Worries
• Toyota 4-Runner's Faulty Seats Caused Injuries: Suit
• FDA To Consider Behind-The-Counter Drugs
• Beef Recall Scandal Shutters Topps
• AstraZeneca Gets Cases Tossed In Seroquel MDL
• Pfizer Wants Mirapex Claims Kicked To Curb
• Lilly Seeks To Stay Whistleblower Suit Over Zyprexa
• Pentagon Families Cut Deal Over 9/11 Liability
• Govt. Wins Time In Dana Superfund Feud
• Pfizer Execs Must Face Nigerian Clinical Trials Suit
• Edison Fights $200M Order In Survey Rigging Case
• Judge Asked To OK Settlement With Cessna Owner
• Judge Unseals Some Data From Guidant MDL
• Chinese Product Safety Recalls—Mitigating Liability
• Bill Would Strengthen Oversight Of Children's Products
• Glaxo Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Avandia
• Jury Finds Dupont Negligent Over Waste Site
• FDA To Investigate Bone Drugs' Effects On Heart
• Dems Push For Increased 'Environmental Justice'
• Cathay Pacific Bumped From DVT Litigation
• Meat Recall Sparks Debate Over State Inspections
• High Court Shakes Head At Big Tobacco's Appeal Bid
• Drug Makers Fight Class Action Over Lice Treatment
• Judge Consolidates Ky. Crash Suits For Now
• Topps Announces Massive Ground Beef Recall
• MTBE Plaintiffs Urge Federal Judge To Remand Cases
• High Court Rebuffs Medtronic Over Substitution
• Pepper Hamilton Lures Partner For Health Group
• Attorneys Get $2.7M In PPA Case