Product Liability Archive » November, 2007

Product Liability - November, 2007

144 articles

• Supreme Court Case Pits FDA Against State Courts
• New Katrina Suit Targets Trailer Manufacturer
• Judge Endorses Dismissal Of Becton Dickinson Suit
• TJX, Visa Ink $41M Settlement Over Security Breach
• Ruling Over Serevent In Glaxo's Favor Will Stand
• Judge Refuses to Certify Class in TJX Security Suit
• Lawmaker Urges FDA Not To Allow Off-Label Loophole
• Court Nixes Bid To Boot Lead Avandia Plaintiff
• Objections To Dana's Reorganization Plan Pile Up
• Ford To Settle Suits Over SUV Rollovers
• High Court Throws New Query Into Arbitration Case
• FDA Panel Warns Of Provigil Safety For Kids
• AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Toss Strict Liability Claims
• Famed Attorney Scruggs Scores New Gig As Defendant
• State Gets Second Shot With Alco Superfund Appeal
• FDA Advisers Recommend More Flu Drug Warnings
• Ameren To Pay $180M For Missouri Reservoir Breach
• Judge OKs Punitive Damages Claims In Mirapex Suits
• Ford Park-To-Reverse Case Shifts Venue
• States Sue EPA Over Public Data On Toxic Chemicals
• Chevron's Plea In Nigerian Case Falls On Deaf Ears
• Wendy's Targeted In Battle Over Trans Fat
• Talks Stall In Pfizer's Nigerian Drug Trial Case
• Judge Approves Settlement Of Furnace Suit
• Plaintiffs Drop Suit Over Infected Becton Syringe
• Fordham Professor To Oversee ReNu Fungus Cases
• Owens Corning Settles Ohio Environmental Claims
• Victims' Objections Delay BP Sentencing Hearings
• Sherwin-Williams Fights $2.4B Lead Paint Cleanup
• Second Judge Recuses Self From BP Explosion Case
• Ecuador Lawyers Lose Bid To Sidestep Sanctions
• Wyeth Loses Bid To Toss Failure-To-Warn Claims
• BP Blast Victims Add Fuel To Settlement Objection
• High Court Refuses Appeal Of Drug Imports Dispute
• TD Ameritrade Faces 2nd Suit Over Security Breach
• High Court Won't Weigh In On "Excessive" Damages
• Nanotechnology And Product Safety
• Judge Tosses State's Suit Against Pfizer Over Rezulin
• Popular Courtroom Devices Recalled For Fire Hazard
• FDA Sniffs Asthma Drugs Over Child Safety Concerns
• Q&A With Wright Robinson's Mark Yacano
• Asbestos Claimants Appeal Dana Settlement
• Land Rover Loses Bid To Put Brakes On Suit
• Fishermen Sue Over Calif. Oil Spill
• Medtronic Denies Reported $130M Settlement
• FDA Asks Pfizer For More Data On Anti-Smoking Drug
• Bill To Strengthen CPSC Clears House Subcommittee
• Budget Settles With FTC Over Fuel Charges
• Seat Belt Maker Loses Bid For Removal
• Blast Victims Say BP's $50M Fine Not Enough
• U.S. Asks Court To Uphold Ruling On Light Cigarettes
• Forest Labs Strikes Back At Complaint Over Lexapro
• Securing Judicial Review of Arbitral Class Awards
• Court Revives Chevrolet Rollover Suit
• AG Sues Manufacturers, Retailers Over Lead Toys
• Shell Told To Indemnify Du Pont For Bayou Sorrell Suit
• Del Monte Seeks Leave To Destroy Tainted Pet Food
• Judge Tosses Expert Testimony From Celebrex Case
• U.S. Seizes Discontinued Eyelash Lengthener
• Asbestos Adviser Under Fraud Probe Files For Ch. 11
• Appeals Court Sides With Ford In Child Rollover Suit
• EPA Enforcement Breaks Record In Fiscal 2007
• Guidant Defibrillator Deal Expanded To $240M
• EPA Reports Sharp Drop In Acid Rain Emissions
• Italian Senate Votes To Open Door To Class Actions
• Court Says Lactose-Intolerant Claims Are Sour
• Glaxo Silenced Avandia Critic: Senate Report
• Sanofi Obesity Drug Can Cause Mood Disorders: Study
• Judge Denies Bid To Move Guidant Suit To State Court
• EPA Orders Paper Mills To Clean Up Wisconsin River
• Glaxo Adds Heart Attack Warning To Avandia
• First Circuit Vacates Dismissal Of Pfizer Suit
• Judge Bounces Some Fraud Claims In Mirapex MDL
• Walgreen Sued Over Baby's Death From Cold Medicine
• FDA Oversight Of Clinical Trials: Changes Loom
• FDA Brushes Up On Committee Transparency
• Last Two Plaintiffs Booted In Chevron Cancer Suit
• Pfizer Ordered To Reveal Bextra Sales Rep Bonuses
• Dow, EPA Launch Emergency Hot Spot Cleanup
• Ft. Lauderdale Residents Sue Over Toxins
• Judge Tosses Two Defendants In Tissue Class Action
• Judge Throws Out Distress Claims In Water Suit
• Merck Strikes Back In Fosamax Case
• FTC Urges Revamped Cigarette Testing
• Novartis Wants To Question Bone Patients' Doctors
• Regulators, Meat Packers Grilled Over Treated Meat
• EPA Cites Dow For Clean Air Violations
• EU Commissioner Says No To Class Actions
• Product Safety: Assessing Preparedness, Compliance
• Some Plaintiffs' Claims Survive In BMW Tire Case
• Calpine Agrees To Lift Of Stay For Geysers Fire Suits
• Plaintiffs Survive Dismissal Bid In GM Explosion Case
• St. Jude Defibrillator Lead Faces Scrutiny
• Home Depot Prevails In Truck Rental Class Action
• Investors Sue Medtronic Over Defibrillation Device
• Dems Question Distribution Of Anti-Radiation Drug
• AMD Sued By Former Worker Over Birth Defects
• Judge Greenlights Jackson Hewitt Kickback Claims
• Appeals Court Reverses $60M Award Against Ford
• CNN Safeguards Stand n' Seal Raw Footage
• Anemia Drugs May Not Be Safe At Low Levels: FDA
• FEMA Under Fire Over Hurricane Trailers
• Merck Will Look At Claims Before Shelling Out $4.85B
• Stunning Lawyers, Merck Plans To Settle Vioxx Cases
• The Americanization Of Aviation Claims
• Bar Pilot Involved In Ship Crash Has Spotty Record
• "Hot Coffee" Lawsuits Cooled By Take-Two Settlement
• Vioxx Deal To Affect Other Merck Litigation: Experts
• Settling Vioxx Claims Wasn't An About-Face: Merck
• Dana Claimants Object to 7,500 Proposed Settlements
• Vioxx Deal Yields Lawyer Payday
• Banana Farmers To Get Punitive Damages From Dole
• Chemical-Laced Aqua Dots Toys Pulled From Shelves
• Judge Throws Hernia Patch Case Back To N.J.
• Cargill Hit With E. Coli-Related Lawsuit
• Plaintiff Drops Paxil Suit Against GlaxoSmithKline
• Bausch & Lomb Plaintiffs Try To Jump Twombly Hurdle
• Supreme Court Considers Arbitration Case
• Court Shoots Down AstraZeneca Move For Dismissals
• Chemical Cos. Still Fighting Over Turtle Bayou Cleanup
• Medicare's New Policy For Recalled, Replaced Devices
• Nigerian Government Sues 3 Tobacco Firms For $45B
• Judge Levies Fees, Sanctions In DES Lawyer Spat
• Asbestos Claimants File Plan In W.R. Grace Ch. 11
• MDL Panel Strips Aredia Complaint Of Some Charges
• Asarco, U.S. Spar Over Costs At Idaho Site
• Jury Awards $3.3M To Banana Farm Workers
• Supreme Court To Tackle Federal Arbitration Act
• McNeil Appeals $5M Tylenol Verdict A Second Time
• Compound Cos., Asbestos Victim Settle For $3.6M
• Drug-Eluting Stents Pose No Greater Risk: Study
• White House Unveils Import Safety Plan
• Japanese Tamiflu Demand Slows In Wake Of Deaths
• Kentucky Uranium Plant Suit Revived
• Bayer Suspends Trasylol Marketing At FDA's Behest
• Meat Experts Vouch For Carbon Monoxide Safety
• Seagate Settles Class Action Over Drive Storage
• Bank Fights Inclusion in TJX Action
• Research Co. Still On Hook In Product Liability Suit
• More Controversy Finds CPSC Head
• Children's Products Makers Face Litigation Challenges
• Fosamax Judge Nixes Bid For Evidentiary Hearing
• Manufacturer, Target Sued Over Bumbo Baby Seat
• GAO Slams FDA For Lax Monitoring Of Foreign Drugs