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Product Liability - August, 2008

126 articles

• J&J Kept Quiet About Risks Of Antibiotic: Suit
• Pfizer Seeks Emergency Sanctions In Neurontin Suit
• Judge Shoots Down Bayer's Appeal Bid In Rice Row
• Calif. Presses Green Chemistry Initiative
• FDA Regulation Of Tobacco More Likely: Fitch
• D.C. Circ. Says No To Mad Cow Testing
• GM Recalls 944,000 US And Overseas Vehicles
• Legionella – Action Vs. Reaction
• Cessna Balks At Trio Of Crash Complaints
• New Final Rule Clarifies FDA's View On Preemption
• Act May Invalidate Arbitration Provisions For Cos.
• Mo. Citizens Sue Over Rash Of Brain Tumors
• Supplement Tycoon Sentenced To 25 Years
• Vioxx Judge Caps Legal Fees At 32 Percent
• Judge Orders EPA To Turn Over Docs In Pesticide Suit
• Calif. Moves Closer To Ban Of Toxins In Food Wrappers
• Plaintiffs Ask To Bundle Negligent Saw-Maker Suits
• Southwest Won't Pay $10M FAA Fine On Time: Report
• Grupo Mexico Moves To Regain Control Of Asarco
• Calif. May Take Lead On Regulating Chemicals
• Judge Won't Toss Exxon Indonesia Case
• MDL Panel Consolidates NuvaRing Liability Cases
• Judge Says Wyeth Premarin-Only Suits To Continue
• Sprint To Pay $1M Over 'Dirty' Cell Phone Numbers
• Glass Co. Cleared In Martha Stewart Table Suit
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over Injurious Bras
• Mass Torts Litigator To Take Helm At Weil In DC
• 6th Circ. Approves Key Bank ATM Fee Notice
• Judge Doesn't Mince Words In Wal-Mart Grinder Case
• Product Liability Practice: Dechert
• New Food Labels Will Cost $2.5B: USDA
• Byetta Warnings Stir Interest Of Plaintiffs Bar
• Drug Disposal Methods May Get EPA Regulation
• CPSI's New 'Administrative' Provisions
• Foreign Plaintiffs Sent Packing In Ford Case
• Experts See Paths To Limiting Import Liability
• Paper Cos. Can Seek Payments In PCB Suit: Judge
• 11th Circ. Rules Rental Car Cos. Not Liable In Crashes
• Lawmakers Ask For 10 Years Of Vytorin Records
• CPSC Not Up To Snuff On Nanotechnology: Report
• Judge Unseals Docs In Ark. Rice Farmers Suit
• Suit Claims Weight Watchers Food Could Kill
• IPhone 3G Doesn't Deliver On Speed Claim: Suit
• Brazil Airline Crash Parties Ordered To Mediation
• 3rd Circ. Throws Mercury-In-Tuna Suit Back To NJ
• Analyzing The Consumer Product Safety Act Of 2008
• $50M Fine Falls 'Woefully Short': BP Blast Victims
• Conn. AG Bashes CPSC's Turf Study
• Du Pont 'Toxic' Fungicide Suit Wrongly Tossed: Court
• FDA Issues Byetta Warning In Wake Of Deaths
• Bayer Seeks To Toss Fraud Claims From Trasylol MDL
• Fried Frank Confirms Support Staff Layoffs
• EPA Sued For Withholding Studies On New Pesticide
• Lobbyists Torpedo Toxic Chemical Bills In Calif.
• NYC Transit Workers Sue Engine Makers Over Fumes
• Families Of Nightclub Fire Victims Win $20M
• Judge Tosses Suit Severed From Medtronic MDL
• Merck Study Was For Marketing: Report
• Toy Industry To Launch Safety Certification
• FDA Says Bisphenol A In Baby Bottles Not Harmful
• Court OKs Asarco Asbestos Claimants Committee
• FDA Issues Warning On Mexican Produce
• The Impact Of Revisions To The PhRMA Code
• 2nd Judge Tossed From Contrast Agent Case
• Boston Scientific Recalls Faulty Stents
• NEJM Editors Buck Wyeth, Feds In Amicus Brief
• Dangerous Consumer Products – Violators Beware
• Judge Won't Certify Classes In Bayer Rice Suit
• FAA Slaps American Airlines With $7.1M Fine
• Saudi Arabia Immune From 9/11 Suits: 2nd Circ.
• Gamers Widen Xbox Suit Against Microsoft
• Ecuador Offers To Broker Chevron Settlement
• Shoulder Pump Cases Denied MDL Status
• Bush Signs Consumer Safety Bill
• FTC Clears Air With $6.5M Airborne Settlement
• Judge Refuses To Toss All Claims Against Connetics
• Defective Suzuki Motorcycle Can Split In Half: Suit
• BMW Recalls 200,000 Vehicles Over Air Bag Defect
• Judge Restricts Firestone Arguments In Landfill Suit
• Judge Orders Disbursed Payments In Medtronic MDL
• Judge Won't Expand W.R. Grace Stay To Mont. Claims
• English Justice Review Seeks More Class Actions
• EPA Fights 9th Circ. Battle Over Pesticide Testing
• Law Firm Ordered To Pay Delta's Fees In DVT Suit
• Data Security Suits Show No Signs Of Slowing
• Supreme Court Won't Rule On Exxon Valdez Interest
• McDermott Snags Ph.D. For IP, Life Sciences Groups
• Calif. Could Be First To Shield Kids From Bisphenol A
• Ford Settles Class Action Over Focus Brakes
• DOJ Targets Boston Scientific With Stent Subpoena
• Judge Unseals Opinion In Exxon Indonesia Case
• Steptoe Hires Product Liability Head From WilmerHale
• Arnold & Porter Nabs FDA Associate Chief Counsel
• Plaintiffs Move For Approval Of TJX Settlement
• 1st Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Biogen Suit
• 3M Hit With Product Liability Suit Over Dust Masks
• Suit Claims Pfizer Hid Chantix Side Effects
• FDA Warns Of Drug Pair's Muscle Injury Link
• R.I. Supreme Court Reins In Public Nuisance Claim
• Faulty Maintenance Caused Crash In Iraq: Suit
• Ex-Judge Rebuked In Michelin Brain Injury Case
• R.I. Fights Bid For Costs In Lead Paint Case
• N.Y. Ratepayers Avoid Paying For Steam Blast Repairs
• Atmos Faces Safety Citations After Texas Blast
• Honeywell Settles Environmental Claims For $6M
• FTC's Report On Marketing Food To Children, Youth
• Expert Issues Dire Report On Drug Approval Process
• Nine Cos. To Pay CPSC Thousands Over Drawstrings
• Lonza, EPA Settle False Disinfectant Label Claims
• J&J Unit Recalls 44,000 Vials Of Anemia Drug
• Serviceable Notion: Removal By Resident Defendants
• N.J. High Court Makes Exception For Suing Counsel
• FDA Issues New Conflict Of Interest Guidelines
• DOJ Asks Wyeth For Protonix Data
• Actavis Recalls Dozens Of Drugs After FDA Inspection
• DOJ Subpoenas Cordis Over Bile-Duct Stent Marketing
• Snack Companies Cave To Pressure Over Toxin
• Mining Co. Fights To Keep Alaska Settlement Intact
• Mirapex Gambler Wins $8M In Court
• 7th Circ. Clarifies Class Action Fairness Act
• Asarco's Reorganization Plan Implements $2.6B Sale
• Senate Passes CPSC Overhaul Bill
• Judge Allows Expert Testimony In Comair Crash Case
• Firms, Bar Recover From Kickback Prosecution
• Celebrex Plaintiffs Must Comply With 'Lone Pine' Order
• House Asks FDA For Vytorin Study Analysis