Product Liability Archive » November, 2008

Product Liability - November, 2008

154 articles

• Phthalates In Hair Spray Linked To Birth Defects
• Vaginal Deformity Claims To Proceed Against AMS
• StarCaps Diet Pill Recalled For Unauthorized Diuretic
• No Failure To Warn In Welding Fumes Case: Jury
• Melamine Traces Found In US Baby Formula
• Avandia Bigger Heart Risk Than Competitor: Study
• EPA Eased Emissions Rules At Bush's Behest: Report
• J&J E-mails Link Research Center, Risperdal
• WR Grace Reaches $60M Deal With Zonolite Plaintiffs
• Aredia Judge Tosses More Failure-To-Warn Claims
• FDA Tells Cedax Maker To Fix Deceptive Marketing
• Minn. Supreme Court To Weigh In On Prempro MDL
• Asbestos, Agent Orange Suits Send Co. Into Ch. 11
• 19 Years After Spill, Exxon Valdez Checks Going Out
• Taser Released From Another Wrongful Death Suit
• GSK Parent Off The Hook In Paxil Birth Defect Suit
• Ikea Coughs Up $500K Fine Over Recalled Candles
• Phthalates May Still Hit Shelves Despite CPSC Ban
• FDA Warns Of Epilepsy Drug Danger For Asians
• Quigley Urges Court To Overrule Insurance Protests
• Officials Warn Of Deaths Linked To Bayer Drug
• Skadden Tops List Of 2007 Litigation Revenue Makers
• Pfizer Wins Choice-Of-Law Appeal In Lipitor Actions
• Appeals Court Revives Alliance Broken Dryers Case
• GSK Ordered To Produce Paxil Ad Campaign Details
• Insurance For Product Recalls: Manufacturers Beware
• Avastin-Chemo Combo Could Boost Clot Risk: Study
• Tort Costs Climbed $5.1B In '07: Report
• Ikea Recalls 670,000 Blinds After Toddler Death
• Roche Vows To Appeal $12.9M Accutane Verdict
• EU Calls For Suspension Of J&J's Ionsys
• Anticipating Obama's Consumer Protection Push
• Court Opens Door For Carolina Tobacco Sales In Ga.
• China Plans Overhaul Of Dairy Industry Regulations
• Diving Co. Recalls Compressors Over Drowning Risk
• Nev. Sues Wyeth, Pfizer Over Hormone Drugs
• Spoliation Concerns In Enviro, Toxic Tort Litigation
• Judge OKs $24M Pet Food Settlement
• UC, Grace Settle Asbestos Claims For $1.1M
• Chrysler Faces Proposed Class Action Over Engines
• FDA Opens 3 Offices In China
• High-Profile Recalls Drive Product Liability Filings
• CPSC Issues Final Rule On Product Certifications
• Class Action Rise Paints Complex Picture
• Sears, Others Lied About Lawn Mower Power: Suit
• As REACH Preregistration Ends, Questions Remain
• GE Recalls Ovens For Possible Fire Risk
• CPSC Sets New Rules For ATVs
• Jury Tags J&J Units To Pay $16M For Pain Patch Death
• Ark. Supreme Court OKs CSX, Teris Class Action
• DOJ Subpoenas Medtronic Over Bone Graft Product
• Buckeyes Sue Nebraska Beef Over Tainted Chuck
• 3rd-Party Funding Fuels European Litigation Growth
• Recent And Pending Changes In The CPSA
• 5th Circ. Rebuffs Insurers In Vioxx Settlement
• LG Fridges Fail To Meet Energy Star Standard: DOE
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over Skin Irritation Again
• Pfizer Seeks To Limit Discovery In Quigley Ch. 11
• FDA Seeks Panel Expert Review Of Antibiotic
• CPSC's Immediately Effective Final Rule
• Government Botched Salmonella Response: Report
• Lawmakers Probe FDA Over Medical Device Review
• GSK Wins Bid To Boot Paxil Suicide Suit
• DOJ Takes Aim At Actavis' Drug-Making Practices
• EU, China Sign Deal To Boost Product Safety Efforts
• Mining Co. Settles Wrongful Death Suit With Widows
• H&R Block Loses Appeal Over Insurance Coverage
• Precaution In Applying The Precautionary Principle
• WR Grace Judge Rebuffs Hospital For 2nd Time
• Big Dig Contractor To Pay $21M In Tunnel Collapse
• 6th Circ. Remands Fight Over Tobacco Payouts
• Texas Asbestos MDL Wants Defeated Judge To Stay
• FEMA Trailers Containing Formaldehyde Up For Sale
• Judge Rejects Class Cert. In Crest Mouthwash Case
• Court Rejects Bid To Revise Exxon Valdez Damages
• Court Drops Table Suit Against Martha Stewart, Kmart
• Special Master To Aid Negotiations In Rice MDL
• Ousted Chairman Considers Suing Cohen Milstein
• Brazilian Appeals Court Reverses Tobacco Ruling
• Honda Recalls Motorcycles Over Crash Risk
• FDA Demands Checks On All Chinese Dairy Imports
• US Attorneys' Offices' Resources Mismanaged: Audit
• Tort Victims Challenge Privilege In Quigley Ch. 11
• Coachmen Suit Over 'Lumpy' RVs Going To Trial
• UK Panel Urges More Nanotech Oversight
• Bone Drugs Pose No Clear Threat To Heart: FDA
• Saudi Health Ministry Sues Cigarette Importers
• A Roadmap To Certifying Products Under CPSIA
• GM Recalls '09 Cadillacs Over Passenger Air Bag
• Nesquik Recalled Over Aluminum Shavings
• FDA Eyes Alpharma's Embeda Over Abuse Effects
• In Perspective: Federal Agency Standards Preemption
• Calif. Menu Labeling Rule Could Mean More Lawsuits
• Judge Pares Claims From Saturn Timing Chain MDL
• Dickstein Hires Former DuPont Counsel Mobley
• Post-Sale Successor Independent Duty To Warn
• Forest Labs To Settle Shareholders' Suit For $65M
• Hope At Last For Drug Manufacturers Sued In NJ?
• Looking At The Future Of Preemption
• Mo. Right Venue For Teva Amoxicillin Suit: Judge
• A Broader Scope For American Pipe Tolling Doctrine
• PLAL And Its Effects On Class Action Litigation
• Calif. Agency Sues Cox, Utility For 2007 Fires
• Court Denies Lilly Depositions In Zyprexa MDL
• Consolidated 3rd-Party Payer Seroquel Case Tossed
• Attributable Risk And Specific Causation
• Toys R Us, Bumbo Sued Over Baby Seat's Safety
• Ethex Issues Another Recall Of Oversize Pills
• Wyeth Can Be Liable For Generic Warnings: Court
• Axed Cohen Milstein Partner Starts Hausfeld LLP
• Implications Of The New REACH Laws
• Fla. Supreme Court Hears Tobacco Liability Case
• Wyeth, Pfizer Face More Claims In Premarin Suit
• Welding Fume Plaintiffs Break With Pack
• Obama's FDA Commissioner Pick Could Be Outsider
• Ford To Appeal $3.6M Verdict In Asbestos Case
• Yamaha Facing More Suits Over Rhino Accidents
• CPSC Swamped, But Better Times May Lie Ahead
• Coldwell Offices Hit With Lead Paint Violations
• Teamwork, Turf Wars For State AGs Under Obama
• 471,000 Mislabeled Insulin Syringes Recalled
• Riceland Fights Remand Order In Tainted Rice Case
• Philips Prevails In Appeal Over 'Faulty' TVs
• Taser Wins Summary Judgment In Liability Suit
• EU Drafts Toy Safety Regulations
• Asbestos Victims Demand Voice In Quigley Case
• Appeals Court Remands Union Carbide Asbestos Case
• Baby Formula Makers' Case Transfer Request Denied
• Plaintiffs Ask For Witness In Zurn Pex Plumbing MDL
• Airbus, Others Blame Airport in Brazil Crash Suit
• Asbestos Victim Fights Own Autopsy
• FDA Takes Contaminated Heparin From Ohio Drug Co.
• Customs Adds Product Safety To Self-Check System
• Judge Warns Attys. In TJX Suit Of 'New Fee Regime'
• FDA Enforcement May Soon Extend To Tobacco
• Calif. Fertility Clinic Hit With FDA Warning
• EU Lawmakers Vote To Ban Toxic Pesticides
• Congoleum Settles Prepetition Asbestos Dispute
• EPA Clarifies Status Of Carbon Nanotubes
• US Airways Settles De-Icer Product Liability Suit
• Parker Hannifin Escapes Liability In Jet Crash Suit
• DOJ, State AGs Investigate Vytorin Marketing
• Plaintiff Bid To Disband Baycol MDL Nixed
• CPSC Probes UTVs In Wake Of Deaths
• NuvaRing MDL Defendants Seek Master Complaint
• CPSC Mulls Standards As Rhino Plaintiffs Seek MDL
• FDA Warns Caraco Over Violations At Drug Plant
• A Change In The Product Safety Landscape
• Roche Wins Judgment In Accutane Suicide Case
• Wyeth V. Levine In Light Of Merck's Vioxx Litigation
• 2nd Circ. Pushes Indian Pesticide Action Forward
• DOJ Eyes AtriCure Over Marketing Practices
• Consumer Sues Apple Over Alleged Design Flaw
• Future Product Liability Law In Hands Of High Court