Product Liability Archive » January, 2009

Product Liability - January, 2009

163 articles

• Uninjured Parties Can't Join Calif. Class Actions
• Massey Foreman Indicted For Fatal 2006 Mine Fire
• Pfizer Garners Win In Viagra MDL Discovery Spat
• 2nd Circ. Revives Nigerian Families' Case V. Pfizer
• BASF Told To Pay Insurers $1.7M In Synthroid Suit
• Texas Pesticide Toxic Tort Moves Closer To Trial
• PPG Plans $825M Trust For Asbestos Claims
• GSK Records $400M Legal Charge In Off-Label Probe
• Conn. Bolsters Suit For Stricter Ban On Phthalates
• Judge Denies Citgo Bid To Get Out Of Hot Fuel MDL
• FDA Report Spurs Punitive Damages Claims V. PCA
• Lilly Officially Pleads Guilty In Zyprexa Debacle
• Uphill Battle For Bisphenol A Injury Claims?
• Liberty Mutual Must Cover Asbestos Suits: Wis. Court
• CB Fleet, 7 Plaintiffs Settle Bowel Cleanser Suits
• PCA Extends Peanut Recall To Older Products
• EC To Ban Mold Killer Found In Chinese Items
• Nearly 250 Mirapex Plaintiffs Settle In MDL
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Securities Suit Over Bextra, Celebrex
• First Trial Kicks Off In New Wave Against Big Tobacco
• Calif. Court Tosses Win For Nissan In Rollover Suit
• Democrats Unveil Revised Import Safety Bill
• Discovery To Proceed In NFL StarCaps Suit: Judge
• Trial Prep: Mining The Mind For A Case's Gems
• Crowell Hires Former FDA Official As Consultant
• Judge Nixes $225M Award For Sprint Over ETFs
• Judge Tosses 2 Cases In Seroquel MDL
• Judge Sets Deadline For Prempro MDL Discovery
• FDA Warns Of Addictive Drug In Bodybuilding Pills
• Troubled KV Issues Near-Total Recall
• 6th Circ. Upholds Class Denial In Toxic Train Spill Suit
• Telesis, Insurer Spar Over Lead Paint Coverage
• USDA Puts Meat Labeling Rule Under Microscope
• Pfizer To Pay $2.3B In Bextra Off-Label Marketing Suit
• Suit Against Subaru Over Gas Odor Dismissed
• Valero Sued Over Slurry Discharge At NJ Refinery
• Libby Claimants Lose Bid For WR Grace Documents
• Gerber Hit With 2nd Class Action Over Fruit Snacks
• Wal-Mart Loses Rehearing Bid Over Fire Liability
• Welch Sells Fake Pomegranate Juice: POM Suit
• Economic Analysis In Off-Label Promotion Cases
• Textile Co. To Pay $1M To Settle DOJ Zylon Suit
• Court Asks Parties For Input In Medtronic MDL
• FDA's Protection Powers 'Hampered': GAO
• Hausfeld Launches Global HQ, Names New Partners
• FDA, Drug Cos. To Review Blood Thinner Plavix
• Reining In Forum Shopping In Texas
• Canadian Cos. Recall Leeks Amid Listeria Fears
• 'Vista Capable' Suit Could Cost Microsoft Up To $8.5B
• Minn. High Court To Mull Negligence-Claim Time Limit
• The Impacts Of Calif. V. Continental
• P&G, Sanofi's Actonel Dragged Into Fosamax MDL
• Chinese Products Will Fuel Insurance Spats: Experts
• Jury Still Out On Stringfellow For Many Attorneys
• Chemguard Tries To Snuff Firefighting Foam Claims
• Boaters' Ethanol Class Action V. Exxon Survives
• Chinese Court Sentences 12 In Tainted Milk Scandal
• Takata Faulty Seat Belt Class Action Tossed
• Conte V. Wyeth Spotlights 'Pioneer Liability' Claims
• Insurers To Reduce Liens On Vioxx Settlement Awards
• Why Climate Suits May Not Be 'Next Big Thing'
• Calif. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Conte Case
• Silicosis Insurance Claims Against St. Paul Nixed
• RI Must Pay Lead Paint Companies' Costs
• Lubrizol Fires Back In Superfund Insurance Spat
• FDA Fishes For Answers On Methylmercury
• Chrysler Slammed With Class Action Over Pickups
• PCA Sued As Recalls Mount Over Salmonella
• Barber Foods Recalls Stuffed Chicken
• Edwards Angell Hires 3 Former Thacher Lawyers
• USDA Sets Standard For Naturally Raised Meat
• More Recalls As Salmonella Scandal Widens
• Judge Rejects Sony High-Definition TV Settlement
• Chinese Families Sue Dairies Over Melamine: Report
• Medical Groups Dismissed From Prempro MDL
• House Panel To Mull BPA Ban In Baby Products
• Travelers Units Deny Heparin Claims Obligations
• OSHA Begins Rulemaking On 'Popcorn Lung' Chemical
• Insurer Must Defend Negligence Claims V. Law Firm
• Homeowner Class OK'd In WR Grace Asbestos Suit
• Calif. Water Plaintiffs Seek To Resolve MTBE Claims
• US Lawmakers Reintroduce Nanotech Research Bill
• Whistleblower Claims Nixed In Halliburton Water Suit
• Latham Lawyer Who Fought Enron To Rejoin DOJ
• Law360 Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board
• Judge Slams 'Boilerplate' Prempro Claims
• Ex-Funeral Director Sentenced In Tissue Theft Case
• Shuttle Workers' Beryllium Claims Don't Fly: 5th Circ.
• Beyond The Class Action Fairness Act
• Coca-Cola Sued Over Diet Coke Plus Labeling
• FDA Releases New Safety Guidelines
• EU Body Passes Pesticide Rules Over Objections
• CPSC Recalls 500,000 Bosch, Siemens Dishwashers
• Taiwan HIV Hemophiliac Cases Head Back To Calif.
• GAO Tells FDA To Toughen Class III Device Review
• Kellogg Halts Crackers Over Salmonella Fears
• $1.4B Zyprexa Deal Could Spark More Qui Tam Suits
• Supplier Sues Hanover Over Moldy Shipments
• Plaintiffs To Appeal Fight Over Fatal Plane Crash
• FDA Unveils Final Rules On Engineered Animals
• CPSC Proposes Exemptions To New Lead Limits
• Coca-Cola Sued Over VitaminWater Health Claims
• Lilly Set To Hand Over $1.4B Zyprexa Payout: Report
• Wyeth, Pfizer Push To Get Prempro MDL Tossed
• Federal-Mogul, AIG Units Reach Asbestos Deal
• Judge OKs Class Settlement Over Defective Decking
• Pioneer Liability After Conte V. Wyeth
• Ad Claims Revived In Hybrid Mileage Suit V. Honda
• FDA Appoints 2 To Bolster Global Programs, IT
• Defect, Redhibition Claims Both Stand In Suit V. BASF
• King Nut Denies Role In Salmonella Outbreak
• Preemption: Coming To A Court Near You In 2009
• Agencies Issue Draft Safety Guidelines For Importers
• Infant Plaintiffs In MDL Over MTBE Aim To Settle
• Lawyer, Ex-Senator Accused Of Bribing Miss. Judge
• Dell To Pay $3.85M For Allegedly Misleading Buyers
• Law360 Ranks Largest Product Liability Practices
• Defending Against Risks Of Importing From China
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Product Liability Practices
• Trial Lawyers Call For Preemption Overhaul
• High Court Won't Rule On Preemption In Salmon Suit
• Judge Looks To Wipe Out Medtronic MDL
• FDA OKs Journal Articles Promoting Off-Label Uses
• High Court Refuses To Hear GM Class Action Appeal
• Illegal Diet Pills Pose Serious Risks, FDA Warns
• NYC Bus Workers Sue GM, Others Over Fumes
• Kimball Hill Fights Bid To Lift Stay In Ch. 11 Case
• An Eye On Revising The FCA
• Drug Industry Critic Tapped For FDA Seat
• Pa. Presses To Wage Vioxx Battle On State Turf
• Alzheimer's Patients Could Die From Risperdal: Study
• Preemptive Strikes In Class Action Litigation
• CPSC Spells Out New Safety Law's Requirements
• US Ignores Link Between Vaccines, Autism: Suit
• Exxon Footnote 17: Courting Scientific McCarthyism?
• Purina Sues Co. It Says Sold Tainted Feed Component
• Investor Sues Medtronic Over Alleged Infuse Scheme
• Mayhem Precedes CPSC's New Safety Restrictions
• Zicam Cold Remedy Took User's Sense Of Smell: Suit
• More Defendants Settle In MDL Over MTBE
• FDA Eyed Over $1.5M Consulting Contract
• Baker & Daniels Adds 2 Partners From Butler Rubin
• Claims Over Drugs Used To Make Meth May Yet Fly
• FDA Finds More Chemical Traces In Baby Formula
• Hinshaw Lures Toxic Torts Lawyer From K&L Gates
• Judge Tosses Toxic Tort Claims Against Cargill
• Makeup Remover Recalled Amid Bacteria Fears
• Canada Issues Renewed Warning Over Chantix
• Tobacco Co., States Strike Deal Over Marketing Items
• Exxon's DIDP Still Classified 'Toxic' In Calif.
• EPA's Heightened Regulation Of Nanomaterial
• Judge Tosses Medtronic MDL On Preemption Grounds
• Bluetooth Failure-To-Warn Class Action To Settle
• Drug Cos. Not Liable For Meds Used In Meth: 8th Circ.
• Judge Upholds Order To Unseal GM Court Transcripts
• Dairies Hit With Injunction Over Animal Drugs
• Dinsmore & Shohl Adds Ex-US Attorney To Its Ranks
• Sprint To Pay $17.5M To End Termination Fee Suit
• Report Faults EPA's Review Of Perchlorate Risks
• FDA Issues Guidance On OTC Drug Labeling Rules
• Chinese Officials Test Dishes Made With Melamine
• Apple's IMac Screens Marred By Line 'Defect': Suit
• Merck's Fosamax May Boost Cancer Risk: FDA Official