Product Liability Archive » February, 2009

Product Liability - February, 2009

142 articles

• Vapor Intrusion: New Exposures, Old Sites
• Best Buy Suit Can Move To Federal Court: 9th Circ.
• Amgen, Wyeth To Fight Suit Over Aranesp, Enbrel
• The 'Nexus' Requirement For Specific Jurisdiction
• PCA: Product Recall Do's And Don'ts
• Mannatech Settles Texas AG Fraud Probe For $6M
• Class Certified In Gas Contamination Suit V. Rex
• 8th Circ. Tosses Overcharging Suit V. Time Warner
• Judge Lets Dr. Subpoenas Stand In Asbestos MDL
• Obama's 2010 Budget Seeks $1B For Food Safety
• AGs Reach Deal With Coke Over Weight-Loss Claims
• FDA Requires Black Box Warning For GI Drug
• Judge Nixes Expired Product Suit Against Rite Aid
• AstraZeneca To Make Seroquel Label Changes
• Common Chemicals Linked To Decreased Fertility
• GPS Maker Garmin Gets Plane Crash Suit Tossed
• US Unseals FCA Suit Over Lexapro, Celexa
• Tainted Syringes Spark International Manhunt
• FDA Says Ranbaxy Falsified Data From India Plant
• Final Plaintiff In Ephedra MDL Still Holding On
• Judge OKs Settlement In TV Bulb Suit V. Toshiba
• Webloyalty To Pay Back $10M In Fees In MDL Deal
• Seafood Co. Violated Food Safety Rules: Judge
• FAA, DOT Face Suit Seeking Air Safety Reform
• WR Grace Hid Asbestos Risk At Mont. Mine: US
• PCB Case Against Monsanto Remanded To State Court
• ConAgra Sues Insurer For Salmonella Coverage
• Hagens Berman Named Lead Counsel In LifeLock MDL
• Bankrupt PCA Too Slow On Recalls: Texas
• China Drywall Probe Launched Amid Safety Concerns
• Appropriations Bill Calls For $335M Increase To FDA
• CPSC Drafts Guidelines For Toys Under CPSIA Section
• Judge 'Inclined' To Certify Supersonics Fans Class
• Judge Rejects Airworthiness Trial In Cessna MDL
• Epilepsy Drug Linked To Blood Disorder: FDA
• Aurora Sues Insurer Over Defense Costs In Milk MDL
• Solicitor General Asked To File Briefs In 9/11 Case
• Bid To Order Expert Reports Denied In NuvaRing MDL
• Jury Awards $157M In Defective Tree Stand Case
• Cardinal Reaches Deal With FDA Over Drug Pumps
• Judge Trims Claims From Analog OnStar MDL
• Ex-Stryker Sales Rep Pleads Guilty To Misbranding
• An Eye On New Product Origin Rules
• Plaintiffs Eye GHGs As Next 'Big' Mass Tort
• Lawmakers Demand Information On Vytorin Trials
• Online Implementation Of CPSIA Of 2008
• Deaths Prompt Warnings On Psoriasis Drug Raptiva
• DOJ Joins Qui Tam Suits Over Off-Label Natrecor Use
• Former WR Grace Execs Go To Trial For Conspiracy
• JPML Consolidates Yamaha Rhino Litigation
• Cleaning Products Must Reveal All Ingredients: Suit
• 11 Fla. Cases Settled In Fen-Phen MDL V. Wyeth
• Meth Epidemic: Invitation To Social Engineering
• Fla. Jury Hands $8M Award To Smoker's Widow
• Medtronic Wins On Preemption In Wis. High Court
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Stop Food Smuggling
• Securing Coverage For Contamination Claims
• Manufacturers, Retailers, Importers — Beware CPSIA
• Peanut Corp. Of America Files For Ch. 7
• NYC Calorie-Posting Law Not Preempted: 2nd Circ.
• Life After Lexecon: MDL And Bellwether Trials
• Asymptomatic Changes: Compensable Injury?
• Supreme Court To Mull 9/11 Victims' Bid V. Saudis
• 2 More Get Jail Time In Scruggs Scandal
• Senate Food Safety Bill Aims To Fix Recall System
• Wiley Rein Scores WilmerHale FDA Policy Guru
• Medtronic Counsel Returns To Oppenheimer Wolff
• Medtronic MDL Judge's Son Linked To Company
• 4th Circ. Nixes Ruling For Ohio Casualty In Mold Suit
• Inspectors Find Salmonella, Rodents At PCA Plant
• Spain Recalls Gardasil Batch After Illnesses
• Judge Rejects Mediation Offer In Bhopal Case
• Judge Indicted In Scruggs Bribery Scandal
• ESI: You Have It, But Can You Use It?
• 3rd-Party Payers In Guidant Case Seek Appeal
• CPSC Finalizes Lead Exemptions For Some Electronics
• 7th Circ. Upholds Evidence Limits In Effexor Suit
• Fed. Claims Court Finds No Vaccines-Autism Link
• Judge Accuses Stryker Of Warped Riegel Reading
• Medical Cos.' Success With Riegel May Be Short-Lived
• Chevron Contests Ecuador Geologist's $27B Appraisal
• Nicotine Addiction Caused Smoker's Death: Jury
• Salmonella Recall Spreads To Dog Treats
• Judge Decertifies Class In Off-Label Neurontin Suit
• Mid-Continent Denies Duty To Defend Homebuilder
• State Farm Tags Dell, Sony With House Fire Costs
• Scruggs Enters Another Guilty Plea For Bribery
• Retailers Scramble After Ruling On Phthalate Ban
• The Collaborative Model Of E-Discovery
• Judge Slams Plaintiffs' Experts In Nixing Seroquel Suit
• Compliance Woes Under CPSIA
• FBI Raids PCA In Deepening Salmonella Probe
• Volkswagen Wins Trial Over Alleged Jetta Defects
• 27 State AGs, Bayer Strike Deal Over Yaz Ads
• FDA Seeks Stronger Safeguards For Addictive Opioids
• Federal Preemption Shifting, Not Dead: Experts
• Top Product Liability Motions And How To Win Them
• Life Sciences Practice: Reed Smith
• Globalization Could Incite Global Forum Shopping
• Lloyd's, Others Fight Back In Spat Over Defense Costs
• Drywall Co. Sues Excess Insurer Over Asbestos Cases
• Chevron Demands $500K From Nigerian Villagers
• Insurer Has Duty To Defend Furmanite: Appeals Court
• PCA Knew Of Salmonella Contamination In '07: FDA
• New Ohio AG Drops Suit Against Lead Paint Cos.
• Dismissed Medtronic MDL Could Get New Lease On Life
• Drug Co. Gets OK To Fight Damages In Seroquel MDL
• Punitive Damages Claim Dropped From Suit V. Cessna
• Bill Aims To Give CPSC Power To Delay Lead Ban
• 5th Circ. Denies Forum Challenge In Exxon Fire MDL
• Contribution Claims Tossed In Arrow CERCLA Suit
• $2M Cancer Suit Against GM, Ford Remanded
• Insurance Co. Sues Pepsi Over Taco Bell Fire
• Insurer Sues Peanut Corp. Over Salmonella Coverage
• DOJ Snags Jenner & Block Litigator For ADAG Post
• Fraud Claims Cut From Garage Opener Suit V. Sears
• Judge Orders CPSC To Close Phthalate Ban Loophole
• Bill Would Loosen CPSIA For Small Businesses
• House Weighs Food Safety Bills As Fears Grow
• Continental Faces Negligence Suit For Denver Crash
• KV Halts Prenatal, Iron Supplements In 4th Recall
• TAM Airlines, Pegasus Settle Crash Claims
• Washing Machine Mold Suit Against LG Kept Alive
• Spirco Must Indemnify Surety Bond Issuer: 8th Circ.
• Canada Powers Up Buyer Class Action Against Dell
• US Sues Mine For Not Paying Fatal Explosion Fines
• ConAgra Pasta Sauce Claims Stay On Table
• Airline Blasted Over Brazilian Crash Deposition
• Homebuilder Lennar Sues Chinese Drywall Makers
• Maple Leaf To Pay $25M In Listeriosis Suits
• 'Alarming' Arsenic Levels Found In Tenn. Water
• Bhopal Case May Be Mediated By Sept. 11 Lawyer
• Regulating Off-Label Info On Drugs, Medical Devices
• Persistence Of Trigger, Allocation Disputes
• Nebraska Beef Not Liable For E. Coli Claims: Suit
• Sonnenschein Nabs Leader, Counsel For FDA Group
• Judge Trims Claims In Washer Suit Against Sears
• Coughlin Stoia Attys Seek $18M In Celexa Deal Fees
• Conwed Sues Excess Insurers Over Asbestos Claims
• Court Remands Penis-Enhancement Product Suit
• CPSC Stays Testing Mandate In Phthalate, Lead Ban
• Court Won't Toss Magnetix Toy Maker Liability Suit