Product Liability Archive » June, 2009

Product Liability - June, 2009

165 articles

• Nestle's Cookie Woes Grow Amid E. Coli Fears
• Nursery Product Registries Will Ease Recalls: CPSC
• Class Action Over Dell Printer Feature Dismissed
• Jury Rejects BNSF Worker's $45M Exposure Claims
• Device Maker Prevails In Pain Pump Suit
• Ford Van Owners Seek Class Cert. In $385M Suit
• Military Contractor Accused Of Hiding Toxic Exposure
• Roche To Stop Selling Accutane In US
• GM Agrees To Carry Car Liability Claims Post-Sale
• Sherwin-Williams Hit With $7M Lead Paint Verdict
• FDA Enforcement Crackdown Requires Reforms
• Nestle Faces E. Coli Claims From Cookie Lovers
• Ford Strikes $38M Deal In Ambulance Engine Suit
• Toshiba, Sony Settle With Allstate Over Laptop Fire
• FDA To Pull Immucor's Biologics License
• FDA Blasts Medtronic Over Slow Drug Pump Recall
• Lilly Scores 3 More Zyprexa Dismissals In MDL
• Tug-Of-War Over Expert In Viagra Litigation Continues
• GM Gets OK To Tap $33.3B In DIP Financing
• Crane Must Pay $3.7M In Asbestos Case: Minn. Court
• Chrysler Judge Lets $2.2M Airbag Case Move Ahead
• Home Depot Loses Bid To Toss Stand 'N Seal MDL
• Class Claims Over Hyundai Subframes Pared Down
• Grupo Affiliate Ups Offer Again For Bankrupt Asarco
• US Marshals Seize Caraco Drugs In FDA Action
• Insurers Off Hook For $3M Negligent Construction Suit
• Asarco Cleared To Seek Legal Costs From Insurer
• SEC Probes Matrixx Following FDA Zicam Warning
• St. Jude Valve Plaintiffs Lose Bid For Class Cert.
• Insurance Deal Adds $6M To Quigley Asbestos Trust
• AstraZeneca Strikes Out Again Over Seroquel Expert
• Merck Moves To Block Challenge To Vioxx Settlement
• Mailer 'Misleads' About Cancer Drug's Efficacy: FDA
• GM Creditors Fight Bid To Create Tort Committee
• 1st Circ. Revives Suit Over Suzuki Motorcycle
• Doctor's Testimony Allowed In Comair Crash Case
• NY Court Says Foie Gras Critics Lack Standing
• Plaintiff Seeks To Move Chrysler Appeal Forward
• Fed. Circ. Reverses In Child Vaccine Dispute
• Fen-Phen Attys Ordered To Pay Feds $30M
• Ex-Pfizer Sales Manager Sentenced For Bextra Charge
• Dismissal Of Baycol Failure-To-Warn Suit Upheld
• FDA Staff Recommends Study Of Abbott Seizure Drug
• AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Ban Seroquel MDL Expert
• Off-Label Marketing MDL Over Amgen Drugs Nixed
• Minn. Bridge Victims Sue Engineers, Contractor
• REACH: Key Competition Issues
• Manville Bars Travelers Asbestos Suits: High Court
• Chemtura Asks To Put Diacetyl Suits On Hold
• Matrixx Braces For More Zicam Smell-Loss Suits
• Criminal Charges Dropped Against WR Grace Attorney
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Tax Claims In Harvard Ch. 11 Spat
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Sharon Caffrey
• CVS Unit's E-Ferol Insurance Spat Moved To Texas
• Lloyd's Must Cover 'Taco Bell Outbreak' Loss: Court
• ChemNutra Pleads Guilty Over Tainted Pet Food
• Exxon Reaches Rare Settlements In MTBE Litigation
• Pa. High Court Nixes Challenge To State Liability Law
• House Committee Passes Food Safety Bill
• Cancer Suits Over Novartis Eczema Drug Remanded
• Doctor's Testimony In Own Baycol Suit 'Inadmissible'
• Genzyme Halts Production At Mass. Plant Over Virus
• Asbestos Claims, Indemnity Payments Down: Report
• Waffle Buyers Seek Cert. In Spat Over Fat Content
• Defendants' Experts Allowed In Stand 'N Seal MDL
• Disclosure Loopholes Hide Nanotech Risks: Report
• Obama Greenlights Tobacco Regulation Law
• Contractors Still On Hook In Katrina Trailer Suit
• Seat Plaintiffs Seek Class For Claims Against Ford
• Sens. Vow Quick Confirmation Process For CPSC Pick
• Chinese Drywall Cases Head To La. As MDL
• FDA Says Zicam Nose Products Cause Loss Of Smell
• Norian, Synthes Charged With Illegal Human Tests
• Exxon Owes $508M, Interest For Oil Spill: 9th Circ.
• GSK, P&G Head For Fla. In Denture Cream MDL
• Novo Warns Users Of Stolen Shipment Of Insulin
• WCI Objects To Bid For Drywall Class Cert.
• 100s Of Asbestos Claims Against Dana Dropped
• Katrina-Damaged Rental Car Coverage Suit Kept Alive
• Wyeth Places Heavier Burden On Implied Preemption
• Court Denies Press Access In Nightclub Fire Case
• 10th Circ. Lets Order Stand In Cooper Tire Crash Case
• Owens-Illinois Asbestos Case To Remain In Del.
• StarCaps False Advertising Suit Can Go Forward
• WCI Opposes Bid For Chinese Drywall Committee
• FDA Orders Psychiatric Warn Labels On Asthma Drugs
• 4th Circ. Revives Suit Against Atty Over Snuff Deal
• EU Proposes Tighter Rules On Biocides
• Ohio Court Says GMAC Not Liable In Odometer Case
• FDA Tobacco Oversight Bill Passes Final Senate Vote
• Plaintiffs Lose Bid To Strike Cessna Defense Experts
• FDA Strengthens Gardasil Label's Fainting Warning
• Bentley Slammed Over Stinky Car Discovery Abuse
• 11th Circ. Finds For Roche In Accutane Suicide Suit
• Unilever Hit With 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!' Suit
• Treating Physician V. Expert Witness
• Utah Court Says Ford Not Liable In Fatal Rollover
• Calif. AG, CVS Settle Inquiry Into Expired Products
• Wis. Democrats Nix Negligence Law Changes
• FDA Recalls 21,000 Faulty Medtronic Pacemakers
• Food Safety Bill Heads To Full House Committee
• Blackwell V. Wyeth: The Application Of Frye
• FDA Panel Says Seroquel OK For Teens
• Lyondell Debtor Settles With Insurers Closing Shop
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Ford Used Car Action
• 250 Plaintiffs Barred From $1B Exxon Gas Leak Suit
• Wis. Mulls Ban On BPA In Children's Products
• CPSA Claims Nixed In Stand 'N Seal MDL
• Senate Tobacco Bill Ready For Final Vote
• Royal Says 2 Insurers Not Sharing Asbestos Liability
• FDA Tobacco Bill Clears Key Senate Hurdle
• Boiler Co. Must Pay For Asbestos Defense: Travelers
• High Court Clears Way For $2B Chrysler Sale
• Widow's Suit Over Wyeth Arthritis Drug Tossed
• Select Comfort Moldy Bed Action Falls Flat
• Supreme Court Asks For SG's Take On Vaccine Suit
• Families Settle Over Fatal Rita Bus Blaze For $80M
• Shell Settles Nigerian Human Rights Suits For $15.5M
• Eli Lilly Moves To Toss Zyprexa Battle With Conn.
• High Court Affirms Deadline For Qui Tam FCA Appeals
• Asbestos Claimants Fight To Be Heard In GM Case
• Actavis Seeks To Narrow Subpoena In Digitek MDL
• Emery Wins Fee Dispute With Fellow Lockerbie Atty
• Jury Awards $4.5M To Family In Asbestos Case
• 3rd Circ. Rebuffs Mercedes Tele-Aid Cert. Appeal
• How To Choose The Best Product Liability Expert
• 'Lifestyle Lift' Surgery Co. Still Faces Class Action
• Compensating The Families Of Air France Flight 447
• Minn. Jury Awards $16.4M Over 2003 Cirrus Crash
• $120M In Deadly Nightclub Fire Settlements Get OK
• Mattel Hit With $2.3M Penalty Over Toy Lead Levels
• Texas Court Affirms Tossing Of $26M Vioxx Judgment
• Insight Into Assigning Arbitrability
• Texas AG Seeks $100M For Violations At BP Refinery
• Aurora Organic Milk MDL Tossed Due To Preemption
• TIG Asbestos Reinsurance Suit Will Stay In NY
• Insurers Score Win Over Reichhold Faulty Resin Suits
• 10th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of AC Class Action
• Asbestos Group Balks At Harbinger's Asarco Plan
• Nigerians' Human Rights Case Against Shell Revived
• Southwest Hit With Class Action Over Unsafe Planes
• FDA Agrees To Revisit Safety Ruling On BPA
• CORRECTED: Plaintiffs Want Stay Lifted For Chrysler's $55M Appeal
• Walgreen To Pay $1.4M To End Cold Remedy Ad Suit
• Senate Votes To Move Forward With Tobacco Bill
• FDA Finds Liver Risk In Generic Graves' Treatment
• Lilly Wins 2 Summary Judgment Bids In Zyprexa MDL
• P&G, AstraZeneca Sued Over Prilosec OTC Risks
• Insurer Needn't Cover Faulty-Billboard Deal: Court
• FDA Takes Step Toward Increased Transparency
• RJ Reynolds Ordered To Pay Smoker's Widow $30M
• Nvidia Wants To Stop Insurer's Defective-Card Case
• Ore. Legislature OKs Calorie-Posting Rules For Chains
• Suit Claims Teva's Wellbutrin Generic Is Inferior
• Paint Co. Slapped Over Bad Faith In Mediation
• Insurer Objects To Grupo's Asarco Plan Disclosures
• Contact Lens Cleaner Settlements Cost Bausch $250M
• New Trial Ordered In Fatal Crash Suit Against Ford
• New Trial Denied In Takata Seat Belt Suit
• Lloyd's Investors Prepare To Shed Asbestos Liability
• Bid To Replead Medtronic Securities Suit Denied
• FDA Head Voices Support For Food Safety Act
• Illinois Law Passed In Response To Crestwood Scandal
• Yamaha Reaches $2M Deal In WaveRunner Crash
• Preemption Dooms Some Claims In Katrina Trailer MDL