Product Liability Archive » August, 2009

Product Liability - August, 2009

178 articles

• RJ Reynolds, Others Sue US Over Free Speech
• Ethicon Loses Bid To Toss Faulty Stapler Suit
• Toyota Fights To Seal Ex-Atty's Cover-Up Claims
• Whirlpool Faces Another Suit Over Washer Odors
• Rio Fights Exhaustion Order In Human Rights Suit
• Ensuring Insurer Standing To Object To Reorganization
• Aon Judge Has Change Of Heart
• France Grills Apple Over Exploding IPhones
• Bid To Make Polaris Face New ATV Liability Trial Fails
• Design Defect Suit Over Ford F-250 Preempted: Court
• Chrysler Group To Accept Liability Claims
• TAM Plane Crash Suits Must Be Tried In Brazil: Judge
• Texas Jury Clears Yamaha In Rhino ATV Liability Case
• 6th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Fen-Phen Case
• Jury Gives Deceased Kool Smoker's Family $1.5M
• 7th Circ. Remands $37M Fine For Weight-Loss Guru
• Bausch Wins Bid To Boot Expert From ReNu MDL
• 3rd-Party Defendant's Bid To Toss Shim Suit Fails
• FDA's Head Of Medical Devices Steps Down
• FDA Lacks Data To Back Funding Requests: Report
• Congress Seeks Info From Bottled Water Cos.
• Bottled Water Standards Weaker Than For Tap: GAO
• Experts Call FDA's Device Approval Process Flawed
• Producers Points Finger At Bayer In Tainted Rice MDL
• Digitek Plaintiffs Must Produce Info
• FDA Restricts Clinical Trial Review Board Over Safety
• Class Cert. Denied In Ford Suspension Case
• Brake Issues Lead Toyota To Recall Scions, Matrixes
• EPA Announces Steps To Combat Lead Poisoning
• Builders Sued Over Dallas Cowboys Facility Collapse
• Punitive Damages Bid Tossed In ObTape MDL
• FDA Seeks Comment On Possible Acrylamide Guidance
• Aon Chastised For 'Thoughtless' Dismissal Challenge
• CPSC Exempts Some Materials From Toy Lead Ban
• FDA Reviewing Safety Of Popular Weight-Loss Drug
• Ky. Appeals Court Bolsters Economic Loss Rule
• Jury Says Smoker's Daughter Owed $13.8M
• FDA Moves Closer To Regulating Tobacco
• Allergan Warning May Prompt Suits By AGs: Expert
• Maytag Expands Recall Of Faulty Fridges
• Insurer, Supplement User Clash Over Injury Coverage
• Good News For Opponents Of Class Certification
• Court Affirms Ford, GM Liable For Mechanic's Cancer
• Trailer Maker Fights Plaintiffs' Expert In FEMA MDL
• Toyota Recalls Close To 690,000 Cars Made In China
• Ford, Firestone Cases Belong In Mexico: 5th Circ.
• Quebec Judge Rejects Class Action For Paxil Claims
• Qualitest Recalls Two Lots Of Insulin Syringes
• Wal-Mart Recalls DVD Players Due To Fire Hazard
• CPSC Says Chinese Drywall Poses No Radiation Risk
• Nutracoastal Recalls, Stops Distributing 'Steam'
• Case Over Apple Laptop Memory Slots Dismissed
• 10th Circ. Nixes Union Carbide Radiation Suit
• Mich. Class Actions — How Rigorous Is 'Rigorous?'
• QBE, Lloyd's On Hook For $12M Over E. Coli Scare
• Duke Denied New Trial In Pipeline Spat With Ranch
• Lilly To Pay $22.5M To Settle W.Va. Zyprexa Claims
• $5M 'Made In USA' Action Against CVS Booted
• Federal Pleading After Twombly And Iqbal
• CPSC Welcomes Full 5-Commissioner Lineup
• Raytheon Beryllium Suppliers Must Face Suit: 1st Circ.
• Boeing Faces 15 Liability Suits For Spanair Crash
• Plaintiffs To Appeal NY Ruling Over ReNu Solution
• FDA Warns Cos. About Marketing Ibuprofen Products
• Homeowners Seek Class Cert. In Building Trim Case
• Q&A With Buchanan Ingersoll's Samuel Braver
• Doctor's Deposition To Be Shown In Fosamax Trial
• Viagra MDL Plaintiffs Lose Star Expert Witness
• Do Your Paper Products Comply With The Lacey Act?
• New FDA Unit To Assist In Tobacco Regulation
• Merck Seeks To Toss Doctor's Fosamax Testimony
• Goodyear Workers Wrongful Death Suit Survives
• 11th Circ. Grounds Pilot's Defective Plane Suit
• B&D Off Hook In Wal-Mart Indemnity Suit Over Grinder
• Health Fund Takes Seroquel Fraud Suit To 11th Circ.
• WL Homes Product Liability Suits To Proceed
• Communicating Effectively When Bad News Breaks
• Juice Drinkers Cry Foul On Welch Pomegranate Juice
• Costco Settlement In Hot Fuel MDL Gets First OK
• Fen-Phen Atty Holds On To $5.7M Arbitration Award
• TGH International Trading Penalized For Toy Imports
• P&G Mouthwash Leaves Teeth Brown: Suit
• District Court Takes Reins In Congoleum Ch. 11
• Nissan Brake Case Plaintiff Seeks Class Cert.
• Ex-Lawyers Get 20, 25 Years In Fen-Phen Fraud Case
• Gerber Aims To Wash Shampoo Action Out Of Its Hair
• Shell Seeks Sanctions Against Nigerian Protestors
• Sony Faces Multiple Suits Over Faulty HDTV Claims
• Hospira Recalls Medical Devices For Faulty AC Cords
• WR Grace Pitches Allstate Asbestos Claim Deal
• Barr Recalls Oversized Adderall Batch
• Suit Says Honda Cars Had Faulty Transmissions
• GAO Urges CPSC To Put New Powers to Work
• Judge Greenlights Aredia Cases Against Novartis
• Century Indemnity Can't Get Bad Faith Claims Nixed
• Q&A With Buchanan Ingersoll's Jim O'Toole
• Lloyd's Sues Gas Station Over Tainted Slushie Claims
• Maritime Cos. Appeal Insurer's Win Over Tanker Crash
• AstroTurf Strikes Deal With Calif. Over Lead Levels
• Year Of The Drywall: Chinese Wallboard Litigation
• Boeing Settles Defective Work Claims For $25M
• 5th Circ. Upholds $1.1M Award In Katrina Boat Crash
• Philip Morris To Appeal $5M Verdict For Widower
• NJ Judge Rejects 2nd Attempt To Certify Vioxx Action
• FDA Clears Mylan Over Ignored Computer Warnings
• Wilson Elser Snags PL Expert From Jeffer Mangels
• CPSC Takes Drywall Investigation To China
• New CPSIA Rules Lower Lead Limits, Raise Fines
• Remy Seeks Probe Of GM Debtors' Asbestos Liability
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Steve Scheve
• Del Monte Torture Claims Shifted To Guatemala
• Workers Can't Sue Coke Bottlers For Torture: Court
• Covington Snags Ala. Atty Who Won Vioxx Suits
• Snapple 'Natural' Label Suit Not Preempted: 3rd Circ.
• Green Chemistry Programs Sprout In Calif., Elsewhere
• Opening Salvo Fired In Fosamax Trial
• Expert Testimony Excluded Again In Accutane MDL
• NuvaRing Maker Ordered To Pay E-Discovery Costs
• No Prejudgment Interest In Goodyear Suit: 10th Circ.
• Getting A Clean Safety Record Into Evidence In Calif.
• Class Cert. Granted In Fuel Pump Skimming Scheme
• Bloomberg Wins Bid To Unseal Seroquel Docs
• BMW Settles Defective-Subframe Class Action
• Judge Upholds Expanded Discovery In Digitek Case
• Watson Recalls Fentanyl Patches Due To Leak Risk
• Insurer Fights Defense Liability For Hagens Berman
• Smokers Fire Off Action Over Marlboro Lights
• FDA Speeds Up Disciplining Of Wayward Researchers
• Senate Confirms 2 New CPSC Commissioners
• Common Sense Or Failure To Warn?
• Exhaustion Not Required In Part Of Rio Tinto Case
• Ford Off Hook in 40 Asbestos Suits
• Bill Aims To Close Tort Loopholes For Foreign Cos.
• Air Tests For FEMA Trailer Are Valid: Court
• Subpoena Of Scientist Quashed In Fosamax MDL
• Putting Nanotechnology Under The Microscope
• Zyprexa Failure-To-Warn Suit Survives In MDL
• Texas MDL Panel Consolidates Mylan Cases
• Insurer Ordered To Cover ORI In Amputated Toes Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Over Bayer's WeightSmart
• Organon Loses Bid To Nix NuvaRing Complaint
• Cigarette Co. Loses Bid To Depose Ark. AG
• PetSmart Seeks Coverage In Hamster Death Suits
• FDA Urges Melamine Testing On Drug Products
• The State Of Pa. Product Liability Law
• FDA Head Promises Enforcement Crackdown
• GNC, NY Teen Agree To Drop Creatine Suit
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Cert. In Tanning UV Warning Suit
• Baby Hammock Recalled For Fall, Strangulation Risk
• CPSC Levies $1.3M In Fines Over Reporting Misdeeds
• Investors Hit Spectranetics With Fraud Suit
• Ross Fined Over Defective Drawstring Sweatshirts
• Merck, Schering Offer $42M To Settle Vytorin Suits
• 4 Ex-Contractors Convicted In Big Dig Fraud Case
• Senate Supports New Scrutiny For Seafood Imports
• Q&A With Faegre & Benson's Joseph Price
• Revamping The False Claims Act
• FDA Orders Cancer Warning For TNF Blockers
• Baby Formula Insurance Spat Survives Dismissal Bid
• Yoplait Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Yo-Plus Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Exxon Asbestos Case Dismissal
• Q&A With Orrick's James Stengel
• Oil Sludge Plaintiffs Fight Chrysler Notification Method
• Deal Gets Initial OK In Trex Faulty Decking Case
• Asbestos Group's Bid For CAA Ruling Review Nixed
• Class Certification Sought In Fight Over Wii Straps
• Merck To Pay $80M To Settle Vioxx Suits
• Indian Judge Seeks Arrest Of Ex-Union Carbide Head
• FDA Halts Production Of Teva Animal Drugs
• Digitek MDL Claims Survive Motions To Dimiss
• La. Told To Produce Docs In Zyprexa MDL
• Bird Fires Back In $3.6M Asbestos Claims Billing Spat
• FDA, EMEA Launch Clinical Trial Oversight Program
• Ford Expert Report Stays In Suspension Class Action
• Clarcon Skin Products Seized Amid Bacteria Scare
• GSK's Preemption Argument Fails To Stop Paxil Case
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Jason Pfeiffer
• Responding To Semi-Objectionable Discovery