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Product Liability - October, 2009

194 articles

• Chinese Drywall Plaintiffs Seek National Class Status
• FDA Says P&G Is Illegally Marketing Vicks Products
• BP Challenges $87M OSHA Fine Over Texas Refinery
• Flintkote Denied Summary Judgment In Insurance Spat
• Bayer Seeks To Toss Rice Farmers' Damage Claims
• US Probes Shire's Marketing For Adderall, Others
• Unilever Sued Over Health Claims In Margarine Ads
• Class Denial Upheld In Calif. DirecTV Fraud Action
• Damage Claims OK'd In Ford Cruise Control Switch MDL
• Disney Offers 'Baby Einstein' Toddler Video Refunds
• Screening Co. Off Hook For Brokerage's 9/11 Suit
• Atrazine Among 67 Pesticides To Be Tested By EPA
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Schering-Plough Branding Suit
• More Study Needed To Link Drywall To Illness: CPSC
• AstraZeneca To Pay $520M In Seroquel Off-Label Case
• Sony Pulls Computer AC Adapters Over Shock Risk
• Ex-Head Of DOJ Civil Division Returns To Jones Day
• Apple, AT&T Hit With IPhone MMS Class Action
• Dell Arbitration Clause Won't Fly In Class Suit: Judge
• Stryker, Execs Indicted For Bone Device Sales Fraud
• 9th Circ. Revives Matrixx Zicam Shareholder Action
• GOP Bill Aims To Keep Convicts Away From Drug Trials
• Target Halloween Flashlights Cause Scare
• Exxon Resolves Slew Of MTBE Suits For $17.5M
• Kellogg Blasted In Dispute Over Gardenburger Plant
• Claims Trimmed From Samsung HDTV Defect Action
• Fla. Court Reverses $24M Honeywell Asbestos Verdict
• The USS Twombly: Sinking Fishing Expeditions
• Qualitest Expands Recall To 250M Syringes
• Travelers Cleared In Faulty Construction Coverage Row
• $40M Marathon Gas Spat Better Heard In Ky.: Insurers
• 10th Circ. Finds TMJ Implant Maker Liable For Penalties
• FDA Warns Sanofi Over 'Misleading' Uroxatral Ads
• Roche Wins Reversal Of $7M Accutane Verdict
• Texas High Court Clarifies Railroad Tort Law
• Sheetz Settles Salmonella Suit With Coronet Foods
• Southwest To Pay $3.5M To Settle Safety Violation Suit
• Texas Judge Takes Up Civil Case Against Scruggs
• Obama Administration Backs Revival Of Vioxx Case
• Product Liability Claimants' GM Sale Appeal Draws Fire
• Wyeth Hit With Punitive Damages In Prempro Case
• On Eve Of Trial, Judge Tosses Chevron Claims
• Minn. Court Says Medtronic Plaintiffs' Claims Preempted
• US Blocks WTO Panel Over Country-Of-Origin Labeling
• Fleetwood Seeks To Fend Off Formaldehyde Claimants
• Class Cert. Sought In Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash Suit
• Implications Of DTD Enterprises Inc. V. Wells
• FDA Unwilling To Change View On Dangers Of Zicam
• Conn. Yanks Lead-Ridden 'Punky Witch' Costumes
• GAO Says FDA Slow To Debar Convicted Investigators
• Eli Lilly To Pay $45M To SC In Zyprexa Off-Label Deal
• Novartis Loses First Zometa Trial, Must Pay $3.2M
• Long-Bankrupt Congoleum Renews Ch. 11 Proposal
• Pepsi Toxic Waste Claims Found Not Time-Barred
• Scottish Lion — Another Blow To Solvent Schemes
• Decertification Stands In Canada Vioxx Suit
• CPSC Issues Lead-Testing Guide For Kids' Products
• Senators Begin Overhaul Of US Food Safety System
• Paving The Way For GHG Public Nuisance Claims?
• Welder In Fume Case Wants Rod Cos. To Foot Legal Bill
• Pa. High Court Expands 'Two-Disease' Rule
• Drywall Co., Insurer Settle Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Plaintiffs File Consolidated Complaint In IPhone MDL
• Parties Bridle At Altering $24M Chrysler Settlement
• AIG Faces More WL Home Product Liability Suits
• Jury Awards $2.25M In Fisher Asbestos Valves Suit
• Bausch Asks Judge To Toss Most Of ReNu MDL Suits
• Blueprint For Evaluating And Mitigating Drug Risk
• Guidant Investors Lose Bid To Revive Class Action
• Cancer Group Sues McDonald's, Others Over PhIP
• Samsung Fined Over Anti-Microbial Keyboard Claims
• Exxon Reaches Deal With Parents For MTBE Tests
• Dole Off The Hook In $97M Banana Farmers Award
• Baxter Mislabeled Chemotherapy Device: FDA
• Marathon, Insurers Battle Over Forum In Gasoline Spat
• Dell, Intel, Acer Face Laptop Battery Life Class Action
• Oil Cos. Can't Shake Goodyear Wrongful Death Suit
• Cedars-Sinai Patient Sues For Radiation Overexposure
• FDA Warns Philips Healthcare Of Quality Control Issues
• Flight 447 Crash Victims' Relatives Sue Airbus, Others
• Mutual Loses Bid For Injunction In Colchicine Suit
• Miss. Farmers Try To Nix Bayer Tainted Rice Defenses
• Magistrate Strikes 4 Complaints From Hot Fuel MDL
• FDA Eyes Fire Issues With Abbott, Hospira Devices
• Mass. High Court OKs Smokers' Medical Test Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Katrina GHG Mass Tort
• Generics Failure-To-Warn Case Enters Oral Arguments
• Reaffirming Casual Seller Doctrine In NY
• 11th Circ. Revives Ford Class Action
• Pfizer Hit With $1.3B Fine For Bextra Marketing
• NY Judge Halts Mandatory Swine Flu Shots
• Suits Over Deceptive Food Marketing Likely To Increase
• Kivalina Case Dismissal Breaks With 2nd Circ.
• CPSC Chief To Press China On Drywall Regulation
• Ala. High Court Reverses $275M AWP Decisions
• Century Fails Bid To Overturn Ruling For Lloyd's
• Philip Morris Drops Fight Over SF Tobacco Sales Ban
• Suit Over Allegan Breast Implant Ruled Preempted
• Topps Meat Buyers Seek Class Cert. In E. Coli Action
• Schlichter Hits Back In Yaz MDL Counsel Fray
• Kentucky AG Fights To Remand OxyContin Claims
• Skandia Joins Race For Lead Status In Pfizer Case
• Jury Awards Family $13.5M In Lasko Fan Fire Suit
• Bill Aims To Eliminate Generic-Drug Labeling Delays
• Court Pumps Up Insureds In Asbestos Liability Case
• Sears, Whirlpool Escape Defective Washer Action
• The FDA Stance On High-Fructose Corn Syrup
• Bankrupt Auto Supplier Seeks To Continue Volvo Suit
• FAA Wants $5M, $4M Penalties For US Airways, United
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Brother Printer Case
• Meat Co. Recalls Ground Beef Over E. Coli Concerns
• Metrolink To Pay $30M To Settle Glendale Crash Suits
• Mattel Settles Lead-Tainted Toys Suit
• Whirlpool Slammed With Another Stinky Washer Suit
• $110M E-Ferol Settlement Gets Tentative Court OK
• Medical Benefit Cos. Offer Deceptive Plans: Mass. AG
• Eli Lilly Reaches $13M Zyprexa Settlement With Idaho
• Ford Ups Recalls Over Faulty Cruise Control Switch
• Homeowner Group Can Sue Developer After Stay Lifted
• Philadelphia Jury Slaps GSK With $2.5M Paxil Verdict
• Bayer Escapes Some Claims In Tainted Rice MDL
• Yaz MDL Plaintiffs Balk At Schlicter Interim Counsel Bid
• Global Warming Litigation Heating Up?
• Judge Scraps Agent Orange Claims V. Chemical Cos.
• USDA, FDA Join Forces On Produce Safety Guidelines
• Mexico Asks WTO To Mediate US Meat-Labeling Spat
• Mitsubishi Paint Peeling Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Dornoch-PBM Insurance Battle To Go Forward In NY
• CSX Liability Suit Against GE Gets Trimmed Down
• Plaintiffs Score Partial Cert. In DuPont Plant Suit
• Health Workers Seek To Stop Mandatory Swine Flu Shot
• Honeywell, Nitro Dismissed From 43 Asbestos Suits
• Funds Try To Revive Sanofi Obesity Drug Securities Suit
• Exxon Appeals $150M Gas Leak Judgment
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Crash Claims Over Venue
• King & Spalding Nabs 2 Partners From DLA Piper
• Suit Says FDA Can't Ban Flavored Rolling Papers
• Stryker Wins $14M Judgment Against Insurer
• Medicare Reporting — Those Who Hesitate Are Lost
• Costco, Tyson Reach E. Coli Testing Deal
• Insurer Drops Defense Liability Suit V. Hagens Berman
• Class Action Over Cephalon Off-Label Claims Tossed
• Investors Compete To Lead Pfizer Derivative Suit
• Fen-Phen Attorneys' Fees Of $567M Justified: 3rd Circ.
• FDA's Trazodone Facility Worries Fixed: Labopharm
• Unomedical Pulls Potentially Lethal Resuscitators
• Pfizer, Wyeth Drugs Put On FDA Watch List
• Insurer Challenges Federal-Mogul's Coverage Suit
• US Asks WTO To Resolve EU Poultry Ban Dispute
• Insurer Asks To Be Removed From Aurora Dairy Suit
• Citigroup Fires Back Over 7WTC Damage Claims
• Yamaha Motor Fails To Nix Suit In Rhino MDL
• Malfunction Theory Nixed In Suit Over Fatal Pa. Fire
• Canada Wants WTO Panel Over US Meat-Labeling Rule
• Eli Lilly Settles $6B Zyprexa Suit With State Of SC
• FDA Orders Post-Market Review Of Spinal Screws
• EPA To Eye Effect Of Pesticide Atrazine On Humans
• The FDA's New Reportable Food Registry
• Bayer's Yaz Ads Violated Racketeering Law: Suit
• Iqbal Ruling Impact Starting To Be Felt
• Court Denies Preemption Plea In Generic-Drug Case
• Novartis Plaintiffs Look To 6th Circ. For Help
• Md. Appeals Court To Weigh In On Landfill Case
• Group Urges NHTSA To Recall Jeeps Over Fire Hazard
• Medtronic Seeks Dismissal Of InFuse Securities Case
• High Court Seeks SG Input In Mazda Preemption Case
• WCI Asks Court To Block Drywall Class Action
• Doe Run Wins Dismissal Of Hartford Claim
• Claims Dismissed In Ford Cruise Control Switch MDL
• High Court Rebuffs Appeal Of Exxon Valdez Damages
• Ciba DDT Suit Not Time-Barred By Ala. Law: Judge
• La. Contractor Hits Up Insurers For Asbestos Defense
• No Rehearing On Ark. Tobacco Liability Law: 8th Circ.
• PCA, Hartford Deal Sets $12M Aside For Tort Claims
• FDA Deviations In Menaflex Knee Device Clearance
• Court Takes Bite Out Of General Mills Labeling Suit
• Suit Says Sony PS3 Update Causes Unit Breakdown
• Asbestos Claimants Blast GM Unit's Bid For Stay
• $250K Damage Cap Constitutional: Ohio Top Court
• Botox Maker Sues FDA Over Off-Label Marketing Ban
• US Poultry Groups Push For WTO Probe Of EU Ban
• Bayer Sued Over Men's One-A-Day Selenium Claims
• Water District Can't Remand MTBE Case: 2nd Circ.
• Penumbra Recalls Another Make Of Catheter
• Target To Pay CPSC Fine Over Lead-Tainted Toys
• Calif.'s $130M WR Grace Asbestos Case Revived
• Pfizer Gets Lipitor Fraudulent Marketing Suit Tossed
• Fla. Residents Win Class Cert. In Raytheon Toxic Tort
• Learjet Suit Remanded After Failed Class Bid
• FDA Unveils Risk Strategies For Drug Industry
• Jury To Weigh Reichhold Coverage For Resin Suits
• Fujifilm Customers Ask For Cert. In Faulty FinePix Suit
• Gatekeeper's New Tool: Heightened Pleading Standards
• FDA Revises Plans On Drug Risk Communications