Product Liability Archive » November, 2009

Product Liability - November, 2009

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• High Court Mulls Statute Of Limitations In Investor Suits
• Seafood Cos. Angle For Exxon Valdez Damages
• NJ Law To Govern Punitives In Zometa, Aredia Cases
• Punitive Damages Fight Revived In ObTape Case
• Wyeth V. Levine Won't Affect Liability Win For Perrigo
• Supreme Court Denies Ford's Appeal Of $83M Award
• Generic-Drug Labels Must Provide Warnings: 8th Circ.
• Citigroup Seeks To Escape 7WTC Damage Dispute
• Wrongful Death Suit Over J&J's Remicade Closed
• Toyota Recalls 110K Tundras Over Corrosion Fears
• Hyundai Must Pay $8M For Ducking Discovery: Court
• Toyota To Replace Pedals Over Floor Mat Worries
• State Of Confusion: Design Defect Cases In Pa.
• ConAgra Tries To Break Up Peanut Butter MDL
• Bowman Opens SC Office With Nelson Mullins Quartet
• Continental, ExpressJet Fined Over Tarmac Debacle
• Stork Craft Yanks Drop-Side Cribs In Massive Recall
• 9th Circ. Kills Humane Society Bird Slaughter Case
• GSK Pulls H1N1 Vaccine Amid Reports Of Reactions
• Cirrus Wrongful Death Win Partially Overturned
• Dornoch, PBM Settle $6M Tainted Formula Dispute
• Jury Tacks On $28M In Punitive Damages For Pfizer
• FDA Launches Safety Review Of Weight Loss Drug
• Merck Wins Bid To Toss Texas Medicaid Fraud Suit
• GM Seeks $30M In Faulty Steering Component Suit
• Duty To Warn For Other Manufacturers' Products?
• 2nd Bellwether Case Over Merck's Fosamax Nixed
• Zicam Maker Urges FDA To Reverse Anosmia Finding
• Drywall Linked To Metal Corrosion In Homes: CPSC
• Claims Against Hoover Oilfield Over Flow Line Stick
• Smoker Death Case Against Philip Morris Tossed Again
• Pfizer Hit With $6.3M Prempro Verdict In Pa.
• CPSC Reveals Recall Of Salomon Ski Bindings
• Kinder Morgan Caused Ethanol Plant Explosion: Suit
• Ex-Smoker Wins $300M Verdict In Philip Morris Suit
• Bayer's Motion For JMOL Denied In Modified Rice Case
• Win For Leslie In Asbestos Liability Suit Confirmed
• P&G Recalls Nasal Spray Over Bacteria Risk
• FDA Enforcement Heating Up
• FERC Launches Probe Of Gas Pipeline Rates
• Ohio Residents Appeal Chevron Refinery Suit Dismissal
• Airlines May Have To Pay For Delays: EU High Court
• Boeing Sued By London Plane Crash Victims
• Judge Blames Army Corps For Katrina Canal Breach
• 9th Circ. Allows CTI Contract Dispute To Go Forward
• Water District Fights Toss Of MTBE Groundwater Claims
• Plavix Label Revised To Include Prilosec Warning
• Bayer, GE, Covidien MRI Agents Carry Higher Risk: FDA
• Importer Recalls 664,000 Gas Grills Sold At Lowe's
• Applebee's Suits Over Hidden Fat Sent To State Court
• FDA Warns Medtronic Over Heart Rhythm Unit
• Continental Must Produce Docs In Cruise Outbreak Spat
• The Reluctance To Certify Mass Class Under CAFA
• NJ, Pa. Gift Card Claims Against TD Bank Move Ahead
• Food Safety Bill Clears Senate Committee
• Insurer Disputes Coverage Of Amtrak Crane Accident
• CSI Recalls Sheath Introducers Amid Breakage Fears
• Seroquel Plaintiffs Rebuked Over Video Testimony Bid
• Calif. AG Warns Sears, Others Over Lead-Tainted Toys
• Seller Of Fake Cancer Drugs Loses Bid For New Trial
• FDA Warns Abbott To Fix 'Adulterated' Devices
• Most Orange County MTBE Claims Time-Barred: Judge
• Eli Lilly Escapes Suit Over Prozac Slaying, Suicide
• AstraZeneca Fights Bid To Videotape Seroquel Expert
• Asarco Judge Picks Parent Cos.' Reorganization Plan
• Class Certified In Abbott Contact Lens Solution Suit
• Wyeth, Schwarz Off Hook In Generic Reglan Suit
• Two Claims Left Standing In Hyundai Subframe Suit
• Why Supreme Court Should Deny Review In Mazda
• Class Cert. Bid Nixed In J&J Panacryl Sutures MDL
• W.Va. Plaintiffs To Fight Baycol MDL Ruling In 8th Circ.
• More Bodybuilding Products Recalled Over Steroids
• 8th Circ. Upholds Tossing Of Baycol Expert Testimony
• FDA May Issue Last Call On Booze, Caffeine Marriage
• FDA Warns Public About Post-Surgery Infusions
• La. Residents Seek Class Cert. Over Fertilizer Leak
• FDA Issues Safety Warning About 5 Genzyme Drugs
• Rozen Named Special Master In Chinese Drywall Case
• Sherwin-Williams Appeals $7M Lead Paint Verdict
• Growing Safe Food Act Vows Aid To Small Farms
• FDA Food Code Gets Undercooked-Meat Amendment
• Judge Tosses Action Over CSX Toxic Train Crash
• Pfizer Looks To Shake PCB Pollution Claims
• A Unified Approach To Duty For Failure To Warn
• ConAgra Looks To Sever Suit From Peanut Butter MDL
• CPSIA Compliance Challenges Importers, Regulators
• Judge Corks Winery's Bid For Sanctions In Contract Suit
• St. Jude Parries Insurer's Bid To Sidestep Coverage
• KBR Faces Another Suit Over Burn Pit Toxic Fumes
• Lilly To Pay Utah $24M Over Zyprexa Marketing
• Judge Leaves Indemnity To State Courts In Pipe Spat
• CB Fleet Settles With Axis On Bowel Cleanser Suits
• BPA MDL Against Bottle Makers Survives Bid To Toss
• Different FDA Regs For Devices, Drugs Rule Preemption
• Class Accuses GE Of Marketing Unsafe Microwaves
• Raytheon Loses Bid To Depose Plaintiffs' Counsel
• Woman Gets $5M For Liver Damage From Energy Pill
• Fraud Claims Cut From Actimmune Marketing MDL
• Class Notice Ready To Go In Gas-Skimping Action
• MDL Over Fatal NY Plane Crash Gets Under Way
• FEMA Trailer Supplier Fights Express Warranty Claim
• Both Sides Claim Win In $72M Mega Brands Settlement
• Maclaren Strollers Pulled Over Amputation Risk
• Celexa, Lexapro Deal Covers Civil Claims Only
• FDA Warns Online Smoke Shops Over Flavor Ban
• Texas Appeals Court Seals Volvo SUV Test Document
• Plaintiffs' Demand For Docs Too Late In Seroquel MDL
• Ark. High Court Tosses Nexium Marketing Fraud Suit
• State Farm, Ford Settle Faulty Cruise Control Claims
• Ill. Cancer Hospital Hit With Whistleblower Suit
• Liability For Long-Tail Claims: Pro Rata Or All Sums?
• Samsung Microwaves Yanked Over Shock Hazard
• Plaintiffs Drop Lipitor Class Action Against Pfizer
• Minn. Bridge Collapse Victims, Contractor Reach Deal
• Boston Scientific To Pay $296M To Settle Probe
• DOJ Probes Abbott's Sales, Marketing Of Depakote
• Canadian PS3 Player Sues Sony Over Faulty Software
• Sony Latest To Be Sued Over Laptop Battery Life
• General Star Excess Policy Spat Revived
• P&G Sued Over Vicks With Vitamin C Products
• Ala. Halts Sale Of Antibiotic-Laced Asian Catfish
• Eckert Seamans Adds 2 From Dechert
• Tobacco Cos. Lose Bid To Block Labeling Law
• Claims Tossed In Whirlpool Washer MDL
• Centurion Recalls Kits With Faulty Tracheal Tubes
• Claims Spun Out Of Sears Defective Washer Suit
• Developments In Climate Change Nuisance Litigation
• NHTSA Rebukes Toyota For 'Inaccurate' Press Release
• Mutual Pharma Sanctioned In Sulindac Suit
• AtriCure To Pay $4M Over Ablation Device Marketing
• Pfizer Prempro Verdict Rumored To Be $75M
• American Regent Expands Pain Injection Vial Recall
• Online Vendor Recalls Supplements Over Steroids
• Congoleum, Wachovia Ask To Extend DIP Agreement
• Differential Diagnosis — Trending Toward Exclusion
• Dell Laptop Battery Complaint Fails Under CAFA: Judge
• Family Wants Volkswagen Sanctioned In Crash Case
• Target, CVS, Others Face Relacore Fraud Action
• Flavored Tobacco Bans Ignite Trade Issues
• KPT Waives Hague Convention Rights In Drywall MDL
• DOJ Targets Canadian Textile Co. Over Defective Zylon
• FDA Issues Warning Over Eli Lilly Diabetes Drug Byetta
• High Court Asks Solicitor General For Brief In Pfizer Suit
• Reinsurer Disputes $25M Bill For Asbestos Coverage
• Phone Radiation Suits Against AT&T, Others Kept Alive
• 8th Circ. OKs $27M Damages Dismissal In Prempro Case
• Deck Materials Maker Appeals Coverage Ruling For AIG
• Plaintiffs Seek Cert. In Weight Loss Products Fraud Suit
• Supreme Court Nixes Asbestos Insurance Appeal
• Calif.'s Prop 65: Is It Worth The Fight?