Product Liability Archive » December, 2009

Product Liability - December, 2009

130 articles

• Class Action Over Flimsy BMW Tires Still On
• AstraZeneca Unit Pulls H1N1 Vaccines
• Ford Gets Injury Case Over Anti-Lock Brakes Tossed
• Appeals Court Lets Kelly Oil Off Hook For Blast
• USDA Plans To Require Nutritional Labeling For Meat
• SC Court Strikes Tort Claims Over Ford Defects
• Polaris Recalls ATVs Over Steering Hazard
• Ikea Recalls High Chairs Over Risk Of Falling Children
• New DOE Energy Efficiency Enforcement Efforts
• Foreigners Can't Sue In US Over Austria Fire: 2nd Circ.
• NY Court Boots Ga. Man's Lipitor Case Against Pfizer
• Tronox Rolls Out Stand-Alone Reorganization Plan
• Class Cert. Sought In Suit Over 'Snake-Oil' CVS Item
• Fosamax MDL Plaintiff Takes Case To 2nd Circ.
• Negligence Claims Against J&J, Subsidiary Dismissed
• Judge Shuts Down IMac Display Screen Class Action
• DOT Limits Tarmac Wait Time To 3 Hours
• BP Hit For $100M In Texas Workers' Toxic Fumes Suit
• The Hanover Sued Over Asbestos Defense Refusal
• Managing Risks Of PCBs In Building Caulking
• Fall Hazard Worries Spark Infant Car Seat Recall
• Bayer Wins Ill. Class Action Over Baycol Marketing
• CPSC Extends Kids' Product Testing Enforcement Stay
• Insurer Wants Dismissal In Waste Case Coverage Spat
• Sewer Board Booted From Katrina MDL
• Web Co. Seeks Sanctions Over Dell Deposition Failures
• The Medicines Co. Issues Blood Pressure Drug Recall
• Pfizer Execs Seek Dismissal Of Derivative Suit
• Still In Hot Seat, FDA Opens Mexico City Outpost
• Amgen Says ERISA Anemia Drug Claims Lack Merit
• Deposition Ordered For Marathon In Hot Fuel MDL
• 5th Circ. Rejects En Banc Bid In Ford Crash Suits
• Hot Fuel Defendants Lose Bid To Toss MDL
• FDA Warns Abbott Unit Over Eye Device Manufacturing
• Md. Insurance Boss To Join FDA As Chief Counsel
• Bellwether Consolidation Denied In Levaquin MDL
• Appeals Court Nixes Vioxx Plaintiffs' Class Cert. Bid
• Spanish Warnings — Are We There Yet?
• Mercedes Class Action Deal Gets Green Light
• Strangulation Risk Prompts Window Shade Recalls
• Sanofi Recalls Weakening Swine Flu Vaccine Doses
• 2nd Circ. Revives GNC Class Actions Over Ephedra
• House Backs Bill To Turn Down Loud TV Ads
• WellNx Diet Pill Marketing Fraud Suit Survives
• NuvaRing Judge Scolds Defense Over Slew Of Motions
• Supreme Court Rejects Gun Liability Case
• $4M Settlement May Moot Policy Dispute: 2nd Circ.
• Chinese Drywall Claims Continue To Pile Up
• Insurer Fights Fla. Developer's Chinese Drywall Claims
• Bayer Once More Defending Trasylol In Federal Court
• FTC Alerts Homeowners To Bogus Drywall Fixes
• Don't Play With Little Miss Matched Pajamas: CPSC
• Preparing For And Reacting To A Recall
• Texas High Court Dumps $14M Whirlpool Fire Verdict
• FDA's Food Tracking Program Needs Overhaul: Report
• Recycled Tire Turf Likely Poses Low Risk: EPA Study
• Asarco Exits 'Successful' Ch. 11 Plan
• GSK Forced To Turn Over Docs In Avandia MDL
• Insurer Must Indemnify Maverick Over Piping: 5th Circ.
• Congress Offers $13M Raise To CPSC
• Texas Electric Co-Ops Want Out Of Fla. Insurance Fight
• Ohio Residents Appeal CSX Toxic Train Crash Ruling
• Georgia-Pacific Hit With Class Action Over Drywall
• NYC Nixes Board's Depositions In Ground Zero Suits
• Punitive Damages Still On Table In GM Rice Case
• FDA Panel Finds Fatal Risks In GE, Covidien MRI Drugs
• FDA Questions Low-Cost Drug Import Legislation
• Coal Co. Sues Insurers For Defense In Pollution Suits
• FDA Warns Sorin Over Inadequate Incident Reports
• Itochu, US Settle Zylon Marketing Claims For $6.8M
• FDA Should Beef Up Post-Market Drug Safety: GAO
• Bayer Recalls Alka-Seltzer Gel Caps Over Mislabeling
• PCA Officers, Trustee Settle Defense Funds Dispute
• Exception To Pa.'s One-Disease Rule
• HP Ink-Jet Printer Consumers Move For Class Cert.
• Homeland Security Opens New Import Safety Center
• Sealed Air Settles With Investors For $20M
• Eaton Found Liable For Old CBS Switchgears
• Phone Card Customers Lose Class Certification Bid
• Actavis Loses Bid To Toss Generic Reglan Claim
• MDC May Be On Hook In Radon Exposure Suits
• Lilly, 3rd-Party Payor Class Argue Zyprexa Appeal
• Senate Bill Seeks Increase In Bottled Water Label Info
• Diet Tea Maker Told To Cough Up $2M For False Ads
• Medtronic 'Denies Reality' In Pacemaker Case: Judge
• Rescuers Lose Case Over Distress From Pipeline Blast
• CPSC Investigating Zhu Zhu Pet Toys
• FDA Issues Warning On Voltaren Gel Liver Risks
• Ex-Mortician Gets Probation For Body Harvesting Plot
• Combating Abusive Pleading With Iqbal/Twombly
• Unilever Settles Potassium Supplement Suit For $1.4M
• Law360 Ranks Largest Product Liability Practices
• Bayer Hit For $2M In 1st Bellwether Rice Trial
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Solvay Marketing Suit
• Steris In Hot Water Again Over Sterilization Device
• GE Cuts Claims From Suit Over Katrina-Damaged MRI
• Jury Tells Volvo To Pay Amputee $8.75M
• Unilever Yanks Slim-Fast Canned Drinks
• FDA Asked To Look At Drugs' Impact On Child Weight
• Ecuador Seeks To Block Chevron Arbitration Bid
• Shook Hardy Keeps Clients Coming Back
• Product Liability Attorneys Dominate At Bowman Brooke
• FDA Warns Tyson Of Unsanitary Conditions At Plant
• Sanofi-Aventis Warns Of Norpramin Heart Attack Risk
• GSK Warns Of HIV Drug's Heart Attack Risk
• Consumer Group Seeks Ban Of Abbott's Meridia Drug
• Targeting Product Endorsements In Advertising
• Judge Nixes Mentor's Bid To Block Exec Depositions
• Helmet Labeling Class Suit Comes Up Short
• Halliburton Found Liable For Coverage In Crash Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive MDL Over Brazilian Plane Crash
• Court Says Suit Over Stryker Hip Implant Preempted
• Nvidia Told To Fork Over Docs In GPU Action
• Judge Won't Compel Boston Scientific Privileged Docs
• 11th Circ. Shoots Down Taser Wrongful Death Claims
• EPA Head Asks Congress To Fix Chemical Safety Law
• Judge Dumps All Claims In Brother Printer Suit
• Panel Nixes Pfizer Fraudulent Marketing MDL
• Judge Rips Fosamax MDL Lawyers' Spat Over Clients
• 6th Circ. Affirms Dismissals From Novartis MDL
• Suits Over Novartis Eczema Drug Return To NJ Court
• Crib Maker Stork Craft Faces Slew Of Suits After Recall
• 7th Circ. Finds Wal-Mart Not Negligent In Suicide Case
• 'Coke Classic' Buyers Seek Cert. In HFCS Action
• Judge Guts State's 'Slash And Burn' Zyprexa Suit
• Court Cuts Residents' Claims In Distillery Odor Suit
• European Vioxx Claims Don't Stand In US: 5th Circ.
• Class Cert. Denied In Boater's Blended Ethanol Suit
• Diet Pill Makers Seek False Advertising Coverage
• Unilever Hits Back At 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter' Suit