Product Liability Archive » January, 2010

Product Liability - January, 2010

163 articles

• Merck Drug Liability MDL To Go To Trial: Judge
• Honeywell, Others Win Combat Helicopter Crash Case
• Hinshaw & Culbertson Picks Up Kutak Rock Litigator
• Narrowing Scope Of Wash. Consumer Protection Act
• Caterpillar, Holt Hit With $56M Verdict In Injury Suit
• Starbucks Recalls Glass Bottles Over Shatter Risk
• House Launches Inquiry Into Toyota Recall
• Home Depot Asks Court To Ax Stand 'N Seal Testimony
• Class Action Slams Hospital Over Unnecessary Stents
• Senate, States Take On Cadmium After CPSC Report
• Levaquin Plaintiffs Seek To Pry Docs From J&J's Hands
• Stand 'N Seal Maker Denies Responsibility For Recall
• Toyota's Woes Grow As Huge Recall Spreads
• Claims Trimmed In Calif. Toxic Waste Suit Against Pepsi
• Petland Still In Doghouse For Selling Sick Puppies
• Judge Flushes Uponor Faulty Plumbing Action
• Hartford Seeks To Narrow Claims In Doe Run Suit
• Jury Pounds Attransco With $10M Asbestos Award
• For Toyota, Incremental Recalls May Mean Litigation Woes
• Wal-Mart Hit With Consumer Suit Over Service Plans
• Subclasses Dismissed In Dentsply Negligence Case
• Wis. Senate Passes Ban On BPA In Children's Products
• Bayer Loses JMOL Bid In 2nd Rice Handling Trial
• Indoor Tanning Group Settles With FTC Over False Ads
• Altria Unit Wants To Halt NYC Flavored Tobacco Ban
• In-House Counsel Name Favorite Litigators
• Novartis Reaches $185M Deal Over Off-Label Claims
• NY Considers Warning Labels For Energy Drinks
• Movement To Ban BPA Heats Up In State Legislatures
• Defect Sparks Massive Nipro Needle Recall
• Dell Appeals Nixed In Canadian Laptop Class Action
• Bausch & Lomb Appeals 'ReNu' Duty To Defend Loss
• Obama Taps Hagen For Top USDA Food Safety Post
• J&J Unit Wins Bid To Nix Tylenol Product Liability Suit
• NJ High Court Ditches Rule On Public-Interest Atty Fees
• Norfolk Southern Escapes Suit Over Toxic Train Crash
• Jury Nails Architect For $2M Over Time Warner Arena
• 7th Circ. Gives Shelter To Failed LearJet Class Suit
• Asbestos Litigator Barwick Joins Duane Morris
• Intel Laptop Battery Life Class Action Enters Mediation
• FDCA And Liability For State Failure-To-Warn Claims
• Nipro Issues Recall Of Insulin Syringes Sold In US
• Petroleum Cos. Sued Over Puerto Rican Facility Blast
• Bill Aims To Require FDA To Assess Nanotech Risk
• Insurance Cases Of The Decade
• Liability Suit Over McDonald's Sandwich Revived
• Consumers Push For Class Status In Digitek MDL
• Court Limits Atty Contact With MDs In Ortho Evra MDL
• US Walks In Bellwether FEMA Trailer Suit
• Rulings Underscore Need For E-Discovery Expertise
• Calif. Court Allows Steroid Class Action Against GNC
• Abbott Stops Marketing Weight Loss Drug In Europe
• As Trial Nears, Kaiser Flays Pfizer Neurontin Studies
• Deposition OK'd In Union Carbide Mesothelioma Suit
• Facebook Photos Kill Welder's Claims In MDL
• Lorillard Stubs Out Suit Over Asbestos Cigarette Filters
• Calif. Bill Seeks To Snuff E-Cigarette Sales To Kids
• The Economy Takes Its Toll On The Jury System
• Pfizer Settles Zoloft Preemption Case
• CPSC Loosens Rules On Lead In Children's Electronics
• BPA Judge Won't Revisit Bottle Makers' Dismissal Bids
• FDA Taps Acting Director To Lead Devices Unit
• Graco Recalls Strollers Following Amputations
• Class Decertification Stands In Pa. Neurontin Suit
• Sewage Board Wants Back Into Katrina MDL
• Printer Cartridge Cos. Tussle Over Destructive Ink
• Chrysler To Issue Recall Over Brake Safety Fears
• Ringing In 2010: The CPSIA Past, Present And Future
• SLU Hospital Escapes Guidant Defibrillator MDL
• Ala. Top Court Reverses Class Cert. In Duract Case
• Defendant In 447 Crash Suit Points Finger At Air France
• Insurers Committee Sought In Chinese Drywall MDL
• Cheerios Labeling Suit Sent Back To Local Court
• 400 Tons Of Beef Recalled Over E. Coli Risk
• Face-Lift Patient Denied Class Status
• Continental Wins On Proration In Indian Head Suit
• Ethicon Must Turn In Evidence In ObTape MDL
• Abbott, Others Marketed Stents Off-Label: Suit
• J&J Unit Widens Recall Over Contamination Concerns
• FDA Shifts To More Cautious Stance On BPA
• RJ Reynolds Didn't Violate Cartoon Ad Ban: Ohio Court
• Firm Settles Contract Suit With Injury Claims Co.
• Minn. Plaintiffs Make 1st Move For Cert. In Piping MDL
• Law Against Ambulance Chasing Stands: DC Court
• Calif. AG Fires Off Suit V. Electronic Cigarette Retailer
• Importing Drugs, Medical Devices To US From China
• Tort Claims Survive In Chinese Drywall MDL
• BE Aerospace Sues Supplier Over Faulty Swivel Plates
• Beazer Policies Don't Cover Home Defects: Judge
• Shareholders Fight Amgen's Stay Bid
• Insurers Move To Shift PBM Litigation To State Court
• Axis Fights Coverage Claim For Welch Marketing Spat
• Effect Of Product-Line Successor Liability Exception
• Weiner Proposes House Version Of BPA Ban
• Sony Pushes Settlements In 4 HDTV MDL Cases
• La. AG Goes After Chinese Drywall Cos.
• Trane Dropped From 98 Suits In Asbestos MDL
• Tyson Offers $5M To Settle Chicken Marketing MDL
• Insurer Tries To Ax Suit Over $30M Cruise Outbreak
• Judge Picks Merck's Discovery Plan In NuvaRing MDL
• Business And Legal Implications Of CPSC Database
• FDA Scolds Lilly, Bayer, Others Over Drug Ads
• Merck Discovery Bid Mooted In NuvaRing MDL
• ConAgra Asks To Strip Suits From Peanut Butter MDL
• Product Liability Cases Of The Decade
• Yoplait Customers Win Partial Cert. In Yo-Plus Suit
• CPSC To Investigate Cadmium In Children's Jewelry
• CPSC Approves Mandatory Recall Notice Guidelines
• LLCs Are Citizens Of Main Business State: 4th Circ.
• FDA Halts Sybaritic Sales Of Unapproved Devices
• Acer Pulls Aspire Laptops Due To Burn Risk
• Aetna, Guardian Ousted From Neurontin Off-Label MDL
• Guard-Line Dropped From 175 Asbestos Cases
• The Impact Of 2009 Amendments To Rule 15
• 5th Circ. Rejects Generic Preemption Argument
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Sanctions Against Cravath Attys.
• Injury Claims Tossed In Chevron Refinery Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Rehearing In CTI Contract Suit
• Judge Approves $176M Nightclub Fire Settlement Fund
• Court OKs Bridgestone, BMW Tire Class Settlement
• True To Word: AGs Curtailing Coupon Settlements
• Dentsply Class Action Over Cavitron Is Back On Track
• Del. Judge Tosses 2 Seroquel Suits
• No Indemnity Duty In Propane Blast Case: Texas Court
• Georgia-Pacific Hammered In Wood Trim Warranty Suit
• FDA Warns Against Bystolic For Heart Patients
• FDA To Look At Risks Of J&J, Amgen Anemia Drugs
• GSK Liability Suit Remanded To Ill. State Court
• KV Action Over Metoprolol Preempted: Judge
• 8th Circ. Ships 3 Prempro Suits Back To State Court
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Certify Pet Food Class Action
• Stand 'N Seal Packager Asks To Strike MD's Testimony
• Union Pacific Derailment Spat Not A Tort Case: 10th Circ.
• Sedgwick Nabs Enviro Atty For Houston
• NuvaRing Meets Iqbal
• FDA To Study Drug Safety For Pregnant Women, Fetuses
• 4th Circ. Knocks Ladder Co. Down A Few Rungs
• Ford Cruise Control Judge Clarifies Dismissal Order
• 8th Circ. Denies W. Va. Baycol Plaintiffs Bid To Refile
• Blank Rome Picks Up Seasoned Litigator From Orrick
• Lloyd's Told To Pay Part Of Shipyard Asbestos Defense
• AMO Wipes Out Contact Lens Solution Class Action
• Class Cert. Stands In DuPont Tainted Water Action
• Tobacco Cos. Win Challenge To Color, Graphics Ban
• RC2 Pays $1.3M To Settle Lead Toy Train Allegations
• Cirrus Asks To Ground Insurers' Suit Over Plane Crash
• Imperial Sugar Settles Plant Blast Claims For $345M
• Altria Unit Files Suit Over NYC Flavored Tobacco Ban
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $1.5M Provera Verdict
• 9th Circ. Unplugs IPod Hearing Damage Class Action
• Chubb Faces Suit Involving 'Dr. Phil' Supplement
• Spectranetics To Pay $5M Over Unapproved Lasers
• Ford, IBM, Daimler Dealt Setback In Apartheid Case
• Organic Shingle Settlement Class Gets Initial OK
• Questioning The Validity Of Failure-To-Warn Claims
• Court Slams Lid On Philip Morris Wrongful Death Suit
• 3rd Circ. Kills WR Grace Bid To Bar Mont. Mine Claims
• Lexington Need Not Cover B&L's ReNu Claims: Judge
• Product Liability Legislation To Watch In 2010
• Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2010
• Product Liability Plaintiffs Firms Of The Year
• Product Liability Defense Firms Of The Year
• Product Liability Defense Lawyers' Wish List For 2010