Product Liability Archive » February, 2010

Product Liability - February, 2010

166 articles

• Chemtura's Bid For Diacetyl Agreements Draws Fire
• Judge Nixes Honda Hybrid Fuel-Economy Settlement
• Judge Won't Nix $22.5M Award In Pfizer Polio Suit
• Congress Urged To Fix Medical Radiation Standards
• Toyota Withheld Data In Rollover Suits, Towns Says
• J&J Unit Recalls 14,000 Blood Glucose Test Strips
• Military Base Toxic Water Claims Kept In Place
• Rohm Accuses Insurer Of Bad Faith In Enviro Spat
• US Appeals Katrina Canal Breach Defeat To 5th Circ.
• Bill Would Exempt Drywall Remediation From Taxes
• Md. BPA Ban Breezes Through State Senate
• The Financial Case For Law Firm Branding
• $61.5M In Settlements Reached In Lawn Mower MDL
• Bayer To Contribute To Fees Fund In Tainted Rice MDL
• KV To Pay $28M Over Ethex Drug Safety Charges
• Suzuki, Nissan, Daihatsu Recall Cars In Japan
• DOJ Charges Guidant In Faulty Defibrillator Case
• Insurer Sues To Duck Chinese-Drywall Installer Claims
• Senate Commerce Panel Seeks Expanded NHTSA Audit
• Plumped Chicken Needs Better Labeling: Sen. Boxer
• Case Study: Nicastro V. McIntyre Machinery
• $300M Philip Morris Verdict Sliced To $38.9M In Fla.
• Toyota Chief Takes Responsibility At House Hearing
• Pfizer Escapes Liability In Prempro Breast Cancer Trial
• Fiber Maker Can't Shoot Down Body Armor Suit
• Another Failed Attempt At Ill. Tort Reform
• Storage Co. Appeals Insurer's Coverage Spat Victory
• GSK Blasts Senate Report On Avandia Risks
• Toyota US Head Defends Internal Acceleration Probe
• Mont., Lilly Reach $9.5M Deal In Zyprexa MDL
• KV Pharma Shareholder Suit Over Recalls Nixed
• Builder Fights AIG Unit's Bid To Merge Drywall Suits
• Neurontin Suicide Case Survives Pfizer's Bid To Toss
• Pfizer Must Pay $9.5M In Another Prempro Verdict
• Actavis Failure-To-Warn Suit Not Preempted: Judge
• 7th Circ. Rules Paxil Suicide Case Not Preempted
• FDA Calls GSK's Avandia Safe Amid Public Concerns
• National Gypsum Claims Belong In Arbitration: AIG
• House Panel Says Toyota Misleading Public On Safety
• Digitek Defendants Seek to Block Class Cert.
• Sandoz Unit To Pay $3.5M In False Claims Act Deal
• Plaintiffs' Tactics Expose CAFA's Gray Areas
• Take Advantage Of New Expert Rules Now
• Senators Slam GSK, FDA On Avandia Safety
• US, Tobacco Cos. Petition High Court Over RICO Ruling
• Ford Hit With $23.4M SUV Rollover Award
• Insurer Fires Back In Denny's, Sara Lee Claims Suit
• Consumer Seeks Class Cert. In Kellogg's Krispies Spat
• Franklin Recalls 38K Water Pump Motor Controllers
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Mitsubishi TV Warranty Action
• What To Expect From The European Commission
• Consumer Claims Pared In Redline Advertising Action
• Early Moves In Court Could Limit Toyota Recall Liability
• Asthma Drugs Get New Rules After FDA Finds Death Link
• Novartis' Maalox Labels Linked With Serious Errors
• GSK Recalls Zinc Denture Cream Products Amid MDL
• ReNu Lens Solution MDL Slashed By 100s Of Suits
• Grassley Demands Details On FDA 510(k) Update
• Roche Hit With $25M Accutane Verdict
• FAA Slaps American Eagle With $3M Proposed Fine
• Cribs, Safety Database Top CPSC Priorities For 2010
• Lennox Fireplace Owners Win Class Cert. Bid
• Toyota's Troubles Deepen With Possible Corolla Recall
• All American, Plainview Hit With Suit Over Milk Product
• Clinical Investigators Beware: Greater FDA Review
• FDA Warns Kellogg Over Tainted Eggo Waffles
• More States Jump On Cadmium Ban Bandwagon
• $40M Marathon Coverage Suit Returns To Ohio Court
• Pfizer Experts Escape Judge's Boot In Neurontin Case
• J&J Unit Escapes Artificial Disc Negligence Claims
• Fish Cos. Can't Join Exxon's Valdez Damages Claim
• Lilly Settles Ark.'s Zyprexa Marketing Suit For $18.5M
• BPA Bans Could Fan Litigation Flames
• Plaintiffs' Experts Can Weigh In At Hyundai Trial: Court
• Bayer Asks To Stop Nazi References In Trasylol MDL
• Probe, Dealer Action Are Toyota's Latest Headaches
• Predicting SCOTUS In Merck V. Reynolds
• Honda Recall Signals New Era Post-Toyota Disaster
• Smarter Juries Rendering Bigger Verdicts, PL Attys Say
• Ill. Village Seeks To End Gulf Oil MTBE Claims
• Fund's Trasylol Marketing Suit Against Bayer Nixed
• Britax Latest To Pull Strollers Over Amputation Risk
• Court-Sanctioned Notice In Collective Actions?
• Pretrial Clashes Intensify In Neurontin Off-Label MDL
• VW Recalls 200K Brazilian Cars Over Wheel Issue
• Judge Tosses 'Borrowed' Suit Over Bayer Vitamins
• 10th Circ. Grounds Plane De-Icing Suit
• Digitek Plaintiffs Win Bid For Actavis Audit Docs
• In Search Of 'Proportionality' In E-Discovery
• Toyota Loses Bid To Get 'Cover-Up' Docs From Ex-Atty
• Suit Says Jillian Michaels' Diet Aid Doesn't Hold Weight
• Toyota Hit With Shareholder Class Action Over Recalls
• Construction Cos. Take Beef With Insurer To 4th Circ.
• Airlines, Insurers Want 9/11 Deal Terms Kept Secret
• American Airlines Could Face $10M FAA Fine
• LeClairRyan Grabs Liability Group From Halloran
• Toyota Recall Won't Hurt Ties With US: Japan Official
• Toyota Seeks To Toss Suit Over Accelerator Recalls
• Subpoena Nixed In Suit Over $30M Cruise Outbreak
• Legislators Seek Insurers' Data On Toyota Claims
• $12M Vioxx Deal Requires Merck To Add Safety Checks
• Acacia Recalls 217K IV Devices Over Faulty Component
• Dow Renews Bid To Kill UFW Pesticide Suit
• Alza, Sandoz Pain Patch Case Stays In Federal Court
• Airbag Problems Lead To Recall Of 379K Hondas
• Plaintiffs Ask Court To Revisit Neurontin Ruling
• Rohm & Haas Bests Insurer's Bid For Reimbursement
• Mexican Law Inapplicable In Ford Rollover Case: Judge
• Infant Deaths Prompt CPSC To Recall 500K Cribs
• RJ Reynolds Must Pay Smoker's Widow $9M: Jury
• Regulators Mull Toyota Corolla Probe
• Liability Verdict In $300M Philip Morris Suit To Be Cut
• FDA Seeks To Reduce Radiation In Medical Scans
• Travelers' Challenge To Asbestos Claims Thwarted
• Class Action Over Defective Home Trim Gets Certified
• Case Study: Donovan V. Philip Morris
• IFF's Tort Claims Barred In Tainted Vanilla Spat
• Farmers Reap $1.5M Verdict In Bayer Rice MDL
• Class Actions Over Toyota Accelerator Recalls Pile Up
• Becton Pulls Potentially Lethal IV Catheters
• Ortho Evra Plaintiffs Challenge Limited MD Contact
• Insurer Sues Hotels Facing Legionnaires' Claims
• CSX Transport Settles With GE In Train Derailment Suit
• Insurers Want Off Hook In Chemtura Diacetyl Suits
• Lessons From The Toyota Brand Crisis?
• Off-Label Marketing Ripe For Enforcement In 2010
• 9th Circ. Reboots Dell Laptop Class Action
• Last Class Claims Tossed In ReNu Infection MDL
• Fla. High Court Clarifies Personal Injury Claims Rule
• Former Partner Rejoins Shook Hardy From Altria
• 5th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Harley-Davidson Defect Suit
• Court Won't Compel Continental CEO Crash Testimony
• 2 New Suits Go After Toyota Throttle System
• Cardiac Science Recalls 12,200 Faulty Defibrillators
• Lilly To Pay Miss. $18.5M Over Zyprexa Marketing
• Prius Brake Issue Prompts NHTSA's 3rd Toyota Probe
• McCain Proposal Would Increase Supplement Oversight
• FTC Warns Wal-Mart, Gap, Others Over 'Bamboo' Ads
• Expert Testimony Back In Play In Accutane Death Suit
• A Response To 'NuvaRing Meets Iqbal'
• Cooper Tire Docs Contain Trade Secrets: Texas Court
• Senate Bill Seeks Ban On Cadmium In Kids' Jewelry
• FDA Seeks Info On Candylike Smokeless Tobacco
• AtriCure Settles Medicare Fraud Claims For $3.8M
• FDA Says Eli Lilly Overstates Benefits Of Adcirca
• Complaints Pile Up About 2010 Toyota Prius' Brakes
• More Plaintiffs Exit Katrina Oil Spill Suit Against Murphy
• 2nd Circ. Shoots Down Zyprexa MDL Atty's Fee Appeal
• Lawmakers Hold Toyota's Feet To The Fire Over Recall
• 3rd Circ. Tosses False Claims Suit Against Organon
• Q&A With Baker Donelson's J. Carter Thompson Jr.
• AIG Affiliates Sue Supply Firm Over Drywall Claims
• Nivea Maker Hit With Suit Over Anti-Cellulite Claims
• J&J, Wal-Mart Baby Shampoo Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• DC Circ. Stay Allows FDA To Stop E-Cigarette Sales
• Judge Stops Short Of Nixing Citgo Leukemia Suit
• Lancet Retracts Study Linking MMR Vaccine To Autism
• Tropicana Juice Ad Action Survives Preemption Claim
• Suits Over Toyota's Sticky Gas Pedals Accelerate
• Children's Cadmium-Laced Necklaces Recalled Per CPSC
• Ex-Bernstein Partners Open Mass Tort Firm In NY
• La. AG Wants Vioxx Suit Returned To State Court
• KBR Takes Aim At Troop Class Action Over Burn Pits
• Robot Not Cause Of Patient's Impotence: 3rd Circ.
• Widower Aims To Reignite Cigarette Liability Suit
• Obama Budget Devotes $1.4B To Food Safety Efforts