Product Liability Archive » June, 2010

Product Liability - June, 2010

191 articles

• EPA Pulls Clean Air Certificates For Chinese ATVs
• Shoddy Gas Well Casings A Single Occurence: Court
• FAA Seeks $2.5M Fines Against Trans Jet
• Sens. Push For Fix Of Maritime Liability Laws
• RJR Found In Violation Of Calif. Advertising Deal
• La. Can't Recover Vioxx Payments From Merck: Judge
• Evanston Sues To Duck Coverage In Drywall MDL
• Wyeth Can't Combine Texas Prempro Cases: Judge
• Clinical Trials And The Learned Intermediary Doctrine
• FDA Warns Baxter Over Dialysis Systems
• FDA Sued For Lack Of Response To BPA-Ban Petition
• Reports Spur Lawmakers To Call For End To Avandia
• Thompson Hine Adds Arnold & Porter Product Pro
• FDA Aims To Limit Antibiotics In Livestock
• High Court Lets Nigerians' Pfizer Suits Stay In US
• Boeing Can Try Preemption Defense Again In Crash Suit
• The Nationalization Of Personal Jurisdiction?
• Ore. Court Vacates $100M Award Against Philip Morris
• Wrigley Faces New False Ad Suit Over Eclipse Gum
• One A Day False Ad Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• Settlement In Subaru Odometer Suit Gets Approval
• Montello Insurer Seeks To Avoid Drop-Down Coverage
• High Court Lets Tobacco Ad Restrictions Stick
• Coverage Issues After The Oil Stops Flowing
• Jury Stuns Merck With $8M Verdict For Fosamax Plaintiff
• Kellogg Recalls Froot Loops, Other Popular Cereals
• Healthy Smokers Win Class Cert. Against Philip Morris
• La. Agency Seeks $545M In Entergy Katrina Suit
• Amgen Shareholders Appeal ERISA Loss To 9th Circ.
• Parents Seek Class Status In Pampers Liability Action
• The Reliability Of Structured Data In Litigation
• Merck Homes In On Defect Claims In Fosamax Closing
• In Re Grossman's And Asbestos-Related Future Claims
• 7th Circ. Upholds Remand Of Bayer Trasylol Suits
• Class Action Against Philip Morris, Others Tossed
• NY Legislators OK Ban On BPA In Children's Products
• Evenflo, Others Recall 2M Cribs As Safety Fears Grow
• House Passes Tough Formaldehyde Limits On Wood
• Toyota Must Give Docs To MDL Plaintiffs' Experts: Judge
• Fosamax Jurors Can Consider Plaintiff's Smoking
• NJ County Compels Insurer To Bring 'Fronting' Witness
• Garlock Wins Injunction Halting Asbestos Suits
• National Gypsum, Lowe's Can't Shake Drywall Claims
• Trasylol Plaintiffs Lose Bid To Use Expert
• Group Says McDonald's Toys Make Kids Eat Poorly
• Making Sense Of The BPA Debate
• Venue Up In The Air After BP Spill Litigants' MDL Bid
• Jaw Issues Not A Reason To Stop Fosamax: Expert
• Congoleum's $25M Pact With Insurers Upheld
• Shell Unit Escapes Action Over Nigeria Oil Violence
• Class Certified In Blue Sky False Advertising Suit
• Exxon Hit With $11M Suit Over Massive Gas Leak
• Energy Cos.: The New Target Of Nuisance Actions
• Honda Settles Warranty Suit Over Faulty Brakes
• Class Action From Digitek MDL Tossed
• Merck Expert Decries FDA Fosamax Report
• Prempro Punitive Damages Case Back In District Court
• EPA Delays Crackdown On Lead Paint Rule Violators
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Liability For Faulty Nissan Part
• High Court Won't Hear Venue Dispute In Ford Tire Case
• Solvay Cert Refusal Leaves FCA Circuit Split In Place
• Fair Ex Parte Communication With Doctors In MDLs
• Toyota Wins Bid To Nix Class Action Over Brake Defect
• Homeowners Awarded $2.4M In 1st Chinese Drywall Trial
• Judge Lets Al-Qaida Donors Off Hook In 9/11 MDL
• Asbestos Firm Must Dissolve After Founder's Death
• Claims Pared In HP Faulty Cursor Action
• Campbell Soup Recalls 15M Pounds Of SpaghettiOs
• FDA Looks Askance At Marlboro Light Marketing Tactics
• Tapping The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
• Fishermen Can Recover In Tampa Bay Pollution Suit
• Fosamax Plaintiff Takes The Stand
• 6th Circ. Reverses Sulzer Win In Implant Defect Case
• Red Cross Draws $16.2M In FDA Blood Safety Fines
• $33M Fee Award From E-Ferol Settlement Stays Intact
• Dispersant Maker Sued Over Gulf Spill Response
• Impax Asks To Appeal Budeprion MDL Dismissal Bid
• Depomed Yanks Diabetes Drug Glumetza
• Traversing CERCLA's 'Region of Doubt'
• Mitsubishi Wins New Trial In $11M Seat Belt Case
• EU Lawmakers Support Uniform Food Labeling Law
• Atty Sanctioned In Ford Tire Case
• Bayer Aims To Cork Mention Of BP Spill In Rice MDL
• SF Adopts Novel Cell Phone Radiation Disclosure Law
• FDA Launches Data-Sharing System For New Drugs
• The Likely Expansion Of Environmental Tort Claims
• Illinois Tool Works Escapes Welding Fume MDL
• Fosamax Trial Expert Stumbles Over Report Origins
• Insurer Wants Out Of $20M Sears Fridge Class Action
• La. Bans Chinese Drywall Insurance Cancellations
• US Officials Call For Study Of BP Spill Health Impacts
• Abbott Loses Bid To Toss Humira Cancer Suit
• General Mills Loses Bid To Consolidate Probiotic Suits
• Fate Of Class Action Waivers Rests With High Court
• Brewing Changes To US Chemical Regulation
• US Heightens Scrutiny Of Gulf Seafood Amid BP Spill
• Senate OKs Formaldehyde Limits On Wood Products
• J&J Gets Pa.'s Off-Label Risperdal Suit Tossed
• Hypertension Drugs Tied To Higher Cancer Risk
• Taishan Gypsum Appeals $2.6M Chinese Drywall Ruling
• Medical Monitoring: BP's Next Legal Headache
• HP To Settle 'Smart Chip' Printer Class Action
• Nigerians Cry Foul Over Chevron Win In Standoff Trial
• Pacific Fails To Shift Burden Of Asbestos Suits
• Aviva Settles Flintkote Asbestos Claims For $150M
• FDA Warns Gene Test Makers They Need Agency OK
• House Panel Probes Wyeth Off-Label Allegations
• Finding Criminal Liability When The Smoke Clears ...
• Supreme Court To Hear Matrixx Zicam Securities Case
• Ciba, Novartis Partly Dodge Contact Lens Injury Suit
• Schering-Plough Off-Label Marketing MDL Dunzo
• Drywall Class Action In Fla. May Spur More State Cases
• House Bill Would Fortify Food Safety In Schools
• Congress OKs Bill To Pay Oil Spill Claims Up To $100M
• Using Craft To Kill A $50B Class Action
• Aldrich Chemical Wins Reversal In Damages Case
• Judge OKs $713M Settlement For WTC Rescue Workers
• BP Spill Could Spark Cancer Nightmare For Gulf
• FDA Rebukes Pfizer Over Late Reports Of Side Effects
• GE Recalls 181,000 Washers For Fire, Shock Risk
• House Dems Probe McDonald's Over 'Shrek' Cup Recall
• Digitek Plaintiffs Want 2nd Look At Class Cert.
• Mazda Preemption Case Could Expand Car Co. Liability
• Neurontin Judge Doubts Atty Can Rep 292 Plaintiffs
• Combating Class Certification After CAFA Removal
• Continental Need Not Defend Faulty Turf Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Senate Committee Approves Auto Safety Bill
• No MDL For Plaintiffs In Domestic Drywall Suits
• Fosamax Witness Slams Merck's Bone Death Claims
• FDA Warns Drugmaker Aveva Over Plant Problems
• 7 Toyota Shareholder Suits Consolidated In Calif.
• All Eyes On J&J Case As FDA Tests Criminal Powers
• Blue Cross Sues Pfizer Over Off-Label Marketing
• After Long Haul, Congoleum Wins Plan Approval
• RICO Claims Tossed In Scruggs Contract Dispute
• Building Or Buying A Biofuel Plant? Think PSM
• Pfizer, West-Ward Recall IV Drugs Over Contamination
• Plaintiff In Fosamax Bellwether Says Merck Hid Risks
• Settlement Halts Trial In Mentor ObTape MDL
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Pa. Beryllium Exposure Class Actions
• Senators Tee Up Food Safety Bill For June
• Claims Pruned For 3rd Bayer Rice Bellwether Trial
• GM Recalls 1.5M Autos Over Washer System Fire Risk
• 7th Circ. Won't Boot Judge From Lead Paint Suits
• Top 10 Do's & Don'ts Of Environmental Crisis Response
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Class' Appeal Of Fen-Phen Atty Fees
• Hyundai Plaintiffs Ask Court To OK Clutch Defect Deal
• Iovate Trims Claims In $13.5M Hydroxycut MDL Case
• Lifesoy Shut Down Over Unsanitary Conditions
• Stryker Implant Suit Meets Preemption Test: Judge
• Asbestos Claims Send EnPro's Garlock Into Bankruptcy
• Welch Wants Insurer's 'Undisputed' Facts Tossed
• Chrysler Recalls 600K Jeeps, Minivans
• The Art Of Client Alerts And Bulletins
• Ex-Union Carbide Execs Found Guilty For Bhopal Deaths
• Lawyers Gear Up For Round 2 Of Fosamax Bellwether
• Chrysler Recalls 35K Vehicles Over Sticky Accelerators
• Bayer Ends Rice Importer's Contamination Suit For $6M
• Panel Nixes SportsStuff's Deals With Insurers
• USDA Solicits Input On Global Food Safety Rules
• Building And Marketing A Climate Change Practice
• McDonald's Recalls 12M Shrek Glasses Over Cadmium
• Kellogg Accepts Ad Limitations For False Health Claims
• Prempro Plaintiffs Try To Block Preemption Defense
• Jones Day Nabs Southern Calif.'s US Attorney
• Sears, Fashion Retailers Agree To New Lead Limits
• Wyeth Wins Brawl Over Heartworm Drug In 1st Circ.
• House Panel Turns Up Heat On J&J Over Recalls
• Axiom Loses Spinal Machine Suit By Default
• Sometimes, An Exclusion Is Just An Exclusion
• Whirlpool Recalls 1.7M Dishwashers Over Fire Risk
• 10th Circ. Remands Wyeth, GSK Suits Over Preemption
• Zurich, St. Paul Square Off Over $16M Weld Claims
• Special Master Affirmed In DuPont Marketing Case
• Court Clears Fen-Phen Attys Of Malpractice Claims
• Mega-T Maker To Pay $2.5M Over Diet Pill Claims
• FDA Warns Dexcom Over Glucose Monitor Problems
• Nicastro's Impact On Expansion Of Personal Jurisdiction
• Bondex Seeks Ch. 11 Protection From Asbestos Claims
• GM Tort Claimants Fail To Sway Judge To Allow Suits
• Kansas Classes Certified In Hot Fuel MDL
• GSK Settles 1st Avandia Suit Slated For Trial
• Milberg Defends Use Of Confidential Sony Sources
• Class Cert. Bid Defeated In Fujifilm Faulty FinePix Suit
• Wrigley Settles False-Ad Class Action For $6M
• Ford, Mazda Recall Sedans In China Over Engines
• SG Urges Justices To Reject Pfizer Nigeria Case
• High Court Won't Hear Tobacco Cos.' Spat With Mont.
• SG Says KBR's Combat Liability Not Ripe For Cert
• Class Status Sought In Bridgestone, BMW Tire Suit
• Mercury On The Move