Product Liability Archive » July, 2010

Product Liability - July, 2010

172 articles

• FDA Links Cubicin To Serious Strain Of Pneumonia
• Study Finds Avandia, Actos Linked To Fractures
• Hotel Developer Sues For $13M WTC-Area Fire Loss
• Plaintiffs Lose Class Cert. Bid in Mo. Neurontin Case
• FDA Uncovers Violations At Sanofi Vaccine Plant
• Overhauling The Associate Recruiting System
• Plaintiffs Want La., Defendants Want Texas For BP MDL
• Bill Would Attach Felony Time To Food Safety Crimes
• Bayer Appeals $1.5M Verdict In Modified Rice MDL
• ConEd Settles With NYC Steam Pipe Blast Victim
• Sen. Seeks Stricter Rules For Oil Spill Dispersants
• EPA Calls On Congress To Toughen Chemical Regs
• Toyota Recalls 400K More Cars Over Steering Issues
• FDA's Drug Ad Rule And Learned Intermediary Doctrine
• Radiator Co. Wins Indemnity Ruling In Fatal Fire Case
• House OKs Bill To Set Mandatory CO Alarm Standards
• Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Reptile Food Recall
• Botched Plea Leads To Retrial In Zoloft Murder Case
• Wyeth Wins Round 2 In Trio Of Fen-Phen Suits
• Bausch & Lomb Recalls Eye Vitamins Over Gel Design
• FDA Says FastSize Penis Extenders Come Up Short
• States Are Slow To Embrace Twiqbal
• Jury Rules For Yamaha In 1st Calif. Rhino Suit
• National Class Action Claims Apple IPad Overheats
• Federal Law Applies In Cordis Stent Case: NJ Court
• Insurers Balk At Lien Waiver Request In 9/11 Deal
• Prius Headlight Suit Survives Toyota's Bid To Toss
• Avandia Panelist Issue Sent To HHS Inspector General
• Closing Atlantic Research's Gap: CERCLA's Next Step
• Gov't Can Pay Contingent Atty Fees: Calif. High Court
• Philip Morris Fails To Nix Claims In Cigarettes MDL
• Wyeth Bests Pa. Fen-Phen Hypertension Suit
• MDL Over Pfizer's Neurontin Soon To Be 46 Cases Lighter
• Infant Death Prompts Recall Of Baby Recliners
• Curtailing Superficial Attacks On Experts
• OSHA, CPSC Asked To Probe Chinese Grating
• FDA Panel Rejects Plan To Curb Opioid Abuse
• Sherwin-Williams Wins Case Over Incorrectly Used Paint
• FOIA Request Shows GSK Touted Off-Label Avodart Use
• Firestone Off Hook In Tire Defect Suit
• Wireless Industry Fights SF Cell Phone Radiation Law
• FAA Allowed Northwest To Flout Safety Rules: DOT
• How To Gain An Edge When Bringing A Daubert Motion
• How To Ensure The CPSC Protects Your Information
• Boston Scientific Warns Of More Defibrillator Problems
• Pa. High Court Revives Union Carbide Asbestos Suit
• Volvo Faulty Transmission Class Action Moves Ahead
• 11th Circ. Allows 4,000 Tobacco Claims To Head To Trial
• GAO Blasts Gene Test Cos. For Misleading Marketing
• Air France To Blame In 2009 Atlantic Crash: Intel
• Coke Suit Over VitaminWater Health Claims Survives
• P&G Ends Tooth-Staining Mouthwash Class Action
• Lannett Sues Over FDA Morphine Warning Letter
• The Global Expansion Of Toy Legislation
• FDA Panel Favors Nixing Avastin For Breast Cancer
• New Bill Would Toughen Cosmetics Safety Rules
• FDA Warns Abbott Unit Over Glucose Monitors
• Alcon Recalls Constellation Eye Surgery System
• FDA Bars New Patients From Avandia Study
• Claims Cut From Suit In Hydroxycut Marketing MDL
• Chevron Settles With La. Residents Over Gas Leak
• NY Legislature Passes Ban On Drop-Side Cribs
• Suits Pile Up In Zimmer Hip Device MDL
• Discovery Gets Under Way In Toyota MDL
• Asbestos Tort Reform: Where Are We?
• Pfizer Gets Off-Label Suit Over 12 Drugs Tossed
• Trial Vet Joins Baker & Daniels From Levenfeld
• Pro-Avandia FDA Panelist Is Paid GSK Speaker
• CERCLA Section 309 And State Law Limitations Periods
• J&J Hit With Grand Jury Subpoena Over Drug Recalls
• Steering Flaws Drive Toyota Into More Hot Water
• Feinstein, Dingell Face Off Over Food Safety Bill
• Avis Budget Escapes Contract Action Over Gas Fees
• 5th Circ. Shoots Down Challenge To Vioxx Settlement
• Novartis Wins Punitive Damages Ruling In Aredia Suits
• FDA Finds Violations At Pa. J&J Plant
• Trustee, Others Blast Chemtura Disclosure Statement
• Development Hits Amerisure Back In Sinkhole Spat
• Hinshaw Adds 3 Wilson Elser Product Liability Partners
• Case Study: Grossman's V. Gordon Van Brunt
• Court Spares Part Of Kickback Suit Against Abbott
• Apple Offers Free Cases To Fix IPhone Signal Problem
• Suit Claims Seacor Fireboats Caused Gulf Well Damage
• National Union Sues Liberty Mutual Over Can Claims
• BP Spill Suit Stayed Pending JPML Decision
• Dragas Gets 2nd Chance At Drywall Coverage Claims
• Total UK To Pay $9.5M Over 2005 Fuel Depot Blast
• Toyota Hit With Class Action Over Lexus Valve Issue
• Elan Inks $204M Deal In Zonegran Off-Label Probe
• Assessing The Component Parts Doctrine Defense
• 5th Circ. Snuffs Xcaliber's Challenge To Settlement Law
• Insurers Need Not Cover Avent's BPA Claims: 7th Circ.
• Despite String Of Losses, Big Tobacco Hunkers Down
• BMW, Bridgestone Knew About Tire Flaws: Plaintiffs
• STi Settles Calling Card Class Action For $8.4M
• Pottery Barn Kids Recalls 82K Drop-Side Cribs
• GSK Ponied Up $2.4B In Legal Charges In 2nd Quarter
• Lawyers Push For Top Spots In Avandia MDL
• Iovate To Pay FTC $5.5M In False Health Claims Suit
• GSK Settles 10,000 Avandia Cases For $460M
• 12 Guidelines For Law Firm Marketing Investments
• Trial Loss Leaves Bayer 0 For 3 In Modified Rice MDL
• House Hearing Probes Drug Limits In Meat Farming
• IPhone Review Hands Plaintiffs Bar Big Weapon
• FDA Panel Votes To Restrict GSK's Avandia
• Markey Asks FDA To Look Into Arsenic In Gulf Seafood
• Nestle Unit Reaches FTC Accord Over Boost Ads
• Last Call For Minn. Forum Shoppers
• 1st Class Certified In Whirlpool Moldy Washer MDL
• Insurers Balk At KB Home's Drywall Claims
• Ford Off The Hook In Focus Personal Injury Case
• AIG Units Drop Drywall Coverage Suit Against Supplier
• Daewoo Must Carry Ex-Affiliate's Liability Costs: Jury
• Landowners' Chevron Claims Filed Too Late, Court Says
• US Can't Be Pulled Into Comair Crash Damages Suit
• Polio Vaccine Suit Against Pfizer, Others Dismissed
• PMA, Beazer Bury Home Construction Insurance Feud
• Judge Keeps $200M MDL Over Ford Vans Alive
• Leslie Files Ch. 11 Plan To Resolve Asbestos Claims
• CB Fleet Settles Bowel Cleanser Product Liability MDL
• Appeals Court OKs 3rd Trial In Lufkin Crash Suit
• Schumer Urges FTC To Probe Caffeinated Malt Drinks
• McDermott Snags Former FDA Bigwig From Buchanan
• Shielding Product Makers From Cleanup Liability
• Consumers Target J&J Over Children's Drug Recalls
• Failure-To-Warn Claim Survives In Harley Crash Suit
• GARA Exceptions And Aircraft Maintenance Manuals
• Ingersoll-Rand Ends $1.5M Asbestos Coverage Spat
• FDA Doctor Calls GSK Avandia Trial Biased
• Fla. Jury Awards Smoker $21M From Philip Morris
• Calif. Court Backs Clarendon In Defense Costs Fight
• Fosamax Victor's Lawyer Faces Sanctions For Closing
• Cargill Strikes Deal In Groundwater Contamination Suits
• J&J Expands OTC Drug Recall Over Smell Issue
• Medical Groups Seek Action On Device Tracking Rule
• Insurer Sues Over Salmonella Recall Obligations
• Travelers Sued Over Asbestos Defense Coverage
• 8 Steps To Reducing Nanotorts In Your Nanofuture
• FDA Serves Up Nationwide Rules On Menu Labels
• ConAgra Off Hook In Consumer 'Popcorn Lung' Suit
• McDonald's Will Fight Proposed Happy Meal Suit: CEO
• Cory Lidle Plane Crash Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• TJX Directors, Pension Fund End Data Breach Fight
• 8th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Grounded AA Plane Suit
• Skilled Healthcare Hit With $671M Verdict
• 9th Circ. Nixes CAFA Sanction For DLA, Bradley Arant
• Schering Settles With Supplier Over Recall Costs
• FDA Warns Cornerstone Over Zyflo Marketing
• Costco Shrimp Shoppers Ask To Revive Injunction Bid
• EPA Holds All Contractors To Lead-Safe Rule
• FDA Issues Class I Recall Of Medtronic Defibrillators
• Toyota Recalls 139K Lexus Cars Over Faulty Valves
• Polish Health Attys Jump To Baker & McKenzie
• Dentist Bites Nobel Biocare With Faulty Implant Action
• Suit Over Lack Of Fruit In Crunch Berries Chucked
• Avoiding The MDL For Insurance Coverage Disputes
• Del. Court Ruling Could Aid Chinese Drywall Insureds
• BE Aerospace, Trident End Faulty Swivel Plates Spat
• Insurer, Pentair Reach Deal Over $30M Cruise Outbreak
• Claims Narrowed In 'Diet Coke Plus' Marketing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Verdict For Yacht Finish Maker
• Apple Admits To IPhone 4 Defect Amid Class Actions
• Calif. Moves Closer To Enacting BPA Ban
• The Power Of Procedure Under Anti-SLAPP Laws
• Nutritional Marketing Claims Raise Ire Of FTC, FDA
• House Passes SPILL Act For Oil Rig Disaster Victims
• Toyota Says Faulty Valves May Stall Lexus Engines
• Suit Over Diacetyl In ConAgra Popcorn Stays Alive
• Insurer Sues Over General Cable's Asbestos Claims
• IPhone 4 Signal Issues Spawn 2 Class Actions
• PS3 'Open OS' Suits Against Sony Consolidated
• UCL Class Actions In The Wake Of Tobacco II