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Product Liability - August, 2010

186 articles

• Remand Bid Defeated In Propofol Class Action
• Prempro MDL Judge Nixes Plaintiffs' Expert Testimony
• Ore. National Guard Poisoning Suit V. KBR To Proceed
• Most Admired Attys: Skadden's Sheila Birnbaum
• Epson Tries To Keep Secret Report Out Of Printer Suit
• J&J Unit Faces Suits Over Recalled Hip Implant
• In 3 Pa. Rulings, Pharma Loses A Little But Gains A Lot
• Skilled Healthcare Fights Injunction In Patients' Suit
• Blowout Preventer Maker Loses Bid To Slow Recovery
• Tronox Says Enviro, Tort Deals Will Let It Exit Ch. 11
• FDA Finds Mice, Maggots At Iowa Egg Farms
• Most Admired Attys: Reed Smith's Michael Brown
• Court Tosses Asbestos Verdict Over Jury Instructions
• Amvac Fights EPA Ban On Pesticide PCNB
• Trade Group Backs Matrixx On Side-Effect Reporting
• Interlocutory Appeal Nixed In Hot Fuel MDL
• Avandia Probes Lead To ERISA Class Suit Against GSK
• MDL Judge Nixes Global Zicam Settlement
• Can You Google Or Facebook Potential Jury Members?
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Appeal In Vaccine-Autism Link Case
• 9/11 Workers' Attys Can't Bill $6M In Interest Costs
• Fla. AG Blasts BP Spill Claims Process
• Skechers Hit With Class Action Over Shape-Up Shoes
• WR Grace Submits Settlement With Insurers In Ch. 11
• Chemtura Settles Class Actions Over '04 Fire For $7M
• Chevron Asks To Intervene In BP MDL Enviro Case
• Class Cert. Denied In ConAgra Popcorn Action
• The Legal Market In Transition
• Court Should OK $12M Deal For Peanut Victims: Judge
• Toyota Recalls 1.1M Corollas Over Engine Defect
• Calif. Lawmakers Limit Cadmium In Kids' Jewelry
• Chemtura, Insurers Ink Diacetyl Suit Coverage Deal
• FAA Slaps American With Record $24M Safety Fine
• 2 More Egg Brands Recalled Amid Salmonella Crisis
• Montello Says 6 Insurers Should Cover Asbestos Suits
• FDA To Examine Genetically Engineered Salmon
• Stryker To Pay $1.4M Over Bone Protein Marketing
• Metrolink To Pay $200M Over Fatal 2008 Train Crash
• Massey Suit Over Toxic Coal Dust Gets March Trial
• Bayer To Pay Up Over Pesticide Plant Violations
• NHTSA Probes Fuel Tank Fire Hazard In Jeep SUVs
• Transocean Seeks Faster Ruling On Blowout Preventer
• Sweat The Small Stuff — Nanotech Insurance Issues
• FDA Warns J&J Unit Over Joint Product Marketing
• Calif. Court Grounds Alaska Air Whistleblower's Suit
• FDA Issues Guidance On Menu Labeling Rules
• Minn. Gets OK To Sue Jacobs Over Bridge Collapse
• Insurer Suit To Duck Crash Coverage Dismissed
• Oil Industry Wants Enviro Case Pulled From BP MDL
• NJ High Court's Guidance Expanding Spoliation Analysis
• Couple Wins $1.5M Verdict In Hernia Patch Bellwether
• FDA Warns AMRI Over Contamination At Mass. Plant
• Lawn Mower Horsepower Plaintiffs Fight $65M Deal
• House Committee Probes Massive Egg Recall
• FDA Chief Seeks More Funds, Power To Stop Salmonella
• Reinsurers To Pay US Fidelity $262M In Asbestos Spat
• J&J Recalls Acuvue Lenses In Asia, Europe
• Ky. Bar Probes Atty Over $20M Fen-Phen Fees
• Liberty Calls PATH's Dropping Of $7M Suit A 'Ploy'
• Claims Trimmed In Case Over Defective Electric Meters
• NJ Court Affirms $9M Asbestos Award Against Exxon
• URS Settles Minn. Bridge Collapse Suit For $52M
• Kan. Class Actions Merged In Hot Fuel MDL
• Chemtura Puts Diacetyl Claims To Rest For $50M
• Pfizer Wants Dozens Tossed From Bextra MDL
• Single Vs. Multiple Occurrences
• Frozen Fruit Pulp Linked To Typhoid Outbreak
• Zicam Maker Settles 18 Economic Injury Suits
• Lawn Mower Horsepower MDL Settled For $65M
• Mirapex Compulsive Gambling Suits To Remain MDL
• The Importance Of Monitoring Social Media
• Obama Installs Top Food Safety Official
• Woman Claims BP Refinery Release Caused Son's Death
• Scruggs' Son Moves To Vacate Bribery Conviction
• RJR Gets Access To Protected St. Luke's Depositions
• Critics Challenge Agencies' Optimism On BP Spill
• Dell Fails To Compel Arbitration In Defective Laptop Suit
• Understanding NC V. Tennessee Valley Authority
• Prempro Plaintiffs Eye New Trial After Wyeth Win
• Camel Rolling Stone Ads Aren't Cartoons: Pa. Court
• 6th Circ. Partially Revives Wyeth Redux Liability Suit
• Homeowners Abandon US Gypsum Drywall Case
• FDA, Rising? Oversight May Increase for Devices, Drugs
• EPA Targets 3 Chemicals Over Reported Health Risks
• 9th Circ. Nixes Class Denial In Land Rover Tire Suit
• Hagens Berman Sets Up New K Street Digs
• SC High Court Sets New Rule In $31M Ford Appeal
• NRDC Asks US To Up Seafood Testing Standards
• Pa. Court Refuses To Nix Counsel In Risperdal Suit
• Crowell Hit With Malpractice Suit From Hijacking Victims
• Insurer Seeks To Put Rival On Hook For Drywall Defense
• Fireman's Fund Says Leslie Plan Slights Insurers
• Claims Trimmed In Honeywell Air Cleaner Action
• Bayer Agrees To Phase Out Aldicarb By 2015
• GM Recalls 243K Vehicles Over Seat Belt Concerns
• Evaluating Self-Insured Retentions For Products Claims
• Regulators Probe Kia Soul Steering Complaint
• Acai Supplements Barred Over Alleged Marketing Scam
• FDA Threatens To Pull Blood Pressure Drug
• HB Fuller Seeks Product Liability Defense Coverage
• Costco Hot Fuel Deal Needs More Work: Judge
• Will Polluters Really Pay In Greenhouse Gas Cases?
• BA, Passenger Strike Deal In Plane Crash Spat
• Arguments Against Fixed Fees, And Why They're Myths
• Fuel Blasts Push Caribbean Petroleum Into Ch. 11
• Discovery Feud Heats Up In Suit Over Faulty Dell PCs
• Colleges Fail To Get More From Celotex Asbestos Trust
• Plaintiffs' Atty Barred From Using Leaked Zyprexa Docs
• 11th Circ. Affirms Breg Pain Pump Suit Dismissal
• GSK Epilepsy, Bipolar Drug Linked To Meningitis
• Yamaha Escapes Liability For Rhino Injury In Ala. Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Grilled Chicken Case
• Sens. Reach Agreement On Food Safety Legislation
• Enbridge Hit With Another Action Over Mich. Oil Spill
• Suit Over WR Grace Plant Construction Defect Tossed
• 7th Circ. Sides With McNeil In $3.5M Motrin Allergy Case
• Health Groups Join Fight For NYC Tobacco Warnings
• Yamaha 3 For 4 In Trials Over Rhino Defects
• Snapple Label Action Stayed Pending FDA Feedback
• Stricter Analysis Of Expert Testimony At Class Cert.
• J&J Faces Inquiries From State AGs Over Recalls
• Challenging CT Scans In Medical Monitoring Claims
• 10th Circ. Affirms $15M Award In Swift Accident Case
• FDA Warns CorePharma Over Manufacturing Issues
• Apple Japan To Replace Overheating IPod Batteries
• Novacare Recalls Supplements With ED Drug
• Ikaria Recalls Inomax DS Drug Delivery Systems
• Drywall Claimants Seek Class Status In Tousa Ch. 11
• Converteam Settles In Carnival Ship Propulsion Spat
• Early Findings Of Acceleration Probe Back Up Toyota
• Coke Wins Dismissal Of 'Calorie-Burning' Enviga Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Blueberry Farmers' Suit V. Novartis
• Wells Fargo To Pay $203M To Overdraft Fraud Class
• 5th Circ. Snuffs Out Protest Of Master Tobacco Deal
• EPA Cautions Consumers On Bedbug Remedies
• AstraZeneca To Pay $198M To End Seroquel Suits
• Antitrust Suit Against Allstate, State Farm Gets New Life
• Intervet Plan For Quiet Vetsulin Settlements Thwarted
• Is It Time For 'Total Recall' Of Medical Products?
• BP Puts $3B In Deepwater Horizon Fund, Taps Trustees
• FDA Warns Doctors Of Retrievable IVC Filter Risks
• FDA Blasts Novartis Over Drug Info On Facebook
• GM Loses Appeal Of $3.5M Rollover Verdict
• Select Comfort Class Action Put To Bed
• FDA Could Warn Gilead For Manufacturing Issues
• Dow Chemical Spill Suits To Be Heard In State Court
• FEMA Trailer Resellers May Face Criminal Probe: FTC
• CGL Coverage For Gulf Oil Spill Claims
• Nat'l Union, Nvidia End GPU Litigation Coverage Row
• $10M Verdict For Accutane User Nixed On Appeal
• Congress Urges FDA To Seek Sizable Budget Boost
• Bayer Wins Toss Of Third-Party Payors Suit In Yaz MDL
• Big Tobacco Faces $2.2M Verdict In Fla.
• When You And Your Contingency Fee Client Disagree
• Samsung Settlement Over Defective HDTVs OK'd
• Chiquita Terrorist Payout Settlement Gets Court OK
• Senate Passes New Child Nutrition Standards
• CPSC Recalls Figurine In 110K Fisher-Price Playsets
• Weight-Loss Pill Fraud Class Action Eighty-Sixed
• 11th Circ. Keeps Michelin Rollover Suit In Fed. Court
• Tiny Particles, Big Coverage Issues?
• Chemtura's Challenge Of Cleanup Claims Goes On
• Toyota Faulty Engine Action Runs Out Of Gas
• Jones Day Nabs 2 Partners For Golden State Offices
• AstraZeneca Puts 4K Seroquel Injury Claims To Bed
• NJ High Court Sets Guidance For Spoliation Sanctions
• DC Circ. Revives Almond Growers' Suit Over USDA Rule
• BP Hit With $10B Suit Over Texas Refinery Emissions
• Wash. DOT And Stormwater-System Arranger Liability
• $11.5M Bouchard Oil Spill Deal Gets Initial OK
• FDA Looks To Streamline Device Approval Process
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Cyberonics Win In Liability Case
• Wal-Mart, J&J Get Baby Shampoo Class Suits Tossed
• Pain Pump Coverage Spat Moved To Utah
• Potential Dramatic Changes To US Chemicals Law
• House Panel Puts Spotlight On Kellogg Cereal Recall
• Toyota Facing New Evidence In Acceleration MDL
• Petland Franchise, Insurance Cases Put To Rest
• GSK Sets Up Fund To Resolve Poligrip Suits
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-FDA Deputy Chief Counsel
• Class Claims AT&T's High-Speed DSL Is Defective
• Pfizer Win In Vaccine-Related Cancer Suit Overturned
• Weyerhaeuser Fails To Nix Toxic Tort Over Emissions
• Gillette Reaches $7.5M Deal In Razor False Ad Suit
• Smart Balance False Ad Suit Gets Another Shot
• Bankruptcy Implications Of Environmental Liabilities