Product Liability Archive » November, 2010

Product Liability - November, 2010

166 articles

• Doctor Indicted Over False Fen-Phen Injury Claims
• AMAG Updates Feraheme Label To Include Safety Risks
• Senate Passes Historic Food Safety Legislation
• The Food Safety Modernization Act: Radical Or Not?
• Kaba Ilco Hit With Class Suit Over Push Button Locks
• Man Injured In Plane Crash Sues Boeing, Avient
• Fla. Judge Tosses National Union Drywall Suit
• Ford Wins Verdict In Trial Over Ranger Design Defect
• Chemtura To Pay For Pentair Product Liability Suit
• High Court To Hear Railroad Proximate Causation Case
• High Court Won't Rehear Asbestos Insurance Fight
• Class Cert. Denied In Phillip Morris Light Cig MDL
• Good News For Experts (And Attorneys Who Use Them)
• Ark. Man Seeks Airport Scanner Injunction
• Nev. High Court Affirms $58M Award Against Wyeth
• Chinese Drywall Supplier Settles With 79 Homeowners
• SF Board Overrules Veto Of Happy Meals Bill
• Bravo Farms Recalls All Cheeses As Suits Pile Up
• Office Depot Settles Computer Warranty Class Action
• Novartis Hit With $1M Ruling In Aredia, Zometa Suit
• J&J Recalls 9M Tylenol Meds Over Missing Alcohol Label
• SC TrimBoard Settlement Gets Initial OK
• FDA Crime Head To Depart Amid Misconduct Claims
• Sonova Recalls Cochlear Implants Made By US Unit
• CPSC Finalizes New Database After Fierce Debate
• Judge Won't Rehear Dismissal Bid In Wyeth Pristiq Suit
• The Potential Impact Of 'Recall Fatigue'
• DuPont Reaches $70M Deal With Zinc-Smelting Plaintiffs
• J&J Pulls Children's Benadryl, Motrin Off Shelves
• Philly Judge Nixes GSK Paxil Birth Defect Suit
• Alcopop Ban Shows FDA Willing To Flex Muscles
• LandCoast Can't Shake Scaffolding Collapse Suit
• Exxon Mobil Sues Prysmian Over Bad Submarine Cable
• P&G Asks To Fight Align Suit On Home Turf
• Man With Mulched Foot Can Revive Home Depot Suit
• Comverge Sued Over Allegedly Faulty Thermostats
• The Content Marketing Revolution
• Feds Investigate Lead In Collectible Glasses
• Judge Says HCC Policy Doesn't Cover Chopper Crash
• Bassett Yanks Baby Cribs Due To Trap Hazard
• Claims Remain Dead In SGS Seat Belt Contract Suit
• Lidle Relatives Fail To Reopen Discovery In Cirrus Suit
• In The Mix: FDA And Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
• 9th Circ. Keeps Verizon Class Action In Federal Court
• CPUC Mulls Fines In Deadly PG&E Blast
• Ford, Navistar Face 2 More Class Suits Over Engines
• Avandia Plaintiffs Must Comply With Lone Pine Order: Judge
• Merck Picks Up Another Win In Fosamax Bellwether
• Darvon Maker Pulls Painkiller From US Market
• W.Va. High Court Nixes $4.5M Verdict Against J&J Unit
• 9/11 Rescue Workers' $713M Deal Clears Last Hurdle
• Syngenta Herbicide Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Feds Say Alaska Spill Violates BP's Probation
• Toyota Acceleration MDL Survives Dismissal Bid
• The 21st-Century Law Firm
• 5th Circ. Lets Wausau Off Hook For Keller Defense
• Vioxx Plaintiffs Take $5B Deal Woes To High Court
• Attorney Suspended Over Conduct In Black Lung Case
• France Says Diabetes Drug May Have Led To 500 Deaths
• 'Private' No More On Social Networking Sites
• Calif. Says Overstock.com Uses Illegal Price Practices
• Namibia Can't Shake UN Wall Collapse Lawsuit
• Pacific Owes Defense In Tubing Action, Court Rules
• Drink Makers Pan FDA's Alcopop Decision, Process
• FTC Seeks To Squash Pom's Battle Against Ad Rules
• Settlement Nixed In Margarine Health Claim Class Suits
• The Challenges Of FDA's Nascent Biosimilars Regime
• Cavalier BP Didn't Learn From Past Mistakes: Report
• Rituxan Wrongful Death Suit Stays In Federal Court
• Greenberg Adds Veteran Senate Atty To Health Group
• Ford, Navistar Face Another Class Action Over Engines
• EPA Plans To Test More Potential Endocrine Disruptors
• Judge Tosses 3G Phone Suit Against Google, HTC
• Senate Moves Food Safety Law Closer To Finish Line
• FDA Accused Of Contempt In Plan B Availability Case
• Pottery Barn Supplier Must Pull Infant Pillows, FDA Says
• Settlement Funds Established In Avandia MDL
• Smoker's Daughter Wins $80M In Damages
• FDA To Ban Caffeine-Alcohol Combo: Schumer
• 10 Tips for Corporate Counsel Facing Asbestos Suits
• High Court Blocks American Panel's Remand Appeal
• FDA Seeks To Improve Safety Of Heart Defibrillators
• Sears Sued Over Warranties On Broken Fridges
• Bouchard Settles Federal, State Oil Spill Claims For $6M
• Landfill Workers To Get $24M For WTC Debris Injuries
• Specialty Products Told To Narrow Asbestos Discovery
• Vishay Intertechnology Can't Escape Faulty Meter Suit
• TSCA Reform: The Push For More Disclosure
• Alcoholic Energy Drinks To Become Scarce In NY
• Philip Morris, RJR Snag 6th Consecutive Engle Win
• Utah Slaps GSK With Medicaid Fraud Suit Over Avandia
• US Loses 2nd Bid To Toss Camp Lejeune Water Suit
• SF Mayor To Veto Ban On Happy Meals
• Mo. AG Sets Sights On Car Warranty Telemarketers
• Controlled Oil Burns Posed Few Health Risks, EPA Says
• Navigating China's New Tort Liability Law
• 5th Circ. Lifts Sanctions On Expert In FEMA Trailer MDL
• Fla. Court Tosses Part Of Chinese Drywall Suit
• Graphic Tobacco Labels To Spur Free Speech Fight
• More Window Shades Recalled After Toddler Death
• Convicted Pharma Fraudster Seeks Post-Trial Acquittal
• Schumer Calls For Ban On Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks
• Avoiding Greenwashing Litigation
• Netezza, IISi Settle Suit Over Alleged Software Hack
• Appeals Court Upholds Win For Harley In Defect Case
• Feds Hit Back At Stryker Biotech's Dismissal Bids
• Fla. Man Says Philip Morris Should Fund Lung Tests
• Bayer Denied New Trial In Rice Contamination MDL
• High Court Weighs Class Action Bans In Arbitration
• Jury Says Gas Station Chain Should Cough Up $30M
• Old GM Hits Snag In Finalizing Disclosure Statement
• BP Culture Of Safety Must Be Reformed: Spill Panel
• Class Action Alleges Dexatrim Contains Carcinogen
• FDA Warns Claris Over Contaminated Drugs
• FDA Got Too Close To Drug Firms: GAO
• House Leaders To Probe FDA's Puerto Rico Office
• FDA Blames GE, Toshiba Radiation Problems On Misuse
• The Trend Toward Using The Risk-Utility Test
• Protest Of 1998 Tobacco Deal Heads To High Court
• Ex-Fidelis Owners Barred From Soliciting In 11 States
• Edwards Lifesciences Subpoenaed Over Heart Monitor
• No Direct Exchange Of Safety For Cost In BP Spill: Panel
• Centocor Loses Bid To Dismiss Remicade Suit
• Bankrupt Garlock, Asbestos Trusts Spar Over Docs
• Judge Trims Suit Over Fatal DC Metro Crash
• Canadian Class Actions Create Headaches For US Attys
• 10 Appellate Tips From A Former Chief Justice
• Quanta Sues To Avoid Chinese Drywall Coverage
• Apple Sabotaged IPhone 3Gs To Boost 4G Sales: Suit
• FDA Falls Short On Medical Device Monitoring: Report
• FDA, USDA, Cornell Launch Produce Safety Alliance
• Guests Sue Waldorf-Astoria Over Bedbug Infestation
• Nanoparticles: A New Mass Tort Frontier
• Zurich Exits Coal Co.'s Pollution Coverage Suit
• KV Securities Plaintiffs Fight Denial Of Bid To Amend
• Judge Squashes Hostess Trans Fat Labeling Suit
• MDL Judge Wants More Info On Zicam Settlement
• Liberty Mutual Loses Bid For Sanctions Against Kmart
• High Court Mulls Mazda Seat Belt Preemption Case
• 7th Circ. Stops Atty's 'Near-Frivolous' Sears Dryer Suits
• 5th Circ. Revives Cardinal Health Qui Tam Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rejects $3M Starbucks Burn Suit
• Fosamax Judge Restricts Bellwether Trial Evidence
• Flunking The Untested Hypothesis: Tamraz V. Lincoln
• Lawn Mower Settlement Appeals May Have Merit: Judge
• San Francisco To Take Toys, Sugar Out Of Happy Meals
• FDA Starts On Path To Approving Biosimilars
• Another Suit Filed In Fatal Calif. Pipeline Blast
• Insurer Objects To WCI Drywall Trust Procedures
• Anco Loses Bid For Pre-Tender Asbestos Defense
• Pa. Asks Retailers To Stop Selling Boozy Energy Drinks
• No Interlocutory Appeal For Cirrus In Lidle Crash Suit
• Calif. Defends Video Game Law Before High Court
• State Farm Suit Stayed For $6.4M Liability Feud
• BP Says Deepwater Horizon Spill Has Cost It $40B
• The Fight Over Food Labeling And Free Speech
• Sony, Best Buy Can't Shake Shoddy Laptop Claims
• Class Cert. Granted In Fla. Enfamil False Ad Suit
• Nestle Sues Distributor Over Lean Cuisine Recall
• FDA Issues Class I Recall Of Medtronic's Octopus Nuvo
• Supreme Court Disbars Former Fen-Phen Torts Atty
• Pfizer Recalls 38,000 More Bottles Of Lipitor
• Century Indemnity Loses Bid To Stay Asbestos Fight
• Rolls-Royce Nixes Part Of Carnival's $130M Defect Suit
• Australia Recalls Cosmetics Over Formaldehyde Levels
• Increasing Scrutiny Of Gov't Contingent Fee Deals