Product Liability Archive » February, 2011

Product Liability - February, 2011

193 articles

• Calif. High Court Revives Baycol Class Action
• Pulte Faces Sanctions In Georgia Stormwater Suit
• Court Revives $10B Philip Morris Light Cigarette Suit
• Leaded-Brass Hose Warning Label Suit Shrinks
• Indian Court To Hear Bid For $1.7B In Bhopal Payments
• Pump Maker Seeks Asbestos Coverage From Federal
• Shanghai GM Yanks Cars Over Faulty Fuel Lines
• CPSC Database May Mean Messy Discovery Battles
• BP Spill Fund Accused Of Neglecting Victims
• Cobra Sex Supplement Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• A Return To The Wild West For Calif. UCL Actions
• 2 Developers Exit Evanston Drywall Coverage Suit
• Supreme Court Revives Ford Window Defect Suit
• Tobacco Cos. Sue FDA Over 'Biased' Advisory Board
• Heating Manufacturer Sued Over Faulty Furnaces
• Beveridge Seeks Quick Win In Pesticide FOIA Suit
• Electrolux Sued Over Fire-Sparking Dryer Model
• Insurer Owes Only $2M For Highway Cases, Suit Says
• Toyota Faces Class Suit Over Lexus Paint Problems
• FDA Grants Avastin Safety Hearing For Genentech
• Class Sues Lights Of America Over LED Ad Claims
• ESAB Coverage Row Scattered To Arbitration, SC Court
• Tile Maker, Parent Spar In Asbestos Liability Spat
• Hamilton Beach Fights Tests Of Alleged Faulty Kettle
• FDA Outlines Initiatives Inspired By DES 'Tragedy'
• Massey To Create Medical Fund In W.Va. Slurry Suit
• Behind Closed Doors: Hurdles Juries Face
• Sticking Pedals Prompt Another Toyota Recall
• Fen-Phen Atty Should Be Disbarred, Report Says
• Tobacco Cos. Should Admit Fault In Smoking Ads: US
• Insurers Sue Inspection Co. Over IMTT Blast Coverage
• Trust Funds Lose Discovery Round In Asbestos Saga
• Union Carbide Gets Partial Win In Insurance Suit
• Jury Awards Ex-BNSF Engineer $1.9M For Injuries
• House Urges FDA To Find Contaminated Heparin Source
• Insurer Loses Bid To Nix Policies For Pool Slide Cos.
• Ford Recalls F-150 Trucks Over Air Bag Risk
• Liberty Mutual Units Want Off Hook For Four Loko Suits
• US Car Safety Rules Don't Bar State Torts: High Court
• 1st Circ. Declines Light Cigarette Class Cert. Row
• Bayer Vitamin False Ad Action Gets Trimmed
• Exxon Unit Loses Bid To Overturn $8M Benzene Verdict
• Pfizer Ends Suits Over Nigerian Trovan Deaths
• OnStar Wants Out-Of-State Claims Nixed In Mich. Suit
• Va. Bill Would Require Disclosure Of Chinese Drywall
• High Court Won't Review $5B Vioxx Deal
• High Court Says Vaccine Act Preempts State Law Claims
• Dissecting ALI's Restatement Of Torts
• Zimmer Hits Law Firms With False Advertising Suit
• SNC-Lavalin Hit With $2.4M Verdict For Faulty Pipe
• US Lawmakers Urge Taiwan To Drop Beef Over Beef
• Massey Fails To Nix Class Action Over Toxic Coal Dust
• Defense Can Play Offense In Class Action Pleading
• Decision On $9B Chevron Judgment Delayed
• Ford, Continental Liable For Bad Explorer Tire: Suit
• HP Moves To Strike Action Over Faulty Computers
• Pepsi, OneBeacon Settle Contamination Coverage Suit
• Sony Ducks Most OS Claims In PS3 Action
• NZ Bans Avandia Over Cardiovascular Concerns
• Colony Calls SLB Toys Liability Policy Invalid
• Sprint, HTC Accused Of 4G Fraud In Class Action
• Honda Launches Global Recall Of Faulty Fits
• NY Judge OKs $308M Asbestos Indemnity Deal
• Spill Report Says BP Knew About Halliburton Trouble
• Judge Disses Class Cert. Bid In Sanofi Ketek Suit
• Toyota Says Acceleration Class Action Lacks Facts
• FDA Issues Recall Of Medtronic Infusion Pumps
• Class Action Over Guidant Pacemakers Nixed
• An Update On MDL-875
• NJ Court Revives Giants Stadium Escalator Suit
• La. Seeks $12B In Avandia Medicaid Fraud Suit
• J&J Unit Recalls Antipsychotic Syringes Over Cracks
• Fla. Verdict Ends Philip Morris' Engle Win Streak
• Novo Nordisk Faces Criminal Probe Over Diabetes Drugs
• CPSC Hearing Tackles Lead In Children's Toys
• Nev. Residents Sue BP, ARCO Over Mine Pollution
• The Supreme Court's Personal Jurisdiction Reckoning
• Corning Loses Appeal Bid In Century Insurance Dispute
• Injured Theatergoers Sue 'Billy Elliot' For $4M
• Ford Windstar Axle Defect Suit Trimmed
• Ford Asks Court For Red Light On Engine Class Suits
• Study Warns Energy Drinks May Harm Children
• Quigley To Meet Deadline Or Face Asbestos Claims
• Chubb Loses Bid To End LymTal Coverage Fight
• Valeant Must Share In Lilly Defense Costs, Judge Says
• High-Risk Recalls Have Weaker Approval Process: Study
• Class Asks Court To OK T-Mobile Sidekick Settlement
• Nano-Cosmetics: Beyond Skin Deep
• In-House Counsel Name Favorite PL Lawyers
• Judge Extends Bar On $8B Chevron Ecuador Ruling
• Recalled Triad Products Blamed For Child's Death
• Nearly 800K Dorel Child Car Seats Recalled
• Bowman Expands Pharma Practice In New Austin Office
• Contractor Pact Unfair To 3rd-Party Insurers: Court
• Ecuadorean Court Hits Chevron With $8B Judgment
• Merck Wins 1st State Fosamax Trial In NJ
• The Erosion Of W.Va.'s Borrowing Statute?
• Judge Allows Some Activities After TRO In Bayer Suit
• Judge Denies Royal Quick Win In Anco Asbestos Case
• Riceland Won't Have To Pay Into Tainted Rice Fund
• Hyundai Wins Retrial In $4.5M Wrongful Death Suit
• Senate Bill Would Ease Drug Imports, Boost Inspection
• Listerine Marketing Actions Consolidated In Fla.
• Buyers Claim Light Salad Dressing Isn't So Lean
• SaferProducts — Not Just Another Website
• IPad Overheating Class Action Tossed
• Paper Supply Co. Ends Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Judge Bars Bayer From Reopening W.Va. Plant For Now
• Faulty-Meter Class Action Against GE Powered Down
• Calif. Appeals Court Lets J&J Motrin Suit Proceed
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Lycoming Engines Suit
• Adams Sues Supplier Over Salmonella-Tainted Pepper
• Construction Co. Exits Drywall Defense Coverage Suit
• Sunshine Bill Aims To Restrict Court Secrecy Orders
• Growing Abuse Of The Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Salmonella Victims Seek Criminal Case For PCA Exec
• SC House Passes Limit On Punitive Damages
• Judge OKs Mediation Over Chemtura Pool Filter Claims
• 8 Insurers Denied Dismissal In Chinese Drywall MDL
• Fed. Circ. Expands Fees Factors For Vaccine Cases
• House GOP Calls For Deep FY 2011 Budget Cuts
• Hoover Recalls 142K Vacuums Over Fire, Shock Hazards
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 2
• King & Spalding Lands 14-Lawyer Filice Brown Team
• J&J, Plaintiffs Seek Arbitration In Sutures MDL
• W.Va. Residents Sue To Stop Bayer Plant Reopening
• House Bill Targets Learned Intermediary Defense
• Newfoundland Sues Big Tobacco For Health Care Costs
• Statute Of Repose Begins With Product Sale: Ga. Court
• Chevron Wins TRO On $113B Ecuadorean Judgment
• Vitaminwater Suits Consolidated In NY
• Greyhound Beats Damages Claims In NY Crash Suit
• CPSC Delays Lead Testing On Children's Products
• FDA To Fast-Track High-Tech Medical Devices
• Toyota Problems Not Due To Electronics, Study Finds
• Pa. Court Reinstates $10M Verdict In Prempro Suit
• Judge Orders 2 More Bellwethers In Fosamax MDL
• Chartis Should Foot Supplement Bill, Insurer Says
• Japan Puts Brakes On US Beef Imports
• Square Peg, Round Hole: Product Defects And The FCA
• Attorneys Seek $22M In Fees For Pfizer Settlement
• Welch To Spend $30M To Settle Juice-Labeling Suit
• Court OKs Leslie Ch. 11 Plan, Asbestos Injunction
• Gasket Co. Passed Off Shoddy Products, Supplier Says
• Class Says L'Oreal Peddles Flammable Fructis Product
• GE, Firefighter Estate Settle In Chopper Crash Suit
• Judge Pushes To Nix 215 Plaintiffs In Neurontin MDL
• GSK Tightens Avandia Restrictions
• No New Trial For Bard In Hernia Patch Bellwether
• When To Push For A Determination Under Riegel
• Cooper Industries Strikes $308M Asbestos Deal
• Mercedes Hit With Class Action Over Car Radiators
• Ill. Top Court Rejects Gateway Arbitration Clause
• Conrail Not Shielded From Asbestos Claim: DC Circ.
• Diet Aid Seller Asks 2nd Circ. To Review $1.9M Award
• MDL Panel Won't Consolidate Infested Formula Actions
• Tobacco Cos. To Review New US Cigarette Warnings
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Shell Human Rights Case
• The Weight Of Wood Dust Warnings In Calif.
• Class Cert. Denied In Consumer Suit Against Carter's
• EU Revives Bid For Blocwide Collective Actions
• Ford Recalls 281K F-150s For Faulty Door Handle
• NYC Objects To $38M 'Bonus' In 9/11 Settlement
• High Court Asked To Review 46-State Tobacco Deal
• Chevron Gets Partial Discovery Win In Ecuador Case
• Comair Ducks Punitive Damages In Ky. Crash Suit
• Judge Gives Late Filers Shot At Claim Against Old GM
• UnitedHealth Wants GSK Paxil Case Back In State Court
• NY AG Targets Six Online Cigarette Vendors With Suits
• Judge Nixes Joint Liability In Bayer Rice Bellwether
• Safeway Hit With Calif. Action Over Recall Warnings
• Case Study: White V. Wyeth
• Allstate Nears Asbestos Coverage Deal With Insurers
• Death Row Prisoners Sue FDA Over Thiopental Imports
• Admiral Need Not Cover Street Sign Contractor: Judge
• Heat Surge Fireplaces Spark Class Claims Of Shady Ads
• Law360 Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board
• US To Join FCA Action Against Abbott Over Depakote
• Drilling Cos. Look To Keep Cordoaria In $50M Suit
• Final BP Spill Payouts To Double 2010 Losses
• 3rd Circ. Backs Arbitration In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Sens. Want More Studies Of Chromium-6 Levels
• Nutella Maker Faces Class Action Over Health Claims
• Avastin Plus Chemo Equals Higher Death Risk: Study
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 1
• Chevron Accuses Ecuadoreans' Atty Of Extortion
• TAM Flight Crash Suit Belongs In Brazil: 11th Circ.
• Nissan In Hot Seat Over Potential Steering Defects
• Citgo To Fight $1.7M 7-Eleven Deal In MTBE Case
• Travelers Tries To Duck Coverage For Home Defects
• Check Your Specs
• Alaska Sens. Push Bill To Ban Genetic Frankenfish
• Chinese Drywall Not Tied To 11 Deaths, CDC Says