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Product Liability - March, 2011

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• FDA Panel Calls For More Study On Food Dyes, ADHD
• Ark. High Court Says General Tobacco Owes $2.45M
• Smokers Knew Cigs Raise Cancer Odds: Philip Morris
• Food Safety Crime Bill Sent To Full Senate For Vote
• Cleanup Crews Say BP Spill Dispersants Made Them Ill
• US Discovers Trace Radiation From Japan In Milk
• Power Balance Cuts Deal In False Ad Action
• FDA Weighs Testimony On Health Risks Of Food Dyes
• CDC Probes Bacteria Outbreak From Contaminated IVs
• DC Resident's FCA Claims Killed In Vioxx Fight
• Sanofi Can't Nix Shareholder Suit Over Zimulti
• Win For Dow, Monsanto Upheld In $3M Indemnity Suit
• Generics Makers Ask High Court For State Law Shield
• Paxil Suits Remanded To State Court, To GSK's Chagrin
• Ford Faces La. Class Action Over Diesel Engine Flaws
• Chrysler Brake Defect Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Clyde & Co. Gets 2 More Cozen Insurance Attys
• Unilever Wins Bid To Transfer Breyers Suit To Calif.
• J&J Recalls Tylenol Products Amid Odor Concerns
• Avacor Buyers Sue Over Unpaid $80M Award
• EU Talks On Cloned Food Law Collapse Over Offspring
• Judge Says Tobacco Co. Not Liable In RICO Ad Suit
• Pfizer Subsidiary Recalls Mislabeled Drugs
• Brockovich, Others Testify For Disease Clusters Bill
• 5 Ways To Tackle The Prop 65 Threat
• Ford Defective Engine Suits Can Roll On: Judge
• BP Bosses May Face Manslaughter Charges Over Blast
• An Ounce Of Prevention For Problems With No Cure
• 4th Circ. Upholds FCA's Whistleblower Secrecy
• Cephalon Loses Bid For Quick Win In Marketing Suit
• CSX Asks High Court To Tighten Employer Liability Rules
• Chadbourne & Parke Stays In $25M Asbestos Suit
• 5th Circ. Says WQIS Must Pay $2M For La. Barge Spill
• VW Recalls 71K Jettas Over Wiring Problems
• Fla. Crashworthiness Bill Could Limit Damages
• The Supreme Court's Stance On Preemption
• Insurers Want National Fire To Cover Home Defect Suits
• Judge Grants Cert. In Acer False Marketing Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Enforce $97M Award Against Dole
• China Bans Japanese Imports Amid Radiation Fears
• OfficeMax Coverage Suit Must Move To Canada: Insurer
• Wyeth Takes $58M Loss In Hormone Case To High Court
• Negligence In Drywall Case Requires Notice: Fla. Judge
• 11th Circ. Backs Class Cert. In YoPlus Ad Suit
• Campbell Soup Labeling Claims Not Preempted: Judge
• PG&E Fined At Least $3M After Fatal Gas Blast
• Massey Triumphs In W.Va. Coal Dust Action
• An Adverse Event For Statistical Significance
• Sau-Sea Sues Packer Over Salmon Spread Recall
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part I
• Insurer Wins Toxic Water Suit Against Ill. Village
• Barnard Settles Coverage Suit Over Conduit Collapse
• EU Restricts Japan Food Imports Over Radiation Fears
• Court Trims TVA Coal Ash Spill Class Action Claims
• 8th Circ. Exterminates Class Action Against Terminix
• Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Lee Ann Stevenson
• Bulletproof Vest Suit Can't Go To Michigan: Judge
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-NTSB General Counsel In DC
• Medtronic Unit Settles Faulty Spinal Implant Suit
• J&J Unit Yanks 360K Surgical Drain Products
• 4 Views On Medical Device Preemption
• J&J Unit Downplayed Risperdal's Diabetes Link: Jury
• Ex-Toyota Atty Can't Shake $2.6M Arbitration Ruling
• Terumo To Pay $35M Over Heart Device Violations
• PBM Baby Formula Suit Dismissed After State Ruling
• Godwin Grows Dallas Litigation, Appellate Practice
• Ex-GSK Atty Gets Indictment Over Wellbutrin Tossed
• Tenet Settles Class Action Over Katrina Deaths
• Insurer For Consultant Fights Chevron Suit Coverage
• Rising Star: Dechert's Will Sachse
• Drill Pipe Blocked Deepwater Blowout Preventer: Report
• Miss. Damages Cap Battle Could Undo Reforms
• Del Monte Recalls 60K Cantaloupes
• Get Ready For Conflict Minerals Reporting
• Mead Johnson Sues For Coverage Of Baby Formula Suits
• Microsoft Zune Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Defect Suit
• Matrixx Opens Door For Plaintiffs, But Only A Crack
• Pfizer Unit To Exit Ch. 11 With $265M Asbestos Deal
• Foods Cos. Must Watch Japanese Imports, Experts Say
• Cedar Fair Ends Loop Of Roller Coaster Injury Suits
• Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Scott Glauberman
• Owens Corning Escapes Suit Over Faulty Shingles
• Kellogg Tainted Cracker Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Toyota Settles RAV4 Transmission Defect Action
• Zuckerman Taps Buc & Beardsley FDA Pros
• Pros And Cons Of Statistical Sampling
• BP Tries To Nix Deepwater Horizon Securities Suits
• Indicted GSK Atty Says Prosecutors Misled Grand Jury
• General Mills Seeks To Ax Suit Over Yoplait Ad Claims
• Yamaha Escapes $20M Suit Over Rhino ATV Crash
• Judge Boots Kelley Drye From Arch Mold Suit
• Plaintiffs In Nissan E-Key Suit Appeal To 9th Circ.
• US Unveils New Child Car Seat Guidelines
• Kellogg Sues Packaging Co. Over Cereal Recall
• Court Snuffs Out Protest Of Master Tobacco Deal
• 5 Marketing Lessons From Howrey's Graveside
• Recall: Prevent, Manage, Mitigate And Survive
• Bayer Hit With $137M Verdict In Tainted Rice Case
• Rising Star: King & Spalding's Robert Friedman
• 7-Eleven, Calif. Agency Settle Enviro MDL For $1.7M
• Chinese Drywall No Threat To Home Wiring: US
• Continental Recalls 400K Tires On Ford Trucks
• Bayer CropScience Abandons MIC Production In W.Va.
• Hyundai Recalls 190K Cars Over Air Bag Problems
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Combat Chopper Crash Suit
• Air France Faces Charges Over Flight 447 Crash
• Mich. Can't Sue Merck Over Vioxx, Appeals Court Says
• Labeling Gaffe Sparks Mylan Drug Recall In Canada
• Food Safety System Remains In Disorder: GAO
• St. Joe Wins Remand Of Transocean Suit Over Spill
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Henninger Bullock
• Kohl Bill Would Shed Light On Product Liability Suits
• FDA Panel Pushes Menthol Cigarette Ban
• Case Study: Williamson V. Mazda
• For Toyota, Quake Could Carry D&O Implications
• Worker Lands $25M Verdict In Exxon Asbestos Suit
• W.Va. Court To Hear 7 Cases In Massey Slurry Suit
• Dow Hit With $9M Verdict In Asbestos Cancer Suit
• FDA Head Takes $4.3B Budget Defense To Senate
• The ABCDEFs Of Building Client Loyalty
• 2nd Circ. Greenlights Chevron, Ecuador Arbitration
• Pfizer Unit Recalls Pain Drug Embeda
• Last Claims Tossed In Nissan E-Key Safety Suit
• Blowout Preventer Co. Tries To Keep Device From BP
• Fla. Senate Passes Tort Reform Bill
• Triad Halts Production Of Pads Tied To Child's Death
• Warren Defends Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• RJ Reynolds Asks Fla. High Court To Mull $28M Verdict
• ADR — Mediation Vs. Arbitration
• Growing Risk: FCPA Exposure For Foreign Food Cos.
• Oil Spill Panel Calls For Industry Self-Policing
• NY Assembly Challenges Cuomo's Malpractice Cap
• Smart Balance False Ad Claims Are Preempted: Judge
• Mead Johnson Settles Enfamil MDL For $12M
• FTC, Chitika Settle Probe Over Ad Targeting Glitch
• BMW Beats Class Action Claims Over Stinky Solvent
• Nestle Pulls Lean Cuisine After Plastic Complaints
• Dole Pesticide Suit Doomed By Atty Fraud
• W.Va. DEP Seeks Sanctions On Pesticide Plaintiffs
• Reviving Time-Barred Actions Via Legislation
• BP Settles Suit Over Deepwater Horizon Death
• GE, Others Duck Wrongful Death Claims In 9th Circ.
• Developers Sue For $1.5B Over NY Crane Collapse
• AstraZeneca Says SC Seroquel Suit Is Money Grab
• Ulmer & Berne Adds Ex-Dinsmore & Shohl Litigator
• Owens-Illinois, Honeywell To Fight $90M Asbestos Loss
• Trustee, Insurers Attack Asbestos Firms' Fees Bid
• BP Joins Enviro Suit Over Oil Spill Response Plan
• Guatemalans Infected With Syphilis Want US To Pay
• The Latest Obstacle For Consumer Class Actions
• Toyota Escapes Sanctions, Retrial In Rollover Suit
• 2nd Circ. Kills B&L Indemnity Bid, Not Defense Claim
• FDA Chief Backs $4.3B Budget In House Hearing
• Jury Sides With Ladder Co. In Brain Injury Suit
• How Reasonable Are Those Expectations?
• Caesar's Workers Fired Up Over Secondhand Smoke
• Patients Sue Genzyme Over Fabrazyme Rationing
• J&J Unit Agrees To Stop Making Drugs At Pa. Plant
• Ex-KV CEO Gets 1 Month, $1M Fine For False Drug Marks
• WTC Owners Battle Airlines Over 9/11 Settlement
• Chevron Appeals $8.6B Enviro Judgment
• Jury Sides With Toyota In $11.5M Seat Design Suit
• Texas Insurer Ordered To Indemnify Sabic In MTBE MDL
• 7 Tons Of Ground Beef Recalled Over E. Coli Fears
• BP Contractors Seek $500M Over Benzene Exposure
• AstraZeneca To Pay $69M To States Over Seroquel
• Judge Certifies Mass. Class In CVS False Ad Suit
• Not So Sweet 16
• Collecting ZIP Codes Could Haunt You
• Scaffold Co. Sues Zurich Over Wrongful Death Coverage
• Lorillard, Others Face $1.4M Hit In Asbestos Suit
• Mid-Continent Faces Suit Over Construction Defense
• American Capital Can't Nix Insurers' Heparin Suit
• Abbott Can't Escape Suit Over Insects In Baby Formula
• Texas Rancher Claims Gas Wells Poisoned Family
• Child Deaths Not Linked To Vaccines: Japan Drug Panel
• Windex Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In Fraud Action
• Gemini Tries To Avoid Coverage Over Condo Windows
• ExxonMobil Sued Over Baytown Plant Explosion
• BSH Seeks To Nix Suit Over Moldy Washing Machines
• PPG Chemicals Busted Compressors, Danfoss Says
• Baker Hostetler Adds 2 Attys To Houston Office
• Statutes Of Repose — The Overlooked Cousin
• Massey Hit With 3 Wrongful Death Suits Over Mine Blast
• Arrow, J&J Liability Claims Preempted: 11th Circ.
• Yoplait Buyers Win Class Cert. In General Mills Suit
• Guatemalan Syphilis Subjects Set Class Action Deadline
• Staples Settles Calif. Lead Failure-To-Warn Suit
• BP Wants More Tests On Deepwater Blowout Preventer
• FDA Warns Of Risks To Babies From HIV Drug Kaletra
• Judge Won't Force $92M In Exxon Valdez Payments
• National Fire Sues Over Asbestos Claims Coverage
• DOJ Launches BP Oil Spill Task Force
• Chevron Wins Injunction On $8B Ecuador Judgment
• Four Loko Maker Hit With Deceptive Marketing Action
• GameStop Faces Action Over Deceptive Used Sales
• Liberty Seeks To Avoid Covering $22M Asbestos Suit
• Toyota Recalls 22K Vehicles With Tire Gauge Problems
• Salmonella Fears Prompt Skippy Peanut Butter Recall
• Japan Halts Pfizer, Sanofi Pediatric Vaccines
• Travelers Settles Coverage Suit Over Ala. Road Work
• General Mills Denied Judgment In Yogurt False Ad Suit
• Dissecting CPSC's New Public Database
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To 1998 Tobacco Deal
• Mylan, Others Hit With Class Action Over Painkillers
• Garlock Loses Bid For Details Of Asbestos Deals
• $8M Contamination Coverage Row Sent To Ohio Court
• TI Says Gov't Should Pay $2M Superfund Tort Costs
• HP Wins Bid To Seal Docs In Laptop Defects Case
• Sterilizer Co. To Pay $20M In Medical Device Action
• Va. Bill Seeks To Outlaw Chinese Drywall In Homes
• How States Are Spearheading Chemical Regulation
• FDA To Up Topamax Warning Over Birth Defect Data
• Philip Morris, Others Protest Advertising Sanctions
• Ikea Recalls Coffee Makers Over Cut, Burn Risks
• Mazda Recalls 52K Cars Over Spider Web Issues
• Lorillard Hit With $17M Verdict In Fla. Smoker Suit
• Deals Cut Down Litigation Over 2006 Greyhound Crash
• Immunizing Vaccine Manufacturers From State Claims
• Chrysler To Recall 250K Cars Over Key System Defect
• Conn. Smoker Wins $16M In Interest From RJ Reynolds
• Exxon Fights $92M Alaska Oil Spill Claim
• Bill Aims To Protect NYers From Mold Dangers
• 4th Circ. Sinks Builders' Bid For Damages From Insurer
• J&J's Ethicon Unit Reveals Surgical Suture Recall
• Calif. Co. Chicken, Pork Pulled Amid Listeria Fears
• Fulbright Picks Up 2 Litigators For LA Office
• Are Consumer Class Actions Coming To The EU?
• Ford Recalls 31K Vehicles Over Fire Risks
• Continental Wants Off Hook Over Diacetyl Suits
• UPS To Pay $1.3M Fine To NY Over Unsafe Trucks
• FDA Cracks Down On Unapproved Cold, Cough Drugs
• Q&A With Schiff Hardin's Jeff Williams
• Tobacco Cos. Must Pay Widow Of Smoker $3.4M: Jury
• Honeywell Can't Shake NJ Chromium Class Action
• BP Tries To Nix Bevy Of Claims From Deepwater MDL
• NIH To Study Health Of BP Spill Cleanup Workers
• Land O'Lakes Settles Suit Over Alpaca Deaths
• GAO Offers Fixes For Regulatory Waste 'Mother Lode'
• Proving Causation For 'Increased Risk Of Cancer'