Product Liability Archive » April, 2011

Product Liability - April, 2011

206 articles

• Toyota Can't Put Brakes On Acceleration MDL
• Actelion Must Pay Asahi $550M In Fasudil Suit: Jury
• Mo. Jury Awards $48M To Skydiving Crash Victims
• Big Tobacco Wins $455M Fight Against Mo. Hospitals
• RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris Hit With $40M Verdict In Fla.
• Kia Recalls Spectras Over Fuel Tank Corrosion
• NHTSA Probes Fuel Gauge Problems In GM SUVs
• Pa. Lab Falsified Water Pollution Results, Feds Say
• How The FDA Can Compel Post-Marketing Studies
• Ford Faces New Class Action Over Faulty Spark Plugs
• Del. High Court Nixes Insurer's Win In ConAgra Fight
• Ill. AG Sues Oil Co. Over Storage Overflow
• Lyondell Spurns $340M In Liability Claims
• Expertly Navigating Federal Expert Disclosure Rules
• Allergan Hit With $212M Verdict In Botox Suit
• US Seeks To Curb Kids' Exposure To Unhealthy Food Ads
• Patton Keeps Up Fight To Rep Ecuadoreans In Chevron Row
• 8th Circ. Sides With DAP In Accidental Death Suit
• FDA Tightens Up Seafood Safety Guidelines
• DuPont Did Not Spoliate By Deleting Emails: Judge
• Lyondell Battles BP Ch. 11 Claims Over MTBE Suits
• AT&T Mobility V. Concepcion: A Win For Class Waivers
• Using Injunctions In 'Bet-The-Company' Litigation
• Gas Co. Settles Texas Family's Pipeline Explosion Suit
• Ecuadoreans Seek Recusal Of Judge In Chevron Case
• Asahi, Actelion Throw Final Punches In Fasudil IP Row
• FOIA Request Filed As Avastin Safety Hearing Nears
• Excess Insurance Suit Nixed In Tainted Supplement MDL
• Family Of Ex-Yankee Blames Cirrus For Plane Crash
• Benjamin Moore Faces Class Suit Over Smelly Paint
• Carnival Sues BP, Others Over Lost Business
• AIG Fights To Avoid Hexion Ship Explosion Coverage
• Arbitration Contracts Can Ban Class Actions: High Court
• The Devilish Details Of TSCA Reform
• Plaintiff Wants Docs In Walnut False Ad Action
• Drywall Supplier, Insurers Reach $8M MDL Settlement
• Toyota Pulls Tundras Over Drive Shaft Problems
• Smith Moore Opens New Office In Charleston
• AOP Sues Engineers Over Failed $18M Fracking Facility
• The Nexus Of Food Dye And Hyper Kids
• Arbitrator Named To Oversee Asbestos Coverage Row
• FDA To Repackage E-Cigarettes As Tobacco Products
• Judge Exterminates Fox News Worker's Bedbug Suit
• Steering Wheel Corrosion Prompts Nissan SUV Recall
• A New Theory Of Liability In Calif.
• No Proof For Bayer's Probiotics Claims, Suit Says
• Pediatricians Say Chemical Regs Need Serious Revision
• Md. Cities Seek $20M In MTBE Pollution Suit
• Kellogg Food Donation Deal Unfair To Class: Customer
• Coast Guard Slams Transocean Over Gulf Spill
• Pesticides Cause IQ Deficits In Children, Studies Say
• Toys R Us Can't Hush-Hush Infant Monitor Privacy Suit
• Yaz, Similar Pills Tied To Higher Blood Clot Risks
• New Balance Shoe Suit Sent To Ark. State Court
• Kaye Scholer Nabs Winston & Strawn Litigator
• The Dawn Of Internet Privacy?
• Food Industry Pro Joins Faegre's Minneapolis Office
• FDA Warns Hand Sanitizer Makers Over Product Claims
• Whole Foods Polluted Veggies Suit Survives Dismissal
• Audi, Volkswagen Challenge $30M Attys' Fees Award
• Fund Wants J&J To Pay Up For Faulty Hip Implants
• Judge Refuses To Resurrect AIG Unit Drywall Suit
• Chesapeake Suspends Fracking In Wake Of Blowout
• FDA Cautions Lifetech Over Eyelash Growth Products
• Toyota Yanks Highlanders, RAV4s Over Air Bag Safety
• Judge Releases PR Papers In Syngenta Herbicide Suit
• AGs Target Pabst Over 'Blast' Marketing
• Maxtor Nets Win In Defective Disk Drive Action
• Certifying To Medical Necessity Under FDA
• Feds Want GSK VP To Testify In Wellbutrin Case
• Food Industry Urges Flexibility In Safety Regs
• Year After Gulf Spill, A Rush To Join MDL
• Tobacco Cos. Ordered To Disclose Marketing Data
• Aetna Loses Bid To Re-Enter Pfizer Off-Label MDL
• Minn. Court Reverses $16M Plane Crash Verdict
• DOT Cracks Down On Airport Tarmac Waits, Fees
• Va., Nev., NM Slap Pipe Maker With Fraud Suit
• The Scope Of Protective Orders For Medical Records
• AIG Pays Berkshire Unit $1.7B To Take Asbestos Risk
• No New Trial For Former InterMune CEO
• US Cracks Down On Prescription Drug Abuse
• Specialty Products Attys Ripped For Stalling Ch. 11
• Texas Court Snatches $6.7M Verdict From Homebuilder
• Judge Tosses Most Claims In Medtronic Class Action
• Off-Label Use Of Novo Drug May Harm Patients: Study
• FTC Sues To Shut Down Acai Weight-Loss Sites
• McDonald's Tries To Fry Happy Meal False Ad Action
• AstraZeneca Sued Over Nexium Bone Fracture Risks
• Toxins Report Not Expected To Slow Fracking Pace
• Judge Blocks False Ad Actions Over Sears' Dryers
• Chevron Can Challenge Patton's Ecuadorean Clients
• Philip Morris Snuffs Out Class Cert. In Smokers' Suit
• Woman Drops Beef Over Taco Bell Labeling
• Kraft, Hormel Sued Over Deli Meat Labels
• Faulty Preventer Didn't Cause Deepwater Blast: Cameron
• Transport Co. Can't Shake Benzene Suit V. Shell, Others
• Caraco Investors Seek Class Cert. In Stock Price Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Suit Over River Barge Accident
• Auto-Owners Asks Judge To Deflect Drywall Suits
• Federal-Mogul Asbestos Trust Settles With Zurich
• Yamaha Gets 4th Calif. Win Over Alleged Rhino Defects
• 10th Circ. Revives Ford Front-Wheel Brakes Suit
• Harmonizing FDA Foreign And Domestic Inspections
• Welcome To The New Law360
• 5th Circ. Nixes Shaw Radiation Exposure Lawsuit
• Butter-Flavoring Co. Tastes Victory In Coverage Row
• Car Parts Maker Seeks Sentry Coverage Of Recall Suit
• CPSC Adopts New Toddler Bed Protections
• Mo. Law Governs Policies In Asbestos Claims: NY Judge
• Judge Severs Claim To Speed Up $18B Chevron Suit
• Cypress Sued Over Unapproved Cold Medication
• Ex-Camp Lejeune Worker Sues US Over Water Supply
• FDA Issues Safety Warning On Teva's Generic Prevacid
• Franken Pushes Origin Labeling For Dairy Products
• Calif. Court Lets P&G Fight Align Suit On Home Turf
• Drug-Resistant Bacteria Abound In US Meat: Study
• Making Good Lawyers Into Great Partners
• Senate Approves Food Safety Crime Bill
• Ex-InterMune CEO Gets House Arrest For Drug Claims
• Ex-GSK Lawyer Faces New Obstruction Indictment
• Fla. Widow Wins $4.5M Verdict Against Big Tobacco
• FDA Recalls Radiation Shield That Sheds Tungsten
• Updated Chemical Safety Bill Unveiled In Senate
• Penumbra Pulls Aneurysm Device Over Deadly Defects
• JPML To Weigh Consolidation Of Darvocet Cases
• Applying American Pipe In State Courts
• Ford Expands F-150 Pickup Recall By 1.2M
• NJ Top Court Shoots Down Exxon's $7M Asbestos Appeal
• Green Mountain's Coffee Brewers Defective, Suit Says
• J&J Recalls 57K Bottles Of Topamax Over Odor
• Bill Seeks To Temper FDA Oversight Of Drug Imports
• FDA Warns Philips Over Fatal Defibrillator Defects
• Zyprexa Payors Ask High Court For Shot At Eli Lilly
• FDA Must Improve Medical Device Oversight, GAO Says
• Vioxx MDL Attys Want 3 Firms Backing Fee Plan KO'd
• Insurers Carp Over $7M Fish Poisoning Suit
• Moog Infusion Pumps Face Class I Recall
• BP Fund Admin Wants Court Out Of $20B Claims Process
• Mind The Gap In Rule 26(b)(3)
• Nestle Seeks To Junk Breakfast Drink False Ad Action
• Judge Grants Class Cert In Hair Products Suit
• Suit Seeking To Rescind Toyota Settlements Survives
• Guacamole False Ad Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Louisiana-Pacific Faces Defect Suit Over Home Siding
• EU Amends Genetically Modified Crop Plan
• Parties Offer Bellwether Plan In NuvaRing MDL
• Daimler Sued Over Alleged Steering System Defects
• Fresenius Dialysis Device Faces FDA Scrutiny
• The Year Of Change For European Product Safety
• Minn. Argues In Favor Of I-35 Bridge Collapse Suit
• Homeowner Ends Lowe's, National Gypsum Drywall Suit
• Volvo Loses Bid To Toss Sunroof Class Action
• Revlimid Cancer Woes Spark FDA Safety Review
• Plastic Maker Hit With Suit Over Faded Boat Vinyl
• Hope For TSCA Reform In The 112th Congress
• Warner Norcross Sues Ex-Client Over Unpaid Fees
• Cessna Off Hook In NASCAR's $86M Plane Crash Suit
• Pfizer Wins Approval Of Unit's $265M Asbestos Deal
• Peanut Co. Sues Fumigator Over $19M In Fire Damages
• MDL Panel Keeps Quaker Trans Fat Actions Separate
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $1.2B WTC Insurance Settlement
• Wash. High Court Grounds Plane Crash Suit
• Protecting Trade Secrets In Nanotech Info Requests
• Intel Dodges Class Action Over Benchmark Practices
• 4-Partner Litigation Team Joins Gibson Dunn In NY
• Noble Scores 3rd-Party Docs In $50M Wire Defect Suit
• House Begins Drafting CPSIA Revisions
• Blinded Mexican Patients Can Bring US Suit: 9th Circ.
• NY Condo Co. Sues Contractor For $12M
• Deformed Consent
• Judge Tosses Challenge To FDA Supplement Rules
• FDA Orders Seizure Of $6M In Products At Triad Plant
• Judge Denies Stay Of Injunction In Chevron Suit
• Turner Settles With Asbestos Defense Insurers
• GE Settles With Calif. Chopper Crash Survivor
• ThyssenKrupp Can't Shake Gas Pipe Warranty Claims
• Jones Day Adds Kirkland Product Liability Partner
• Is It Material? Depends On Who You Ask
• PPG To Clean Up Chromium-6 Pollution At NJ Site
• Liberty Sanctions Over Asbestos Coverage Deal Upheld
• Calif. Court Reverses Fee Award In RJ Reynolds Ad Row
• Judge Moves Spanair Crash Litigation Out Of US
• 166 Plaintiffs Tossed From Neurontin MDL
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over Drinking Water Plan
• 7 Ways To Avoid Privacy And Data Security Trouble
• Mercedes-Benz Recalls SUVs For Cruise Control Fix
• USDA Seeks Mandatory Testing For Meat Products
• Judge Bars Foreign Plaintiffs From Toyota MDL
• Travelers Freed From Defending Centex In Defect Suits
• Yamaha Escapes 3rd Rhino ATV Suit In Calif.
• Judge Trims Groundwater Suit Against Coca-Cola
• FAA To Order Emergency Inspections On Boeing 737s
• Ham Supplier Files Suit Over Starbucks Contamination
• CDC Must Clarify Lead Risks In DC Tap Water: GAO
• Jennie-O Recalls 55K Pounds Of Turkey Burgers
• Tyco Wants $33M In Chartis Coverage For Alarm Suit
• Taming Of The 'Ostrich Officers'
• FDA To Require Chains To Post Calorie Counts
• BSC Poached Worker Suit To Move Forward In Calif.
• Toyota Wins 1st Trial Over Acceleration Problems
• Arko Recalls Smoked Fish Over Botulism Fears
• Dead Ala. Woman's Estate Sues Over Tainted IV
• Massey Manager Failed To Help Injured Miners: Suit
• Navigating The Medicare Secondary Payer Minefield
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part II
• Coke False Marketing Action Has No Fizz, Judge Says