Product Liability Archive » June, 2011

Product Liability - June, 2011

246 articles

• Ill. Court Affirms $3.9M Verdict In Train Accident
• Medicare Will Cover Avastin Despite FDA Ruling
• ExxonMobil Sues Supplier Over Defective Tubing
• Impala Drivers Sue GM Over Faulty Spindle Rods
• Texas Court Nixes $45M EcoProduct Suit Over Plant Woes
• The Nuances Of 'Nano' In Pesticide Products
• Thermos Prevails In Asbestos Suit Coverage Fight
• Avis, Others Settle Secondhand Smoke Action
• Toyota Yanks 100K SUVs Over Transistor Risk
• ThyssenKrupp Unit Can't Shake 1,400 Asbestos Suits
• FDA Panel Rules Avastin Unsafe For Breast Cancer Use
• A Practical Guide To Discovery Conference Preparation
• Nivea Maker Settles With FTC Over Weight Loss Claims
• Doctors Blast Rosy Research For Medtronic Bone Device
• Sierra Club Can't Join US Spill Suit Against BP: Judge
• 5th Circ. Affirms Bayer Win In Crawfish Buyers' Suit
• Starwood's W Austin Sued Over Falling Glass Injuries
• AEP V. Conn.: Empty Victory For Corporate Defendants?
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 7 Akin Gump Attorneys In LA
• Asbestos Kept Off UN Treaty's Hazardous Chemical List
• 9th Circ. Says Mid-Continent Must Cover $4.5M Settlement
• Burn Victim Can't Sue Acid Maker, 3rd Circ. Says
• Chrysler Unit Can't Exit Blind Woman's Airbag Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive FEMA Trailer Bellwether Fight
• Canada, S. Korea Near Deal Over Banned Beef
• UnitedHealth Seeks 2nd Remand Of GSK Paxil Action
• FAA Aims To Fine Boeing $1M Over Oxygen System
• Kia Hit With $40M Jury Verdict In Wrongful Death Case
• Judge Rejects L'Oreal Bid To Kick Hair Serum Suit
• Attys Weigh In On McIntyre V. Nicastro, Goodyear V. Brown
• High Court Won't Review Smokers' $270M Judgment
• Questions Remain On Class Certification Relitigation
• Zyprexa Payors' Off-Label Suit Denied By High Court
• G-P, Union Carbide Want Miss. Judge Off Cases
• Supreme Court Remands Sears False Ad Class Action
• High Court Eases Liability For Foreign-Made Products
• Supreme Court To Hear Calif. Slaughter Case
• FDA Strengthens Warnings On Amgen, J&J Anemia Drugs
• W.Va. Supreme Court Revives Mylan Forum Challenge
• Insurer Must Defend Stucco Maker In Defect Suit: Judge
• Old, New GMs To Pay $7.4M To Mercury Program
• Ky. Appeals Court Backs Lien Against Fen-Phen Atty
• BP, Transocean Fight Over Who Keeps Blowout Preventer
• Scruggs Tries To Nix Honest Services Conviction
• How To Make It Rain By Marketing Individual Lawyers
• 5th Circ. Revives Bruks Indemnity Bid For Defects Suit
• Judge Axes Claims From Sears Defective Sprinkler Suit
• DOE Tries To Nix TI's $2M Nuclear Waste Suit Again
• Rig Worker's Attys Defend 5th Amendment Move In BP MDL
• UnitedHealth Wins Access To GSK Litigation Info
• Millennium Holdings Settles $8.7M Lead Paint Suit
• Independence Air Triumphs In Amputee's Liability Suit
• CPSC Mulls Draft Rule To Reduce Lead In Kids' Products
• SCI, Hexcel Settle Suit Over Faulty Fiberglass Supply
• Consumers Drop Kraft Fat Info Class Actions
• GSK To Pay States, DC $41M Over Drugmaking Lapses
• Juicy Juice Consumers Take Ad Suit To 9th Circ.
• Deferring To The Executive Branch On Global Warming
• Liberty Mutual Units Seek Quick Win In Four Loko Suit
• FAA Threatens AirTran With Fines For Lax Repairs
• Honeywell Faces OSHA Fines After Toxic Vapor Release
• Supreme Court Rejects CSX's Take On Liability Standard
• Tobacco Cos. Urge Post-Dukes Review Of $270M Deal
• Q&A With Baker Hostetler's Gregory Ulmer
• High Court Ruling May Hobble Suits Against Generics
• Ecuadoreans Ask 2nd Circ. To Stay Chevron Case
• Goodyear Hit With $22M Asbestos Injury Verdict
• States, Tobacco Cos. Close To Deal In $7B Dispute
• Judge Tosses Drywall Defense Coverage Suit
• Deepwater Worker's Attys Face Sanctions In BP MDL
• Qantas, Rolls-Royce Reach $101M Deal Over Faulty Engine
• Breast Implants Aren't Forever, FDA Warns
• Understanding The Advice-Of-Counsel Defense
• Nautilus Wants Off Hook For Defense Of Faulty Sewer Suit
• Unilever Wins Approval Of Settlement In Trans Fat Suits
• Introducing Class Actions In Mexico
• Transocean Says BP Lapses Caused Deepwater Disaster
• Judge OKs Replacement Of Dead Class Rep In Paxil Suit
• Sens. Order Medtronic To Turn Over Infuse Records
• Claims Cut From Ex-Eisai Worker's Whistleblower Suit
• FDA Wants Relaxed Sterility Test Rules For Bio Products
• 2nd Circ. Revives ConEd's Fight Over 7 WTC Collapse
• The Problem With Getting Better
• Helmet Maker Didn't Kill Motorcyclist: 5th Circ.
• 6 Insurers Cut From Coverage Suit Against National Fire
• FDA Didn't Follow Protocol In Food Recalls: Report
• Insurers To Shell Out $65.5M For Lead Paint Claims
• Suit Says Ramona's Mislabels Burrito Sodium Info
• Mercedes Owners Seek Cert. Over E-Class Leak Defect
• FDA Implements 9 Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels
• Smoker's Monitoring Suit Against Philip Morris Nixed
• Weatherford To Pay BP $75M For Deepwater Spill
• Salt Co. Says Travelers Policy Covers Tainted Water
• NFL Player Wins $5M From Supplement Co.
• FDA Plans Transformation In Face Of Globalization
• Texas High Court Nixes $3M Bic Lighter Defect Verdict
• Talking 'Timely' Removal In Multidefendant Litigation
• J&J Wins 1st Trial Victory In Levaquin MDL
• High Court Won't Review $58M Award In Wyeth Drug Suit
• How They Won It: Morgan Lewis Snags $577M Verdict For Asahi
• American Empire Sues Amerisure Over Asbestos Deal
• Zurich Seeks To Avoid Faulty Construction Suit Coverage
• Insurer Wants No Part In Anheuser-Busch Asbestos Suits
• BP Spill Judge Drops Third-Party Enviro Claims
• J&J Unit Recalls 40,000 Bottles Of Risperidone
• FDA Calls Back Boston Scientific Stents, Catheters
• Ford Hit With Class Action Over Cracked Tailgates
• Kiss My Face, 25 Others Sued Over 'Organic' Labels
• Embattled Fen-Phen Atty Kicked Off Fannie Mae Case
• DC Circ. Won't Force FDA's Hand On Bid For BPA Ban
• Pittsburgh Corning Ch. 11 Plan Rejected Again
• The Sleeping Giant: CPSIA
• J&J Faces Suit Over Benecol Cholesterol Claims
• Big Lots Recalls 30K Bunk Beds After Toddler's Death
• How They Won It: Steptoe Gets Rare Acquittal For GSK Atty
• GSK's Rotavirus Vaccine Tied To Bowel Disorder
• Chrysler Recalls 11 Models Over Column Collapse Risk
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Graham Hill
• Inside Smith V. Bayer
• Judge Overturns Sundown Win In Spill Coverage Fight
• Air France Plaintiffs Lose Latest Bid To Keep Suit In US
• FDA Says Chantix Raises Risk Of Heart Attacks
• High Court Greenlights W.Va. Class Bid In Baycol Fight
• Haier, GE Freezers Suck Too Much Power, Buyer Claims
• Getting The Gist Of GIT
• Cruise Co. May Face Punitive Damages Over Gas Leak
• Tenn. Nuke Plants Caused Cancer, Property Damage: Suit
• Dreyer's Falsely Marks 'All Natural' Ice Cream, Suit Says
• Target Recalls 375K Booster Seats Over Broken Buckles
• Attys Lose Appeal Over Chemical Co. Settlement Fees
• Military Supplier Sues Insurer To Cover Tainted Meals
• Insurer Can Sue Fla. Atty Over $9M Hangar Deal: Judge
• Principles For Regulating Nanotech
• 8th Circ. Weighs Women's Right To Pursue Wyeth Claims
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's Bill McSherry
• Q&A With Jones Day's Matt Kairis
• DOE Can't Nix $2.1M Suit Over Radioactive Landfill Costs
• Dole Offers Banana Workers Deal In Pesticide Row
• GSK Shakes Humana Suit Over Avandia Injury Costs
• Judge Slashes Carnival's $25M Win In Rolls-Royce Suit
• FDA Widens Recall Of Boston Scientific Catheters
• Ky. Bar Expels Fen-Phen Atty Over Excessive Fees
• Exec Says US Can't Prove Intent In Bone Cement Case
• CBS Drops Contract Suit Against Eaton Switchgear
• Q&A With Beveridge & Diamond's John Guttmann
• La. Ordered To Revise Water Pollution Permit
• Q&A With Dechert's Steven Weisburd
• FDA Warns Matrixx Over Zicam Marketing
• HHS Sued For Placing Styrene On Carcinogen List
• RX-8 Owners Sue Mazda Over Stalling Defect
• Family Seeks $5M From Attys Who Won Suit With Bribes
• Food Product Recalls — Is Your Company Covered?
• Turkish Airline Sues Boeing Over Rough Landing
• FDA Tightens Rules For Sunscreen Label Claims
• Banner, Insurers To Settle Drywall MDL For $55M
• Feds Target PG&E Over Calif. Gas Explosion
• Wis. Drug Cos. Face Temporary Shutdown After Raid
• DOJ Subpoenas Gilead Over HIV Drugs
• High Court Wants SG Say On Terrorism Insurance Case
• Humira Patient Sues Abbott Over Fungal Infection
• The Fate Of Global Warming Nuisance Suits
• Ill. National Must Help Pay For Construction Row: Suit
• Safeway Can't Dodge Recall Notice Class Action
• Deutsche Bank Insurer Sues To Share $5M Defense Costs
• Toy Co. Wins Transfer Of Defective Slide Coverage Row
• GM Recalls 50K Cadillacs Over Air Bag Issues
• 15-State Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Ohio Hatchery
• Russia Ends Ban On EU Vegetable Imports
• Germany Suspends Takeda Diabetes Drug Actos
• DC Circ. Orders Review Of Restrictions On Massey Unit
• Judge Keeps Stay On State Suit In Chinese Drywall Fight
• FDA Says Prostate Drugs Can Cause Cancer
• King & Spalding Adds 2 Radiation Attys In DC
• La. Wastewater Co. Owner Gets 33 Months In CWA Case
• Senate Panel Approves Bill To Fight Seafood Fraud
• Jury Finds Against Baxter In Chinese Heparin Suit
• Zocor Dangerous In High Doses, FDA Warns
• Polyflow Can't Exclude Damages In La. Pipeline Suit
• Cos. Brace For Calif. Green Chemistry Program
• FDA Takes First Step Toward Regulating Nanotechnology
• Judge Limits Use Of Calif. Law In Toyota Defect MDL
• Gillibrand Calls For Expanded Meat Testing Procedures
• Tomato Farm Says Haphazard FDA Recall Cost It $11M
• UCB Agrees To Pay $34M Over Epilepsy Drug Labeling
• Class Cert. Denied In Mini Run-Flat Tire Action
• Mad Scientists In The 'Laboratories Of Democracy'
• MasterCraft Hit With Most Of $30M Award Over Boat Design
• Nestle Says Federal Law Preempts Juicy Juice Label Suit
• Blank Rome Ties Knot With Abrams Scott & Bickley
• Ford Fails To Limit Potential Payout In $4M Fire Suit
• Pfizer Unit Yanks Poultry Drug After FDA Arsenic Study
• Liberty Fails To Exit Tainted Rice Coverage Suits
• Pella Sues Liberty For Product Liability Coverage
• Chinese Dissidents Say Cisco Aided In Their Torture
• Couple Sues Toys R Us Over Baby Seat Injury
• Consumer Wins Class Cert. In Walnut Label Suit
• Standing Under Calif.'s Unfair Competition Law
• Firm Lied To Vioxx MDL Clients About Loans, Suit Says
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Jennifer Kenedy
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Van Beckwith
• Kashi Recalls Pizzas Over Plastic Concerns
• Judge Again Rules For Ford In Front-Wheel Brakes Suit
• CalChamber Loses Appeal Over Prop. 65 Chemicals List
• Be Careful What You Wish For, You Just Might GIT It
• Class Action Over Sprint 4G Network Tossed
• Regulating The Environment Through The Courts
• Unilever Seeks Approval Of Trans Fat Settlement
• MGA Recalls Bratz Makeup Amid Vision Impairment Fears
• Consumer Claims Polaroid TVs Pose Fire Threat
• Calif. Court Reverses Kaiser Asbestos Reinsurer Decision
• Hoover Oil Field Settles Suit Over Gas Line Rupture
• SimplyThick Recalls Gel Following FDA Warning
• Contractor Says McDermott Shared Secret Docs
• FDA Warns Impax Over Drug Testing At Calif. Plant
• High Court To Weigh Preemption In Railway Asbestos Case
• Chiquita Can't Get Colombian War Crimes Suits Tossed
• Tobacco Cos. Appeal Court's Jurisidiction In RICO Case
• Fla. Court Backs $16M Verdict In RJ Reynolds Suit
• Home Depot Hit With $30M Suit Over High-VOC Paint
• J&J Ordered To Pay $327M Over Risperdal Marketing
• FDA Puts Squeeze On Elderberry Juice Maker
• Matrixx, Zicam Fail To Shut Down Cold Remedy MDL
• Resort Can't Shake Time-Share Owner's Mold Claims
• Hagemeyer Sues CNA Over Silica Claims Coverage
• Banana Workers Sue Dole, Others Over DBCP Exposure
• Strategies For Avoiding Calif.'s Prop 65 Trap
• Q&A With Blank Rome's Joseph Speelman
• Ecuadorean Court Tosses Case Against Chevron Lawyers
• USDA Report Finds Cilantro Tainted With Pesticides
• J&J Supplier Bugs Out Over Beetles In Bandages
• Zicam Inventor Arrested Over Unapproved Bird Flu Drug
• 3rd Circ. Backs Testimony Toss In Dow Ag Toxic Tort
• Buyers Say TWS Misbranded HomeMaker OJ As Pure
• Race Bias Suit Claims Wal-Mart Sold Expired Drugs
• Goodell DeVries Opens Pa. Office With Ex-Dechert Attys
• USDA Swaps Food Pyramid For MyPlate
• Case Study: Bauman V. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
• Tobacco Law Doesn't Void Court Jurisdiction: Judge
• Ohio High Court Asked For Input In Fireman's Asbestos Suit
• Occidental Wins Rehearing Of Peru Pollution Suit
• Toyota Recalls 106K Priuses Over Steering Wheel Nuts
• ReGen Sues FDA Over Menaflex Clearance Repeal
• Hydroxycut MDL Claims Fall Short, Judge Says
• Defending Today's Grief
• Judge Splits Chevron's $18B Amazon Pollution Fight
• Q&A With Drinker Biddle's John Dames