Product Liability Archive » July, 2011

Product Liability - July, 2011

213 articles

• Ace Wants Dismissal Of UK Stroller Co. Coverage Suit
• Sens. Seek To Curb Rentals Of Recalled Cars
• Pfizer Denied New Trial In $200M Neurontin MDL
• $577M Award For Asahi In Drug Licensing Row Trimmed
• Allergan Hit With Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit
• Canada Not Liable For Tobacco Claims: High Court
• FDA Should Scrap Moderate-Risk Review Process: Report
• J&J Cuts Maximum Tylenol Dose to Prevent Liver Damage
• Pfizer, Others Not Liable For Gambling Addiction: 8th Circ.
• Pfizer Units Escape Suit Over Hormone Treatments
• Sen. Threatens To Hold Up FDA User Fee Renewal
• Insurers Fight Coverage For Drummond Pollution Claims
• Caterpillar To Pay $2.55M Over Engine Exhaust Systems
• The Proper Care And Feeding Of Experts
• FDA Clarifies When Medical Device Changes Need Approval
• CPSC Approves Phthalate Certification For Toys
• Building Your Own Business Development Plan
• AstraZeneca Settles Bulk Of Seroquel Diabetes Claims
• Medtronic Escapes Fraud Claims In Whistleblower Suit
• Senate Panel Hears Calls For Stronger, Leaner NHTSA
• Massport Dismissed From 9/11 Hijacking Liability Case
• House Panel OKs Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bill
• Ford Misled Jury In Acceleration Injury Suit: Judge
• Q&A With Orrick's Chris Vejnoska
• Massey Settles 7-Year Coal Slurry Mass Tort
• Navy Vet Wins $2.4M Verdict In Asbestos Suit
• Sunscreen Cos. — 1st To Get Burned By Nano Suits?
• Not Enough Evidence Of 9/11, Cancer Link: Report
• Groups Call For Overhaul Of Cell Tower Safety Regs
• 11th Circ. Lets Tire Co. Off Hook For Girl's Death
• Agromod Recalls Papayas Over Salmonella Fears
• Nestle Slapped With Suit Over Leaking Water Coolers
• Banner Must Disclose Assets To Fla. Drywall Class: Judge
• Ford AC Defect Action May Be Nixed For Lack Of Evidence
• Mont. High Court Finds Bat Maker Liable For Player Death
• Use A Mediator, Get Disbarred
• NexIdea Sues Med-Lift Over Lift Chairs
• Citing Safety, Cuomo Suspends 8 Tour Bus Lines
• Carroll Burdick Scores 4 For San Francisco Office
• Gateway, Consumers Must Arbitrate In Faulty PC Fight
• CDER Report Adds To New FDA Research Agenda
• BP Accused Of Coercing Deepwater Settlements
• Bayer One-A-Day False Ad Action Scrapped
• Actos Needs Stronger Cancer Warnings: EU Regulator
• Asbestos Trusts Dodge Specialty Products' Discovery Bid
• Hartford Balks At Coverage In Lead-Tainted Juice MDL
• US Delays Deepwater Horizon Report
• Centerline Can't Nix Insurer's Drywall Coverage Suit
• $10M Suit Says Pfizer Failed To Warn Of Dilantin Effects
• Massey Asks Panel To Bar Evidence In Slurry Case
• Judge Swats Most Claims In Bug-Filled Similac Action
• FDA, EU Review Sanofi Heart Drug After Failed Trial
• InformedRx Sued Over Glucose Strip Expiration Dates
• Using The Anti-Injunction Act In Class Actions
• J&J Says Board Not To Blame For Recalls, Corruption Claims
• Bayer WeightSmart Buyers Fail To Win Cert. In Ad Suit
• Panasonic Plasma TV Class Action Turned Off
• Massey Sued By Respirator Co. In Black Lung Fight
• Philip Stein Watches Can't Relieve Stress, Suit Says
• Antero Drilling Pollution Harms Colo. Residents: Suit
• Starbucks Vendor Recalls Wraps Over Bacteria Fears
• NYC Slow To Remove PCB-Leaking Lights In Schools: Suit
• AIG Unit, Hexion Shift Explosion Coverage Claims To Ohio
• BP Gulf Spill Fund To Be Independently Audited
• Atty Sent Bogus Letters In Tainted Rice MDL, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Partially Lifts Block On Co.'s Defect Probes
• Honeywell Seeks Sanctions On DOJ In FCA Suit
• FDA Says Medical Device Reviews Must Be Streamlined
• NOAA Can't Handle 2 Oil Spills At Once, Official Says
• National Union Can't Sue Helicopter Cos. Over Crash: Judge
• AT&T, Customers Told To Arbitrate In IPad Data Action
• Toyota Can Appeal Widening Of Acceleration MDL: Judge
• BP Loses Bid For Obama Aides' Emails
• 5th Circ. Lets Federal Off Hook In La. Explosion Deal
• Private Sector Pushes CPSC On FY 2013 Priorities
• Ford Recalls Trucks, SUVs Over Faulty Signal Switch
• Using Consent Orders In Mass Tort Litigation
• Withdrawal Of Landmark Ruling On Metadata Production
• Taser Hit With $10M Verdict In Wrongful Death Suit
• Fla. High Court Upholds $28M RJ Reynolds Verdict
• Citing Dukes, Mich. Judge Bars Class In Dow Dioxin Suit
• 5th Circ. Nixes Wal-Mart Fees Award In Contract Suit
• Insurer Must Face Timber Co.'s Suit Over Wildfire
• Judge Tosses Deceptive Practices Claim In Seroquel Suit
• Zicam Inventor Admits Selling Unapproved Bird Flu Drug
• Insurer Wants Drywall Defense Costs From Knauf
• Beware Calif.'s Proposition 65
• Vegetarians Can Claim Injury Over Meat Samosas: Court
• States Underreport Drinking Water Violations: GAO
• Continental, Others Face Unlimited Damages In Crash Suit
• Mich. Insurer Off Hook In La. Chinese Drywall MDL
• Ford Recalls Sedans Over Faulty Fuel Tank Weld
• EPA To Run New Asbestos Tests On Mont. Wood Chips
• Insurers Beat 4 Years Of HB Fuller Asbestos Coverage
• 'Elder Scrolls' Makers Sued Over Freezing Problems
• LG Struck With Class Action Over Smartphone Defects
• Ex-Rheingold Valet Partner Can Solicit Clients: Judge
• Safeway Can't Snuff San Francisco Tobacco Sales Ban
• Relacore Customer Drops Fraud Action
• Suit Blames Diabetes Drug Byetta For Injuries, Deaths
• Chadbourne Adds Products Liability Pro In London
• Managing Supply-Chain Risks Post Goodyear, McIntyre
• LG Hit With Class Action Over Defective Televisions
• HP Settles Class Action Over Defective Desktops
• 9th Circ. Undoes Navy's Immunity In Child Injury Case
• NJ Court Revives Toxic Tort Case Against Shell, Others
• McDonald's, Others To Meet New Nutrition Standard
• SF Threatens To Sue Regulators Over Pipeline Safety
• NY Inspectors Can't Shake Tour Boat Disaster Suit
• Country Club Says DuPont Herbicide Destroyed Trees
• Contemplating Pliva V. Mensing
• Insurer Must Cover Developer In Drywall Suit: Judge
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Against Philip Morris, Others
• Plaintiffs To Refile $1B Fly Ash Suit Against Dominion
• Sheppard Mullin Axed From J-M Sewer Pipe Suit
• 6th Circ. Undoes Travelers Win In Subcontractor Fight
• Texas Supreme Court's Unsettling Opinion On Causation
• ConAgra Sued Over '100% Natural' Oils
• Fila Attacks Class Claims In Toning Apparel Lawsuit
• Using Financial Information In Settlement Negotiations
• Plaintiffs Seek Cert. In Defective Washing Machine Suit
• IRIS Process Faces Changes Amid Credibility Attacks
• Rite Aid Sues Ranbaxy Over Reglan Suit Indemnity
• Union Carbide Gets Sanctions Relief In Asbestos Suit
• Q&A With Goodwin Procter's Forrest Hainline
• 3rd. Circ. Nixes KBR Toxic Exposure Suit
• DOE To Settle With 139 Manhattan Project Plaintiffs
• FDA Proposes Guidelines For Targeted Drug Therapies
• Natura Will Pay $2M For 'Human Grade' Pet Food Claims
• Judge Refuses To Toss Lead Counsel From Listerine MDL
• Tort Pro Joins Napoli Bern As Name Partner
• CPSC Seeks To Lower Lead Limit For Toys
• BP Fund Czar Denies Dodging Miss. AG's Subpoena
• Ill. Court Affirms $18M Verdict In Pain Patch Death
• Miss. High Court Stays Biggest-Ever Asbestos Verdict
• FDA Warns Surgeons To Avoid Mesh Devices
• Q&A With Barnes & Thornburg's Kevin Rising
• Naturade Protein Powders Contain Lead: Suit
• Ind. Targets Construction Co. In Faulty Bridge Suit
• Cellphone Radiation Plaintiffs: Can You Hear Us Now?
• The Scope Of Questioning For A 30(b)(6) Deposition
• Q&A With Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Helmet Maker Not Liable For Biking Injury: 3rd Circ.
• 11th Circ. Backs Arbitration Ruling In GPS Row
• Biotronik Says CoStar Stent 'Recall' Violated Pact
• GAO, Sens. Call For EPA To Ramp Up Drinking Water Regs
• Travelers Off Hook In $10M Cosmetics Coverage Suit
• Ford Owners Seek Class Cert. In AC Defect Action
• Limiting Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities
• Epson Asks Judge To Blot Out Ink Suit
• Feds Say Scios Mislabeled Heart Drug Natrecor
• Formosa Tentatively Freed From Defective PVC Case
• Obama Directs Independent Agencies To Overhaul Rules
• Macy's Agrees To Penalty For Selling Recalled Clothes
• Project Supervisor Wants Probation For Asbestos Plot
• EPA Seeks To Require Notice Of New Glyme Uses
• NJ Class Suit Targets Maibec Wood Shingle Defects
• Ford Not Liable For SUV Crash: 11th Circ.
• Sony Gets Plug Pulled On Melting TV Action
• The Legal Duties Of Clinical Trial Sponsors
• Fla. High Court Revives Pre-2005 Asbestos Injury Claims
• BP Says Gulf Rebound Nixes Future Loss Claims
• Abbott Escapes Class Action Over Infested Similac
• SC Johnson Settles 'Greenwashing' Suits Over Windex
• Judge Backs Arbitration Ruling In Oil Field Dispute
• Q&A With Vorys' Mary Ellen Fairfield
• 6th Circ. Nixes Federal-Mogul Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Patton Boggs Rehearing Bid Nixed In Ecuador-Chevron Suit
• Invalidating 'Every Exposure' Theory
• Judge Trims Claims In Investor Suit Over Toyota Recalls
• Sheppard Mullin Can Stay In PVC Qui Tam Suit: Judge
• Burn Lawsuits Push Candle Fuel Maker Into Ch. 11
• LeClairRyan Absorbs NYC Firm With European Clientele
• BofA Releases $1.2M In WL Homes Ch. 7 Agreement
• Insurers Can't Shake Construction Defect Coverage Row
• Chemical Watchdog Blames DuPont For Deadly Gas Leak
• J&J Suppressed Sales Of Cancer Test: Suit
• Pfizer Dodges More Sanctions In Neurontin Antitrust MDL
• Regulators Plan To Ease Burden On Small Businesses
• Poison Singer's Tony Award Injury Suit Moved To NY
• Requiring Causation Proof In Foreign Recognition Actions
• ConAgra Faces Class Suit Over Wesson Oil Claims
• 8th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In Faulty Piping MDL
• US Chides Panel For Not Adopting Ractopamine Rules
• Specialty Products Can't Share Privileged Docs: Judge
• Q&A With Schiff Hardin's Eric Barnum
• Sedgwick Adds Product Liability Pro For New Seattle Office
• CPSC Weighs Self-Patrol Of Plastic Toy Rules
• High Court Clarifies Tort Law But Skirts Broad Claims
• FDA Bans Import Of Drugs From Dr. Reddy's Mexico Plant
• Judge Further Trims HP Touchscreen Class Action
• Spotlight On Recent Preemption Decisions
• FDA Accuses Cadila Of Major Violations At India Plant
• FDA Issues Supplement Safety Notification Guidance
• Beverage Group Sues NYC Over Ad Campaign Records
• Judge Trims Suit Over Learjet Aircraft Defects
• Rolls-Royce Fights Discovery Motion In FCA Suit
• FDA Slams Zoll Over Defibrillator Battery Life Issues
• Judge Denies Class Cert. Bid In BPA Baby Bottle MDL
• Study Ties Pfizer Anti-Smoking Drug To Heart Problems
• Ensuring Insurer Standing In Insured Ch. 11 Cases
• Authenticating Electronic Evidence
• Bayer Settles Rice Contamination Suits For $750M
• GM Recalls 7,500 Trucks For Parking, Steering Issues
• Sens. Float Bill To Strengthen Dietary Supplement Labels
• Depakote May Cause Cognitive Defects, FDA Warns
• Chamber Asks 2nd Circ. To Block $18B Chevron Verdict
• Most Claims In Nutella Suit Survive Dismissal Bid
• Bard Offers $184M To Settle Hernia Patch Suits
• Dog Owners Denied Class Cert. In ProMeris Suit
• A Bitter Pill For Brand Names?
• Exxon Hit With $1.5B Verdict In Gas Leak Suit
• Q&A With Moore & Van Allen's Tom Myrick