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Product Liability - September, 2011

214 articles

• China Stops Imports Of Oysters From Washington State
• FDA Aims To Speed Reviews Of New, Low-Risk Devices
• EU Beefs Up Food Labeling Requirements
• Silgan Takes Pull Tab Coverage Suit To Supreme Court
• DOJ Probes Cephalon Over Narcolepsy Drug Marketing
• Camp Lejeune Water Contamination MDL Stays Alive
• Arch Tries To Duck Coverage For Diacetyl Injury Suits
• NJ Court Shuts Down Suits Over Hormone Therapy Labeling
• Judge Snips Claims In Asbestos Atty Fee Action
• Toyota MDL Bellwether Belongs In State Court: Judge
• Del Monte Drops Lawsuit After FDA Ends Melon Ban
• CORRECTED: Insurer, Contractors Drop Chinese Drywall Coverage Suit
• DOJ Fights Honeywell's Sanctions Bid In FCA Fight
• NCAA Failed To Protect Players From Concussions: Suit
• FDA Warns Eye Doctors Again Over Laser Surgery Ads
• Hitachi TV Buyers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Defect Row
• Contact Lens Claims Preempted By FDA Regs: 9th Circ.
• Mega Brands To Issue Refunds For Recalled Toys
• 6th Circ. Flips Garlock Asbestos Loss Due To Scant Proof
• Fla. Court Revives Conspiracy Claims Against Tobacco Cos.
• Monsanto Can't Pare Agent Orange Disposal Suit
• Philip Morris Can't Appeal Light Cig Suit: Ill. High Court
• Case Study: In Re McNeil Consumer Healthcare
• BP To Pay Ala. Town $1.3M For Lost Revenue After Spill
• Judge OKs Apple's Refund Deal In Faulty Adapter Suit
• Asbestos Plaintiffs Pursue Pfizer For $10M In 2nd Circ.
• Tyson Recalls Ground Beef Over E. Coli Test
• Halliburton To Pay $200M In KBR's Faulty Bolt Settlement
• Another Beetle-Tainted Similac Suit Sliced Apart
• Blood Clot Risk May Rise With Some Contraceptives: FDA
• US Seeks Leukemia Drug Docs In Cephalon Marketing Probe
• US, Canada, Mexico Pledge Joint Action On Product Safety
• Canada To Issue Larger, More Graphic Cigarette Warnings
• 5th Circ. Finds District Court Misapplied Cy Pres
• Merck V. Garza: Now We're Really Confused
• Texas Wildfire Victims Sue Bluebonnet For Negligence
• Chartis, Homebuilder End Chinese Drywall Coverage Row
• Time Expired On Bayer Blast Wrongful Death Claim: Judge
• HoneyBaked, Insurer Settle Tainted Meat Coverage Suit
• NICO Exits Montello's Asbestos Claims Coverage Suit
• Stage Collapse Suit Challenges Ind.'s $5M Liability Cap
• Insurer Sues Kornegay Over Hepatitis B Claims Coverage
• Gaspari Nears $1M Deal Over Supplement Marketing Claims
• ConEd Can't Hold Citigroup Liable For 7 WTC Collapse
• Boston Scientific Beats Investor Suit Over Bad Defibrillators
• Ky. Gets Purdue Oxycontin Case Sent To State Court
• Dog Food Co. Seeks $10M In Bayer GM Rice Suit
• Valve Co. Sues Travelers For Asbestos Claims Coverage
• Construction Co. Seeks Coverage In Shoddy Jail Work Suit
• Case Study: Fresh Express V. Beazley Syndicate
• 40K Pounds Of Beef For Schools Recalled Over E. Coli
• Bear Naked Hit With Class Action Over 'Natural' Labels
• Pepperidge Farm Recalls Sesame Sticks Over Wire Fears
• Mazda Air Bag Suit Must Stay In State Court: 11th Circ.
• Class Cert. Sought In Caterpillar Faulty Engine Suit
• Dune Buggy Maker Settles With CPSC Over Defects
• SCE, Calif. County Extinguish Fire Suit For $9.6M
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Sanctions On Milberg, Others In Sony MDL
• Applying The Alien Tort Statute To Corporations
• Costco Gets Initial Nod For Class Deal In Hot Fuel MDL
• NY Contractor Gets 6 Years For Asbestos Violations
• Drugmaker Agrees To Reviews Over Fake Data Claims
• Penta Deal Caps Off $5M Contaminated Bottle Dispute
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Generic Drug Labeling Suits
• Boeing, GE Sued Over Shoddy Engine Turbine Disks
• Campbell, Others' Kids' Foods Contain Carcinogen: Study
• Amerisure Drops Suit Over Apartment Defect Coverage
• FAA Proposes $2.4M Fine Over Cessna Wing Failure
• Medtronic Must Produce InFuse Docs In Securities Suit
• Ill. High Court Nixes $43M Verdict Over Ford Explosion
• Swiss Re Units Deny Atty Conflict In Coverage Row
• FDA Yanks Ozone-Depleting Inhaler From Market
• 4th Attorney Disbarred Over $55M Fen-Phen Scam
• Union Carbide, GP Hit With $22M Asbestos Verdict
• NY Port Authority Immune From WTC Attack Claims
• Hanover Fights Coverage Of Labor Co. In Silica Suits
• Supplement Maker Can't Disqualify Atty: Calif. Court
• USS Cole Victims' Families Nixed From $280M Sudan Suit
• Head Of France's Servier Probed Over Diabetes Drug
• RJ Reynolds Loses Appeal Of Post-Engle Smoker's Suit
• Zurich Shakes Bad Faith Claim Over Asbestos Settlement
• No New Trial For Insurer In Museum Crash Malpractice Suit
• Senate Panel Backs $17B In BP Fines For Gulf States
• Tobacco Cos. Say 1st Amendment Bars New FDA Labels
• Apple Adapter Settlement Altered Over Fraud Potential
• The 5 'PRs' Of Product Preservation
• BP Denies Lying To Halliburton About Deepwater Oil Well
• Daimler Hit With Mercedes Engine Defect Action
• 11th Circ. Vacates $150M Verdict In Road Contract Row
• ARCO, B&W Land $80M Verdict In Nuke Plant Coverage Suit
• Erie Owes Imperial Defense Over Emissions: Ill. Court
• Class Trimmed In Nissan Dashboard Defect Suit
• MMWA Bars Warranty Arbitration Clauses: 9th Circ.
• Teva Must Pay Baxter's $144M Hepatitis Damages: Judge
• 9th Circ. Revives Toyota Warranty Suit In Split Ruling
• Health Groups Stick Up For Graphic Cigarette Labels
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Costco Shrimp Skimp Suit
• Innovative Procedures V. Premarketing Approval
• Beckman Reaches $5.5M Settlement In Shareholder Suit
• 9/11 Victim's Family Drops Wrongful Death Suit
• 2nd Circ. Axes Injunction In Chevron's $18B Ecuador Row
• Sun Pharma NJ Plant Passes FDA Review After Warning
• Class Cert. Denied In Epson Ink Cartridge Suit
• Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak Halts Paraguay Beef Exports
• Iraqi Chemical Co. Not Liable For Torture: 4th Circ.
• Case Study: Graphic Communications V. CVS
• Apple Balks At Power Adapter Class Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Chevron $18B Judgment Block
• Dish Bests Class Action Over Sports Channel Outage
• Baker Donelson Adds Product Liability, Pro Bono Veteran
• Metal Hip Implants Fail Faster Over Time: UK Report
• Shanghai Shuts Down 2 Plants Over Lead Emissions
• NY Court Upholds Most Claims In Bronx Cancer Suits
• GSK's Zofran Could Lead To Abnormal Heart Rhythms: FDA
• Qualitest Recalls Mispackaged Birth Controll Pills
• State Tort Reform In 2011
• NHTSA Steps Up Honda CR-V Headlight Probe
• Asbestos Victims Strike $43M Settlement With Montana
• EPA Didn't Consider Pesticide's Risk To Kids: 2nd Circ.
• Wrongful Death Claim OK'd Over Boy's Staples Center Fall
• No Retailer Indemnity For Faulty Product Makers: Court
• Asbestos Researcher Says Hawkins Parnell Owes $1.2M
• Suits Over Google's Nexus One Consolidated
• AIG Unit Ducks Coverage For U-Haul Trailer Collisions
• GIT Asks Supreme Court To Weigh Ch. 11 Challenge
• Wal-Mart Targeted In 1st Suit Over Contaminated Melons
• FDA Disputes Dr. Oz's Apple Juice Arsenic Claims
• FAA Fines Colgan $2M Over Flight Attendant Training
• Testing Traditional Boundaries Of Asbestos Litigation
• Shell May Face UK Charges For North Sea Spill
• J&J Unit To Shell Out $85M Over Bad Natrecor Labeling
• US Must Boost Data On Antibiotics In Livestock: GAO
• LG Unit Again Recalls Dehumidifer Tied To Fires
• Olive Oil Cos. Dodge False Labeling Class Actions
• 3 Months After Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• Size Of Costco Shrimp Trays Fishy, Atty Tells 2nd Circ.
• Judge Greenlights Deal In Baby Sex Test Row
• NCAA Hit With Negligence Class Suit Over Concussions
• Bankrupt A&P Floats Bid To Mediate $1.3B In Claims
• FDA Targets Cantaloupe In Deadly Bacteria Outbreak
• Judge Won't Let Insurers Off Hook For Drywall Claims
• FDA Warns Luitpold Over Drug Manufacturing Violations
• Mitsui Dodges Duke Hospital Contamination Suit Coverage
• Judge Keeps Toyota MDL Bellwether Alive For Now
• Moving Toward Supply Chain Transparency
• J&J Supplier's Bug Infestation Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Fla. Drywall Plaintiffs Can Sue Individually: Judge
• J-M Wants McDermott Malpractice Suit In State Court
• Rexam, Asbestos Makers Must Pay $7.5M For Exposure
• USDA To Ban 6 New Strains Of E. Coli In Beef
• Compound Animal Drugs Not Under FDA Authority: Court
• Kraft, Hormel Dodge Deli Meat Action For Now
• Caterpillar Accused Of Selling Faulty Truck Engines
• Ex-Factory Workers Sue Chemtura, Others Over Diacetyl
• Sears Settles Defective Door Opener Class Action
• Calif. Court Tosses $12M Award In Spinach Coverage Row
• LG Pays Up To Snuff Suit Over Defective Fridge Lights
• Cargill Recalls More Turkey Over Salmonella Fears
• Double Duty: Plaintiff's Doctor As Expert Witness
• H20 Plus Settles Skin Product Mold Suit Against Arch
• Honda To Pay For Repairs Of Defective Vehicles
• La. Says It Can't Produce Deepwater Docs On Time
• Evanston Avoids Coverage For Chinese Drywall MDL
• Sony TV MDL Settlement Not Fair, 2nd Circ. Hears
• EU Trade Group Backs FDA's $300M Generics Fees Plan
• FAA Fines Alaska Airlines For Safety Violations
• Busted Bottles Lead InBev To Recall Cider
• EPA Must Get Tough On Drugs In Drinking Water: GAO
• FDA Seeks Clearer Rules For Use Of Osteoporosis Meds
• Proposing A Plan For Prop. 65
• Genzyme Not Liable In Carticel Negligence Suit: 11th Circ.
• Insurer Ousts Atty From Swiss Re Defense Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes $6M DuPont Herbicide Verdict Against US
• FDA Blasts Hair Care Co. For 'Formaldehyde-Free' Ads
• No Med Monitoring For CSX Toxic Crash Class: 6th Circ.
• TI Blasts DOE's Classified Doc Plan In Nuke Waste Suit
• Case Study: Goodner V. Hyundai
• UK Food Standards Agency To Publish Meat Plant Audits
• Stonewall To Pay $21.5M To End Asbestos Coverage Suit
• MKD, Insurer Settle Builder's Suit Over Shoddy Apartments
• Graco Slapped With Class Action Over Faulty Car Seats
• DuPont To Pay For Tree Damage Caused By Herbicide
• Reasonable Recovery In Calif. Torts
• Judge Trims Expert Testimony In Yamaha ATV Rollover MDL
• Target, Saks, Others Agree To Cut Cadmium In Jewelry
• Tainted Formula Suits Must Remain In China: 4th Circ.
• Shell Unit Pays Up Over Chemical Spill Notifications
• FDA Questions Safety Of J&J, Bayer's Xarelto
• Bulletproof Vest Co. Ducks Conspiracy Claim In FCA Suit
• Ex-FDA Counsel Returns To Morgan Lewis
• Fed. Circ. Finds No Injury In Hepatitis B Vaccine Case
• Knife Makers Hit With False Ad Suit Over Cracked Blades
• Liability Claim Survives In Enbridge Oil Spill Suit
• Class Actions — Mexican Style
• Vizio Seeks Dismissal Of Faulty TV Class Action
• HP Settles Ink-Jet Cartridge Class Actions For $5M
• Ind. Lawmaker Wants $5M Cap Raised For Fair Victims
• Raser Sues Over Alleged Power Generator Lies, $100M Loss
• Halliburton Accuses BP Of Lying About Macondo Blowout
• Zurich Wants Help Covering $3M Roof Collapse Award
• Maytag Oven Explosion Class Action Stays Alive
• Targeting Priority Chemicals Under TSCA
• FDA Unveils New Fee Proposal For Drug Reviews
• Insurers Must Back Tyson In Chicken Litter Suits: Judge
• FDA To Fully Enforce Foreign Food Rejection Law
• Judge Tosses 3G Phone Actions Against Google, HTC
• Canadian Court Won't Let GSK Access Paxil Medical Docs
• RI Sen. Seeks Probe Of National Grid Over Irene
• La. Must Respond To BP Document Requests: Judge
• Daimler Faces Probe Over Faulty Meritor Truck Shafts
• Rankled Rihanna Sues Over Water Damage In $7M Mansion
• Dexatrim Maker Wins Dismissal Of Marketing Class Action
• Class Cert. Again Denied In Arizona Beverages Suit
• No Playing Around With Phthalate Testing In Toys