Product Liability Archive » November, 2011

Product Liability - November, 2011

173 articles

• Insurer Wants Off Hook For Faulty Water System Claims
• Transocean Dodges Deepwater Subpoenas For Now
• Foreign Plaintiffs Booted From Toyota Acceleration MDL
• National Union Off Hook For Faulty Parts Claims: 5th Circ.
• VW Says Fuse Box Defect Action Fails To Show Injury
• Utica Wants Reinsurer Barred From Spilling Secrets
• When Insurers Can Object To Asbestos Trusts ...
• Investors Sue Abbott Over $1.5B Depakote Settlement Tab
• Garlock Pledges To Pay Off Asbestos Claims In Ch. 11 Plan
• USDA Says It's Ready To Inspect Horse Slaughterhouses
• 11 Cosmetics Cos. Settle Suit Over False 'Organic' Labels
• Genentech Settles FCA Suit Over Cancer Drug For $20M
• BMW Hid Mini Cooper Transmission Defect: Suit
• Creating An E-Discovery Process For Google Apps
• Unsealed FCA Suit Accuses Pfizer Of Off-Label Marketing
• Yamaha Dodges Ariz. Rhino Vehicle Liability Claims
• Golden Eagle Flies To Victory In Injury Defense Row
• 6th Circ. Dashes RPM's Hopes For $125M In Asbestos Cash
• Pfizer Told To Cough Up Docs In Drug Marketing Action
• US Challenges Decision Barring Graphic Cigarette Labels
• Health Canada Bans Avastin For Breast Cancer Treatment
• 7th Circ. Holds Weight-Loss Huckster To $37.6M Fine
• The Changing Scope Of Expert Witness Disclosures
• Lens Maker Sued Over Hazy Quality Control Standards
• DOI Prepares To Issue New Citations For Deepwater Spill
• Barr's $2M Damage Claims Nixed In Benzene Coverage Row
• Fox Station Can't Beat All Claims Over Ice Cream Piece
• Steptoe Snags 2 FDA Food Safety Pros For DC Office
• Top French Court Nixes Ban On Genetically Modified Corn
• AMO, Consumers Settle Contact Lens Marketing Action
• Supreme Court Won't Butt Into Tobacco Settlement Case
• ConAgra Marketing Action Over GMOs In Cooking Oil Nixed
• Fordham Professor To Lead Fosamax Settlement Talks
• Bayer WeightSmart Class Gets Nod In False Ad Fight
• Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
• FDA Clamps Down On Maker Of Mislabeled Supplements
• Travelers Ordered To Defend Alfa Laval In Asbestos Suit
• 7th Circ. Cries Fowl Over Attys' Transfer Briefs
• Prepping For CPSC's New 3rd-Party Testing Rules
• Consumer Groups Back Labels On Bioengineered Foods
• Chattem Targeted Over Mouthwash Anti-Plaque Claims
• Class Action Targets GAF's Allegedly Shoddy Shingles
• Sugarland, Promoter Sued Over Deadly Stage Collapse
• Cincinnati Exits Coverage Suit Over Shoddy Homes
• 5th Circ. Revives Suit Over El Dorado Factory Fire
• West American Ducks Claims In Allstate's Settlement Suit
• EU Agency Calls For Recall Of US-Made Cancer Drugs
• Paralyzed Woman's Award In Cybex Suit Slashed To $44M
• Merck To Pay Nearly $1B To Settle Vioxx Marketing Claims
• FDA Chides Mylan Over Puerto Rico Plant Violations
• More Reasons To Discount Adverse Event Reports
• Microsoft Wins Denial Of Nationwide Class In Zune Suit
• Darvocet, Darvon Suits Must Be Nixed After Mensing: Lilly
• Fla. Court Calls For Deadline Leeway In Engle Suits
• Mo. County, Contractor Settle Asbestos Suit For $10M
• Judge Won't Revisit Dismissal Of Olive Oil Actions
• Synthes Execs Sentenced Over Bone Cement Trials
• Judge May Bar Foreign Plaintiffs From Toyota MDL
• Chemtura Settles Carbon Black Co.'s $20M Indemnity Claim
• Looking For Loopholes In PLIVA V. Mensing
• FDA Issues Top Alert On Massager Linked To Death
• Chevron Faces $28M Fine For Oil Spill: Brazil
• Philip Morris Challenges Australia On Plain Package Law
• US Ducks Transocean Claims In Deepwater MDL
• Zurich Coverage Claims Shouldn't Be Split, 4th Circ. Told
• Ex-Synthes Execs To Be Sentenced For 'Rogue' Trials
• In The Crosshairs: CPSC Consumer Complaint Database
• 7th, 11th Circs. Knock Down Ladder Injury Suits
• Novartis Bone Drug Suit Falls Under NJ Damages Law: Court
• Kan. Judge Hands Insurance Row Reins To Mo. State Court
• FDA Bars Avastin's Use As Breast Cancer Treatment
• Insurers, Inspection Co. End Oil Tank Blast Coverage Row
• Smucker's Peanut Butter Yanked For Possible Salmonella
• Arch Coal Settlements Over Sago Mine Disaster Approved
• Staples Center Wrongful Death Suit Pared
• FDA Withholding Evidence In Birth Defects Suit: Attys
• Chinese Drywall Co. Knauf Settles Portion Of MDL
• To Move Or Not To Move: Compel Vs. Protective Order
• Philip Morris Prevails In 1st Solo Smoking Suit In Alaska
• 9th Circ. Will Hear Toyota Appeal In Acceleration MDL
• Pump Makers Find No Quick End To Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Ill. Court Nixes Club Owners' Sentences For Fatal Stampede
• State AGs Press FTC To Limit Four Loko's Alcohol Content
• CooperVision Widens Contact Lens Recall
• Nissan Recalls Sports Cars To Fix Power Windows
• Ga. Court Lets Yamaha Off Hook In Rhino Injury Suit
• The Truth Is Out There, But Not Always On The Label
• Whirlpool, Sears In Hot Water Over Dishwasher Fire Risks
• Insurer's Suit Nixed After Four Loko Makers Pull Claims
• Sens. Blast FDA's 'Slow' Device Approval Process
• BP Can't Use Transocean Insurance For Disaster: Judge
• Nutella False Ad Plaintiffs Granted Class Status
• Supplement Co. Accused Of Hiding Risky Ingredient
• Wyeth Resolves False Ad Fight Against Sun In 6th Circ.
• High Court Asked To Review Bayer Crop Damage Suit
• An Unreasonable Example Of Reasonable Alternative Design
• Merck Strikes Deal With Fla., NY, SC Over Vioxx Claims
• Ala., La. Can Seek Punitive Damages In Deepwater MDL
• McDonald's Burned By Another Hot Coffee Suit In Ill.
• Produce Co. Seeks To Shift Blame For Taco Bell E. Coli
• NHTSA To Test Chevy Volt Batteries After Fire
• Fresenius Wants Supplier To Cover Dialysis Device Recall
• NHTSA Steps Up Probe Into Saturn Aura
• 1st-Ever Fine For Tarmac Delays Issued By DOT
• Failure-To-Warn Claims Need Fail-Proof Evidence In NJ
• FDA Unveils New Rules To Speed Up Medical Device Studies
• FDA Warns Int'l Isotopes Over Unapproved Thyroid Drug
• Sens. Float Bill To Discourage Cuban Oil Drilling
• Tobacco Co. Vows To Sue Over Aussie Ban On Pack Logos
• Tightening The Noose Around TPP Claims
• FDA Warns 1,200 Retailers Over Underage Tobacco Sales
• Apple Dodges IPhone OS Sabotage Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear DaimlerChrysler Union-Busting Suit
• DOJ Subpoenas Merck Over Avelox, Integrilin Marketing
• High Court Weighs Preemption In Railway Asbestos Case
• High Court Frowns On Calif.'s Defense In Slaughter Case
• Abbott Can't Escape Suit Over Humira's Cancer Risks
• Merck Settles ERISA Suit Over Vioxx Claims For $50M
• Toxic Torts: Designation For Causation
• 6 Sens. Call For Quick FDA Cigarette Label Appeal
• Toyota Recalls 550K Vehicles Over Steering Defect
• Pentair, Insurer Settle Over Interest On $30M Judgment
• Nautilus Ends Coverage Row With Faulty Sewer Contractor
• GSK Prodded Toward Mediation In Avandia MDL
• BMW Faulty Engine Settlement Gets Preliminary Nod
• Media Consultant Sent Unsolicited Anti-Smoking Texts: Suit
• 9th Circ. Keeps Investor Class Intact In Anemia Drug Fight
• BP, Others Want Gov't Reports Cut From Deepwater MDL
• PG&E To Shell Out $38M For Fatal Gas Pipeline Blast
• Tackling Pollution Exclusions To Chinese Drywall Claims
• Federal Preemption For Generic OTC Drugs?
• No New Trial Over Yankees Pitcher's Fatal Crash: Judge
• CVS, KV Resolve $100M Suit Over Drug Supply Contract
• Knee Device Maker Sues Plaintiffs Firm Over Ads
• Phony Chinese Parts Jeopardize Soldiers' Safety: Sens.
• BP Can't Talk Blowout Preventer At Trial: MDL Plaintiffs
• FDA's Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Blocked
• Insurers' Asbestos Claim Challenge Won't Hit High Court
• Personal Injury Claims In The Wake Of Deepwater
• Allergan Faces Medicaid Fraud Probe By Mass. AG
• Exxon Says Yellowstone Spill Could Cost $135M
• Lilly Wins First Zyprexa Liability Trial
• La. Must Follow Deadlines For Deepwater Docs: Judge
• Takeda Sued Again Over Diabetes Drug's Cancer Risks
• FDA Overrules Staff To Broaden Approval Of J&J's Xarelto
• Shaw, Solar Co. Settle $107M Suit Over Faulty Pipes
• Apple Sued Over IPhones' Signal Strength
• Tobacco Cos. Drop Row With 12 States Over MSA Payments
• Sonoco, Insurers Seek $15M From Toshiba For Plant Fire
• Bifurcation: An Effective Defense Tool In Class Actions
• Judge Nixes Last 2 Wrongful Death Suits In Digitek MDL
• Overstock, Clothing Cos. Hit With Prop. 65 Lead Suit
• Hartford Seeks To Avoid Indemnity In $20M Fuel Gel Suit
• 10th Circ. Upholds FDA Win In Morphine Exemption Suit
• The Vanishing Civil Trial Lawyer
• GSK To Pay $3B To Settle US Avandia, Medicaid Probes
• Law Firm Hit With Malpractice Suit Over $2.5M Settlement
• Century On Hook For Caterpillar Asbestos Defense
• Colgate Recalls Mouthwash Over Infection Fears
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Insurer Liability In Faulty RV Suit
• Case Study: Adams V. Ford Motor Co.
• Mercedes-Benz Defect Action Runs Out Of Gas
• Family Of Reno Air Show Crash Victim Sues For $25M
• EU Lengthens Ban On Some Egyptian Seeds, Beans
• Transocean Slams BP 'Charade,' Demands Spill Coverage
• EPIC Seeks More Info From DHS On Body Scanner Radiation
• Mass. Lawmakers Seek FTC Inquiry Of Fish Mislabeling
• La. Tries To Fend Off Sanctions Threat In Deepwater MDL
• Halliburton Hit With Class Action Over Nuclear Waste
• Consumer Groups Want CPSC Database Challenge Unsealed
• Steadfast Dodges Claims In Benzene Coverage Row
• Novartis Shakes Suit Over Bone Drug Warnings
• Global Warming Not Covered By Your Insurance