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Product Liability - December, 2011

176 articles

• Philip Morris Fights $3.4M Jury Verdict In High Court
• CPSIA Changes Demand Proactive Compliance
• Schumer Asks FDA To Review 'Aeroshot' Caffeine Inhaler
• FDA Warns Of New Baby Acetaminophen Dosage Risks
• RJ Reynolds Takes $28.3M Liability Verdict To High Court
• Iran, Terror Groups Found Liable For 9/11
• Ace Settles Deepwater Coverage Fight With BP Contractor
• Hawkins Parnell Settles $1M Debt Suit With Researcher
• Class Bids Nixed Again In MDL Over BPA In Baby Bottles
• Overheating iPad Class Action Shut Down For Good
• Gateway Reaches Deal To Unplug Faulty PC Class Action
• Canada, EU To Probe Novartis Diabetes Drug
• Hospira Investors Go After Board Over Inflated Stock Prices
• BP Rejects Halliburton Indemnity Bid In Deepwater MDL
• Kentucky High Court Backs Miners In Black Lung Case
• HGS Execs Hid Lupus Drug's Suicide Link: Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal of Apple False Advertising Suit
• Chevron, Transocean Prepare For Brazilian Indictments
• Combating Economic Adulteration Of Regulated Goods
• OneBeacon Tries To Shake Coverage Suit Over Calif. Fire
• Chartis Units Seek $1.6M For Kaiser Asbestos Claims
• J&J Targets 12M Bottles Of Motrin In Latest Recall
• Wal-Mart Pulls Enfamil Formula After Infant Death
• Dealing With Defamatory Complaints In CPSC Database
• GM Recalls 20,000 Cadillacs For Shifting, Parking Issues
• SC AG Can't Skirt AstraZeneca Improper Penalty Claims
• BP Gets More Time To Answer Local Gov't Spill Claims
• Judge Cans MDL Over Lead-Containing Fruit Juice
• Judge Pulls The Plug On Coffee Machine Class Action
• Kaman To Pay $4.8M To End False Claims Suit: DOJ
• Family Denies Providing $7.5M In Faulty Military Parts
• Judge Won't Nix $327M Verdict Over J&J's Risperdal
• Ranbaxy Settles With FDA, Sets Aside $500M For DOJ Probe
• Insurers Take Aim At Ashland Over Factory Explosion
• Cessna Sued For Negligence Over 2008 Runway Crash
• Airlines Win Access To Victim's Info In NY Crash Suit
• Remington Recall Missed The Mark, Customers Say
• France Calls For Removal Of 30,000 Breast Implants
• Bottler Says Faulty Vitamin Suit Has No Place In Fla.
• USTR Supports Japan's Review Of US Beef Restrictions
• Halliburton Denies Destroying Deepwater Evidence
• Philip Morris Brings Packaging Row To Aussie High Court
• Zurich Sanctioned In Abestos Coverage Suit
• Judge Trims J&J Investor Suit Over Kids' Meds Recalls
• No Class Cert For Customers In OnStar Analog MDL
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ignition Lock Suit Against Ford
• Skechers Toning Shoe MDL Centralized In Ky.
• Rejecting Brand-Liability Theory Post-Mensing
• Pipeline Maker Settles $2M Suit Over Faulty Gas Line
• FDA Tightens Restrictions On Sanofi's Multaq
• Nissan Calls Back Sentras, Jukes Over Stalling Fears
• Electrolux Dryers Led To $12M In Fire Damage: State Farm
• Gerber Customers Win Class Cert. In Skin Irritant Suit
• Product Liability MVP: King & Spalding's Chilton Varner
• Aircraft Repair Co. Hit With $11M Verdict Over Crash
• Chrysler Brake Defect Suit Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• Product Liability MVP: Dechert's Diane Sullivan
• New FDA Rules To Up Women In Medical Device Studies
• Hannaford Yanks Beef In 5 States Amid Salmonella Fears
• Sens. Float Bill To Improve Watch Over Medical Devices
• KV Again Shakes Suit Over Metoprolol Recall
• Colo. Exits Antitrust Suit Over Tobacco Master Settlement
• Injury Liability — 40 Years Later
• Gulf Blowout Preventer Maker To Cough Up $250M To BP
• Calif. Plaintiff Can't Crash NJ Bayer Probiotics Actions
• Equitas Wants Out Of Pepsi Toxic Tort Coverage Suit
• Product Liability MVP: Kirkland's Andrew McGaan
• Del. High Court Chides No Damages Ruling In Asbestos Suit
• Knauf Settles Chinese Drywall Claims For Up To $1B
• Insurers Squabble Over GM Asbestos, Enviro Defense
• VW Beetle Transmission Plagued By Bugs: Suit
• Report Shows 'Questionable' Moves In Deepwater Disaster
• Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds To Pay $6M In Hidden Doc Feud
• EU Parliament Votes To Slash Phosphates In Detergent
• JPML Won't Merge 12 Actions Over Plavix Injuries
• RPM Seeks 6th Circ. Rehearing Over Asbestos Coverage
• Judge Won't Sign Off On Class In Ashland Explosion Suit
• Baby Food Packager Can't Make Spoilage Suit Go Bye-Bye
• Imperial Sugar Blast Coverage Suits Will Be Heard In Ga.
• Brazil Sues Chevron, Transocean For $11B Over Oil Spill
• Bayer's Off-Label Yaz Marketing Violated FCA: Watchdog
• Product Liability MVP: Reed Smith's Patrick Bradley
• Insurer Wants Off The Hook For Boiler Explosion
• HTC Aims To Unplug Evo Phone Defect Class Action
• PG&E Admits Liability For San Bruno Gas Pipeline Blast
• Free Speech Implications Of Calif. Cell Phone Case
• Patton Boggs Accuses Gibson Of Sabotage In Chevron Case
• Product Liability MVP: Skadden's John Beisner
• Baseball Player Handed $950K In Louisville Slugger Suit
• Judge Won't Compel Arbitration In Toyota Brake MDL
• FDA Ducks Contempt Claim After Nixing OTC Contraceptives
• National Fire Gets Assurance Coverage Denial Suit Tossed
• 4th Exec Jailed For Illicit Human Testing Of Bone Cement
• The No-Injury Warranty Claims Quandary
• Philip Morris Can't Kill Light Cigarettes Suits At MDL Level
• Travelers Seeks $1M Cap On Highway Tar Spill Claims
• Wildfire Insurance Fight Belongs In Calif.: Judge
• Big Tobacco Wants Quicker Appeal In Graphic Label Suit
• DSE Pushes For Whistleblower Deposition In FCA Suit
• House Raises Fines In New Pipeline Safety Bill
• Medtronic Investors Win Cert. In Off-Label Marketing Case
• Judge Mulls Class Cert. In Gerber Phthalate Action
• Gibson Dunn Lures New FDA Practice Leader From Sidley
• NJ Consumer Claim Clipped In Land Rover Tire MDL
• Jurisdiction Feud Freezes Most Discovery In Juice Ad Suit
• Insurer Can't Shake Contractor's Building Defect Suit
• Insurer Can't Keep Baby Formula Case In Mass.
• Judges Clear Massey's $35M Deal To End Coal Slurry Fight
• Hospira Misled Investors To Pump Up Stock Prices: Suit
• Imperial Sugar Can't Move Explosion Coverage Suit
• House, Senate Will Fast-Track New Pipeline Safety Bill
• Australia To Step Up Regulation Of Homeopathics
• 6th Circ. Backs Ex-B. Braun Worker In Off-Label Drug Case
• Two Firsts In Post-Mensing Litigation
• Retired Players Drop NFL, Riddell Head Injury Suit
• Ford Recalls Fusions, Milans Over Wheel Detachment Risk
• Pfizer Settles Menopause Drug Suit After $73M Verdict
• 9th Circ. Tosses Appeal Of Cert. Denial In Hitachi TV Suit
• Bayer Should Stress Clot Risk On Yaz Label: FDA Panel
• Hughes Hubbard Opens Mo. Office With Shook Team
• Calif. AG Seeks Medtronic Bone Graft Docs
• House Clamps Down On Bath Salts, Other Synthetic Drugs
• DOE Strikes Deal With 383 Manhattan Project Plaintiffs
• Judge Won't Oust Non-Mich. Plaintiffs In OnStar Analog MDL
• Bayer Told To Cough Up $48M In Rice Contamination Suit
• Cures For The Common Closing
• House OKs Bill To Boost Congress' Power Over Regulations
• Case Study: RJ Reynolds V. FDA
• Citing Dukes, La. High Court Nixes Wood Treatment Class
• McDonald's Fined $2M Over Brazilian Happy Meal Toys
• US To Decide On BPA Food Packaging Ban By March
• Medline Seeks To Avoid Bill For Surgical Mesh Suits
• Plan B Birth Control Still Requires Prescription, HHS Says
• BP Accused Of More Violations Over Deepwater Spill
• Pfizer Hit With $73M Verdict In Menopause Drug Suit
• FDA Eases Risk Mandates For GSK, Amgen Platelet Drugs
• FDA To Weigh Public Input On Biosimilars Program
• Ousted Olympic Swimmer's Suit Over Supplement Pared
• Apple Buyer Urges 9th Circ. To Revive False Ad Action
• Ind. Appeals Court Nixes Waste Cos.' Asbestos Claims
• NFL-Favored Painkiller Upped Concussion Risk: Players
• Sens. Seek To Ease Pains Over Defective Chinese Drywall
• Exploring FDA Investigational Device Exemptions
• Alpha To Pay $209M For Deadly Massey Blast
• Bayer Covered Up Yasmin Blood Clot Risk: Ex-FDA Head
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Faulty Nissan Odometer Suit
• Sony Gets Melting TV Class Action Tossed Again
• Toyota Pushes For Arbitration In Defective Brake MDL
• NFL Head Injury Suits Remain In Calif. Federal Court
• Insurers Off Hook For KB Home's Chinese Drywall Claims
• Kia Can't Duck $5.6M Faulty Brake Damages: Pa. High Court
• Subaru, Honda Recall Vehicles Over Brake Defects
• Nixon Peabody Wins Over FDA Insider From Reed Smith
• Halliburton Destroyed Deepwater Spill Evidence: BP
• Thermos Wins Another Round In Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Challenging Ind.'s $5M Damage Cap
• Toyota MDL Judge To Eye Fla., NY Economic Loss Claims
• HP Printer Defect Opens Door To Hackers: Suit
• Ore. High Court Tells Philip Morris To Pay State $47M
• Toyota Must Pay For Doc Security In Brake Suit: Judge
• House GOPs Aim To Kill Regulations
• Syntec False Claims Class Bid Denied As FDA Closes In
• Pfizer Can't Shake Birth Defect Suit Over Worker's Child
• Honda Widens Recall Over Potentially Lethal Air Bags
• Compliance Is Not Immunity From Lead Paint Claims
• Imperial Sugar Resolves Insurance Battle Over Recall
• GM Accepting Volt Returns After Crash Test Leads To Fire
• Hagens Berman Off Hook In Ala. Firm's Atty Fee Battle
• Toyota Evidence Concealment Action Tossed
• BAT Takes Cigarette Packaging Fight To Aussie High Court
• Insurers Settle Scuffle Over $44M Hospital Defect Suit
• The Murky Waters Of Off-Label Liability
• Enviros Sue Over FDA Refusal To Provide BPA Docs
• NY Pushes 2nd Circ. To Revive Anti-Smoking Warning Rule
• Halliburton Wants BP To Cover Deepwater Spill Claims
• Calif. Court Rescues Dow From Sea-Doo Explosion Suit