Product Liability Archive » April, 2012

Product Liability - April, 2012

249 articles

• Royal Sun Seeks $8.8M From US Over Cumberland River Flood
• Hotelier Sues US Over $326M Flood, Damage To Grand Ole Opry
• Senate Panel Fattens USDA Food Inspection Budget
• High Court Won't Weigh Suit Over Generic Reglan Labeling
• Losing The 'Empty Chair' At Trial
• Farmers Push USDA To OK Dow's Genetically Modified Corn
• Chemical Co. Falsely Labels Illicit Substances, W.Va. Says
• GNC Says False Ad Suit Over Stimulant Usurps FDA Powers
• Darvocet Plaintiffs Can't Take Generics Dismissal To 6th Circ.
• Jury Favors Union Carbide In $322M Asbestos Case
• FDA Chews Out Angiomax Maker Over Promo Materials
• NBBJ Exits Suit Over Boy's Fatal Staples Center Fall
• New FDA Rule Broadens Scope Of Clinical Investigator Bans
• Conoco, CNOOC To Pay $266M Over China Oil Spill
• Foster Wheeler Keeps Win Against Asbestos Claims
• US Chamber Pans EPA Science In Asbestos Draft Assessment
• KFC To Pay $8M Over Girl's Brain Damage From Salmonella
• Buyer, Beware: Pitfalls Of Purchasing Bankrupt Assets
• FDA Advisory Panel Backs Cameron's New Defibrillators
• Jury Finds Ford At Fault For Crash Caused By Bad Tire
• US Says Meat Is Safe After Indonesia Bans Imports
• Medical Co. Launches $90M Suit Over Mad Cow Contamination
• House Bill Aims To Publicize Food, Product Recalls
• Calif. Panel OKs Seafood Labeling Bill Amid Outbreak Fears
• American Safety Triumphs In Construction Flaw Coverage Row
• BP Oil Spill Deal Unfair To 200K Victims, Miss. AG Says
• FDA Doesn't Have The Discretion It Thought It Had
• Operationalizing Law Department Performance Metrics
• Judge Asks GSK To Tweak Details In $10.4M Paxil Settlement
• Pfizer Off-Label Marketing Suit Pushed Toward Dismissal
• Ship Owners' Suit Says CVS Oversold Drugs To SF Spill Pilot
• NJ Court Backs Verdict For Hasbro In Nerf Defect Suit
• Arch Specialty Can't Dodge Construction Defect Suit
• Halliburton Lashes Out Against Deepwater MDL Settlement
• Boston Scientific Reports Death From Defibrillator Glitch
• EU Won't Impose Beef Restrictions After US Mad Cow Case
• Touching Up Cosmetics Regulation
• FDA's Nanotech Safety Rules May Not Help Cos. Avoid Risk
• Darvocet Judge Won't Seek States' Input On Lilly Liability
• Roche Recalls Potentially Faulty Heart Attack Test Tools
• Full Speed Ahead For Ford Engine Deception Class Action
• Texas Dispenser Admits Shipping Drug Blamed For 3 Deaths
• Window Defect Suits Merged Over Manufacturer's Objection
• USDA Amplifies Testing, Guidance For Livestock Slaughters
• Merck Ducks Missouri Vioxx Claims Linked To Settlements
• Actos May Increase Bladder Cancer Risk, Health Canada Warns
• Ex-BP Engineer Faces 1st Criminal Charges In Deepwater Probe
• DynCorp Must Give Up Docs In Colombian Drug Spraying Row
• Challenging Retroactive Application Of Strict Liabiltiy
• FDA To Improve Regulation Of Imported Products
• Toyota Seeks Ruling To Strike Claims From Acceleration MDL
• InfuPharma Targets Insurer For Avastin Defense
• Ill. Dad Slaps Cochlear Implant Maker With Class Action
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Chevron Nigerian Violence Case
• Phelps Dunbar Adds Commercial Litigation Partner In Tampa
• Amnesty Says Nigeria Spill Far Larger Than Shell Reported
• FDA Unveils Rules For Nanotech In Food, Cosmetics
• How They Won It: O'Melveny Locks A High Court Win For Viad
• Shrimp Trade Group Calls BP Settlement Biased
• FDA Bolsters Post-Market Scrutiny Of Drugs
• FDA Spotlights 'Prominent Risks' Of Cameron Defibrillator
• Merck Escapes High Court Hearing In $26M Vioxx Suit
• Taking A Bite Out Of Insurers' Claims Denials
• Ford Denies Liability In Freestyle Brake Suit
• Toyota MDL Judge Sheds Some Fla., NY Economic Loss Claims
• US Says Scientist's $5M Chemical Weapons Suit Came Too Late
• Big Tobacco Tells DC Circ. It Needn't Share Data With DOJ
• Anti-Mensing Bill Could Topple FDA's Generics Framework
• Wyeth Hit With $4M Jury Verdict In Prempro Suit
• EU Committee Backs Bristol, Astra Diabetes Drug Forxiga
• FDA Warns Of More Eye Infections Related To Recalled Dye
• ArvinMeritor Loses Appeal Of $4.5M Asbestos Ruling
• Novartis Agrees To Stricter Safety Measures For MS Drug
• Warning! FDA Is Flexing Its PMR Enforcement Muscle
• KB Tells 11th Circ. Drywall Damage Isn't Enviro Pollution
• BP Spill Fund Shortchanged Victims By $64M, Audit Finds
• 1st Suit Launched Over Recent Sushi Salmonella Outbreak
• Judge OKs $321.6M Fine Against Merck For Vioxx Marketing
• Fentanyl Patches Can Be Deadly To Children, FDA Warns
• Judge Pulls Plug On Faulty Panasonic Plasma TV Claims
• J&J Faces Canadian Suit Over Surgical Mesh Complications
• FDA: Shining A New Light On Benefit-Risk Analysis
• New Bill Would Let Generics Makers Update Own Labels
• FDA Rejects Approval Of Change To Nuvo Anesthetic Cream
• Tobacco Cos. Dispute Cause Of Death As Engle Trial Opens
• Industry Drug-Tracking Idea Not Worth The Cost, FDA Says
• Merck Chalks Up 2nd Fosamax Trial Win In NJ
• Claims Against 5 Insurers Trimmed in Construction Suit
• Endo Pharma Freed From 14 Suits In Darvocet, Darvon MDL
• BP's $7.8B Deepwater Spill Deal Allows Up To $600M In Fees
• Senate Bill Expands Pediatric Drug Regulation, Incentives
• JPML Won't Tie Up Fairbank, Greater Omaha E. Coli Suits
• A Gift To Tort Defendents From The Ga. Supreme Court
• Docket Diving: Strategic Uses Of Online Docket Info
• Formaldehyde Cancer Link Could Spur Modest Tort Wave
• Zurich Must Pay Some Defense Costs In Asbestos Suits
• JPML Won't Merge 7 Class Actions Over Faulty Siding
• J&J Sued Over Death Of Baby Who Took Recalled Tylenol
• FDA Urged To Deny High Fructose Corn Syrup Name Change
• Mobile Home Makers Settle Toxic FEMA Trailer MDL
• JPML Consolidates Zoloft Birth Defect Suits In Pa.
• Paraplegic's Medtronic Suit Preempted, Split 9th Circ. Rules
• National Union Wins $49M Carbon Black Coverage Appeal
• Electrolux Can't Douse State Farm's $12M Dryer Fire Suit
• Merck To Face Propecia Sexual Dysfunction MDL
• FDA Warns Dental Device Maker Over Unapproved Use Ads
• JPML Won't Hitch 11 Suits Over Alleged Trailer Defects
• Tenn. Court Suggests Slashing $44M Ford Seat Belt Award
• 6 Tips For Responding To Notices Of Catastrophic Loss
• Tort Claims Act Doesn't Apply To Camp Lejeune MDL, US Says
• FAA Calls For Repairs Of Cracks In Boeing Planes
• Big Tobacco Cos. Challenge $6.5B Payout Deal With States
• UK May Strip Tobacco Packages Of Colors, Fonts, Branding
• Keller and Heckman Makes Inroads In EU With New Paris Office
• DuPont May Owe $235M After Study Ties Chemical To Cancer
• A Global View Of Mesotheliomas And Asbestos Litigation
• Genzyme Negligence Suit Won't Get High Court Hearing
• United Pet Foods Accused Of Shilling Toxic Feed
• Nvidia Says Defective Graphics Card Suit Lacks Standing
• Cessna Monopoly Claim Survives In Runway Crash Suit
• FDA Warns Ferring, Says Firmagon Sales Pitch Is Misleading
• EPA Moves To Ramp Up Public Access To Chemical Data
• Coverage Deal Doesn't Bar Common Insurer's Aid, NJ Court Says
• Insurer Can Rescind Fen-Phen Atty's Policy, 6th Circ. Says
• Brazil Moves One $11B Chevron Spill Case To New Court
• DOT Poses Brake Override Rule After Toyota Crash Studies
• Continental Wants Limits On Asbestos Coverage For Mead
• Goodyear And McIntyre: The More Things Change ...
• Rising Star: Greenberg's Sara Thompson
• Merck Drugs Tied To Lingering Sex Disorders, FDA Warns
• FDA Experts Push For Wider Anti-Overdose Drug Availability
• Bad Rigging, Poor Safety Blamed In Ind. Fair Stage Collapse
• Toyota Seeks To Gut Acceleration MDL Class In 9th Circ.
• Insurers Push For $15M Burn Coverage Deal Over BB&B Gripe
• Consumers Say Samsung Knowingly Sold Defective TVs
• Cantor Fitzgerald Appeals 9/11 Immunity For Saudi Arabia
• A Call For Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods
• Fulmer Agrees To Class Refund In Helmet Safety Suit
• $2.8M Deal Capped Steel Explosion Coverage, Steadfast Says
• US Will Provide Docs With Early Gulf Spill Estimates To BP
• 9th Circ Revives Homeowners' Suit Over Uponor Plumbing Parts
• Driverless Vehicle Bill Speeds Ahead In Calif. Senate
• Brazil Fails In 2nd Bid To Halt Chevron Operations After Spill
• Board Pushes For Medical Device Cybersecurity Oversight
• FDA Warns ThyssenKrupp Over Wheelchair Lift Defects
• FDA Asks Drug Cos. To Curtail Antibiotics In Livestock Feed
• Fed. Circ. Allows Attys' Fees For Time-Barred Vaccine Claims
• 9th Circ. Takes Back Warranty Arbitration Clause Ruling
• FEMA Beats Katrina Victims' Formaldehyde Claims In La.
• Scottsdale Recoils At Coverage For Defective Wrinkle Meds
• Takeda Sales Manager Urges 4th Circ. To Save FCA Case
• Rising Star: O'Melveny's Sabrina Strong
• J&J Fined $1.2B In Ark.'s Risperdal Marketing Suit
• Insurers Want Details On Pittsburgh Corning Ch. 11 Plan
• Beyond Conventional Wisdom: 4 Tips For New Lawyers
• J&J Unit Loses In Ark.'s Risperdal Marketing Suit
• Minn. Gov. Nixes Bill Curbing Cos.' Asbestos Liability
• 2nd Circ. Clears Way For Asbestos Suits Against Pfizer
• Abbott Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Depakote Marketing
• FDA Considers Making Anti-Overdose Drug More Accessible
• Mercedes-Benz Seeks To Toss Suit Over Faulty Radiators
• Rising Star: Tucker Ellis' Dustin Rawlin
• After Deadly Crash, NTSB Says Race Planes Need More Tests
• FDA Adds Blood Clot Risk Data To Birth Control Labels
• Supplier's Insurer On Hook For Tainted Fish, Fireman's Says
• Journal Won't Pull Article Linking St. Jude Wires To Deaths
• EPA Rejects NRDC's Request To Ban Agent Orange Ingredient
• Navy Grounds Northrop Grumman Drone Program After Crashes
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of New FDA Cigarette Warning Labels
• Argentine Farmers Sue Big Tobacco Over Roundup Birth Defects
• Deepwater MDL Court Issues $134M In Oil Spill Claims
• AMICO Sued For $97K Over Hearing Loss Coverage
• Case Study: Sierra Pacific Holdings V. Ventura
• Judge Says Insurers Must Defend JWR In Chinese Drywall Suit
• Calif. Committee Pushes Through Pipeline Safety Bill
• Fla. Appeals Court Stubs $79M RJR Lung Cancer Verdict
• EPA, HUD Settle Lead Paint Suit With Chicago Property Owners
• EPA Rejects Groups' 2nd Shot At Ban On Lead Ammo
• Insurer Claims No Duty To R&D Coal For Miner's Death
• Rising Star: King & Spalding's Bradley Pratt
• Fosamax Expert Grilled Over Financial Ties To Merck
• EPA Says Pa. Well Water Is Safe Despite Fracking
• Illinois National Appeals $2M Excess Trigger To 5th Circ.
• Veterans Groups Win Bid For Docs In CIA Experiment Case
• Jury Awards $225K For Jaw Decay From Novartis Bone Drug
• Whistleblower Pushes For New Look At Abbott Stent Case
• Challenging FDA's Discretionary Authority
• Drummond's Coke Pollution Coverage Claims Trimmed
• Chicago Property Owners Didn't Disclose Lead Hazards, US Says
• FDA Finalizes Regs On Device Info Requests
• Odwalla Yanks Drinks Amid Fears Of Fatal Reactions
• Harvard Study Links Nicotine-Based Pesticide To Bee Deaths
• Rising Star: Thompson Hine's Jennifer Mingus Mountcastle
• FDA Finds Banned Fungicide In 3 More Orange Juice Shipments
• Zurich American Hit With Suit Over Contract Liability
• 2 Cases Remanded To State Court From GSK Avandia MDL
• Understanding Your Food Recall Insurance Policy
• Lilly Escapes Dozens Of Darvocet, Darvon MDL Suits
• FDA Panel Backs Astellas Bladder Drug Despite Concerns
• Citing Injuries, 'Spider-Man' Stuntman Starts Legal Action
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid WTC Asbestos Claims
• USDA Inspectors Squawk At Pared-Down Poultry Inspections
• United Fire Asks To Dodge Coverage For Pollution Injuries
• Haight Brown Nabs Ex-Liberty Mutual Product Liability Pro
• First Solar Investor Accuses Execs Of Insider Trading
• Case Study: Kendall V. Hoffman-LaRoche
• Predictive Coding — Cost Savings If Investment Is Made
• Judge Dishes Up Win For McDonald's In Happy Meal Dispute
• Exxon Ducks Claims Over Toxins From LA Facility Leak
• Calif. Panel To Weigh Bill Linking Gas Rates To Pipeline Safety
• FDA Must Do More To Ensure Drug Import Safety, Report Says
• Endo Cut Loose From 9 Suits In Darvocet, Darvon MDL
• Ex-Mayor Can't Get Coverage For Dirty Water Suits: Ill. Court
• Assessing NY Chemical Exposure Litigation Trends
• St. Jude Yanks Heart Wires Over Erosion Concerns
• WTO Again Says US Clove Cigarette Ban Tramples Trade Rules
• 10th Circ. Nixes Claims That EMC Sold Faulty Products To US
• Internal Report Shows KBR Knew Of Toxin Risk, Soldiers Say
• J&J's Levaquin Trial Win Upheld Over Jury Selection Beef
• Toyobo Pays $6M To Settle Body Armor Defect Suit
• Feds Eye Sushi As Possible Culprit In Salmonella Outbreak
• Brazil Lodges 2nd $11B Suit Against Chevron, Transocean
• Insurers Must Foot Costs Of Developer's Crane Collapse Defense
• UK Tells Docs To Ditch Stryker-J&J Hip Replacements
• Texas Court Can't Stomach Dismissal Of ConAgra Pot Pie Case
• More Fake Foreign Avastin Found, FDA Warns
• Pharma Group Pans FDA Guidance On Off-Label Info Sharing
• Pillsbury Beefs Up Enviro Team With Chapman And Cutler Atty
• NJ Panel Preserves $6M Award In Kia's Bad Brakes Suit
• American Regent Issues Another Recall Over Faulty Vials
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Win For Thorpe's Ch. 11 Foes
• FDA Says Astellas' Bladder Drug Poses Heart, Liver Risks
• Dems Ask EPA To Mull Fracking Findings For New Rules
• Halliburton Escapes RCRA Claim In Nuclear Waste Class Action
• Anti-Theft Device Co. Faces Suit Over Carcinogen Levels
• Sears Says Bayer Ruling Has No Bearing On Dryer Ad Case
• L'Oreal Product Makes Bad Hair Day Permanent, Suit Claims
• Chevron Loosed From $22M Bond In Ecuador Pollution Fight
• Battery Co. A123 Faces Securities Suit Over $55M Recall
• Skyworks' Defective Parts Cost Motorola $20M, Suit Says
• DOL Eases Proof Terms For Black Lung Benefits Under PPACA
• Genzyme Beats Investor Suit Over Stock Plunge
• Fla. High Court Asked To Weigh In On Engle Progeny
• Medtronic Will Pay Investors $85M To End Off-Label Suit
• Judge Snuffs Out Mass. City's Ban On Outdoor Tobacco Ads
• Judge Slashes Claims in Toyota Sliding-Door Suit
• Raw Milk Backers Lack Standing To Fight Sales Ban: Judge
• Cessna Faces Fraud Suit Over Internal Aircraft Damage
• Federal Preemption Developments Since PLIVA V. Mensing