Product Liability Archive » September, 2012

Product Liability - September, 2012

274 articles

• Wal-Mart, Others Won't Face MDL Over 'Fatal' Dog Treats
• Judge Won't Rethink Insurer Sanctions In Asbestos Fight
• FDA Approves Wider Humira Use Despite Efficacy Concerns
• Jury Hears From Teen Boy's Doc At Risperdal Trial
• Novartis Escapes Long-Running Farmers' Pesticide Suit
• Brand-Name, Generic Reglan Makers Beat Injury Suit
• FDA Loss May Draw Drug-Device Makers To Policy Fight
• Carnival Shipwreck Suit Should Be Heard In Italy, Judge Says
• Dentsply Can't Ax Suit Alleging Dental Tool Defects
• JPML Won't Consolidate Uponor Faulty Plumbing Parts Suits
• Insurers Fully Covered Vicor In $50M Ericsson Deal: Judge
• WTO Will Probe US-China Subsidies, Aussie Tobacco Logos
• Ford Not Liable In Car Fire Suit, 3rd Circ. Confirms
• JPML Ships 5 Fen-Phen Suits Against Wyeth, Pfizer To Pa. MDL
• National Union Dodges Coverage For Enfamil Damages
• Food Labeling Suits: An Explosive Trend In Tort System
• Shell May Have Upper Hand In High Court Alien Tort Battle
• Judge Guts $200M Ace Subrogation Suit Over Plant Explosion
• Chevron Pays Spill Fine, Faces Brazil Ops Ban With Transocean
• Lilly Nets Another 2nd Circ. Win In Zyprexa MDL
• NY Judge Denies Four Loko Maker's Bid To Nix False Ad Suit
• Murray Co. Units To Pay $1M Over Deadly Mine Collapse
• NY Audit Rips Litigation-Prone Elevator Co. On Repairs
• Pella Fights Objectors' Bid To Upset Class Action Accord
• Toyota Buyers Tell 3rd Circ. $3.8M Headlight Deal Is Unfair
• Novartis Wants Pesticide Suit Nixed For Discovery Failing
• Reckitt Asks FDA To Require Opioid Drug Childproofing
• Fridge Maker Claims Lack Of Injury Bars RV Fire Suit
• The Emerging Product Liability Of Trademark Licensors
• Home Depot Says Arsenic Wood Plaintiffs Showed No Harm
• Marriott Hotel Fountain Caused Legionnaires' Death, Suit Says
• Judge Denies Extra Discovery In Fight Over Deepwater Deal
• Chevron Wins Weinberg Docs To Fight $18B Enviro Judgment
• Judge To Keep J&J CEO Off Stand In Risperdal Case
• Breast Implant Scandal Spurs EU To Strengthen Device Regs
• Smith & Nephew Issues Warning On Metal Hip Device
• J&J Can't Use Mensing To Keep Metal Hip Case Federal
• New Plan To Double Drug Approvals Offers Few Fresh Ideas
• HHS Passes Clinical Trial Reporting Authority To FDA
• Merck Investors Win Class Cert. In 2 Suits Over Vytorin
• Chartis Loses Choice-Of-Law Fight In 9/11 Injuries Suit
• House Dems Push To Limit Early NRC Facility Renewals
• La. Pushes 5th Circ. To Return BP Spill Suit To State Court
• FSIA Exception Applies In Austrian Injury Suit: 9th Circ.
• Jury Must Decide NCR Pollution Insurance Row, Judge Says
• Ceramics Cos. Hit With Toxic Tort Over Beryllium Exposure
• Philly Court Boots Accutane Cases From Mass Tort System
• Noteworthy Calif. Asbestos Cases Of The Past Year
• Calif. Driverless Car Law Could Fuel Privacy Disputes
• Breg Can't Escape Pain Pump Injury Suit
• Janssen Promoted Risperdal Off Label, Jury Hears
• Stryker Recalls Neptune Devices After Death Reported
• Roche Bid Raises Prospect Of Mass Tort Exodus From Philly
• Russia Halts Monsanto GM Corn Imports After Rat Study
• Loss Adjuster Ends Whirlpool's Claims Over Fire Defense
• FCA Suit Over Rolls-Royce Aircraft Parts Falls Flat
• Total's $258M Oil Spill Liability Upheld By French Court
• 9th Circ. Affirms Merck's Win In Vaccine Wrongful Death Suit
• Pacific Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Reinsurer's Asbestos Win
• Case Study: ESAB Group V. Zurich Insurance
• Fracking Plaintiffs Can't Anticipate A Nuisance
• 5th Circ. Reverses Course In Katrina Levee Breach Case
• NFL Can't Trim 3 Suits From Players' Concussion MDL
• Calif. Gov. OKs Bills On Pipeline Safety, Exec Bonuses
• Metal Implant Patients Should Get Blood Tests, Australia Says
• Colo. Shooting Victims May Struggle To Cast Blame On Theater
• No 2nd Shot For Katrina GHG Suit: Hess, Others To 5th Circ.
• Calif. Court Revives Insurance Row Over Wine Recall
• Risperdal Caused Teen Boy's Breast Growth, Jury Hears
• Total Unit, Ex-Manager Found Guilty In Deadly Explosion
• Dog Treats Sold At Target Recalled Over Salmonella Fears
• Judge Pares Suit Over Pfizer's Yanked Feed Additive
• Health Care Pro Joins Edwards Wildman From DOJ
• Federal Preemption Applies In 2009 Plane Crash: NY Court
• Merck To Pay Up To $10M To Settle Coppertone False Ad Suit
• Chevron Faces Criminal Probe Over Flaring At Calif. Plant
• Anadarko Says Shareholders Weren't Duped In Deepwater Suit
• Ironshore Says O'Quinn Not Covered In Silica Exposure Suit
• Trader Joe's Recalls Peanut Butter Over Salmonella Concerns
• NY Bill Ties Nutritional Standards To Kiddie Toy Promotions
• Insurer Drops Coverage Fight Over $63M Wrongful Death Suit
• EPA Accused Of Exposing Humans To Lethal Pollutants
• Lowe's, 2 Others Slapped With Toxic Product Suits
• Making AFAs Work By Leveraging Project Management
• 9th Circ. Leaves Climate Change Suits Up To State Law
• Wind Farms Sue Lloyd's For Equipment Damage Coverage
• 11th Circ. Tosses Royal Caribbean Legionnaire's Suit
• USDA Warns Of E. Coli Risk In Some Canadian Beef Imports
• House Bill Aims To Limit Arsenic In Rice Products
• Dukes Dooms Class In Whirlpool Mold Case, High Court Told
• Gas Station Class Denied In Shell JV Fuel Contamination Suit
• GM Recalls 425,000 Cars Over Transmission Troubles
• Mixing Agency Rules May Mean More Taxable Medical Devices
• Three Bayer Probiotics False Ad Class Actions Revived
• Insurers Want Off Hook For Palm Cellphone Radiation Suit
• Gerber Urges MDL Panel To Consolidate Baby Formula Suits
• Texas Court Won't Rethink Reporting Deadline In Asbestos Suit
• Costco Can't Apply Wash. Law In $20M Cheese Coverage Suit
• National Guardsmen To Soldier On With KBR Toxin Suit
• J&J CEO Won't Take Stand In Risperdal Breast-Growth Trial
• Texas High Court Turns Down Refinery Fire Coverage Suit
• Judge Pares Claims In Suit Over Defective Dog Toys
• Biomet Raises Specter Of New Suits To Fight Hip-Implant MDL
• Bulletproof Vest Maker Reaches $3.6M Deal In FCA Suit
• New Uses For 100-Plus Chemicals Subject To EPA Review
• House Approves Ban On Contaminated Chinese Drywall
• Insurers Can't Duck Coverage Claims In Plant Pollution Suit
• Calif. Foie Gras Makers Can't Get Ban Put On Hold
• Spotlight On BPA: Science And Litigation
• Utah Groups Sue Sewer District For $425M Over 'Humanure'
• Kroger, Others On Hook For $7.2M In 'Popcorn Lung' Suit
• Manufacturer Demands Coverage For Window Defect MDL Suits
• Enbridge's Post-Spill Pipeline Rebuild Lacks Permits: Enviro
• Osteoarthritis Pills Tainted With Lead, Class Action Says
• Politics Delay Senate Vote On 6-Month Stopgap Budget
• Baxter Execs Beat Investor Suit Over $588M Pump Recall
• Novartis Prevails In Cancer Patient's Zometa Injury Suit
• FDA Tells High Court Warning Letters Aren't Final Actions
• Chicago Developer Sues Enbridge Over Mich. Oil Spill
• CPSC Mulls Reductions To Third-Party Testing Costs
• Chantix Plaintiffs Can Gun For Punitive Damages In Bellwether
• Kroger Calls Back Spinach From 16 States Over Listeria Risk
• GoDaddy Hit With Customer Suit Over September Outage
• Doctor Convicted On False Fen-Phen Injury Claims
• Insurer's Bid To Stay Corning Asbestos Claims Hits Snag
• Itochu Settles False Claims Suit Over Faulty Body Armor
• GrafTech Fires Back At Insurers In Chemical Exposure Suits
• Consumer Reports Urges Arsenic Limits In Rice Products
• Mirapex May Increase Heart Failure Risk, FDA Says
• NJ Judge Tosses Claims In MDL Over Ford Van Defects
• Atty Takes 5th At Contempt Hearing Over Deposition Release
• Pfizer's Neurontin Marketing Hurt Payors, 1st Circ. Hears
• FDA Expands Warning Over Liquid Gel Linked To Baby Deaths
• Attys Want J&J CEO To Testify In Risperdal Breast-Growth Case
• FDA Issues Warning For Over-The-Counter Diarrhea Drug
• Biofuel Company Accused Of Dumping Toxic Waste
• Nationwide Class Targets Spray Insulation They Say Is Toxic
• Nissan Must Face Transmission Defect Suit
• Wyeth Investors Win Class Cert. In Suit Over Pristiq Risks
• Whole Foods, Forever Cheese Sued Over Listeria Poisoning
• Crowell & Moring Adds CPSC General Counsel To DC Office
• RICO Suit Over Sanofi Antibiotic Should Be Tossed, Judge Says
• DSE Says Lost Evidence Nixes Defective Grenade FCA Suit
• Merck Strikes Damages Deal In Fosamax Bellwether Case
• Alaven Seeks $10M From Insurers For Reglan Defense
• San Diego Utility Pays Feds $6.4M For 2007 Wildfire Costs
• Past Metal-Hip Fights May Haunt Biomet's Bid To Avoid MDL
• Avandia Heart Attack Plaintiffs Want Suits Out Of MDL
• Deepwater Victims' Attys Spar Over Discovery For $8B Deal
• DOE Nuke Fuel Contracts Could Cost Billions, GAO Warns
• Williams Mullen Hires Watt Tieder Government Contracts Trio
• Pfizer Tells High Court Bankruptcy Law Protects Parent Cos.
• Cleanup Co. Seeks Indemnity From BP For Oil Spill Suits
• Judge Tosses Suit Alleging Hitachi Made Defective TVs
• Judge Tosses FCA Suit Over Purdue's OxyContin
• Male Supplement Fails To Live Up To Hype, Suit Says
• Tobacco Cos. Ask High Court To Hear Engle Due Process Claims
• Enbridge Fined After Failing Pipeline Inspection
• RSUI Off Hook For $65M Forest Lab Drug Info Settlement
• Widow Urges High Court To Hear Novartis Bone Drug Dispute
• Liberty Mutual Shakes $1.4M FEMA Fire Settlement
• FDA Warns Against Mexican Mangoes Over Salmonella Fears
• Norway Stubs Out Philip Morris Challenge To Cig Display Ban
• Monster Beverage Investor Sues Over NY Probe
• Nestle, Wal-Mart Face Claims Of 'Fatal' Dog Treats
• Pitfalls Of 'Trends And Uncertainties' Disclosure
• A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
• Lloyd's Deal Axed BP Unit's Policies, Calif. Court Says
• Peabody Seeks To Toss Coudert's $9M Lobbying Clawback Suit
• 3 Telecom Giants Will Pay $12M To Settle Wildfire Claims
• House Passes Stopgap Bill To Fund Government For 6 Months
• Husch Blackwell Lures Environmental Pro From Patton Boggs
• House Panel Moves To Block HHS Welfare Waiver Rule
• Bloomberg Says NYC Sugary Drink Limit Will Survive Suits
• Bengay, Other Pain Relievers Can Cause Burns, FDA Says
• Regeneca Latest To Receive DMAA Warning From FDA
• Squire Sanders Adds Enviro Pro From Hunton & Williams
• 'Pink Slime' Maker Slaps ABC With $1.2B Defamation Suit
• Vicarious Liability — The Franchisor's Quandary
• Lamborghini Recalls 1,500 Sports Cars Over Fire Risk
• Ex-Worker At Salmonella-Linked Egg Co. Cops To Bribery
• OTC Drug Ads Rarely Mention Risks, Study Finds
• WTC Cleanup Workers' Liaison Loses $1.87M Fees Bid
• Dow Compromise May Help Controversial Crop Get Approval
• Brazil's Chevron, Transocean Operations Ban Gets Court OK
• McDonald's To Post Calorie Counts On US Menus
• Judge Reverses Dismissal Of 1,700 Cases In Asbestos MDL
• Senate Dems Press FDA To Reassess Energy Drink Safety
• Audience Member Sues 'Martha Stewart Show' Over Injuries
• ConEd Tells 2nd Circ. Negligence Felled 7 WTC On 9/11
• New NRC Head Says Post-Fukushima Safety Measures On Track
• Addressing The Scope Of CAFA In Supreme Court
• Calif. Law Limiting Wildfire Damages May Spark Settlements
• Stryker Hit With 7 More Suits Over Metal Hip Implants
• Md. Negligence Doctrine May Be Too Entrenched To Change
• NY Judge Adopts Pro Rata Approach In Corning Asbestos Case
• House Mulls Quick-Fix Spending Bill To Buy 6 More Months
• EU Lawmakers Vote To Strengthen Drug Safety Regime
• La. AG Calls Foul On $7.8B Deepwater Settlement
• Houston Texans Sued After Fan Injured By Falling Sign
• 9th Circ. Blocks San Francisco's Cellphone Warning Law
• Patients May Provide Better Info On Medical Errors: Agency
• FDA Test-Drives New Risk-Benefit Framework
• 9th Circ. Finds Taser Warning Adequate After Suspect's Death
• Cheese Importer Launches Recall Over Listeria Risk
• Wyeth Asks Pa. High Court To Drop $8.6M Prempro Punitives
• Merger Standard Frees Insurers From Popcorn Lung Suits
• 8th Circ. Upholds Chubb Win In Water Damage Insurance Suit
• Worker Told To Pay For Stalling FCA Suit Over Faulty Grenades
• 9/11 Responders Gain Federal Cancer Coverage
• Industry Points Out Transparency Issues With FDA Device Plan
• Schumer Urges CPSC To Get Tough On Detergent Gel Pods
• EPA's Spot On Deepwater Panel Could Speed Up Damages Talks
• J&J Settles Pa. Risperdal Lawsuit On Opening Day Of Trial
• Xanodyne Gets Most State Claims Booted From Darvocet MDL
• Shell, Chevron, Others Face Wrongful Death Suit Over Jet Fuel
• MannKind To Pay $23M In Investor Suit Over Diabetes Drug
• GSK Not Liable For Homicide Linked To Paxil Generic: Judge
• 3rd Circ. Lets Reinsurer Escape Asbestos Defense Costs
• Citgo Could Pay $2M After Judge Backs Bird Death Conviction
• Class Members Call $8B BP Deepwater Property Deal Unfair
• Less Burden For Ga. Landowners: Apportionment Is OK
• Transocean Eyes $1.5B Deepwater Settlement With Feds
• Pfizer Hit With $5M Jury Verdict In Prempro Battle
• Saints Union Gets Bounty Program Suspensions Thrown Out
• Girardi & Keese Can't Shrug Ex-Client's Abandonment Claims
• 2nd Circ. Lets Lilly Off Hook In Zyprexa Diabetes Suit
• Insurer Ordered To Cover Highway Asphalt Spill Claims
• Scotts Miracle-Gro To Pay Record $12.5M Over Pesticides
• Obesity Risks Will Guide FDA Action On Corn Syrup
• Texas Atty Charged With Stealing From Clients
• FDA Eyes More Savvy Post-Approval Device Monitoring
• Michael Best Hires Back Former Insurance Co. In-House Atty
• Grainger Tool Grips Carry Toxic Chemicals, Customer Says
• Spotlight On Calif.'s Food Labeling Lunge
• US Says BP Shielded Directors, Blamed Deepwater Rig Workers
• Baseball Bat Maker Gets Judgment In Injury Suit Reversed
• Novartis Ruling Helps NJ Drug Cos. Fend Off Punitive Damages
• Expert Can't Appeal Exclusion Of Testimony, 9th Circ. Says
• FDA Beats EU On Cancer Drugs, But Not Others, Study Shows
• Genentech, Xoma Beat Raptiva Warning Suit In 6th Circ.
• GAO Welfare Ruling Adds Congress To Agency Rulemaking Mix
• Morgan Lewis Lures Food And Drug Team From K&L Gates
• Calif.'s TISCA: Why Compliance Is Essential
• Colo. Court Nixes Excess Insurer's Win In Drywall Suit
• Owens-Illinois, Honeywell Escape $90M Asbestos Verdict
• Feds Not Backing Down From High-Stakes Deepwater Claims
• FDA Fast-Track Program May Harm Patient Safety, Study Says
• Chemical Cos. Are Blocking Carcinogen Report, Scientists Say
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Against Carnival Over Gun Death
• Hogan Lovells Adds Two Ex-Squire Partners In SF Bay Area
• Railroads Get Partial Win In Derailment Insurance Suit
• Cuomo Signs Bills Curbing Secondhand Smoke, E-Cigarettes
• Herbert Smith Hires Away 15 More Chadbourne Employees
• FDA Sued Over Delay On Pfizer Alzheimer's Drug Decision
• Bayer Beats FCA Suit Over Off-Label Yaz Marketing
• Ascertainability: A Must For Class Certification
• Wind Turbine Maker Looks To Secure $60M Arbitration Award
• Fla. Ruling Fortifies US Courts' Power To Hear Drywall Suits
• Merck Resolves $220M Vioxx Loss Claims In 5th Circ.
• Apple Smashes Class Action Over Cracked IPhones
• Axis Can't Duck Xcel Coverage Suit Over Fatal Plant Fire
• Honeywell, Abex Dodge $18M Asbestos Verdict
• American, United Must Face 9/11 Negligence Suit
• Ford Faces Class Action Over Alleged Transmission Defect
• Merge, Commed Hit With FDA Warnings Over Facility Violations
• Toyota Rollover Case Reaches Texas Supreme Court
• GSK Whistleblowers Slam 'Excessive' $30M Fee Request
• NYC Judge Denies Anti-Cozen Bias But Steps Down From Case
• Parents Say Wyeth's Effexor Caused Birth Defects
• Gerber Urges Court To Toss Baby Food Mislabeling Suit
• Insurer Asks To Exit Water District's Wildfire Coverage Suit
• Strategies For Moving To Strike Class Allegations
• US Fires At BP With Deepwater Gross Negligence Claim