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Product Liability - February, 2013

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• USDA Faces Major Litigation Threat As Sequester Kicks Off
• BP Missed Macondo Warning Signs, Safety Chief Says
• Insurers May Have To Pay More Defense Attys After Fla. Ruling
• Takeda Failed To Warn Of Actos Cancer Risk, Jury Hears
• Ace's $200M Plant Explosion Subrogation Suit Shut Down
• Former Massey Exec Cops To Compromising Mine Safety
• FDA To Share More Food Safety Info With Other Countries
• Bayer Budgeted $1.6B For Yaz, Yasmin Suits
• Microsoft Wins Arbitration Bid In Tablet False Ad Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes $10M Award Against Fen-Phen Atty
• Porsche 911s Recalled Over Possible Tailpipe Cracking
• DePuy Should Pay $23M Over Faulty Hip Implant, Jury Told
• Toyota Gets Claims Tossed From Hybrid Brake Defect MDL
• J&J Hit With $7.8M Punitive Award Over Vaginal Mesh Product
• Bridgestone Can't Relitigate Hearing-Loss Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Will Weigh Cert. In Ford Freestyle Defect Suit
• Q&A With Weil's Arvin Maskin
• A Breakdown Of Safer Consumer Products Act
• 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
• Mississippi's $1M Damages Cap Is Legal, 5th Circ. Rules
• DePuy Plaintiff's Metal Hip Didn't Need Replacing, Jury Hears
• Chevron Can Subpoena Bank In $19B Ecuador Pollution Saga
• 2nd Circ. Grants Cities Carte Blanche To Curb Tobacco Sales
• Deepwater Witness Rips BP's 'Egregious' Drilling Moves
• FDA's Gluten-Free Labeling Proposal Nears Approval
• Justices Question Merchants' Logic In AmEx Antitrust Case
• FDA Issues Pediatric Drug Labeling Guidelines
• KBR, Halliburton Victorious In Toxic Burn Pit MDL
• Alcon Accused Of Selling Big Bottles To Boost Profits
• Pa. Rep. Pushes Bills To Protect Against Fracking Mishaps
• Conrail Wants Brakes On Spill Suit During Consolidation Bid
• Q&A With Orrick's Laurie Strauch Weiss
• Toshiba Claims Shoddy Science Used In Laptop Fire Suit
• Nationwide Must Defend Ventilator Failure Suit, Judge Says
• Proof Is On The Policyholders
• Deepwater Rig Safety Was Shared Duty, BP Exec Testifies
• NJ Jury Mulls Punitive Damages In J&J Vaginal Mesh Trial
• Vaginal Mesh Injuries Strike A Chord With Jurors
• Surgeon Says DePuy Hip Implant Was Thoroughly Tested
• AmEx Opens Door For Justices To Build On Concepcion
• Fla. Judge Returns Costa Concordia Suits To State Court
• Developer Doesn't Qualify For Tort Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
• Bad Faith Law Reaches Liability Policies, Judge Says
• Japan Auto Parts Co. Dropped From Toyota Acceleration Suits
• FDA Sets Child Safety Rule After Death In Amgen Trial
• FDA Warns Supplement Co. Over Facebook 'Like'
• $1.65B In Exxon Leak Damages Slashed By Md. High Court
• Anheuser-Busch Waters Down Its Beers, Consumers Say
• Endurance Doesn't Owe Defense In Pollution Control Suit
• Pa. Utility Accepts Higher Penalty For Deadly Gas Blast
• NYC Limits On Flavored Tobacco Upheld By 2nd Circ.
• Q&A With Holland & Knight's Shelley Hurwitz
• Judge Trims Kraft, Cadbury False Ad Class Action
• Cabot Dodges False Ad Suit Over Yogurt Additives
• Daubert-Style Gatekeeping In Calif.? Not Quite
• Eli Lilly Can't Escape Class Action Over Cymbalta Labeling
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• GCs Brace For More Whistleblower Suits
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• BP Deserves Lion's Share Of Deepwater Blame, DOJ Argues
• Spitburger Ruling Reverberates Beyond 1 Cop's Lunch
• Travelers Escapes $1.8M KBR Pollution Defense Claim
• DePuy Hip Failure Due To Incorrect Angle, Jury Hears
• DePuy Knee Joint Part Recalled Over Fracture Risk
• Atty Defends Facebook Posts Dissing McDonald's Settlement
• Pharma Execs Can't Duck Prosecutors With Off-Label Ruling
• VW Squashes Beetle Transmission Defect Suit
• QBE Must Defend Funeral Home In Misplaced Graves Suit
• Dynavax's Hep B Vaccine Doesn't Pass Muster With FDA
• NHTSA Probing 1.4M Ford, Toyota, Honda Vehicles
• J&J Hit With $3.35M Verdict In Vaginal Mesh Bellwether
• Ikea Halts Meatball Sales In Europe After Horse Meat Found
• Procter & Gamble Settles Crest Toothpaste False Ad Suit
• Q&A With McGuireWoods' Sam Tarry
• Apple Settles Suit Over Kids' App Game Buys
• Frito-Lay Defends 'All Natural' Snack Labels In Calif. Court
• Pharma Cos., Scan Your Drugs For Proper Barcodes
• Firms End Battle Royal Over $4M Pfizer Settlement Fees
• Ill. Village Can't Get Coverage For Water Pollution Suits
• Organic Banana Grower Says Tainted Fungicide Ruined Crop
• Ruling Enlightens Insurers On How To Count Drywall Events
• Compounding Group Open To Oversight Talks With FDA
• FDA Puts Familiar Face At Head Of Tobacco Office
• Warner Chilcott Falsely Promoted Drugs, FCA Suit Says
• Mid-Continent Win In Katrina Spill Fight Upheld By 5th Circ.
• Split Emerges After 11th Circ. Tosses Smuggling Convictions
• 6th Circ. Resurrects Vitamin C Labeling Suit Against P&G
• DePuy Designer Blames Some Surgeons For Hip Failures
• Q&A With DLA Piper's William Kiniry
• DC Circ. Upholds USDA Almond Treatment Rule
• Apple Targeted Over Frequent IPad Releases In Brazil
• J&J Reveals Gov't Probes Of Hip Implant, Surgical Mesh
• Rawlings Must Face Athletic Bracelet False Ad Action
• FDA Chief Warns Generics Industry On Safety Lapses
• Merck, Pa. Reach $8.25M Settlement Over Vioxx Disclosures
• A Food Industry Issue Menu For 2013: Part 2
• 9th Circ. Juicy Juice Ruling Could Curb Food Labeling Suits
• Ky. Adds To GSK's Avandia Woes With 2nd State Suit
• Shunning Settlement, BP Bets Trial Can Curb Deepwater Costs
• Threat Of Prison For Outbreaks Puts Pressure On Food Execs
• Only Calif. Cos. Face Suits In Perpetuity: State Justices
• US Wants Voice In Supreme Court Generic-Drug Showdown
• Q&A With Weil's Michael Lyle
• DePuy's Metal Hip Implant Wasn't Poisonous, Expert Says
• Dickinson Wright Nabs Cross-Border Products Pro In Toronto
• EU Eyes New Offshore Safety Regs In Deepwater Spill's Wake
• Peanut Corp. Chief Charged Over Salmonella Epidemic
• 6 Tips To Avoid Failure-To-Warn Claims
• Costco Faces Class Action Over Contaminated Crab Spread
• Worker's Widow Can Inspect Collapsed Garage Through March
• Divestiture Sinks Antitrust Suit, Dun & Bradstreet Says
• Maryland AG Hits GSK With Avandia False Claims Suit
• Dem Grills BP On Misstatements About Macondo Oil Flow
• FDA Warns Against Post-Surgery Use Of Codeine In Kids
• Pseudo-Science Of 'Each-And-Every Exposure' Asbestos Claim
• Chevron, Transocean Workers Shake Charges Over Brazil Spill
• Madison-Kipp, Insurers Want Out Of Toxic Vapor Suit
• BP, Others Resolve Calif. City's MTBE Case For $3.5M
• Q&A With Skadden's Jessica Miller
• Hogan Lovells Snags Drug Regulatory Pro From Sidley Austin
• Wilson Elser Adds Liability, Employment Pros To Vegas Office
• NYC Should Stall Soda Ban Pending Ruling, Industry Says
• WTC Owner Blasts American, United's 9/11 Act Of War Defense
• Ranbaxy Attacks Recall Demand In Glass Particles Action
• Pa. Utility Will Pay $105M In Power Line Death Settlement
• Sedgwick Absorbs Brown Eassa, Adds 8 Partners In Calif.
• Continental Exits Class Action Over 9/11 WTC Damage
• DePuy Reps Didn't Report Hip Implant Complaints, Jury Hears
• Calif. Judge Pares Honda Power Window Defect Class Action
• Texas Court To Eye Kia's Compliance Claim In Airbag Case
• Horse Meat Scare Sparks Misguided EU Labeling Push
• Texas Lawmaker Wants To Clear Stalled Asbestos Cases
• Goodyear Sues Travelers For Asbestos Claims Coverage
• Sewage Cruise Suits Least Of Carnival's Coverage Worries
• Pfizer Asks Ala. Top Court To Undo Generics Liability Ruling
• FDA Says Device Makers Must Provide Pediatric Data
• NYC Off Hook In '08 Crane Collapse Wrongful Death Suits
• Transocean's $1B Deepwater Civil Deal Wins Approval
• Look Out For Possible Changes In Energy Drink Industry
• Q&A With Latham & Watkins' Alan Kraus
• Smith & Nephew Sued Over Painful Hip Replacement
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear $7.4M Ford Defect Appeal
• RJ Reynolds Must Pay Widow $41M In Engle Lung Cancer Suit
• Calif. Class Certified In Arthritis Drink False Ad Suit
• BP Wins $3.5B Cut Of US Claims Ahead Of Deepwater Trial
• Novartis Beats Osteoporosis Drug Injury Suit
• J&J Vaginal Mesh Warnings Debated In Closing Args
• FDA Slows Down Food Safety Rules' Progress
• Carnival Cruise Passenger Sues Over Sewage-Filled Voyage
• Ex-NCAA Players Take Page From NFL Concussion Suit
• Texas High Court Takes Up Mesothelioma Causation Case
• Lawmakers Urge FDA To Stiffen Hydrocodone Controls
• Roche Escapes 40 Accutane MDL Suits Due To Lack Of Expert
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's Cliff Zatz
• In-House Counsel Name 11 Top Product Liability Attys
• FDA Gets Dozens Of Complaints After Ranbaxy Recall
• Bristol-Myers Dodges 24 Wrongful Death Suits Over Toxins
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Pa. Court Allows 'Any Breath' Asbestos Testimony To Stand
• Insurer Off Hook For Wholesaler's Defective Drywall Suits
• 'Spider-Man' Actor Lobs Stunt Injury Suit At Producers
• No Touch Up On 'Natural' Beauty By Calif. Court
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• BP, Transocean Sued Over Deepwater Insurance Claims
• Record $688M Merck Settlement May Not Be Contagious
• 5th Circ. OKs Ecuador's Discovery Bid In $19B Chevron Row
• LA Fitness Dodges Consumer Fraud Suit Over Contract Waiver
• Toyota To Pay States $29M To Settle Acceleration Claims
• Transocean Fined $400M As It Admits Deepwater Guilt
• HHS Can't Shake FOIA Suit Over Formaldehyde Research
• Not Dead Yet — Calif. Corporate Liability In The Afterlife
• Merck To Pay $688M To Settle Investor Suits Over Vytorin
• The Devil Is In 'Where To Disclose' Supply Chain Details
• BP Spars With Gov't Over Potential $21B Deepwater Fines
• DePuy Exec Says He Knew Of Safety Concerns For Hip Implant
• Bad Paint Ruined $40M USAF Job, Container Co. Says
• Drug Cos. Faulted For Not Giving FDA Risky-Drug Info
• Insurer Sues Deepwater Cleanup Cos. Over Worker Coverage
• Judge Refuses To Step Down From NJ Accutane Cases
• J&J Hit With $63M Verdict Over Children's Motrin Warning
• FDA Review Adds To Hospira's Regulatory Woes
• US Needs Drug Tracking System To Stop Counterfeits: Report
• Insurer Aims To Duck TKK Asbestos Defense Costs In 7th Circ.
• AMICO Should Cover Hancock Center Accident, 7th Circ. Rules
• Travelers' Suit Dropped From Neurontin MDL
• Panel Centers NECC Meningitis Cases In Mass., Not Minn.
• Judge Dislikes Atty's Facebook Post On McDonald's Halal Deal
• Pom's Labeling Claims Against Coke Preempted, Judge Rules
• JPML Combines 9 Plavix Injury, FCA Actions In NJ
• A Food Industry Issue Menu For 2013: Part 1
• Nintendo Urges Arbitration For Faulty Wii Controller Suit
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• Calif. Proposes Flammability Reforms To Curb Chemical Use
• Generics Primed To Fight FDA On Labeling Flexibility
• Texas Bill Would Allow Privacy Suits Over 'Smart' Utility Meters
• Formosa Can't Shake FCA Suit Over Defective Pipes
• Conrail Can't Bring Vinyl Chloride Spill Row To Fed. Court
• Individual Claims Retained Under DuPont Herbicide Settlement
• Insulation Co. Sues Insurers To Maximize Asbestos Coverage
• Primary Jurisdiction May Be Useful In Food Labeling Cases
• Groups Want Strict Privacy Safeguards For Car 'Black Boxes'
• Union Sues FDA Demanding Full Report On St. Jude Probe
• Nestle Lied About Juicy Juice Benefits, 9th Circ. Hears
• 9th Circ. Revives Deputy's Burger King Spitburger Suit
• Mass Tort Reforms Prompt Fewer Filings, Philly Judge Reports
• EPA Bans All Pesticide Testing On Pregnant Women, Kids
• FTC Hits Four Loko With Tougher Labeling Requirements
• Asus Customers Take 2nd Shot At $2M Tablet Defect Settlement
• Halliburton Pays $219M Over KBR's Shoddy Oil Pipeline Work
• DePuy Hip Implant 'Poisoned' Dad, Daughter Testifies
• GSK Win In Paxil Suicide Case Upheld In NM Court
• Duke Hospital Can't Expand Coverage For Mishap: 4th Circ.
• Sequester Endangers Food Safety Inspections, Obama Says
• Pa. Bill Would Fund Fracking Pollution Test For Well Water
• Dow Shakes $2.6M Verdict In Asbestos Death Case
• FDA Mulls Dramatic Shift In Generic-Drug Labeling Regs
• Fresenius Hid Cardiac Risks Of Dialysis Treatment, Suit Says
• Coke, GSK Dodge Cleanup Claims Over Ohio Landfill
• Cabot Can't Nix Appeal Of Fracking Pollution Settlement
• Celgene Cancer Drug Makes Regulatory Strides In China, US
• Law360 Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board
• US Condemns Russia's New Ban On US Meat Imports
• FDA Delays Novo Diabetes Drugs Over Heart Risks
• XL Needn't Waive Deductible, Limits In Stryker Case: Judge
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• NY's Limit On Follow-The-Fortunes Rearms Reinsurers
• 4th Circ. Denies Vitol's Bid For $9M In Oil Spill Row
• Prop. 65 Reform, Offered As Panacea, Could Prove Unpopular
• Novartis Can't Shake $1M Aredia, Zometa Verdict In 4th Circ.
• Costa Concordia Crash Suit Belongs In Italy, Judge Says
• Transocean, Feds Push For $400M Deepwater Plea Approval
• FDA Tells 2nd Circ. It's Not Bound To Feed Antibiotics Ban
• Drugmaker Titan Ordered To Shut Down U.S. Operations
• Allstate, Others Blame Texas Electric Co-Op For Wildfire
• Wrinkle Cream Co. Reaches $7M Deal Over 'Risk-Free' Claims
• LA Clippers Owner Wants $17M Blaze Verdict Nixed For Bias
• NJ Lawmaker Calls For BPA Ban In Kids' Food Containers
• Google Dodges Class Action Over Vulnerable Android Apps
• Negligent Plaintiffs Can't Collect Damages Under Md. Bill
• Fuel Co. Blames Design Flaw For Jet Fuel Fire At Miami Airport
• Judge Shuts Door On LG Fridge Labeling Suit
• Judge Applies La. Law In $107M Shaw Coverage Suit
• Continental Sued Over Defective Mesh Defense Coverage
• Preparing Your Witness To Be A Performer
• Ecuador Must Block $19B Chevron Judgment, Tribunal Says
• Judge OKs $1B In Chinese Drywall Settlements
• Specialty Products' Asbestos Liability Tops $1B, Claimants Say
• NY High Court Nixes $420M Travelers Reinsurance Award
• Pfizer Notes Doctor Decisions In Appeal Of $142M RICO Award
• DePuy Hip Implants Failed At Troubling Rate, Doc Testifies
• Toys R Us Sued For $65M After Boy Impales Eye On Stroller
• Babcock Liable For Nuclear Pollution Injuries, Suit Says
• Google Opposition Stalls Colo. Driverless Car Bill
• Breg Wins Bellwether Trial In Calif. Pain Pump Suits
• AstraZeneca Ends Ky. AG's Seroquel Suit With $5.5M Deal
• Ford, Mazda Win Defect Row In 'Unusual' Expertless Trial
• GSK Accused Of Ripping Off La. Medicaid Programs
• FDA's Label Directive Pumps Up Plaintiffs In Drug Suits
• FDA Warns Clinics About New Bogus Batches Of Avastin
• 5 Charged For Importing Hazardous Knock-Off Toys
• Olive Oil Co. Sued Over '100% Pure' Claims
• Aussie High Court Backs Google In Deceptive Ad Case
• Rolls-Royce Whistleblower Loses Bid To Revive FCA Suit
• EU Law Pushes For Quieter Cars, But Noisier Hybrids
• DePuy Hip Deformity Rate Was Alarming, Expert Tells Jury
• W.Va. High Court Says Negligent Mine Inspectors Can Be Sued
• Hyundai, Kia Deceptive Mileage Suits Joined In Calif.
• Wyeth V. Weeks: Implications For Pharma Manufacturers
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Antidepressant Marketing MDL
• Wal-Mart Could Tip Scales For Federal GMO Labeling
• DOT To Distribute $2B For Post-Sandy Transit Repair
• BP Faces $34B In Deepwater Claims From State, Local Gov'ts
• FDA Aims To Invigorate Sluggish Drug-Labeling Overhaul
• Ad Regulator Clears Anheuser-Busch's Light Cider Claims
• Med Journal Rule Harms Patient Privacy, Pharma Group Says
• Merck Loses Final Bellwether Trial In Fosamax MDL
• 1st Circ. Revives Investors' Feraheme Risks Class Action
• Republicans Press NRC To Slow Post-Fukushima Rulemaking
• FDA Warns Novo On Drug Contamination Measures
• Exploiting Calif.'s 'All Natural' Food Craze
• FDA Gains Greater Authority To Detain Food Imports
• General Mills Pays $8.5M To Settle Yogurt False Ad Suit
• New Drug Pathway Must Weigh Risk, Off-Label Use, FDA Hears
• Genetically Modified Food Labels Await Wash. Vote
• Zicam Maker Pays $4.5M To Snuff Stock Fraud Suit
• Expert Witness Dooms Honda ATV Crash Suit
• Chevron Says Ecuadoreans Dodged Depositions In $19B Suit
• Foes Of NYC's Sugary Drink Cap Demand Enforcement Delay
• Insurers Must Cover Motorola Worker Toxic Exposure Suit
• Pa. Utility Fights $61M Award Over Power Line Death
• GOP Threatens To Compel FDA Compounding Pharmacy Docs
• Challenging Ex Parte Communications With Physicians
• Calif.'s New Green Chemistry Draft Won't Ease Cos.' Concerns
• Calif. Court Limits Post-Operations Asbestos Coverage
• European Device Group Pushes For Changes To New EU Regs
• Roche's Real Aim In Recusal Bid May Be To Chasten Judge
• Merck Claims Ky. AG Knows Nothing About Vioxx Prosecution
• Mercedes Skirts False Ad Suit Over Parking Cameras, Radios
• DePuy Hip Failure Caused By Metal Toxins, Jury Told
• Shire Pays $57.5M To End ADHD Drug Marketing Probe
• Several Standard Pacific Excess Insurers Exit Coverage Row
• Attys in Bayer GM Rice MDL Demand State Claim Firms Pay Up
• Eisai Beats Whistleblower's Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit
• Burger King Can't Duck Tainted Food Suit Under Wash. Law
• New Year Brings New Rules To Del. Trial Practice
• Diamonds Are Forever — Are False Advertising Claims?
• J&J Ordered To Pay $181M In Attys' Fees In Risperdal Suit