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Product Liability - May, 2013

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• 8th Circ. Keeps Nissan Dashboard Row In State Court
• Without Deadlines, Chemical Safety Bill Lacks Teeth
• Settlement Approved In Cold Remedy False Ad Suit
• Chinese Drywall Maker Challenges Fla. Case In 5th Circ.
• Judge's Alcon Dismissal Ends Drug Kickback Qui Tam Suit
• Sherwin Williams, NL Industries Can't Duck Lead Paint Suit
• Monsanto's Legal Risk Sprouts As Asia Shuns Modified Wheat
• State, Federal NECC Tort Cases To Join Meningitis MDL
• Travelers Demands Chevron Pay For Oily Water Pollution
• Boston Scientific Unit Can't Duck FCA Claims, DQ Blank Rome
• BP Workers Say Oil Rig Status Dooms Manslaughter Charges
• FDA Rejects Endo Testosterone Drug For 3rd Time
• 5-Hour Energy Maker Must Face Deceptive Marketing Suit
• EU Agency Warns Of GSK Epilepsy Drug's Vision Risks
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Reinstate 12 Suits In Asbestos MDL
• NY High Court Takes Tobacco Medical Monitoring Appeal
• BMW Strikes Massive Transmission Defect Settlement
• Liberty Mutual On Hook For Part Of $4.5M Tree Injury Verdict
• Reader's Digest Nears Ch. 11 Exit With $27M FTC Claim Deal
• Oil-Dispersing Chemicals To Undergo Fresh EPA Scrutiny
• Schering Says FCA Integrilin Kickbacks Suit Doesn't Stick
• Saga Of The Spit Burger And Wash.'s Product Liability Act
• Courts Unswayed By Protests Over AG Outside Counsel Hires
• Device Cos. Slam FDA's Overseas Clinical Trial Rule
• EPA Rolls Out Emission Limits For Formaldehyde In Wood
• US Steel's $3M Worker Injury Claims Cut From Explosion Suit
• Fla. Firms, Deutsche Bank Settle Tobacco Payouts Dispute
• Merck Investors Can't Use Vioxx News Report In Fraud MDL
• La. Sinkhole Class Certified In Suit Against Texas Brine
• PG&E Fired Worker Over Post-Blast Data Worries, Suit Says
• Procurement: The Hidden Path To Maximizing Profits
• Hospira Told To Clean Up Manufacturing Process In India
• An Economic Perspective On Food Labeling Cases
• Smithfield's Chinese Deal Likely To Survive US Scrutiny
• Chevron Clashes With Investors, Activists Over $19B Fight
• RI City Prods 1st Circ. To Back Tobacco Sales Restrictions
• Pa. Justices OK Test Cases In Gas Explosion Suit
• 4th Circ. Told Liberty's $12.5M Penalty Was Improperly Axed
• FDA Sets Requirement To Report Rejected Food Shipments
• 10th Circ. Reverses Zimmer Win In Knee-Implant Injury Suit
• HP Laptop Buyers' Suit Not Bound By Web Clause, Judge Says
• 9/11 Victims Want Iran To Cover $6B Judgment
• Ireland To Introduce World's 2nd Plain-Pack Tobacco Law
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Stryker Looks For Quick Coverage Win In Knee Deal Row
• Furniture Is Now Under Fire In Prop 65 Reform
• PG&E Says $2B Penalty For Pipeline Blast Is Too High
• FDA Blasted Over Shared Risk Plans For Brand, Generic Cos.
• High Court To Resolve CAFA Circuit Split In LCD Case
• Merck Loses Bid To Block Outside Attys In Ky. Vioxx Case
• 400K Ford Trucks Probed Over Acceleration Issue
• NJ High Court Agrees To Consolidate Bayer's Mirena Cases
• Enviros Again Lose Bid For EPA Ban On Lead Bullets
• Sergeant's Flea-Killer Ads Blocked In Bayer False Ad Suit
• IPhone Users Ask Court To OK Apple's $53M Class Settlement
• Twinings Can't Dilute Antioxidant Tea Labeling Suit
• NFL Can't Claim Calif. Residency In Brain-Injury Coverage Row
• FDA Urges Strong Quality Pacts For Drugmakers, Contractors
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Limit E-Cigarette Use
• Plan B Advocates Don't Grasp FDA Process, 2nd Circ. Told
• Campbell Soup Loses Bid To Can GMO Class Action
• Airing Class Action Dirty Laundry In Washer Mold Cases
• Bad Birth Control Packaging Led To Pregnancy, Suit Says
• Ford Escapes High Court Scrutiny In $4.5M Car Crash Suit
• The Ethical Neutral: What Must Be Disclosed In Mediation
• Apple Faces New Water Damage Suit Weeks After $53M Deal
• Obama Taps Republican Ex-NY Congresswoman For CPSC
• JPML Head Judge Explains Why Panel Is More Picky
• B&L Unit To Pay $34M For Drug Marketing Guilty Plea: DOJ
• Conn. House Approves GMO Labeling Mandate
• US Calls On High Court To Snub Pfizer Asbestos Case
• Intuitive Not Negligent In Surgery Death, Jury Rules
• Conrail Denies Liability For NJ Derailment, Chemical Spill
• DePuy Loses Bid To Toss $8.3M Hip Implant Verdict
• Capsule Seller Can't Duck Suit Over Testosterone Claims
• How They Won It: Irell Brings Populism To Koch Wine Fight
• You May Be Liable For Someone Else's Overintoxication
• $4M Deal In Hair Product Formaldehyde Suit Nears Approval
• DC Circ. Urged To Toss Challenge To OSHA Hazmat Regs
• New Bill Saps States Of Chemical Safety Oversight Powers
• Donziger Loses Bid To Delay $19B Chevron Case
• Travelers Can't Duck $11.5M Construction Damage Coverage
• No Future For Climate Change Torts, Attys Say
• Chevron Investors Seek SEC Probe Over $19B Ecuador Battle
• Dems Push Tougher Anti-Concussion Equipment Standards
• FDA Bans Certain Imports From Indian Drugmaker Wockhardt
• Daiichi Sankyo Mulls Legal Action Over Ranbaxy Settlements
• NY Senate Approves Standards For Cadmium In Kids' Jewelry
• Lexington Escapes $11.5M Salt Mine Flood Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Insurer's Monorail Fire Suit
• Pa. Rep. Pushes Bill To Track Fracking Health Effects
• Kramer Settles Fungi-Nail False Ad Suit
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans Cases Continue To Pop Up
• Cooley Boosts Litigation Team With DLA Piper Enviro Atty
• Nautilus Wants Out Of Covering E.Coli Outbreak At NC Fair
• Regulators Eye Crackdown On Rising Use Of Tobacco Discounts
• Smucker Accused Of Making Bogus 'All-Natural' Claims
• FDA Panel Clears Merck Insomnia Drug At Lower Dose
• FDA Shows Deft Touch With 1st Mobile App Enforcement
• US Claims Immunity In $326M Suit Over Marine Flare Fire
• Patton Boggs Partner Must Testify in $19B Chevron RICO Suit
• Sens. Introduce Bipartisan Chemical Safety Reform Bill
• AIG Construction Defect Coverage Row Sent To Arbitration
• Megabus Judge Steps Aside In Suit Over Deadly NY Crash
• KFC Operator Hid Tainted Chicken Info, Shareholders Say
• Fen-Phen User Fairly Denied Extra Benefits, 3rd Circ. Finds
• EU Lawmakers Adopt New Offshore Drilling Rules
• MGM Says ThyssenKrupp Must Defend Elevator Accident Suit
• Senate Panel Advances Drug Compounder Oversight Bill
• Nobel To Pay $1.3M To Settle Faulty Implant Suit
• The Starstruck Medical Causation Trend
• 9th Circ. Revives False Ad Suit Over Kohl's Price Discounts
• RJ Reynolds Attacks Engle Ruling In 11th Circ. Appeal
• House Panel Advances Asbestos Trust Transparency Bill
• Boehringer, Hospira Products Adulterated, FDA Warns
• Norfolk Southern Gets Rail Yard Safety Order Tossed
• BP, La. Fend Off Deepwater Berm Claims In 5th Circ.
• Edison Strikes $37M Deal Over Malibu Wildfire Damage
• 5th Circ. Upholds Texas' Under-21 Concealed Gun Ban
• Digging Into The Duty To Mine Big Data
• Carnival Wants Suits Over Deadly Cruise Wreck Sent To Italy
• Ex-BP Exec Gets Obstruction Charge Thrown Out
• Nike, Apple Face False Ad Suit Over Fitness Wristband
• Specialty Products Judge Pegs $1.1B For Asbestos Liability
• Fighting Agencies May Be Tougher After High Court Ruling
• High Court's Atty Fee Ruling May Spur More Vaccine Claims
• Plan B Ruling Shouldn't Be Stayed, 2nd Circ. Told
• Airlines May Launch 'Act Of War' Defense At 9/11 WTC Trial
• FDA Airs Safety Concerns About Merck Insomnia Drug
• BMW Facing Class Action Over Water Damage Safety Risk
• An Opportunity To Limit Prop 65 Abuse
• FDA, Groups Can't Reach Consensus On Food Safety Rules
• Agencies Deserve Deference On Jurisdiction, Justices Say
• Conrail Faces 2 New Suits Over NJ Derailment, Spill
• Transocean Seeks Delay Of Spill Doc Deadline Amid Appeal
• Omnicare Gets FCA Off-Label Prescription Action Trimmed
• Alaska Village's Climate Suit Hits High Court Dead End
• Ill.'s Unclear Endorsement For Asbestos-Injury Losses
• Donziger Attys Free To Exit Chevron Racketeering Suit
• OSHA Backs Fired Nuke Plant Engineer In Whistleblower Case
• MLB Suit Over Performance Boosters Falls Flat, Clinic Says
• NYC Ferry Owner Hit With Injury Claims Over January Crash
• Texas Joins Other Gulf States, Hits BP With Deepwater Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court To Reconsider $28M Knee Injury Suit
• Rise Of The Machines — Predictive Coding Goes Mainstream
• 9th Circ. Allows Expert Testimony In Pepsi Toxic Tort
• House Dems Seek Tougher Drug Trial Reporting Rules
• European Panel OKs Bayer Acne Drug For Some Women
• FDA Details Approach To Expedited Medical Device Reviews
• GSK Says Comcast Ruling Kills Avandia Injury Class Action
• Pittsburgh Corning's Ch. 11 Asbestos Plan OK'd After 13 Years
• Pipefitter Says US Steel Can't Recover For Workers' Injuries
• 3rd Circ. Resurrects $180M Oil Spill Suit Against Citgo
• The Growing Problem Of Fishy Labeling
• J&J To Stop Selling Metal Hips, Facing Thousands Of Suits
• 5 Steps To Take Now For A Successful Recall Later
• ATF Says Cause Of Texas Fertilizer Plant Fire 'Undetermined'
• Honeywell Defeats Asbestos Claim On Causation Theory
• Athena Blasts Allergan's Competition Claims In Eyelash Fight
• Liberty Must Defend Four Loko Injury Suits, 7th Circ. Told
• Major Flaws Persist In Oil And Gas Oversight, GAO Finds
• US Can Mention Ex-BP Engineer's Deleted Texts In Spill Trial
• Port Authority's Suit Over JFK Crash Coverage Tossed
• Honeywell Dodges Enviros' Claims That It Botched Cleanup
• NYC Found Liable For Crane Collapse Under Labor Law
• LandAmerica Trustee Sues To Erase PE Firm's $10M Claim
• J&J's S. Korean Unit Faces Charges After Tylenol Recall
• Not Subject To Ill. Court Jurisdiction? Think Again
• Panel Sends Drug-Tracking Bill To House Floor
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Overturn RSUI Win In Crane Collapse Suit
• NHTSA Head Defends Agency's Readiness For Driverless Cars
• Obama's 1st Term Rulemaking Rate Soars By Bush's Mark
• Lawmakers Forge Ahead On Drug Compounder Oversight Bill
• Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds Topple Smoking Claims In W.Va.
• HHS Wins Challenge To Styrene's Listing In Cancer Report
• Indian Harbor Wants No Part Of San Diego Gas Leak Suits
• $1.5M Attys' Fees Scuttle HP Printer Defect Deal In 9th Circ.
• Mass Tort For Tylenol Liver Injuries Requested In NJ
• Dissident Quigley Creditors Now Support Ch. 11 Plan
• NFL Goes To NY Appeals Court For Concussion Suit Coverage
• First Responders Sue Conrail In Pa. Over NJ Derailment
• Novartis Wins Jury Verdict Over Zometa's Bone Death Risk
• Suit Over Novartis Drug's Bone Death Risk Heads To Jury
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Plane Crash Suit Against Textron Unit
• Chevron Brass Must Testify In RICO Suit Over $19B Judgment
• 5th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Katrina Emissions Suit
• FDA Approves Lower Doses For Sleep Aids
• Bankrupt Electric Car Co. Aims To Recall Sedan Airbags
• Sears Says High Court's Comcast Ruling Dooms Washer Class
• Fixodent Caused Neurological Harm, Pa. Superior Court Hears
• $250M Toyota Defect Deal Falls Short, Class Members Say
• Genzyme Investors Urge 1st Circ. To Revive Fraud Action
• ExxonMobil Fights $1.7M Oil Pipeline Spill Penalty
• Pain Patch Maker Wins Coverage Of False Ad Suit
• Shook Hardy Lands Stradley Ronon Life Sciences Whiz
• Mintz Levin Adds CPSC Chief Of Staff To Product Safety Group
• Get Ready For Stricter RMP Enforcement
• Judge Tosses Atty Dispute Over Bayer MDL Settlement Fund
• NHL's Rough-And-Tumble History Will Color Concussion Suits
• Texas Judge Punts On Cement-Dust Coverage Suit
• NY Fraud Threat Could Prompt Action On Smartphone Theft
• Novartis Tells High Court State Punitive Awards Are Illegal
• NRC Panel Grants Hearing Over Nuke Plant Restart
• AGs Urge FDA To Warn Of Newborn Opioid Withdrawal
• Vermont Moves Closer To Enacting GMO Labeling Bill
• Skechers Wins OK For $45M Settlement Over Toning Sneakers
• Nobel Biocare $1.3M Dental Impact Settlement Stalls
• Patton Boggs Veiled Bribes In $19B Judgment, Chevron Says
• Ranbaxy Pays Record $500M To End Tainted Drug Claims
• BMW Roadster's Alloy Wheels Crack Early, Suit Says
• General Mills Can't Shake 'Natural' Snack Labeling Suit
• Calif. To Draw The Lines In Disparagement Liability
• Clement Brief Backs BP In Row Over $8B Deepwater Settlement
• Apple Accused Of Rigging IPhone Power Button To Fail
• Campbell Says GMO Suit Fails Because USDA Approved Labels
• Fla. Court Throws Out $17M Award Against Big Tobacco
• 4 Tips For Evaluating An M&A Target's Legal Risks
• 3rd Circ. J&J Ruling Won't Halt Flood Of Food Labeling Suits
• Deepwater Securities Suits Belong In UK, BP Tells Court
• Drug Cos. See Path To Legal Off-Label Marketing
• Texas Officials Launch Criminal Probe Of Plant Blast
• Robotic Surgery Part May Burn Patients, Intuitive Warns
• NECC Dodged Patient-Specific Compounding Rule, Docs Say
• Markey Says BP's Federal Contract Ban Should Stay In Place
• Aveo Hid Kidney Drug's Higher Death Risk, Shareholder Says
• NY Judge Rejects Delay Of Wider Plan B Access
• Dannon Beats False Ad Suit Claiming Activia Isn't Yogurt
• Calif. Chemical Safety Rules Push Constitutional Envelope
• Chemical Co. CEO Cops To Charges Over Employee Death
• Crane Collapse Deals Should Be Unsealed, Appeals Court Says
• Novartis Expert Denies Zometa Caused Bone Death In NJ Trial
• 3rd Circ. Nixes J&J Benecol False Ad Suit
• Lawmakers Press Supplement Cos. About DMAA Sales
• Abbott, AbbVie Hit With $2.2M Verdict In Humira Suit
• Amended $23M Ticketmaster Service Fee Deal Wins Approval
• Whirlpool Hit With Class Action Over Dishwasher Defect
• Plainitffs' Firms Push 11th Circ. To Uphold Engle Findings
• Compounder Oversight Bill Needs Tweaks, FDA Official Says
• Quinn Emanuel To Open 1st Aussie Office In June
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's David Weinstein
• Dissecting The Rules Of Generic Drug User Fee Amendments
• E-Discovery In The Cloud: Who Can Get Your Data?
• Ford, Chrysler Safety Probes Halted Following Recalls
• Preemption No Savior For Monster In Energy Drink Fight
• Travelers Wants Money Back For Honeywell Asbestos Defense
• House Panel Approves Prescription Drug Tracking Bill
• Fla. Court Remands Order For Cooper Tire To Yield Docs
• Lawmakers Clamor For FDA Action On Arsenic In Juice
• J&J Hit With Class Action Over Aveeno 'Natural' Claims
• Conrail Derailment Suit Belongs In NJ, Judge Says
• Abbott, AbbVie Should Pay $5.8M In Humira Suit, Jury Told
• More Skadden Attys Flock To Quinn Emanuel Products Team
• Lawmakers Push 5th Circ. To Keep Chinese Drywall Suit Alive
• Crash Victim Heirs Can't Reopen Suit In Fla., 11th Circ. Says
• Ex-BP Exec's Steptoe Counsel May Have Conflict, Feds Say
• EPA Issues Restrictions On New Uses For Industrial Chemicals
• BP Misconduct Evidence Cut From Deepwater Obstruction Trial
• OSHA Plans To Comb The Construction Industry
• NJ Floats $35M Deal In Passaic River Cleanup Suit
• Yarway Sues To Shield Parent Tyco From Asbestos Claims
• Calif. Gov. Throws Weight Behind Prop. 65 Reform
• Olive Oil Co. Must Recall Or Relabel Mislabeled Products
• Canadian Health Officials Hushed Drug Research, Suit Says
• Exxon's Spill Claims Don't Hold Water, Key House Dem Says
• $48M Skydiving Crash Award Upheld By Mo. Appeals Court
• CPSC Can Add CEO To Buckyballs Lawsuit
• Chevron Execs Must Testify in RICO Suit Over $19B Judgment
• Ex-BP Engineer Wants Evidence In Deepwater Case Excluded
• Jones Day Nabs Former Greenberg Life Sciences Litigator
• Ala. High Court Finds No Coverage For Faulty Work
• Chevron Class Can Seek New Judge In Suit Over Refinery Fire
• Judge Slams HHS Over Plan B 'Administrative Filibuster'
• Alcon Urges Dismissal Of Drug Bottle Size Class Action
• FDA Cites Cancer Link In Proposed Tanning Bed Regs
• Preparing A Successful Daubert Motion
• Q&A With Robinson & Cole's Jeff White
• Texas Plant's $1M Policy Leaves Blast Victims In The Lurch
• CPSC Finds Roundabout Way To Impose Pricey Policies
• Ex-CPSC Commissioner, House Rep. Joins Bracewell In DC
• CNOOC Sheds Investor Suit Over Bohai Bay Oil Spill
• FDA Official Leery Of Age Limits On Caffeinated Foods
• Ford Skirts Suit Over Ranger Seat Belt, Airbag Defects
• Explosives Co. Must Face Insurers' Coverage Suit Over Blast
• BP Says Ruling Could Imperil $7.8B Oil Spill Settlement
• Time Warner Beats Road Runner Ad Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Officials Want $2.25B In PG&E Pipeline Explosion Fines
• Humira Risks Were Known Before Abbott Letter, Doc Says
• Cancer Drug Kadcyla Must Be Called By Full Name, FDA Says
• NJ Lawmakers Tackle GMO Labeling Requirement
• San Francisco Hits Monster With Child Marketing Suit
• Ex-BP Engineer Must Hand Over Atty Emails In Deepwater Case
• Revised $4M Kellogg Brain-Boosting Cereal Deal Gets Wary OK
• Horses Are Off The Shelves, But Litigation Will Continue
• Cuba Takes Australia To WTO Over Plain-Pack Tobacco Law
• Insurer Sued Over O'Melveny's Role In Crane Collapse Cases
• Donziger Attys Quit, Blaming Chevron 'Scorched-Earth' Tactics
• Lululemon Must Turn Over Docs On Bonuses, Investor Says
• Punitive Damage Claims Kept Alive In NuvaRing Bellwethers
• Conrail Hit With New Suit Over NJ Train Derailment
• Arch Insurance Gets Coverage Ruling Tossed In Appeals Court
• Abbott Followed FDA Rules On Humira Updates, Jury Hears
• Far-Reaching Consequences Of NFL Concussion Litigation
• BP Racks Up $665M Bill For Gulf Oil Spill Restoration
• Carnival Passengers Ask Judge To Keep Cruise Suit Afloat
• 6th Circ. Blocks Coal Co.'s Bid To Limit Black Lung Payouts
• FDA Stings Gilead For Manufacturing Violations
• 250 Heart Patients Settle Suit Over Unneeded Stents
• Q&A With Edwards Wildman's Tony Hopp
• AIG Unit Can't Dodge Defense Duty In Coal Worker Injury Suits
• Novartis Safety Efforts Challenged In NJ Zometa Trial
• Pharma Cos. Smell Victory In Push For Drug-Tracking System
• NYC Tobacco-Limit Opponents Question Bill's Constitutionality
• Landlord Win In Sandy Rent Discount Suit Won't Be The Last
• Yamaha Out $3.3M In Ala. Suit Over Rhino Vehicle Injuries
• US Preserves Most Claims In $150M Slaughterhouse FCA Suit
• Winston & Strawn Lands Vinson & Elkins Litigator In Houston
• Settlement Resolves Suits Over Deadly Fla. Garage Collapse
• GenOn Pays $2M To Settle Coal Pollution Claims
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To NYC Tobacco Limits
• Kellogg, Others Face Carcinogenic Cereal Claims
• Pa. Can't Hog Fee Award From Vioxx Settlement, Judge Says
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Ginger Pigott
• Jury Sides With Insurers In Fight Over Sunken Barge
• FRCP Changes Will Have Major Impact On 3rd-Party Discovery
• How To Run Team Meetings In Complex Cases — Part 2
• 5th Circ. Snubs Halliburton Bid To Nix Investor Class Cert.
• H&R Block Hit With Suit Over Tax Refund Delays
• Feds Will Appeal Ruling On Morning-After Pill
• Takeda Ditches $6M Award Linking Diabetes Drug To Cancer
• Novartis Stresses FDA Approvals In Zometa Trial
• Fla. House Sends Medical Malpractice Reform Bill To Gov.
• High Court Asked To Review 2nd Circ. Fosamax Ruling
• Insurer Denied Exit From Military Supplier's Recall Suit
• NY Case May Raise Stakes For Medical Monitoring Claims
• Ecuadoreans Can't Tap Chevron Canada For $19B Judgment
• $1.5B Cleanup Cost Upheld In Wis. River Pollution Case
• 4th Circ. Revives Wrongful Death Suit Over Marriott Attack
• Award Trimmed To $81M In Guardsmen's Toxin Exposure Suit
• Whole Foods, Target Hawking Lead-Laced Candies, Suit Says
• Fraud Claims Trimmed From GAF Faulty Shingles MDL
• BP Pays $340M Toward La. Coast Oil Spill Restoration Projects
• How To Run Team Meetings In Complex Cases — Part 1
• FDA Ignores Toxic Arsenic In Animal Feed, Suit Says
• GAO Urges New Toxic Reporting Regs To Fight EPA Delays
• Q&A With Goodwin Procter's Joanne Gray