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Product Liability - July, 2013

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• J&J, OraPharma Seek Court's OK On Arbitration Award
• 3 Pitfalls To Avoid As ACA Sunshine Act Takes Effect
• Bloomberg 'Soda Ban' Faces Doom At Top NY Court's Doorstep
• Porter Hayden Strikes $21M Deal Over Asbestos Coverage
• Consumers Urge Judge To Rethink Chobani Labeling Ruling
• Halliburton Arraigned For File Deletion In Deepwater Case
• Sens. Blast Energy Drink Makers For Marketing To Kids
• FDA Diabetes Drug Inquiry Finds No Cancer Risks
• Dems Move To Toughen Supplement Labeling Requirements
• TGI Friday's Franchisee Fined Over Liquor Swapping
• Army Pilot's Family Sues Boeing Over Deadly Helicopter Crash
• Sen. Demands Chemical Safety Bill Leave Power To States
• Congress Must Clarify FDA Oversight On Compounding: GAO
• Japan To Lift Wheat Ban After GMO Scare
• Bear Naked, Kashi Customers Win Cert. In 'Natural' Ad Suit
• Ready Or Not, Here Comes Green Chemistry
• Fla. Condo Owners Reach $7.2M Deal In Drywall MDL
• Class Challenges $300M Monsanto Toxic Tort Settlement
• Starbucks Beats Cancer Warning Claim Under Calif. Law
• Roche Loses Bid To Appeal Accutane Judge's Recusal Ruling
• Smokers Urge NY Court To Back Medical Monitoring Claims
• AGs Say Toxic Chemical Law Fix Foolishly Cuts Out States
• Patients Get FDA's Ear, Opening Door To Relaxed Approvals
• Rakoff Pares Claims In Olive Oil Labeling Class Action
• County Filed Courthouse Construction Suit Too Late: NJ Court
• Halliburton To Admit To Deepwater Evidence Spoliation
• FDA Details Mandatory Drug Warning Label Updates
• Wyeth Paying $491M To End Criminal, Civil Rapamune Cases
• 6th Circ. Ruling Informs Sears Washer Case, Class Says
• UK University Won't Publish Luxury Car Security Research
• BMW Dodges Rollaway Defect Suit Due To Recall
• CORRECTED: State Law Claims In Philly Reglan Suits Survive Mensing
• BSEE Launches Panel Probe Into Hercules Rig Blowout
• Large-Soda Ban 'Usurped' NYC Council, Appeals Court Says
• Food Industry Tells NY Genetic Labels Should Be Up To FDA
• BP Says $20B Deepwater Horizon Claims Fund Running Dry
• Cross-Border Lessons In Misleading Advertising
• Donziger's Fraud Claims Nixed In Chevron Racketeering Suit
• FDA Proposal Pits Importer, Supplier Against Each Other
• Fla. Woman Sues Over Chinese Drywall In Condo
• 5th Circ. Urged To Keep BP, Anadarko On Hook For Gulf Spill
• Judge Retracts Ruling In Chobani Yogurt Labeling Suit
• Eli Lilly Dodges More Claims In Darvocet, Darvon MDL
• Internal EPA Doc Warns Of Drilling's Harm To Pa. Town's Water
• NJ Appeals Court Axes Port Authority Injury Suit
• LA Atty Sues DePuy Over Allegedly Faulty Hip Implant
• Construction Cos. Owed Coverage Despite Policyholder Error
• Get Ready For Stricter Energy Star Enforcement
• A-Rod's Cousin Tries To Duck Deposition In Drug Clinic Case
• FDA Issues Rules Aimed At Boosting Food Import Safety
• Porsche Reaches $45M Settlement In Cooling Tube MDL
• Md. Court OKs 'Any Exposure' Asbestos Theory In Ford Case
• LG Settles Defect Claims Over Blu-Ray Home Theaters
• NRC Cautions PSEG After 'Chilling' Retaliation Verdict
• FAA Proposes $2.75M Penalty For Boeing's 777 Woes
• FDA Sounds Alarm Over J&J Antifungal Drug Nizoral
• Exxon Can't Dodge $105M MTBE Verdict At 2nd Circ.
• Meat Groups Want US Labeling Changes Halted
• Fees Too Big A Slice Of Pepsi 'Naked' Deal, Some Plaintiffs Say
• Apple Seeks To Compel Arbitration Of Racketeering Claims
• Jordan Asks High Court To Nix Sanctions In Terror Aid Case
• Travelers Says It Needn't Cover Suit Over Wastewater Project
• Advanced Bionics Ear Injury Claims Escape Preemption
• EU Finds No Increase In Cancer Risk From Diabetes Drugs
• First Responders Want Pa. Law Applied To Conrail Spill Suit
• 7 Cases In Darvocet MDL Sent Back To State Court
• Enbridge Units Sued Over Minn. Pipeline Discharge
• Two Steps Forward, One Step Back For General Contractors
• Jury Awards $21.7M In Polaris Watercraft Crash
• Hawker Whistleblowers' $2.3B FCA Suit Nixed As Untimely
• Halliburton To Plead Guilty To Destroying Deepwater Evidence
• Sherwin-Williams' Attys Fought CDC Lead Rules, Judge Hears
• Class Dismissed: Recent Lessons From The Supreme Court
• Baron & Budd Atty Assumes Presidency Of Plaintiffs Group
• IIl. Sues ExxonMobil Over Hydrogen Sulfide Release
• Admiral, Essex Settle Construction Co.'s Row Over $8M Verdict
• La. Gov. Bashes Levee Board's Multibillion-Dollar Oil Co. Suit
• TracFone, Wal-Mart Sued Over 'Unlimited' Data Service
• BPA Exposure High Among Kids But Lower Overall, EFSA Says
• NECC Insolvency Ruling Will Pave Way For 3rd-Party Suits
• Sens. Introduce Revised Drug Compounding Bill
• Ex-BP Engineer's Deepwater Forensics Subpoena Tossed
• After Fire, FAA Wants Dreamliner 787 Beacons Checked
• DOD Has Ongoing Duty To Warn Chemical-Test Subjects
• GOP Questions Smithfield Deal's Effect On Heparin Supply
• Supplement Co. Can't Dodge False Ads Suit Over Creatine Line
• FDA Acknowledges Problems In Approach To Riskiest Drugs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Neal Gerber's Angela Elbert
• Pepsi's Challenge To $308M Asbestos Deal Survives
• Chiquita Wants Colombian War Crimes Claims Tossed
• An Expert Out Of Her Element May Cost You
• Novartis Won't Face Punitives In Bone Drug Suit, Judge Says
• GSK's China Misadventures Put Heat On Foreign Drug Trials
• GSK To Pay $229M To Settle US Avandia Suits
• BP, Energy Cos. Sued For Billions Over La. Coastal Damage
• Insurer Denies Coverage Duty In Workers' Exposure Suit
• Drug Buyers Urge Class Cert. In Cephalon Off-Label Use Suit
• NY Jury Awards $190M Over Asbestos Injuries, Deaths
• Railway, Fuel Cos. Sued Over Fatal Quebec Train Accident
• 6th Circ. Sides With Ford In Insurers' Car Defect Suit
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Challenge To WR Grace Reorganization Plan
• US Should Lift Veil On EU Trade Talks, Lawmakers Hear
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• EPA Scientist Backs Fracking Study Amid GOP Skepticism
• Mo. Court Overturns Monsanto Cancer Suit Dismissal
• Combating A Decedent's Testimony In Wrongful Death Cases
• Transocean Can't Shake Deepwater Doc Subpoenas: 5th Circ.
• 5 Hurdles Facing Modular Building In NYC
• Generics Cos. Haven't Shaken Label Claims Post-Mensing
• Chevron, Shell Among Oil Giants Hit With Asbestos Claims
• MLB Won't Balk In Fla. Drug Clinic Case
• FDA Targets 15 Companies Over Bogus Diabetes Treatments
• FDA Wants Preemptive Lupus Treatment Suit Nixed
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Medtronic Can't Duck Injury Suit Over Bone Graft Product
• Claims Of Apple's IPhone Software Falling Short Ruled Vague
• Pa. Judges Set Rule For Appeals After Removal To Fed. Court
• Yamaha Hit With Class Action Over Boat Engine Coating
• Menthol Cigarettes May Increase Dependence, FDA Says
• DC Circ. Affirms Execution Drug Import Ban
• Rainmaker Q&A: Miles & Stockbridge's Michael Brown
• Reilly Pozner Asks To Join GSK Avandia Class Action
• Shortcomings Of Best Practices Report On Drug Labeling
• Toyota Unit Says It Bought Fake Parts Racket
• Fla. Judges Differ In 2 Costa Concordia Venue Rulings
• Texas Appeals Court Axes $72M Drilling Rig Death Payout
• Class Seeks Medical Monitoring In NCAA Concussion Suit
• Pa. Bill Would Increase Cap On Municipal Tort Claims
• FDA Carves Out Broad Powers In Drug Inspections
• Siemens Escapes $2.6M Liability In Steel Plant Death
• FDA Asks For More Time To Propose 2 Food Safety Rules
• Chevron Dodges Calif. Claims In 'Hot Fuel' MDL
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Drye's John Villafranco
• How 6th Circ. Gave Short Shrift To High Court
• Appeals Court Holds Yamaha To $3M Snowmobile Judgment
• NFL Objects To Deposing Commish Over Super Bowl Seats
• Boehringer Can't Shake Pradaxa Warning Label Claims
• Clif Bar Faces Toxic Warning Label Suit
• NECC Victims Seek To Sue Others For Meningitis Outbreak
• FDA Reverses Course On Fecal Transplant Requirement
• Debt Issuance Boosted For $7B Smithfield Buyout
• Judges Warn Drug IP Attys To Dial Back Legal Maneuvers
• SC High Court Blocks Coverage In Construction Defect Case
• Toyota's $1.1B Acceleration Settlement Gets Final Go-Ahead
• DOE Study Says No Groundwater Pollution At Pa. Fracking Site
• Pa.'s New Defense Rule Gives Big Policyholders Upper Hand
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• Pfizer Resolves 700 Suits In Chantix Depression MDL
• General Mills Row Needs FDA Input On GMO Labeling: Judge
• Veto Sinks RI Ban On E-Cigarette Sales To Minors
• Class Certified In Vitaminwater False Ad Suit
• BP Loses Bid To Halt Deepwater Spill Payments
• A Much Higher Burden For Take-Home Asbestos Plaintiffs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bailey Brauer's Clayton Bailey
• Toyota Can't Put The Brakes On Steering Defect Suit
• Aveda User's Patience Wears Thin Over Hair Product Line
• By Ignoring High Court, 6th Circ. Risks 2nd Whirlpool Review
• Fla. Appeals Court Axes Attys' Fee Award In Roofing Row
• Contractor Urges High Court To Review Gulf Drilling Ban
• WTC Developer Can't Seek Damages Against Airlines: Judge
• Texas High Court Asked To Revive $1M Faulty Tire Verdict
• Insurers Seek To Recoup Millions After Calif. Wildfire
• Reader's Digest Parent Reaches $5M Settlement With Mosaic
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives HMO Negligence Suit
• Merck To Pay $23M To Settle Vioxx Economic-Loss Claims
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
• 6th Circ. Again Affirms Class Cert. In Whirlpool Washer Suit
• Volkswagen Beats Law Firm's Lemon Law Fees Appeal
• Mitsubishi Parts Caused Nuke Plant Closure, Utility Says
• A Tough Year For Personal Care Products
• Riegel Loophole Keeps PMA Device Cases Afloat, Barely
• Lenovo Gets Defective-Laptop Class Action Trimmed
• Food Makers Needn't Add Lead Warnings In Calif., Court Says
• Novartis Under Investigation Over MS Drug Marketing
• Madison-Kipp, Insurers Pay $4.6M To Settle Pollution Suit
• EU Moves To Restrict Pesticide Over Risk To Bees
• Total, Trammo Dodge Puerto Rico's MTBE Case
• BP Gets Hearing On Bid To Stop Deepwater Payments
• Pa. PUC Finalizes Settlement In Fatal Philly Gas Explosion
• Donziger Can't Halt $19B Chevron RICO Suit
• Class Action Slams Ford Over Malfunctioning Touch Screens
• Harvard Prof Backs WTC Owners' $3.5B Claim Against Airlines
• UK OKs Testing Of Driverless Cars On Public Roads
• Passengers Hit Asiana With $5M Suit Over SF Crash
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• BP Wants Deepwater Payouts Stopped Amid Fraud Probe
• Dock Worker's Widow Rips Carnival's Suit Over Accident
• CPUC Asks PG&E To Pay $300M Fine Over Pipeline Blast
• FDA Urges Congress To Fix Compounding Oversight Issues
• EU Official Questions Legality Of Daimler AC Coolant
• Exxon, BP Hit With MTBE Suit By Mass. Towns
• Asiana Flight Crash Victims Want Boeing To Turn Over Docs
• J&J To Pay $23M To Settle Investors' Drug Recall Suit
• Airlines Say WTC Owners 9/11 Losses Covered By Insurers
• NHTSA Probes Mercedes-Benz Over Brake-Light Fire Hazard
• Carnival Cruise Wreck Suit Belongs In Italy: 11th Circ.
• Chobani Gets 'All-Natural' Labeling Suit Pared
• Lexington Sued Over Negotiation Of $42M Defect Deal
• NFL, Riddell Face Brain Injury Suit After Ex-Player's Death
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Life Sciences Litigator In Atlanta
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, Apple, Apollo
• Enviro Liability Has A 'Special' Place In Real Estate
• W.Va.'s Take On Scope of CGL In Defective Construction
• J&J, Endo Pharma Units Face More Pelvic Mesh Claims
• BMW Transmission Defect Settlement Gets Tentative OK
• UK Stalling On Plain Packaging Jeopardizes Global Adoption
• Insurers Owe $11M For Australian Gas Shortage, 4th Circ. Told
• Deepwater Horizon Securities Suit Against Anadarko Slashed
• Insurers To Seize On Gaps In Ga. Construction Defect Ruling
• Boar's Head Faces Class Action Over Low-Sodium Claims
• GOP Reps. Want Info On Pending DOI Offshore Drilling Regs
• US Seamless, Kaycan Face Suit Over Faulty Siding
• Deferring To FDA, Judge Tosses Wholesoy Food Labeling Suit
• 8th Circ. Affirms Pfizer's Dismissal From Drug Injury Suit
• Conrail Wants NJ Train Derailment Claims In Pa. Axed
• Texans Tell 5th Circ. $8B BP Settlement Favors Louisianans
• Milk Buyers Challenge 'Cane Juice' Labeling Settlement
• Union Pacific's Suit Against AIG, Argo Derailed For Now
• FDA To Work With WTO To Increase Global Sanitary Standards
• 4th Circ. Backs Remand Of W.Va. Zoloft Birth Defect Suits
• BAE Off The Hook In Defective Brake FCA Suit
• Judge OKs Asus' $2.2M Tablet GPS Defect Class Settlement
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Stephen Immelt
• Maximize Your Contract's Exculpatory Provisions
• Smaller Suits Equal Better Venues For Mass Tort Plaintiffs
• 6th Circ. Revives Defective House Siding Action
• NRC Says Overworked Duke Analysts Missed Nuke Plant Crack
• SEC Probes Aveo Over Failed Renal Cancer Drug
• FDA Details Structure Of Drugmakers' Pediatric Study Plans
• EU Group Urges Caution On Tough New Tobacco Laws
• House Farm Bill Would Impose Hurdles For Food Safety Law
• Calif. Oil Refinery Oversight Needs Work, Report Says
• Samsung, Lowe's Must Face Energy Star Class Actions
• Testing Flaw May Affect Some Intuitive Devices, FDA Says
• FDA Warns Against Delaying Inspectors, Details Drug Seizures
• Philips Doles Out Vouchers To Settle AirFloss Suit
• Cargill's 'Natural' Truvia Has Synthetic Ingredients, Suit Says
• BP's Deepwater Medical Benefits Deal Unfair, 5th Circ. Hears
• FDA Sets Arsenic Limits For Apple Juice
• So The JPML Spurned Your MDL Bid. Now What?
• Texas Suit Takes Aim At Johnson & Johnson Pelvic Mesh
• CPUC Arm Spurns $2B PG&E Upgrades In Place Of Fine
• Oil Train Crash Pushes Rail Cos. To Sharpen Legal Defenses
• Judge Asks FDA To Weigh In On 'All-Natural' Food Labels
• Bellwether Bard Case Ends In Mistrial For Improper Testimony
• Swanson Martin & Bell Beefs Up Product Liability Group
• Investigator Warns Of Toxic Burn Pits At Afghanistan Base
• FDA Bans BPA In Infant Formula Packaging
• NFL's Goodell Can Be Deposed In Super Bowl Seat Case
• Texaco, Others Block Challenge To Pa. Gas Leak Settlement
• 4th Circ. Says CERCLA Preempts Statutes Of Repose
• Judicial Gatekeeping Suffers A Setback
• Fla. High Court Ruling Shapes Costa Concordia Forum Fight
• Posner Says Justices Should Cut BS From Opinions
• Unilever Beats Suit Over Butter Spray's Fat Content
• ConAgra Pays $3.2M To Settle 'Natural' False Ad Claims
• Temple-Inland Pays $13.5M To Settle La. Spill Suit
• LG Expert DQ'd In Washer Defect Class Action
• EU Advances Controversial Tobacco, E-Cig Regulations
• Pa. Appeals Court Sets New Standard For Coverage Feuds
• CPSC Dems Downplay Cost-Benefit Analysis For New Rules
• UK Regulator Blocks Wockhardt European Drug Sales
• Samsung Gets Galaxy Defect Action Sent To Arbitration
• Calif. Appeals Court Axes Hitachi Grinder Injury Suit
• Feds Order Farm To Stop Selling Antibiotic-Tainted Cattle
• 9th Circ.'s Rare Gift Of Time To Remove Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs $12.8M Philip Morris Verdict
• NFL Dodges Class Cert. In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• FDA Softens 'Dear Doctor' Letter Guidance For Drugmakers
• Top US Offshore Drilling Regulator Steps Down
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover Chemical Co.'s Explosion Suit
• Colo. Appeals Court Nixes Lone Pine Order In Fracking Case
• Md. High Court Upholds Rarely Seen Negligence Doctrine
• Boat Co. Escapes Liability For Acquired Assets In CO Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Asked To Punt Conrail Spill Suit To NJ
• Maine Gov. Vetoes State's BPA Labeling Legislation
• Boxer Pushes For State Chemical Safety Protections
• Md. Court Lets GP Off Hook For Secondhand Asbestos Injury
• 'Free To Roam' Chicken Claims Misleading, Aussie Court Rules
• Nissan Expands LEAF Warranty In $10M Battery Defect Deal
• Support For Drug E-Labeling Mixed, GAO Says
• Use The Right Model For Auto Defect Suits
• Huggies 'Natural' Products Actually Toxic, Class Says
• FDA's Generic-Drug Plan Will Live Or Die On Sameness Rule
• High Court Still Not Done With Pro-Arbitration Campaign
• Spray Foam Insulation Class Action Gets Green Light
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $500K Governmental Damages Cap
• To Help Bees, EU Agency Toughens Pesticide Guidelines
• Chemical Cos. Take EPA Pesticide Testing Fight To DC Circ.
• NFL, Players Must Mediate Concussion MDL, Judge Rules
• FDA Gives Device Makers Few Ways Out Of Reporting Injuries
• Long-Tail Allocation Dispute Lands Before Ohio High Court
• Starbucks Hits Meat Suppliers With $5M Bad Ham Suit
• Questionable Constitutionality: Supreme Court's Amex Ruling
• Lance Armstrong, FRS Look To Sink Supplement Class Action
• Novartis Whistleblower Wants State FCA Claims Revived
• Insurers Sue To Duck Coverage For Costco In False Ad Suit
• Pollution Exclusion Applies To GrafTech Suits, Insurers Say
• HHS Floats Proposal To Upend Generic-Drug Labeling Regs
• Chinese Co. Can't Duck Faulty Drywall Claims, 5th Circ. Told
• FDA Details Risk Reduction In Biologic Clinical Trials
• Johnson Controls Hit With $43M Verdict In Crash Suit
• Ex-USC Player's Pain Med Trial Gets 2014 Kickoff Date
• Lorillard Asks Fla. Court For New Trial In $33M Smoking Suit
• Unchallenged Claim Sinks HP Adapter-Burn Appeal: 7th Circ.
• Eckert Seamans Bags Maritime And Industrial Tort Veteran
• Roche Defeats Class Cert. Bid In Canadian Accutane Action
• Toxic Burn Pit MDL Disrespects Military, KBR Tells 4th Circ.
• Naked Juice To Pay $9M To End 'All Natural' False Ad Suit
• Pepsi Broke Promise To Remove Carcinogens, Watchdog Says
• How Va., Md. And DC Put Defective Product Claims To Rest
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Nix $1B Specialty Products Asbestos Appeal
• Ex-FBI Director To Head Probe Of Deepwater Horizon Payouts
• 2013's Big Enviro Decisions Tip In Favor Of Private Sector
• Ford Beats Class Cert. Bid In Cracked Axle Row
• Generics Makers Escape NJ Accutane Mass Tort
• Fosamax Ruling Puts Preemption In Play For Branded Drugs
• FAA Faulted On Airport Landing Collision Safeguards
• Zero Impact False Ad Row Can Stay In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• Ex-BP Exec Gets Deepwater Criminal Trial Pushed To March
• BMS, Sanofi Pushed Docs To Overprescribe Plavix, Suit Says
• EU Adds Pharmaceuticals To Water Pollution Watch List
• ATP Oil Unit Can't Dodge Discharge Concealment Suit
• Monster Beverage Faces Juice Mislabeling Action
• China Starts Antitrust Probe Into US, EU Baby Food Cos.
• FDA Again Aims To Keep Misconduct Probes Secret
• Insurers Get $20M Siemens Turbine Case Remanded
• 11th Circ. Keeps $1.4B Carnival Wreck Suits In State Court
• Merck Can't Duck Jury Award In Fosamax Bellwether Suit
• Ford Hybrid Owners Ignite Engine-Shutdown Suit
• Traffic Safety Watchdog Closes Probe Into Ford Throttles
• Ala. High Court Says PCB Pollution Was 1 Occurrence
• Enviro Groups Seek Review Of Williams Pipeline Expansion
• BP Reaches $7M Consumer Deal Over Tainted Gas
• Class Cert. In L'Oreal Hair Serum Case Tentatively Denied
• Honda Minivans Probed Over Sudden Braking
• Hyundai Hit With $14M Verdict In Faulty Air Bag Suit
• FDA Links Hepatitis A Outbreak To Turkish Co.
• Verizon Faces Class Action Over FiOS Bundling Charges
• Kraft, Cadbury Dodge Part Of False Ad Class Action
• The Problem With Noncumulation Clauses