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Product Liability - September, 2013

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• MLB Drug Clinic May Face Fla. Criminal Suit
• Lack Of Brake Override Caused Fatal Toyota Crash, Atty Says
• Chevron Axes Damages To Skirt Jury In Ecuador Ruling Row
• NIH Cleared To Fund $128M Anthrax Research Lab In Boston
• Mercedes Says Class Lacks Standing In Defective-Engine Suit
• 1st Circ. Says RI Anti-Tobacco Laws Don't Bar Free Speech
• FDA To Halt Inspections, Dial Back Enforcement In Shutdown
• Paxil Birth Defect Suit Sent Back To Pa. State Court
• BP Defends Gulf Spill Response As Trial's 2nd Phase Begins
• 'Elder Scrolls' Game Defect Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Insurers Can't Sue To Recoup Workers' Comp. Damages In Pa.
• Plavix Hemorrhage Complaints Growing In NY State Court
• Mattress Cos. Can't Rest Easy After FTC Settlements
• NJ Court Reinstates Bristol-Myers Wrongful Death Suits
• Pa. Judge Denies GSK's Attempts To Nix Thalidomide Suits
• Jury Finds Ford F-150 Restraint System Wasn't Defective
• San Diego's Late Notice Nixes Enviro Coverage, NY Court Says
• Diabetes Supplement Co.'s Expert 'Incoherent,' Judge Says
• Pa. Justices Reaffirm Asbestos Exposure Testimony Standard
• Cosmetics Maker Can't Shed Claims Of Bogus 'Organic' Labels
• BP Faces Long Odds In Defending Deepwater Response
• Four Loko Maker Wins 2nd Shot At Nixing Wrongful Death Suit
• WTO Panel Will Examine US Changes To Meat Labeling Rules
• Consumers Urge High Court To Deny Washer Class Challenge
• FDA OKs Boxed Death Risk Alert For Pfizer Antibiotic
• 5 Takeaways From FDA's Unique Device ID Rule
• Md. Negligence Doctrine Gives Takeda Win In Actos Suit
• Taylor English Nabs Georgia-Pacific In-House Litigation Pro
• Calif. Issues Toxic Chemical List In Push For Safe Products
• Attys Say Firm Poached Philly Building Collapse Client
• Exxon MTBE Leak Victims Want $1.5B High Court Reversal
• Sony Vaio Buyers In Calif., NJ Win Cert. Over Defect Claims
• Nabisco Chews Up 'Ridiculous' Cookie Mislabeling Claims
• How To Defend Air Pollution Torts After Bell V. Cheswick
• DOT In Driver's Seat In Battle Over Rearview Camera Rule
• Feds Charge Two Brothers Over Deadly Cantaloupe
• 2nd Circ. Won't Force Judge Off Chevron's Ecuador Case
• NJ Court Should Hear Chemical Spill Suit, Pa. Judge Rules
• Admiral Ordered To Defend Against 9/11 Injury Suits
• CSX Nets Triple Damages In Asbestos Fraud Suit Against Attys
• RJ Reynolds Asks 11th Circ. For Attys' Fees After Trial Win
• Pa. Justices Won't Upset $8M Damage Award Against Consol
• Bimbo Bakeries False Labeling Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• House, Senate Panels Agree On Compounder Oversight Bill
• How To Respond When FDA Knocks
• Insurers Ask JPML To Merge Electrolux Dryer Fire Suits
• SC High Court Holds Indirect Damage Flows From 'Occurrence'
• Judge In $765 NFL Concussion Deal To Oversee NCAA Talks
• Nobel Fights $4M Attys' Fee Bid In Dental Implant Suit
• Toshiba Can't Escape Suit Over Laptop Screen Cracks
• BSEE Extends Comment Period For New Offshore Safety Regs
• Hair Products Buyer Always Planned To Sue, Aveda Says
• To Insurers' Dismay, Colo. Expands Notice-Prejudice Rule
• Fla. Court Grants New Trial In $20M RJ Reynolds Case
• CPSC Commissioner Skeptical Of Voluntary Recall Rule
• Procter & Gamble Says Pringles Labeling Suit Won't Fly
• Neonicotinoids: EPA's New Get-Tough Measures
• Potomac Decision Signifies Stronger Defense For Insured
• Va. Student Newspapers Triumph Over Booze Ad Prohibition
• Barge Salvager Can't Escape Texas Oil Spill Suit
• Engineering Firm Wins Cracked Reservoir Row In 11th Circ.
• DOT Must Issue Rearview Camera Rule, 2nd Circ. Told
• Ala. High Court Rules Defective Work Isn't An Occurrence
• EU Parliament Committee OKs Special Medical Device Checks
• Liberty Mutual Unit Can't Dodge Pipeline Maker's Contract Suit
• Calif. Exxon Pollution Injury Suits Revived On Appeal
• Anglo American Settles Silicosis Claims With 23 Miners
• Sunland Insurer Fights Coverage For Salmonella Suits
• Marlboro Lights Smokers Get No Restitution For False Claims
• Hazy FDA Rules Cloud Medical Food's Future
• Odwalla Says Cane-Juice Labeling Claims Not Quite Ripe
• 9th Circ. Affirms Remand Of Painkiller Suit To State Court
• 7 Takeaways From FDA's Mobile Medical Apps Guidance
• Utica Slaps Reinsurer With $1M Suit Over Asbestos Deal
• Ethanol Plant Contractor Sues Over $4M Defect Settlement
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Cuomo Energy, Enviro Atty
• Fla. Developers Sue For Coverage Of $5M Condo Defect Suit
• Worker Cops To Fraud Tied To Fatal Helicopter Crash
• Dole Can't Dodge Frozen Fruit Mislabeling Class Action
• Hurt Worker Sues Builders Over Miami Garage Collapse
• Meat Groups Say Labeling Rules Exceed USDA's Authority
• Mead Johnson Seeks $13M False Ad Coverage In 7th Circ.
• Mensing Doesn't Nix Generic-Fosamax Claims, 3rd Circ. Told
• AGs Urge FDA To Regulate Sale, Advertising Of E-Cigarettes
• Be Ready For Data Sharing Under EU Biocidal Products Rule
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Navajos, Gas Co. Ask DC Circ. To Revive Uranium Waste Case
• CPUC Rolls Out Plan For Natural Gas Safety Violations
• Novartis Challenges $1.3M Verdict In Zometa Jaw Injury Suit
• Ford Shakes Claims In Defective Engine Dispute
• 1st Hip Implant MDL Bellwether Against J&J Delayed Again
• Calif. Court Reverses State Farm's Win Against Developer
• Risperdal Marketing Appeals Dropped In Pa. Appeals Court
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• Foreseeable Misuse Isn't A Plaintiff's Panacea
• Lorillard, Reynolds Hit With $3.8M Verdict In Engle Suit
• Liberty Mutual Must Cover FEMA Fire Claims, 5th Circ. Hears
• NRC Cites Mitsubishi, SCE For Calif. Nuke Plant Woes
• FDA Overhauls Painkiller Patch Labels After Child Deaths
• BP Moves For Deepwater Deal Shutdown After Freeh Report
• Four Loko Maker Lobbies 7th Circ. In Feud With Insurers
• FDA Finalizes Long-Sought Mobile Medical Apps Guidance
• Cargill To Pay $5M In 'Natural' Sweetener False Ad Deal
• MGM And ThyssenKrupp Fight Over Elevator Accident Defense
• Nordion Settles $90M Mad Cow Contamination Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court's Marsh Ruling Widens Employer Liability
• Calif. Becomes 1st State To Set Rules For Ridesharing Cos.
• Subcontractor Must Face Condo Defect Suit: Ill. Appeals Court
• Texas High Court To Hear Ford Venue Fight Over Mexico Crash
• Indonesia Picks WTO Fight Against Australian Tobacco Law
• Biosimilars Don't Deserve Unique Name, Group Tells FDA
• BP Atty Slammed As 'Sloppy' Stays On $10B Emission Suit
• Tobacco Cos. Want FDA Menthol Report Tossed
• Ohio Sen. Presses USDA On Chinese-Chicken Import Plan
• NJ High Court Won't Revive $7.7M Port Authority Injury Ruling
• Electronics Co. Asks High Court To Mull CERCLA Preemption
• On 2nd Try, Chobani Gets Yogurt Labeling Suit Tossed
• FDA Issues Final ID Rule For Medical Devices
• Sept. 11 Class Seeks To Force Seizure Of 650 Fifth Ave.
• FDA Teams Up With NIH To Stake $53M On Tobacco Research
• LG, Sears Falsely Marketed Defective Washers, Suit Says
• When The Unknown Become Known In Wrongful Death Actions
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• John Crane Fights $14M Punitive Award In Asbestos Case
• Sanofi Settles Obesity Drug Class Action For $40M
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• Safeway Customers' Cert. Bid On Hold In Recall Warning Suit
• Dems Eye Overhaul Of Food Labeling Regs
• 5 Ways To Limit Legal Risks From Food Illness Outbreaks
• Pa. Fracking Moratorium Bill Pushed By State Senator
• The Novel And Emerging Scholastic Privilege
• Ill. Court Backs Toss Of $90M Asbestos Conspiracy Verdict
• Colombia Settles With Ecuador Over Anti-Drug Spraying
• Mich. AG Floats Compounding Pharmacy Reform Bill
• Halliburton Worker Charged With Ditching Deepwater Evidence
• Ecuadoreans Ask 2nd Circ. To Halt Impending RICO Trial
• Late July Faces False Ad Suit Over 'Evaporated Cane Juice'
• Safeway Hit With Class Action Over 'All-Natural' Products
• Fla. Court Asked To Reopen Colombian Native's Engle Suit
• Beef Co. Claims AFA Unit Withheld Info In Tainted Meat Case
• 3rd Circ. Adopts Unheard-Of Consumer Class Action Hurdle
• WTC Developers Can't Recover More Funds From Insurers
• Valve Maker's Asbestos Suits Each Covered, Judge Rules
• Ex-NCAA Players Seek To Ward Off Concussion Suit Intrusion
• High Court Urged Not To Take Novo Foreign Liability Case
• House Small-Business Panel OKs GOP Regulatory Reform Bill
• Waste Disposal In China: IP, Product Liability Strategies
• Biz Groups Back Tobacco Cos.' Engle Appeal In High Court
• Asiana Flight Crash Victims Sue Boeing For Negligence
• Philly Official Sues Over Daughter's Death In Collapse
• Hague Tribunal Backs Chevron In $19B Amazon Pollution Fight
• Drug Repackager To Halt Practices After FDA Mislabeling Suit
• Light Bulb Maker Takes $21M Hit In FTC False Ad Suit
• Masimo Faces Sanctions Bid Over Discovery In FCA Fight
• SF DA, NY AG Praise Apple's New IOS 7 Security Features
• Sugar Growers Can't Shake Counterclaims In Corn Syrup Suit
• Deepwater Claims Chief Assails BP's $26M Budget Protest
• J-M's Quota System Caused Shoddy Pipes, FCA Plaintiffs Say
• Faulty Tire Suit Against BMW, Bridgestone Trimmed
• Durco, Others Slapped With $38M Jury Verdict In Asbestos Suit
• Abbott Moves To Toss Humira Suit Following Court's Sidestep
• NJ Prods Policyholders, Insurers To Hammer Out Global Deals
• Insurers Sue Army For $1.4M Over 2010 Utah Wildfire
• A Powerful Tool To Effectively Fight Fraud
• New Silica Exposure Standard Likely To Impact Fracking
• EPA Raises Residue Limits For 2 Pesticides
• Travelers Fights Cephalon Bid To Nix $22M Marketing Suit
• Texas Businesses Urge 5th Circ. To Sink $8B Deepwater Deal
• Dems Push FDA To Issue E-Cigarette Regulations Quickly
• 5th Circ. Ships Chinese Drywall MDL Defamation Suit To Calif.
• Donziger Can't Force Chevron To Declare Claims In $19B Trial
• Vegas TV Lawyer Faces Misconduct Claims In Gulf Spill MDL
• Novartis Beats Subpoenas In Jaw-Injuries Drug Suit
• Bill To Rein In Prop 65 Suits Tees Up Bigger Reform Push
• Bid To Replace O'Melveny Nixed In Crane Collapse Suit
• Berkshire Unit's Defenses Survive In $20M Ford Insurance Suit
• FDA Blocks Imports From Another Ranbaxy Drug Plant
• Leery of China-Processed Chicken, Schumer Demands Audits
• Honda Unit Agrees To Settle Accord Defect Class Action
• Insurer Freed From Deutsche Bank Building Cleanup Suit
• Reliable Evidence Required To Show Class Ascertainability
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• Chevron Inks $42M Deal Ending Brazil Oil Spill Suits
• Halliburton Asks SCOTUS To Review Class Precedent
• BP Dodges Gulf Spill Oil Claims From Mexican States
• Pfizer Wants High Court To Review 1st Circ. RICO Rulings
• House Bill Would Revamp Compounding Pharmacy Oversight
• 9/11 Victims Ask High Court To Put Bin Ladens Back In MDL
• BP's Bid To Root Out Gulf Claims Fraud Bolstered By Freeh
• Whole Foods Sued For Documents In Calif. Pesticide Probe
• Mass. Supremes Back $21M Toys R Us Slide Death Verdict
• Bodybuilding Supplements Lack Touted Ingredients, Suit Says
• Whistleblower Wants Cephalon FCA Suit Moved To Pa.
• DOJ, Halliburton Want Deepwater Evidence Guilty Plea OK'd
• New Pa. Tort Law Poses Only Minor Changes, Tubing Co. Says
• 2nd Wrongful Death Suit Filed In Philly Building Collapse
• Donziger Demands Chevron Declare Claims Against Him
• Employers May Face New Silica Rules When The Dust Settles
• 9 States Win At Least $168M In Tobacco Settlement Dispute
• Maibec Can't Shake Suit Over Faulty Wood Shingles
• Fracking Claims Set Stage For Fresh Pollution-Exclusion War
• Prosecutors Rip Judge's Doc Order In Bollinger FCA Suit
• Pittsburgh Zoo Says Mauled Boy's Mom Is Liable For Death
• Chevron Corrupted Witnesses In $19B RICO Row, Judge Told
• FTC's Recent Settlements Are A Head-Scratcher
• Sen. Urges Trade Rep. To Reconsider TPP Tobacco Plan
• Ensure Drink Maker Can't Dodge False Ad Suit
• BP Wants $25M Cut From Deepwater Claims Program Budget
• Pharmacists' Groups Sue Maine Over Drug Importation Law
• No Acceleration Before Fatal '09 Toyota Crash, Expert Says
• Six Flags Sued For Wrongful Death Over Texas Coaster Fall
• BioSante Freed From 2 Investor Suits Over Libido Drug
• Panel Orders Tobacco Cos. To Pay NY $92M Under 1998 Deal
• Boiron Faces New False Ad Suit Over Homeopathic Flu Drug
• Chevron Bid To Split $19B RICO Trial Rejected By Judge
• Ex-Massey Exec Gets 42 Months In Mine Blast Case
• Calif. Senate Backs Tweaks To Chemical Warning Regs
• Dow, PPG Hit With Workplace Toxic Tort Over Man's Death
• Lockheed Dodges Take-Home Asbestos Suit In 9th Circ.
• FDA Guidance Smoothes Advair Generic Approval Process
• How To Approach The 2nd Round Of 9/11 Victim Claims
• Travelers Again Told To Surrender Docs In Heparin Suit
• Kellogg's $4M Deal OK'd In Brain-Boosting Cereal Ad Suit
• 8th Circ. Urged To Reopen Stryker FCA Pain Pump Suit
• Meat Industry Loses Bid To Stop US Labeling Changes
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• Judge Slashes Fresno's MTBE Contamination Suit
• Texas High Court Urged To Revive $10M Plant Explosion Suit
• FDA Extends Public Comment Period On Menthol Cigarettes
• Hospital Group Asks 5th Circ. To OK $130M Deepwater Deal
• NY Court Told Next-Door Project Triggers Vandalism Coverage
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• O'Quinn Firm, Insurers Say Mediation Failed In Coverage Row
• Okla. Appeals Court Backs $15M Award In Botox Injury Case
• Moldy Chobani Yogurt Caused Illnesses, Suit Says
• Racket Maker Ducks Claims Over Tennis Star Endorsements
• 2nd Circ. Asks Conn. Justices To Clarify 'Good Tobacco' Law
• PG&E Settlements Total $565M In San Bruno Pipeline Blast
• GCs Name 7 Product Liability Players With Skills, Low Bills
• In NJ, 'Watchdog' Employees Can Get Protection Too
• Conclusory Allegations Won't Cut It Under FCA
• Toyota Recalls SUVs Over Repeat Suspension Problem
• Texas High Court Mulls Liability Tests In Asbestos Cases
• Philly Building Crash Survivor Given Go-Ahead On Deposition
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• EPA Quietly Kills Chemical Safety Rules
• Chevron Drops Some Claims In $19B RICO Suit As Trial Looms
• New Trial Orders In Texas Now Subject To Appellate Review
• Gerber Baby Food Labeling Suit Trimmed For Now
• Kia Asks Texas High Court To Toss Faulty Airbag Claim
• Noerr Doctrine No Help To Insurer In Ford Coverage Suit
• Pa. Infant Sling Death Suit Settled For $8M
• CDC Says Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign A Success
• Lloyd's Looks To Dodge AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent Asbestos Suits
• GCs Forecast Soft Product Liability Market In 2014
• Why Growth In Nanotechnology Matters To Insurers
• BP Spill Claims Administrator Cleared In Ethics Probe
• NJ Bill Would Free Remote Texters From Auto Crash Liability
• Texas Asbestos Case Could Lower Ax On Toxic Tort Suits
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Review Fla. High Court Engle Ruling
• BP Gets Expedited Appeal In Deepwater Settlement Fight
• Insurer Asks 6th Circ. To Rehear Indians Fatality Ruling
• Feds Win Injunction Over Drug-Tainted Idaho Cattle
• 3 Must-Watch Issues For Drug Cos. In 2013's Final Stretch
• 9th Circ. OKs Class Deal, $13M Fee Award In Nvidia GPU Suit
• Monsanto Aims To Quash Farmer's GMO Wheat Suit
• BP, Feds Spar Over Conflicting Gulf Spill Estimates
• Fracking Fears Spur Suit To Halt BLM Lease Sale
• Pa. Appeals Court Junks $14.5M Asbestos Verdict
• Park Ave. Architect Ducks $200M Brooklyn Condo Suit
• Pa. Court Backs Exposure Expert In $1M Asbestos Row
• Texas High Court Enters $750M BP, Transocean Coverage Fray
• FDA Staff Says GSK Is Missing Data On Pulmonary Drug
• China's 1st Step Toward More Participation In Rulemaking
• Lessons In Incentive Awards From Recent Class Actions
• Uncertainty Remains Over Scope Of Calif. Safe Chemical Push
• Feds Dodge Sanctions In Ex-BP Engineer Obstruction Suit
• Liberty Mutual Off Hook For Linn's Pollution Case Defense
• US Defends Iran Office Tower Forfeiture Suit
• O'Quinn Firm Can Take Silica Clients To Arbitration
• Puerto Rico Sues Shell, Chevron, Others Over MTBE Release
• Insurer Pays TVA $42M In Coal Ash Disaster Coverage Row
• Judge Trims Ford's Suit Over $20M Insurance Payments
• 3rd Circ. Won't Hear Remand Appeal Over Fatal Plane Crash
• NY AG Warns Football Helmet Users Can't Trust Safety Claims
• Beware Risks Of Using LinkedIn During Jury Selection
• 5 Texas Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• 'Watchdog Employees' Can Claim Retaliatory Firing: NJ Court
• CORRECTED: NJ Appeals Court Scraps Exxon's $1.8M Asbestos Judgment
• FDA Urged To Block Unapproved Post-Surgery Injections
• Teva Pushes For Rehearing In Pa. Reglan Appeal
• Hospira Recalls IV Solution Following Hair Scare
• UK Ad Watchdog Nails Tesco Horse Meat Campaign
• Fla. Appeals Court Backs $33M Award For Smoker's Widow
• USDA Meat Inspection Pilots May Compromise Safety: GAO
• Toyota Recalls 369K Highlander, Lexus Vehicles
• Fla. Court Cuts Liberty's Share Of $3.4M Condo Settlements
• Owners Of Iran-Linked Property Sanctioned In 9/11 Suit
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Mont., Canada Challenges To WR Grace Reorg
• PhRMA Backs Increased FDA Drug Import Controls
• Bartlett Doesn't Apply To Zometa Injury Suit, Judge Says
• Calif. Court OKs Liberty Mutual's Faulty Construction Suit
• AMICO Must Pay $3M In Hancock Center Accident Battle
• On Circ. Courts' Radar: Class Settlement Requirements
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Toyota Ruling Will Yield Glut Of Texas Appeals, Experts Say
• Texas High Court Axes Common Law's Unlawful Acts Doctrine
• Fracking Cos. Face More Costly Fights Sans Lone Pine
• USDA Clears Chinese Chicken Processors To Ship To US
• 5th Circ. Refuses To Merge Faulty-Drywall Appeals
• Refinery Neighbors Earn Class Cert. In Shell Pollution Suit
• Doc's Errors Tainted Clinical Trial Data, FDA Says
• Target Recalls Floor Lamps Over Fire, Shock Hazard
• Confirmed: Texas' Pro-Policyholder Insurance Law
• NHTSA Probes Nissan Vehicles Over Transmission Issue
• ConAgra Butter Labeling Suit Not Preempted, Judge Says
• 1st Wrongful Death Suit Filed Over Philly Building Collapse
• Bayer Can't Sink Whistleblower's Drug Kickback Claims
• Monster Again Looks To Crush Energy Drink Labeling Suit