Product Liability Archive » December, 2013

Product Liability - December, 2013

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• Genzyme Puts Up $22M To Settle FCA Claims
• FDA Permits Last-Resort Iclusig Use After Clinical Trial Deaths
• Builder Fights Ruling On 2nd Homeowner Implied Warranties
• Daimler Faces Class Action Over Used Vehicles
• The Gift That Keeps On Giving (To Defendants)
• Pfizer Absolved In Quigley Asbestos Injury Suit
• FDA Unveils Food Safety Anti-Terrorism Rule
• La.'s Attys To Cut Fees In Multibillion-Dollar Oil Industry Row
• Toning Shoe Maker Wins Nod For $5.3M False Ad Settlement
• Insurer On The Hook For Donkey Ball Injury Claims
• Blitz, Wal-Mart Close In On $162M Deal In Gas Can Litigation
• Merck Recalls Gardasil Over Glass Particles In Vials
• National Fire Ducks Coverage Of Construction Defect Suit
• FDA Extends Comment Period On Generic Drugs Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pam Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Vorys Sater's Benita Kahn
• Bloomberg Asks Top Court To Revive Fat-Fighting 'Soda Ban'
• Calif.'s 'Judicial Hellhole' Ranking Doesn't Tell Full Story
• 9th Circ. Revives Child Labor Suit Against Nestle, Cargill
• Generic Fosamax Users Must Give More Details In MDL
• GNC Glucosamine False Ad Suits Combined In Md.
• Chicago Orders Cleanup Of Petroleum Coke Heaps
• NYC OKs E-Cig Curbs, Possible Foam Food-Packaging Ban
• 2nd Circ. Lets 9/11 Victims Proceed With Saudi Arabia Suit
• Physician-Owned Entities Still Under Federal Microscope
• Landmark Chemicals Case May Embolden EPA
• Boehringer May Face More Sanctions In Pradaxa MDL
• Chesapeake Pays $3.2M To Settle Feds' W.Va. Drilling Claims
• JPML Centralizes Glucosamine False Ad Suits
• FDA Vows To Overhaul Food Safety Rules, Citing Backlash
• NJ Justices Won't Review Time Bar For Construction Suits
• Disgraced Gulf Spill Claims Atty Wants Freeh Report Tossed
• NCAA Concussion Injury MDL Created In Ill.
• Con Ed, Insurers Urge 2nd Circ. Rehearing In 9/11 Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Pat Rogowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Joan Rosoff
• 11th Circ. Hands Win To Ecuador In Chevron Discovery Fight
• Pain-Pump Seller DJO Lied To Get $10M Policy, Insurer Says
• Asbestos Cases Put 'Any Exposure' Theory Up In The Air
• Plaintiff Win In Asbestos Case May Not Be Defense's Loss
• New E-Cig Limits Inserted Into EU Anti-Tobacco Plan
• Chevron Sued For Contamination From NJ Pesticide Plant
• Stryker Inks 1st Settlements In NJ Hip Implant Suits
• J&J Fights Attys' Pursuit Of Confidential Risperdal Docs
• Jury Convicts Ex-BP Engineer Of Obstructing BP Spill Probe
• BP Defends 11th-Hour Renege On $2.7M Deepwater Deal
• EPA Targets Chevron Over Calif. Refinery Fire
• Hain Escapes Suit Over Alba Botanica's 'Natural' Label
• RJ Reynolds Dodges $29M Award Over Smoker's Death
• Riddell Hit With Consumer Action Over Helmet Marketing
• MLB Can Depose A-Rod's Cousin, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Jurisdiction In Generic-Fosamax Appeal
• Apple Puts Aussie Watchdog's Product Defect Worries To Bed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ober Kaler's Barbara Werther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Cathy Botticelli
• EU Moves To Ban Cloning Farm Animals, Sale Of Cloned Meat
• $1B Calif. Ruling Raises Prospects For Public Nuisance Suits
• High Court Snub Of Drilling Freeze Appeal Will Fortify Feds
• Manure Clash Adds To Bizarre Pollution Exclusion Case Law
• Specialty Products Judge Could Rethink Asbestos Deadline
• No Attys' Fees For ConAgra As Lead Exits False Label Suit
• Cantor Fitzgerald, American Airlines Reach $135M 9/11 Deal
• NY Top Court Crushes Out New Brand Of Tort In Tobacco Case
• Calif. Tops 'Judicial Hellhole' List Again In 2013
• Shook Hardy Reels In Litigation Pro For Orange County Office
• Jury Hits BNSF With $10M Verdict In Fatal Crossing Crash Suit
• Ecuadoreans Can Target Chevron's Canadian Assets
• Diet Pill Maker, Snooki Face Suit Over Weight Loss Ads
• Nelson Mullins Snags Product Liability Pro
• State Law Pares $9M Attys' Fees In VW Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Eli Lilly Defeats Soldier's Cymbalta 'Brain Zap' Suit
• Special Master To Oversee $765M NFL Concussion Deal
• $2.3B Gulf Spill Fund Tainted By Atty Fraud, BP Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Denise Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison & Foerster's Anna White
• 7th Circ. Frees Liberty From Covering Four Loko Injury Suits
• Lead Paint Cos. To Pay $1.1B To Abate Calif. Contamination
• 4th Circ. Questions Basis For Generic-Drug Injury Appeal
• Stryker Hip Implant Suit Stays In Federal MDL
• Monster Can't Shake SF Atty's Child Marketing Crusade
• Pa. High Court Jettisons Wyeth's $9M Prempro Appeal
• VC Firm Can't Collect $7.5M From Transvaginal Mesh Suits
• Lawmakers Float Bill To Ease New Antibiotic Approvals
• Senate Dems To Make Push For Rail Safety Spending
• Top 13 Product Liability Law Developments For 2013
• CBS Accuses Atty Of Misconduct In Asbestos Coverage Fight
• Wary Of Risks, FDA Mulls Ban On Common Soap Ingredient
• Cogent Ducks Fraud Suit Over Joint Pain Supplement
• Calif. Adds New Chemical Compound To Carcinogen List
• No MDL For Goodman Defective Air Conditioner Actions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
• Supreme Court Won't Review Gulf Drilling Ban
• Justices Seek Input On Personal Jurisdiction In 9/11 MDL
• Markel Can't Budge Texas Justices In $6M Coverage Suit
• ConAgra Consumers Lose Bid To Split 'Natural' Label Claims
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Tackle Venue Dispute In Paxil Suit
• 3rd Circ. Pans US Airways Passenger's Mistaken-Meal Suit
• BMW Can't Escape Class Action Over Cracked Wheels
• NHTSA's Strickland Stepping Down As Administrator
• Cantor Fitzgerald, American Airlines To Settle 9/11 Row
• Toyota To Talk Personal Injury Settlement In Acceleration MDL
• EU Court Revokes Commission's GMO Potato Approval
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Elizabeth Noe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bartlit's Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
• Toxic Tort Defendants Expand Their Arsenal
• 5 Steps To A Successful Cross-Examination
• FDA Pushes Medical Device Self-Audit Pilot Program
• Congresswoman's Suit Marks Wave Of Asbestos Cancer Claims
• CPSC May Revamp Voluntary Recall Process
• Sriracha Maker Must Wait 30 Days To Ship Hot Sauce
• Starbucks, Kraft Get Discovery Bid Nixed In $5M Suit
• AGs Urge FDA To Rethink High-Powered Painkiller Approval
• 4th Circ. Revives Purdue Pharma OxyContin FCA Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Patti Santelle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Debora De Hoyos
• L'Oreal Can't Shake False Ad Claims Over Wrinkle Creams
• For E-Cig Regulation, FDA To Look Beyond User Testimonials
• Electrolux Faces Pa. Class Action Over Leaky Refrigerators
• P&G Can't Bar Testimony In Fixodent Suit, 11th Circ. Hears
• NY Olive Oil Mislabeling Class Wins Cert. Bid
• FDA Pushes To Curb Antibiotic Use In Livestock
• Exxon, Others Scuttle Pollution Claim In La. Appeals Court
• Weary Judges Urge Tort Attys To Rethink Longshot Motions
• Amended Rule 45 Significantly Alters Subpoena Practice
• HP Laptop Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Warranty Suit
• Pringles Trans Fat Labeling Action Gets Trimmed
• Risperdal Plaintiffs Push For Release Of J&J Studies
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison Cohen's Danielle Lesser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Liner Grode's Angela Agrusa
• Year In Review For Product Liability
• The Rise Of Predictive Coding For Life Sciences
• Plaintiffs' Firm Wants Ex-Associate's Fee Claim Arbitrated
• No Cows Needed For 'Soymilk' Label, Judge Says
• Hyundai Elantra Recall May Be Expanded
• NJ Hospital Gets Criminal Docs On Bristol-Myers Black Widow
• EU Signs Pact To Combat Illicit Tobacco Trade
• Pa. Court Won't Reopen Fixodent Nerve-Damage Suit
• Amy's Kitchen Can't Shake Bulk Of False Labeling Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Kerry Berchem
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Cynthia Bast
• Del. High Court Exposes Insurers To More Asbestos Claims
• Demilec Escapes Out-Of-State Toxic Spray Foam Claims
• Boehringer Fined $1M For Withholding Docs In MDL
• Oil Field Co. Slammed With $281M Wrongful Death Verdict
• Judge Admits Slipup In Travelers, Arch Coal Coverage Suit
• Policyholders To Use Indalex As Ammo In Faulty Work Suits
• Merck Settles Fosamax Jaw-Injury Claims For $28M
• Who Knew That Aredia, Zometa Caused De Jaw Vu?
• Hain Slammed For Using State Inquiry To Nix 'Organic' Suit
• FDA Faults Biogen Over Sterility, 'Questionable' Paperwork
• Reality Star, Margarita Makers Slam 'All-Natural' Cert. Bid
• High Court Puts End To West Caribbean Plane Crash Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Mary Murphy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Veronica Rendon
• High Court Passes On Lupron Labeling Suit
• Expert Testimony Must Be Backed By Science, Pa. Court Rules
• High Court Denies Bid To Review Neurontin RICO Rulings
• How FRCP E-Discovery Amendments Could Affect You
• Medtronic Escapes Jury's $18M Surgical Fire Verdict
• 1st Circ. Ends Takeda FCA Suit But Limits Scope Of Ruling
• Tainted Hess Oil Class Action Tossed By Judge
• Consumers Push Justices To Pass Up Whirlpool, Sears Cases
• NYC Atty Halted From Securities Work Amid Fraud Probe
• J&J Keeps Vaginal Mesh Suit Out Of Texas State Court
• 9th Circ. Rules Austrian Rail Not Immune From Injury Suit
• Feds Order Metro-North To Fix Signal Safety System
• CPSC Issues Rule For Children's Bath Seats, Beds
• Mandalay Bay Wants Mugging Victim's Negligence Suit Tossed
• BP To Halt Deepwater Loss Payments During Review
• Chipotle Decision Signals New Class Action Obstacle
• American Safety Exits Coverage Fight Over Gas Pipe Leak
• CPSC Calls For New Controls On Portable Gas Cans
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Peggy Davenport
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Dusty Kirk
• NHTSA Plan Addresses Safety Issues Among Senior Drivers
• Apple Fights 'Breathtaking' Fee Bid In $53M Warranty Deal
• 3rd Circ. Reaffirms Unreviewability Of Remand Orders
• Los Angeles Lays Down Limits On E-Cigarette Sales
• Samsung Defective Phone Class Action Won't Go To Arbitration
• Volkswagen Dodges Suit Over Faulty Jetta Locks
• Plant Asks Texas Justices To Nix Damages In Light Of Cleanup
• FDA Dings Drugmakers Over Missing Pediatric Studies
• Lululemon Says Yoga Pants Suit Hasn't Shown Stock Inflation
• Liability May Extend Beyond Metro-North In NY Train Tragedy
• Bristol-Myers Escapes Abilify Movement Disorder Suit
• ACE Avoids $3M Share Of Seagram Distillery Settlement
• To Stay Or Not To Stay GMO Labeling Cases?
• Liberty Targets NJ Contractor For Medical Building Damage
• La. Board Blasts Suit Blaming Oil Cos. For Coastal Damage
• Pa. Justices Snub Bid For New Trial In Ford Asbestos Case
• Engineering Firm Must Face Suit Over Waste Facility Design
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Chadbourne's Lori Hoberman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Melveny's Carla Christofferson
• Lumber Liquidators Sells Tainted Flooring, Suit Says
• Mattel Baby Seat Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Mold Case
• How Plaintiffs' Forum Shopping Paid Off In Novartis Case
• Consumer Protection Laws And Prescription Meds: A Poor Fit
• Use Of E-Cigarettes Restricted By Calif. City
• Bowman Opens San Diego Office With Drug, Device Attys
• FDA Reaches $1.25M Deal Over Mislabeled ASP Products
• USDA To Beef Up Salmonella Prevention Efforts
• Ex-Chiefs Launch 1st Concussion Suit Against NFL Team
• Tax Court Snuffs Out Tobacco Settlement Deductions
• 'Difficult To Compound' Drug List Gets Revived By FDA
• Pamlab Can't Bar Virtus' Marketing In Unfair Competition Row
• FDA Warns Of Possible Philips Defibrillator Failure
• LG, Consumers Sent To Mediate Washer Defect Action
• UPenn Sued By Researcher's Family In Brain Cancer Death
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Negligence Claim In 9/11 Tower Collapse
• 6th Circ. Won't Halt Mine Safety Enforcement Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Lisa Sotto
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Emily Yinger
• Abbott Settles NY False Ad Case Over Children's Drinks
• FDA Tells Wockhardt To Assess Drug Facilities
• Ford Asks Texas Justices To Send Crash Suit To Mexico
• Chipotle Wards Off Class Cert. In 'Naturally Raised' Meat Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Too Hot Or Cold For An MDL?
• A Crash Course In Hot Product Liability Topics
• Judge OKs Evidence Standard In Asbestos Coverage Fight
• UK Backs BP In Challenge To Federal Contracting Ban
• Pa. Court Says General Liability Policy Covers Torts
• Lundbeck Seizure Drug Poses Serious Skin Risks, FDA Warns
• Viking Hit With Class Suit In NJ Over Refrigerator Defect
• Daimler Loses Preemptive Cert. Challenge In Gas Leak Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Janice Hartman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: JAMS' Kimberly Taylor
• 5th Circ. Grants BP's Bid To Halt Further Deepwater Payouts
• Gallant Pharma Pleads Guilty In Black-Market Drug Case
• J&J Unit Accused Of Losing Key Docs In Vaginal Mesh MDL
• Ecuador Asks 9th Circ. To Stop Chevron's Email Subpoenas
• FDA Again Blasts Pfizer Unit Over Quality-Control Mishaps
• Plaintiffs Attys Group Wants Rehearing In Pa. Tort Law Case
• Top NJ Lawmaker Calls For Insurers To Cover Faulty Work
• Vulcan Says Texas Brine Counsel Conflicted In Sinkhole Suit
• Symantec Scores 2nd Dismissal Of Data Breach Suit
• Generic-Reglan Suits Doomed By Catch-22, 6th Circ. Says
• J&J Asks Pa. Court To Keep Risperdal Docs Under Seal
• 23andMe Hit With False Ad Suit Over DNA Tests
• Diageo Shells Out $81M To Settle Aussie, NZ Thalidomide Suits
• NJ Scores $2M Settlement Over Cleanup From Fuel Additive
• FDA Urges Providers To Work With Registered Compounders
• How FTC Is Cracking Down On Environmental Ad Claims
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds GSK Win In Paxil Pregnancy Suit
• Standing Issue Threatens 15 Zometa Suits In NJ
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Tara Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Lizanne Thomas
• PVC Deck Makers Say Durability Class Too Hard To Define