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Product Liability - September, 2014

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• Endo Settles 'Substantially All' AMS Vaginal Mesh Claims
• FDA Warns Valeant Over Wrinkle Jab Manufacturing Practice
• House Dems Urge EPA To Address 'Pollinator' Pesticide Issue
• Calif. Gov. Signs Furniture Flame-Retardant Warning Bill
• Excess Insurers Not Allowed To Relitigate NJ Asbestos Claims
• Medical Device Makers See Decline In FDA Discipline
• PG&E Sued Over Toxic Waste Contamination In San Francisco
• Big Tobacco Rails Against Ad Phrasing In Gov't RICO Suit
• Hyundai Gets Contract Claims Pared In Sonata Brake Row
• LA Dodgers Sued By Injured Giants Fan Over $3.4M Lien
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• Mitsubishi Sued Over Truck Engine Emissions Defect
• Wax Maker Stuck In Kellogg's Cereal Bag Recall Suit
• National Trust Off The Hook For Faulty Pool Repair Coverage
• Cargill Wins $9M Verdict Against Beef Supplier In E. Coli Row
• EPA Targets Delek Over Fatal 2008 Refinery Pipe Rupture
• To Label Or Not To Label? Companies May Have No Choice
• Drug-Device Applecart Upset Again
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Bob Horkovich
• Products Cases To Watch As Supreme Court Term Kicks Off
• Jurors Can Hear About MDL In DePuy Hip Implant Bellwether
• Toyota To Recall 690K Tacoma Pickup Trucks Over Fire Fears
• NY Judge Touts Impact Of 'Huge' Rulings On False Ad Law
• Aaroma Says Diacetyl Claims Belong To Bankruptcy Estate
• NJ Assembly Advances Micobead Ban In Consumer Products
• Fertilizer Co. Sues DOJ Agency Over Fatal Blast Evidence
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Aria Resort Guest Removed From Legionnaires' Suit
• Kraft Nukes False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Cheese Claims
• Takeda Expert Says Smoking Key In Actos Plaintiff's Cancer
• Anadarko Seeks Deepwater Absolution From Full 5th Circ.
• GCs Name 11 Top Product Liability Litigation Firms
• DOT Oil Rail Safety Transport Rules Will Be Costly
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $3M Nutella False Marketing Settlement
• Carmakers, Insurers Want Garlock Asbestos Records Unsealed
• 23 Deaths Now Linked To GM Ignition Switch Defect
• Timing Is Everything In 'Take-Home' Asbestos Cases
• Shampoo Maker Sues Hartford To Cover $7M False Ad Deal
• Preemption Trend Favors Pharma In Generic Reglan Fight
• Tesla Beats Suit Over $6.5B Stock Drop After Battery Fires
• Ohio Suits In Asbestos MDL Booted For Lack of Jurisdiction
• Pa. Superior Court Won't Rehear $10M Motrin Verdict
• Ford Recalls 850K Sedans, SUVs For Restraint System Issues
• Ecuador Owes Chevron $106M, Dutch Court Says
• Judge Won't Split Class Action Over ATP $1.5B Note Exchange
• J&J Baby Powder Plaintiff Says Financial Injury Is Enough
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Consumer's Pressure Cooker Burns
• AEG Can't Nix Claims Over Boy's Staples Center Death
• 1st Amendment Looms Large Over FDA's Twitter Rules
• Rig Worker's Heirs Lose Bid For Punitive Damages
• DC Circ. Knocks FDA's Backtrack On Knee Implant Approval
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Bob Clifford
• Dole Again Slams Damages Report In 'All Natural Fruit' Suit
• Drug Software Co. Loses Calif. Bid To Duck Warning Suit
• Hawaii County Takes Fight Over GMO Law To 9th Circ.
• Indalex Ruling Threatens Insurers With Greater Tort Exposure
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Tim Blood
• GM Settles Ignition Switch Suit Over Teens' Deaths
• Unilever, P&G Hit With Suits Over Deodorant Packaging Size
• Garlock Asbestos Claimants Slam Objections To $2.5M Fee
• Oil Industry Unveils Rail Transport Standards
• FDA To Allow More Input Amid Informed Consent Uproar
• EU Says Germany Must Stop Using Banned Auto Coolant
• Texas Pro-Policyholder Case Will Impact Excess Insurers
• FOIA Is Not Freedom For Plaintiffs To Drug Trade Secrets
• Honda Agrees To $1.4M Atty Fee In CR-V Door Lock Settlement
• Plaintiffs Denied Class Cert. In Honeywell Electric Meters Row
• Judge Orders Cooperation In GM Ignition Switch MDL
• Dems Urge Rolling Stone, Time, EW To Cut Smoking Ads
• 4th Circ. Says Waiver Lets Chevron See Ecuadorean Atty Docs
• Judge OKs Coke's Vitaminwater Label Change Settlement
• Tea Co. Can't Duck False Ad Suit Over Laxative Diet Tea
• Wind Farm Developer Blasts Homeowners' Nuisance Claims
• CPSC Finalizes Rule Banning High-Powered Magnet Sets
• Whole Foods 'Organic' Labeling Suit To Stay In Federal Court
• NJ Lawmaker Seeks Criminal Probe Into Conrail Derailment
• Tengasco Challenges Fine Over Missing Safety Records
• Ill. High Court To Review $10B Philip Morris Cigarette Verdict
• Shire Inks $56.5M FCA Settlement Over Adderall Marketing
• McKenna Long Lures Former Haight Brown Appeals Chief
• BP Can't Recover 'Improper' Deepwater Payouts
• 11th Circ. Lets Drummond Off Hook In Employee Murders Suit
• FDA Email Spying Suit Can't Skip Admin Review, Court Says
• Navistar Hit With Fla. Suit Over Engine Defect
• First Mercury Must Defend Cos. In Workplace Injury Suits
• BMW Can't Dodge Defective Convertible Top Suit
• Ill. Developers' Indemnity Rights Are Now Stronger
• Ford Hit With $4.5M Roof-Defect Verdict In Rollover Suit
• Pom Won't Pursue 9th Circ. Appeal Over Coke Juice Labels
• NFLer's Widow Says League's Negligence Caused His Suicide
• Peanut Corp. Verdicts Show Food Execs Aren't Safe From DOJ
• Ex-Atty Who Committed Fen-Phen Fraud Gets 20 Years
• FDA Outlines Reforms Of Drug Safety Controls
• Accutane MDL Judge Tosses Roche Warning Label Suit
• NJ High Court Tackles Liability Window For Contractors
• Generics Lobby Threatens Suit Over FDA Warning Labels Plan
• Judge Trims Suit Against Porsche Over Paul Walker Crash
• GNC, USPlabs Settle Class Action Over Recalled Supplements
• Texas Justices Urged To Nix Law Clearing Asbestos Claims
• 6th Circ. Clears Wells Fargo In Fuel Spill Coverage Feud
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Product Liability Attys To Philly Office
• Audi, Volkswagen Pay $2.3M In Fees To End Engine Suit
• Judge Trims Safeway's 'All Natural' Products Class Action
• Suit Says E-Cig Co. Misled Smokers About Helping Them Quit
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Hyundai Punitive Damages Slashed By $170M In Crash Suit
• BSH Escapes Sanctions In Washing Machine Mold Row
• Seagrave Wants Coverage In Firefighter Hearing Loss Suits
• Invasion Of The Unannounced EU Notified Body Auditors
• Food Fighters: DOJ, FDA May Be Coming For Executives
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Elizabeth Cabraser
• Hospira Can't Kill Epinephrine False Ad Suit, Par Says
• BP Says Oil Spill Negligence Ruling Negates CWA Liability
• Male Sex Enhancement Pill Maker Can't Escape False Ad Suit
• Fla. Judge Finds For Airline In Suit Over Midair Stroke
• Destroyed-Sperm Plaintiffs Can Be Anonymous, Ill. Court Says
• FDA Twitter Rules Unconstitutional, Big Pharma Says
• Cohen Milstein Wrongly Handed Police Powers: Drugmakers
• Explosives Co.'s Insurers Can't Rule Out Blast Coverage
• GM Recalls 222K Cadillacs, Impalas Over Brake Fire Fears
• House Bill Calls For More Safety Transparency After GM Recall
• Fleming Nolen Accuses 2 Firms Of Fen-Phen Deal Conspiracy
• High Court Urged To Keep BP Spill Claims In Deep Freeze
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas Justices To Clarify Insurance Terms
• Judge Crushes Claim That FDA Warning Is Akin To A Taking
• Insurer Ordered To Defend Equipment Co. In Listeria Suit
• Roundup Of Fracking Studies Still Shows No Consensus
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Calif. Pols Seek Probe Of PG&E's Relationship With Watchdog
• Ex-BP Exec Faces Renewed Obstruction Charge In Spill Case
• Syngenta GMO Corn Taints Exports To China, Class Suit Says
• FDA Tweaks Food Safety Rules To Ease Food Producers' Woes
• Sanctions, $1M Fee Award Nixed In Texas State Farm Dispute
• Buyer Class In $261M Olive Oil Row Wins Cert. In Co.'s Ch. 11
• Whirlpool Moldy Washer Class Action Heads To Trial
• FDA Chides Cipher Over Drug Ad's Superiority Claims
• 7th Circ. Cancels $10 RadioShack Coupon Settlement
• Starbucks Chair Suit Revived By Calif. Appeals Court
• Bankruptcy Judge Won't Block $2.9M W.Va. Spill Settlement
• GM MDL Judge OKs Discovery On Post-2009 Accidents, Cars
• Fracking Studies Put Energy Cos. On Firmer Ground
• Peanut Execs Found Guilty In Landmark Salmonella Trial
• GM Not Liable For Pre-Ch. 11 Settlement, 2nd Circ. Says
• Bill Exposes Drug Cos. To Suits For Abusing Safety Controls
• FCA Free Speech Defense Tested In DOJ-PhRMA Fight
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Indemnity For Torts
• GM Hid Old Pickups' Sidesaddle Gas Tank Defect: Suit
• No Need For Expert Testimony In Successor Liability Cases
• Boeing Beats Worker Asbestos Suit In Wash. High Court
• Transocean Stuck With Deepwater Subpoenas, 5th Circ. Rules
• Philip Morris Must Pay $26.5M In Engle Case Over 'Light' Ads
• Sen. Boxer Demands Changes To TSCA Reform Bill
• Takeda Hid Actos Bladder Cancer Risks, Philly Jury Hears
• CORRECTED: Union Carbide Ducks Warning Claims In Take-Home Asbestos Suit
• Paint Cos. Urge Reversal Of $1.15B Lead Contamination Order
• Testosterone Booster False-Ad Row Survives Dismissal Bid
• FDA Panel Targets Testosterone Therapy Risks
• Supreme Court Asked To Weigh Pollution Preemption
• NJ Panel Approves Ban On Fish-Choking Cosmetic Microbeads
• Eli Lilly Slams NY Cymbalta Suit As Possible MDL Looms
• St. Paul Owes $1.8M Toward Forklift Death Settlement
• Calif. Court Says Asbestos Coverage Claims Not Time-Barred
• GM Says Ga. Ignition Switch Atty Is Obstructing MDL
• TAA Case Is Study On Contractors' FCA Vulnerability
• Key Democrat Urges Congress To Step Up TPP Engagement
• Avoiding Open-Ended Liability From Autonomous Vehicles
• Insurer Says Chancery Erred By Not Halting Mine Safety Suits
• Pa. High Court Nixes Teva Appeal In Reglan Preemption Fight
• BP Says $18B Deepwater Trial Shouldn't Be Cut Short
• DePuy Exec Defends Hip Implant Success Rate In Texas Trial
• Hain Mini-Waffles 'Natural' Label Could Mislead, Judge Says
• Kerzner Resort Guests Must Sue In Bahamas: 11th Circ.
• USDA Approves Controversial Dow GMO Corn, Soybeans
• Newfound Report Validates $266B BP FCA Suit: Plaintiff
• Chrysler Recalls 25K Fiats For Knee Air Bag Issue
• Meijer Pays $2M To End CPSC Dispute Over Recalled Products
• Supplement Makers Pay $3M To End Joint Health False Ad Suit
• HP Ducks Class Action Over Wireless Printer Defects
• FDA Partners With States To Implement Produce Safety Rule
• Takeaways For Texas Contractors Post-Barzoukas
• BP, Shell Shake Orange County's MTBE Pollution Claims
• Sears Moldy Washer Plaintiffs Renew Push For Class Cert.
• NHTSA Puts Blame On GM For Hiding Ignition Switch Defect
• Yerba Mate Maker Settles Suit Over Sugar Content
• Texas Justices Weigh BP's $750M Deepwater Coverage Claim
• EPA Escapes Suit Over Delayed Pesticide Labeling Rules
• Philly Building Collapse Defendants Face Joint Criminal Trial
• NHTSA Looking Into Ford Fiesta Door Latch Problems
• PG&E, Calif. Officials Colluded On Rate Row Judge: Emails
• Hennessy Must Arbitrate Asbestos Coverage, 7th Circ. Told
• 'Male Performance' Supplement Is No Aphrodisiac, Suit Says
• Manufacturer Says Lloyd's Has No Suit Over Drilling Blowout
• Aurora Shooting Victims Sue Ammunition E-Retailers
• Class Ascertainability Continues To Become More Concrete
• Gov't Contractor Says Navy Specs Give It Asbestos Immunity
• $73M Mesh Verdict Shows Email Evidence's Sway Over Jurors
• Faulty Wells Leak Gas To Marcellus, Barnett Water, Study Says
• DC Circ. Bucked Precedent In Meat-Labeling Row, Groups Say
• NJ Mass Torts Relocated Out Of Atlantic County
• J-M Pipe Plaintiff Seeks Cert. For Redefined 31-State Class
• WTO Approves Informal Mediation For Food Safety Disputes
• Calif. Judge Says Costa Concordia Wreck Suit Belongs In Italy
• Clifford Law Offices Tapped To Lead Pella Window Fight
• USDA Hit With Suit Over New Poultry Inspection Regs
• Firm Behind Pella Window Scandal Sued By Ex-Partner
• DuPont To Pay EPA $1.85M To Settle Herbicide Report Claims
• Makers Of Faulty Fridges Agree To $33M Settlement
• Walgreen Blasts 'Chutzpah' Of Attys' Fee Bid In Pfizer MDL
• Feinberg Raises Death Total In GM Ignition Switch Recall
• Judge Keeps Alive BP's Opposition To Deepwater Damages
• Garlock Asbestos Claimants Want Records Kept Private
• BP Damages Will Be Punishing, Though Not Punitive
• Gordon & Rees Adds Dentons, Gagen McCoy, Ropers Attys
• Apple IPhone False-Ad Row Doesn't Need AT&T As Defendant
• BP's Bid For $750M Transocean Coverage Shaking Up CGLs
• Shell Beats Appeal Of Calif. Water Pollution Case
• NFL Could Pay $950M Concussion Claims Over Decades
• ACA Allows For Black Lung Benefits, 11th Circ. Rules
• Pfizer's Testosterone Drug Poses Heart Risks, Suit Says
• Lockheed Toxic Tort Win Challenged in 3rd Circ.
• Plaintiff Blasts Effort To DQ McKool From Guardrail FCA Suit
• State Farm Dodges Landlord's Lead Paint Coverage Suit
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Twitter Not Off-Limits For Pharma, FDA Promo Chief Insists
• Bayer Dietary Supplement Ads Violate Court Order, US Says
• Suit Over Fatal Meningitis Outbreak Hits Health Providers
• VW Class Member Urges Supreme Court To Hear $9M Fee Row
• Tepco Moves To Block Sailors' New $1B Fukushima Suit
• High Court Urged To Ax Expert In Calif. Tainted Water Row
• Neb. Court Says Insurer Not Liable For Property Damage Claim
• Southern Copper Unit Sets Up $154M Trust For Mexico Spill
• Reed Smith Atty Widow Settles Subpoena Row With GSK
• 11th Circ. Lets Kia Off Hook In Fuel Switch Death Suit
• J&J Unit, Bayer Want Xarelto Suit Shipped Out Of Philly
• Ford Recalls Escape, Mariner Hybrids Over Stalling Issue
• Permissive Joinder Trend In GM Cases Benefits Plaintiffs
• Top Cancer Doc Disputes Coffee Risk In Starbucks Trial
• Foster Poultry Had Persistent Fecal Filth, Roaches, Docs Say
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Ex-Players' Opposition To NFL Settlement
• 9th Circ. Urged To Force EPA To Respond In Pesticide Row
• Parts Maker Denies Indemnity Duty For Chrysler Defect Suit
• GM Fights To Stall Discovery On Post-Bankruptcy Accidents
• BP, Anadarko Shouldn't Get Deepwater Rehearing, DOJ Says
• Pharmacist In Meningitis Outbreak Case Pleads Not Guilty
• 11th Circ. Tells Fixodent Zinc Plaintiffs To Forget It
• Developer Fights Army's Bid To Toss $37M Contamination Suit
• Insurer Gets $32M Mo. Reservoir Collapse Suit Moved To NY
• J&J To Face Suit Over Allegedly Misleading Sunscreen Labels
• FCA Whistleblowers Accuse Gilead Of Defective-Drug Fraud
• Lorillard Loses Appeal Of $45M Engle Verdict
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• Be Wary Of Inadvertent Waivers In Contamination Claims
• In Twist, Locke To Welcome Patton Atty Pilloried By Chevron
• Ex-Players Fight $765M NFL Concussion Deal At 3rd Circ.
• FDA Flouted 'Plain Meaning' Of Device Law, Judge Rules
• Hundreds Of Engle Progeny Tobacco Suits Axed At 11th Circ.
• Insurer Off Hook For Defective Titanium Deal, NJ Court Says
• Sikorsky, BAE Sued Over Fatal Black Hawk Crash At Airfield
• FDA Tells Compounder To Recall Contaminated Goods Again
• Squire Patton's DQ Experts Accused Of Bias In False-Ad Row
• Claims Pared In Mercedes Faulty Suspension Suit
• 10th Circ. Revives Evenflo Car Seat Suit Over Infant Injury
• NRDC Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear Livestock Antibiotic Suit
• Lilly Opposes Creating MDL For Cymbalta 'Brain Zap' Suits
• Cookie Co. Can't Kick 'All Natural' Labeling Class Action
• Mazda Gets Warranty Claims Trimmed In Engine Defect Row
• Nonsignatory Arbitration Extensions Remain The Exception
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• Starbucks Expert Pressed On Cancer Risk In Prop 65 Trial
• BP, Home Depot Can't Nix Faulty Solar Panel Class Action
• Asbestos Defendants Look For Lawyers Who Can Make A Deal
• PhRMA Fires Back At Feds In FCA Off-Label Suit
• NHTSA To Probe Chrysler Minivan Stalling Issue
• FHWA Can't Save Guardrail Maker In FCA Suit, Relator Argues
• ConAgra Off The Hook For $180M Award To Blast Victims
• Chicago Fights Bid To DQ Cohen Milstein In Painkiller Suit
• Boston Sci Hit With $73M Verdict In 1st Pelvic Mesh Loss
• Home Depot Customers Get Class Cert. In Faulty Railing Suit
• FDA Defends Lab Test Oversight Before Critical Lawmakers
• NFL Must Show Economic Info Behind $765M Concussion Deal
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Spark More Lanham Act Cases
• Bermuda Form: Retroactive Integrated Occurrences
• Starbucks Denies Coffee Cancer Risk As Prop 65 Trial Opens
• BMW Says Suit Over Mini Pump Defect Can't Beat Time Bar
• Goodyear Owes $18.6M For Tire Builder's Asbestos Death
• Applied Food Sciences To Pay $3.5M Over Weight-Loss Claims
• Allergan Can't Duck Class Action Over Cream Cancer Risks
• New Consumer Arbitration Rules Boost Manufacturers
• Clarins Must Face Deceptive Ad Suit Over Beauty Products
• Donziger Dodges Ecuadoreans' Suit Over $18B Judgment
• UK Gov't Backs BP In Appeal Of $9.2B Deepwater Settlement
• McGuireWoods' Fees Could Eat Spill Cleanup Cash: Judge
• Pfizer, Purdue Prevail In Suit Over Settlement Records
• Developer Takes 9/11 CERCLA Case To Supreme Court
• 23andMe Wants Hold On Coverage Suit Amid DNA Test Row
• Initial Impressions From Deepwater Horizon Ruling
• Cisco Ducks Claims Its Spy Systems Led To Chinese Torture
• $1.4B PG&E Fine Exposes Risks Of Aging Underground Lines
• Firm Opposes Ford, Honeywell Motion To Unseal Garlock Docs
• Chevron To Pay $278K In Penalties For Richmond Plant Errors
• Mercedes Beats Class Action Over Sharp Chrome Defect
• 5-Hour Energy Makers Get False-Ad MDL Trimmed
• United Fruit Beats Asbestos Exposure Suit In MDL
• Merck Ordered Into Mediation In Fosamax Litigation
• Boston Scientific Whistleblowers Can't Duck Counterclaims
• Costco, Apotex Sued Over Sales Of Imported Lipitor Generic
• Firm Loses Bid For Extra Fees From WR Grace Asbestos Deal
• NJ Ruling On Gym Slip Could Weaken 'Hold Harmless' Clauses
• Marijuana Regs Are Growing Like Weeds In Wash., Colo.
• J&J's Ethicon Hit With $3.27M Verdict In Pelvic Mesh Trial
• General Mills Loses Bid To Dodge Superfund Class Action
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• Deepwater To Deep Trouble: The 4-Year Road To BP Ruling
• J&J, Ethicon Seek Early Win At Bellwether Pelvic Mesh Trial
• Deepwater Horizon Ruling Places $18B Bull's-Eye On BP
• CDC Official Gets Nod To Testify At PCA Salmonella Trial
• Democrats Call For Food Advertising Oversight From FTC
• Document Storage Tips: Inside The Email Vault
• Halliburton Sanctioned For Destroying Deepwater Evidence
• Hyman Phelps Says Baxter's HyQvia Needs Strict Labeling
• Architect Cut From Philly Building Collapse Coverage Suit
• GM Wants To Put Ga. Ignition-Switch Discovery On Hold
• Keller Adds Ex-Roll Law Group Food Pro To SF Office
• Top NY Court Rejects Forest Lab Bid For Coverage From RSUI
• Pharmacist In Meningitis Outbreak Case Arrested At Airport
• Forest Asks 1st Circ. To End Lexapro Marketing Class Action
• Innovator Liability Finds Sweet Home In Ala.
• Texas High Court Sets High Bar For Evidentiary Standards
• BP Found Grossly Negligent In Deepwater Spill
• PG&E To Appeal $1.4B Penalty For San Bruno Explosion
• Squire Patton Boggs Fights DQ Bid In Corn Syrup False Ad Suit
• Perdue Removes Antibiotics From Chicken Hatcheries
• Cahill Gordon Must Face Claims Of Asbestos Doc Destruction
• BSH Class Seeks Discovery Sanctions In Moldy Washer Row
• Trinity Wants McKool Smith Off Guardrail FCA Suit
• DuPont, Atlantic Richfield Pay $21M For Superfund Cleanup
• Berkeley Soda Tax Measure Stripped Of Charged Language
• GM Litigation Raises Difficult Bankruptcy Questions
• Asbestos Attys Expose Social Security Nos. In Garlock Ch. 11
• Ariz. Pushes Nonsurgical Abortion Law At Supreme Court
• Reed Smith Atty's Calls May Shed Light On Suicide, GSK Says
• CVS Stops Tobacco Sales One Month Before Scheduled End
• Fla. Court Affirms $4.25M Engle Award Against RJ Reynolds
• Insurers Resolve Salmonella Claims Against Tuna Importer
• J&J, Boston Sci Can't Nix Pelvic Mesh Injury Claims En Masse
• Toyota Hit With Class Action Over Defective Engines
• Conducting A Braintrust Review Of The Complex Case
• PE Hungry For Chinese Food Cos. In Wake Of Scandals
• Chrysler Fights Bid For Class Cert. In Jeep Window Row
• Navigating The 'Twilight' Of 2 CERCLA Sections
• McDonald's Sharpens Scrutiny Of Chinese Meat Suppliers
• Specialty Products Affiliate Hits Ch. 11 In Asbestos Deal
• BP Tries To DQ Atty Overseeing Deepwater Claims Payouts
• 5-Hour Energy Makers Urge Judge To Toss False-Ad Suit
• Hi-Tech Execs Ordered To Jail For Contempt Of Recall Order
• Drug Cos. Call Chicago's Painkiller Marketing Suit Unwieldy
• GM Aims To Sync Discovery In State, Federal Defect Cases
• Pfizer Ducks Zoloft False-Ad Claims In Calif.
• Allergan Must Face Suit Over Botox Labeling: 9th Circ.
• GM Seeks To Keep Ignition Switch Suits Out Of Calif. Court
• Vitamin Shoppe Sued Over Supplement False Labeling
• 10th Circ. Frees Excess Insurer From $4M Construction Deal
• PG&E Hit With Record $1.4B Fine For San Bruno Explosion
• Whirlpool Can't Unravel Class In Moldy Washer Suit
• NFL Rebuffs Players' Intervention Bid In Concussion Deal
• Lowe's Escapes Suit Over Lawn Mower Accident In 6th Circ.
• Unilever, PepsiCo Evade Some Claims In False-Ad Class Action
• Pratt & Whitney Sues Supplier Over Misrepresented Metals
• Puerto Rico Can't Change Law To Save MTBE Suit, Judge Says
• Halliburton To Pay $1B To Settle Deepwater Horizon Claims
• Food For Thought? Chew On These Class Action Trends