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Product Liability - November, 2014

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• The 100 Law Firms With The Most Product Liability Partners
• Big Island GMO-Restricting Law Falls To Preemption Challenge
• NHTSA Orders Takata To Expand Air Bag Recall Nationwide
• Safety Group Can't Intervene In $175M FCA Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• 2 Years On, FCA Battles Test Caronia Ruling's Reach
• Wal-Mart Shareholder Wins Bid For Vote On Gun Sales
• Ammonia Release Ruled 'Direct Physical Loss' Under Policy
• High Court Asked To Snuff Out 'Stale' Vapor Cases
• Zurich Settles Defective Pipe Coverage Suit
• Avandia Insurers Denied Class Cert. In Suit Against Glaxo
• Freedom-AIG $3M Chem Spill Coverage Deal Hits Roadblock
• NYU Shouldn't Get Defense In 9/11 Asbestos Suits: Insurer
• Judge Nixes False-Labeling Suit Over Merck Sunscreens
• Mercedes Buyers Seek Liability Ruling In Engine Defect Suit
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Bradley Arant's Hope Cannon
• GM Must Submit Ex-CEO's Performance Review In Defect Case
• Product Liability MVP: King & Spalding's Chilton Davis Varner
• Ascertainability Challenge Is Viable Weapon For Defense
• GE Claims Contractor Immunity In Removing Asbestos Suit
• Grocers Say FDA Menu Label Rules Overreach
• Law360 Reveals 10 Largest Product Liability Practice Groups
• Miami Jury Awards Smoker's Family $21M In Engle Case
• Full 4th Circ.: Unreviewable Remand Orders Can Be Vacated
• Product Liability MVP: Kaye Scholer's Pamela Yates
• Squire Patton Boggs Fights DQ In Corn Syrup False-Ad Brawl
• Sony Settles FTC Suit Over Deceptive PlayStation Vita Ads
• Allstate Liable For 1 Limit In Lead Paint Suits: Top NY Court
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• FDA Releases Long-Awaited Menu Labeling Rules
• CR Bard Pelvic Mesh MDL Plaintiffs Want Suits Combined
• Fla. Class Action Case Law Aligns With Comcast Ruling
• Judge Raises Questions About Redefined J-M Pipe Class
• GM Can't Keep Calif. Ignition Switch Suit Out Of State Court
• Worker Says Immigration Info Spoils 'Popcorn Lung' Verdict
• Honda Failed To Report 1,729 Deaths And Injuries Since 2003
• Product Liability MVP: Covington & Burling's Paul Schmidt
• Honeywell To Pay $10M To Settle NJ Chromium Suit
• Texas Court Won't Make Zimmer Retry Metal Plate Suit
• Met Opera Loses Worker Injury Coverage Suit In NY Court
• BMW Cruises Out Of Class Action Over Mini Cooper Defects
• Deepwater Fraudster Deserves Harsh Sentence: 6th Circ.
• Enviro Groups Want To Defend Maui GMO Ban In Court
• Fiat Chrysler Rebuts NHTSA Criticism Of Jeep Recalls
• GM Admits Ignition Switch Defect Led To 2004 Deadly Crash
• Classes Get Tentative OK In ConAgra 'Natural' Oil Actions
• FDA Warns Of Cancer Risk With Uterine Fibroid Surgery Tool
• FDA Dodges Consumer Groups' Mercury Labeling Suit
• Shell Not Liable For Secondary Exposure To Asbestos
• Pa. High Court Tort Ruling Is Relief To Local Gov't
• Meat Co. Can't Shake Starbucks Suit Over Ham Sandwiches
• Calif. Court Takes On Jurisdiction Dispute In Plavix Suit
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. For Rehearing In Home Defect Row
• Product Liability MVP: Jones Day's Stephanie Parker
• Calif. City Defends Expert In High Court Water Pollution Case
• GM Wants To Limit Discovery In Defect Cover-Up Suit
• Pa. Tort Revamp Gets High Marks From Both Sides
• Device Cos. Want Separate Twitter Guidance From FDA
• Japan Orders Takata To Investigate Flawed Air Bags
• Supplement Co. Nutronics Can't Dodge False-Ad Class Action
• Group Cautions Congress On COOL Consequences
• Texas High Court To Weigh Dow's Liability In Asbestos Suit
• Pipeline Cos. Can Recoup Safety Upgrade Costs, FERC Says
• Garlock Says Asbestos Racketeering Claims Not Time-Barred
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Zurich Can't Duck Pipe Defect Coverage Suit
• Eli Lilly, Takeda Win Dismissal Of Ark. Taxpayer Actos Suit
• Paper Chase: Winning The Removal Race
• Solace For Wis. Suppliers Over Defective Components
• Big Tobacco Says Using Engle Findings Violates Federal Law
• Product Liability MVP: Sidley Austin's Sherry Knutson
• Siemens Avoids Liability For Texas Gas Plant Explosion
• Porter Hayden, AIG Insurers Ink $15M Asbestos Coverage Deal
• Ex-CEO Of Massey Coal Pleads Not Guilty In Mine Blast
• Allergan Hit With $6.5M Verdict In Off-Label Botox Suit
• Reinsurer's Liability Capped In Utica Asbestos Claims Suit
• Fluor Strikes Deal With Contractor In $17M Hot Shower Suit
• Pa. Justices Uphold $500K Government Damages Cap
• La. Fears BP Penalty Trial Will Affect Separate State Case
• Judge Scolds Kirkland & Ellis Attys In Ranbaxy-FDA Row
• Takata Tells Senate Panel It Didn't Cover Up Air Bag Defect
• Amputation Reports Spur Graco To Recall 4.7M Strollers
• Pa. High Court Rejects 3rd Tort Restatement
• Boston Scientific Slammed With $18.5M Verdict In Mesh Trial
• Ariz. Launches $3B Suit Against GM Over Safety Defects
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Raven
• Honda Repair Deal OK'd In Faulty Side Air Bag Class Action
• Obama Taps New NHTSA Chief Amid Takata Recall Push
• NHL Says Former Players' Concussion Claims Are Too Late
• NIH Seeks Clinical Trial Data For Unapproved Products
• 7th Circ. Slams 'Selfish' $6.5M Deal In Supplement Suit
• Sens. Say Ariz. Death May Be 6th Caused By Takata Air Bags
• CR Bard Can't Duck Its Part Of $5.5M Pelvic Mesh Verdict
• NFL, Class Counsel Urge Approval Of Concussion Deal
• NTSB Blames Crashes On Metro-North Safety Lapses
• DuPont Hit With Two Suits After Chemical Leak Deaths
• Novartis Can't Send Blood Pressure Suits Home
• Engineering Co. Asks 6th Circ. To Revive Suit Against Insurer
• UConn Law Professor Nabbed In Local Prostitution Sting
• Product Liability MVP: Mayer Brown's Hank Bullock
• BP Plaintiffs Can't Force Disputed Spill Payments: 5th Circ.
• Where Lawyers Impact The Triple Bottom Line
• General Mills Settles Suits Over 'Natural' Granola Bar Labels
• CORRECTED: Takata Hires Dechert, Faces Push For Huge Air Bag Recall
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Lawyers Tell 8th Circ. To Uphold Jones Day Atty Sanctions
• Consumer Groups Urge USDA To Finalize Meat Labeling Rule
• Reed Smith Atty's Widow Pushes For GSK Docs In Paxil Fight
• FTC Settles 'Made In USA' Labeling Oversight Claims
• En Banc 9th Circ. Reverses Remand Of Teva Painkiller Suits
• FDA Pushes Back Rule On Generic-Drug Warning Labels
• Novartis Fights Zometa Jaw Injury Verdict In 11th Circ.
• Garlock Parent Says New Info Won't Alter Asbestos Liability
• Lab Group Taps Paul Clement, Laurence Tribe For FDA Battle
• Mazda Wants Engine Valve Defect Class Action Nixed
• US Wants Downey Brand Attys DQ'd In $123M Wildfire Suit
• GSK Tells 3rd Circ. Avandia RICO Claims Don't Hold Up
• Pharmacia Seeks Nixing Of School PCB Class Action
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Pushback Prompts FDA To Propose New Food Safety Rules
• W.Va. Jury Finds Takeda Destroyed Key Actos Documents
• Honda Acted Too Late On Exploding Air Bags, Suit Says
• Honeywell Gets Claims Pared In Defective Humidifier Suit
• Gov't Spars With Ex-BP Exec Over Revised Oil Spill Charges
• Fiat CEO Must Be Deposed In Ga. Wrongful Death Suit
• Takata, GM Failings Reveal Gaps In NHTSA's Policing Powers
• Judge Rejects Philip Morris' Recusal Bid In Engle Suit
• Calif. 'Made In USA' Law Leaves Retailers In Bind
• Hain Celestial Buyers Win Class Cert. On 'Organic' Labels
• GM To Extend Ignition Switch Fund Deadline By A Month
• BP Wants $12B Cap On CWA Penalties For Deepwater Spill
• 8th Circ. Rules Jury Must Decide How Sausage Policy Is Made
• Ranbaxy Sues FDA Over Nixed Approvals Of Generics
• GM To Submit Certain Privileged Ignition Switch Docs
• Coke Faces Class Action Over Juice's Brain-Support Claims
• Biomerieux Sinks Lab's Suit Over Faulty Testing System
• Pliva Asks High Court To Review Generic Drug Ruling
• Monsanto, Dow Bum-Rush GMO Crop Ban In Hawaii
• Chrysler Says Warranties Don't Promise Perfect Cars
• Philip Morris Hit With $35M Engle Tobacco Verdict
• Vascular Solutions, CEO Indicted For Unapproved Sales
• Whole Foods Tries To 'Pick Off' Homeopathy Class Action
• Morgan Lewis Partners Approve Bingham Deal
• Delek To Pay Fine Over Fatal 2008 Refinery Pipe Rupture
• Garlock Fights Venue Change In Law Firm Fraud Suit
• Bud Light Lime-A-Rita Not So Light, False Ad Suit Says
• Fighting 'Fugitive Dust' Claims With Rule 403
• Boston Scientific Hit With $27M Bellwether Mesh Verdict
• Ethicon Gets 76 Pelvic Mesh Users' Claims Nixed In Texas
• BP Can't Dodge Negligence Ruling, Faces Up To $18B Fines
• What's In A Name? When 'Just Mayo' Isn't 'Mayonnaise'
• Ex-Massey Energy CEO Indicted In Fatal 2010 Mine Explosion
• Lawmakers Push For Changes At NHTSA Amid Takata Recall
• Ford Appeal Could Aid Defendants In Philly Asbestos Cases
• Revlon, P&G Unscented Deodorants Fail Smell Test, Suit Says
• Automakers Commit To Protecting Car-Collected Data
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Crane Co. Asbestos Suit In Federal Court
• WTO Losses Will Doom Meat-Labeling Law, Ex-USTR Says
• Takata Hit With Grand Jury Subpoena Over Air Bag Defects
• Koch Unit, BP Escape Suit Over Chicago Coal Dust
• Jury Clears J&J Unit In Children's Tylenol Suit
• Camry Owner Sues Toyota Over Melting Dashboard In SC
• Texas Cites Other States In Fighting A Fracking Ban
• Class Suspicious Of ConAgra's Late Docs In False-Ad Suit
• Judge Pares Class Action Over Costco's Kirkland Food Line
• Whole Foods Sued For Underreporting Yogurt Sugar Content
• Panel To Probe Dickstein Shapiro's Wooing Of AG
• Judge 'Skeptical' On Class Cert. In Sega Game False Ad Suit
• Importer Wants $28M Over Unpaid Tainted Milk Judgment
• NYC Ferry Agrees To Pay Couple $5M For Injuries
• Reglan Failure-To-Warn Claims Not Preempted, NJ Court Says
• 5th Circ. Affirms Liberty Mutual Win In $13M Katrina Row
• 2nd Circ. Orders Beefed-Up Sentence For Asbestos Fraudster
• Foster Wheeler, William Powell Off The Hook In Asbestos Suit
• United Healthcare Settles $2.5B Hep-C Suit Before Trial
• Looking At RCRA Liability Post-Closure Care Period
• Record $5B Anadarko Cleanup Deal Clears Final Hurdle
• Chicago Hits Back At Drugmakers' Cohen Milstein DQ Bid
• 2 Cos. Fined $1.5M For Claims About Caffeinated Underwear
• Attys' Fee Award Cut To $91M In Pfizer Neurontin MDL
• Sinopec's Canadian Unit Fined For Creek Contamination
• Justices Deny Cert. In Enfamil Expert Testimony Row
• GM Asked Supplier For 'Urgent' Ignition Switch Order In 2013
• BP Can't Get Admin For Deepwater Claims Axed
• McDonald's Recalls Happy Meal Toys Over Choking Fears
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Perry Weitz
• Samsung Hits Nvidia, Velocity With Patent, False-Ad Suit
• Home Depot, Rust-Oleum Sued Over Defective Deck Coating
• Whole Foods Sued Over 'Non-GMO' Almond Milk Labels
• Takata Destroyed Evidence Of Air Bag Defects: Class Action
• Unilever Seeks Preliminary Injunction In Mayonnaise Ad Row
• Snack Co.'s Pretzel Crisps Aren't 'All Natural,' Suit Says
• NHTSA Probes Honda Accord Power Steering Issues
• Lenovo Slams $9M Fee Request in Defective Laptop Suit
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-FDA Medical Device Ace In DC
• NYC Comptroller Blasts DOB Over Lag In Safety Measures
• Japanese Medical Device Rules Stress Speed, Uniformity
• Setback For Pa. Insurers In Product Liability Cases
• 11th Circ. Message: Be Careful With Lone Pine Orders
• Lilly Defeats Cymbalta Label Suit As Possible MDL Looms
• High Court To Settle Rift On Service Deadline Extensions
• Class In Smucker 'All Natural' Suit Guns For Cert.
• Class Wins Partial Cert. In Flu Remedy Labeling Suit
• Attys Tend To 'Buy Themselves Off' In Class Deals, Judge Says
• Egg Execs Say Prison Sentence Unconstitutional
• 9th Circ. Delivers Partial Win For Baby Gender Prediction Co.
• RI Can Bypass Union For Outside Inspectors, Court Rules
• US Fights Peanut Exec's Acquittal Bid In Salmonella Suit
• USDA Certifies Chicken Exports From 4 Chinese Producers
• House Dems Urge GOP To Begin Takata Air Bag Probe
• Gateway Cuts Deal With Defective Monitor Class In Calif.
• Duke Energy Must Redo Coal Ash Plans, NC Officials Say
• 5 Insights From Honeywell General Counsel Kate Adams
• Probiotic False Ad Class Action Against Bayer Survives
• FDA Accused Of Failing To Fully Vet Animal Growth Drugs
• Battle Of The Experts Brewing In Starbucks Trial
• Seismic Events Shake Up Texas Rules On Injection Wells
• $1B Stryker Deal Shows Path To Trial-Free MDL Settlements
• Damages Class Decertified In Dole 'All Natural Fruit' Suit
• Nature Made Supplement Buyers Near Cert. In False Ad Suit
• Del. Justices Nix Insurer Injunction Bid In Mine Safety Row
• CSX, Asbestos Attys End 4th Circ. RICO Fight With $7.3M Deal
• FDA Yanks Ranbaxy's Approvals For Generic Nexium, Valcyte
• Cephalon Wants FCA Off-Label Suits Heard Separately
• Juries Need 'Addicted' Defined In Engle Cases, Judge Says
• Philly Asbestos Case Practices, Causation Rules Face Scrutiny
• Hain Celestial Buyers Seek Class Cert. On 'Organic' Claims
• Honda Gets 2nd Request For Docs In Air Bag Probe
• Four Loko Producer Not Immune In Death Suit, Court Rules
• FDA Issues Warning To Sciecure Over Insomnia Drug Promo
• 'Aggressive' 2016 Date Set For GM Ignition Injury Trials
• BSH Home Appliances To Settle Moldy Washer Class Action
• Judge Won't Delay Chicago Ban On Flavored Tobacco Sales
• Don't Undervalue Environmental Due Diligence
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• GM Says Bankruptcy Bars Defect Claims Over Resale Value
• 5th Circ. Won't Budge On BP, Anadarko Deepwater Liability
• GM MDL Powerhouse Targets Honda, Takata Over Air Bags
• Costco Insurer Says Yokohama Must Pay $4M For Crash
• GMO Labeling Proposals Rejected But Debate Rages On
• BP Tells 5th Circ. It's Entitled To Deepwater Claims Data
• GM Offers Gift Cards To Encourage Ignition Repairs By Jan. 1
• 'Cane Juice' Labeling Suit Halted For FDA Guidance
• FDA Sued Over Detained Chinese Leg Braces
• Bosch Can't Escape Spark Plug False Advertising Suit
• Split Calif. Soda Tax Votes Signal Long Road To Consensus
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• FDA Asks Court To Stop Dietary Supplement Co. Sales
• BP Says Ala. Won't Explain $93M Oil Spill Grant Spending
• Pfizer Says Plaintiffs In Zoloft MDL Can't Prove Causation
• Orbital Replaces Faulty Engines To Keep NASA Contract
• GOP Poised To Slow Down Obama Product Safety Measures
• GOP Senate Will Press FDA To Ease Up
• Cement Co. Says Insurer Can't Keep $6M Asbestos Deductible
• Car Owners Want Takata Air Bag Defect Suits Consolidated
• FDA Urged To Ban Drug Coating Chemical
• J&J Wins Dismissal Of Listerine False Labeling Suit
• The Indomitable Emigre: Judge Eduardo C. Robreno
• More Than 200 Ex-Players Opt Out Of NFL Concussion Deal
• 2 Firms Pursuing Civil Claims Over Trinity Guardrails
• NJ Couple Drops Appeal In Lockheed Toxic Tort Case
• Faulty Apple MacBooks Become 'Useless,' Suit Says
• 1st Circ. Throws Out Titeflex Steel Tubing Class Action
• FDA Backs Tougher Warnings For Nexium, Prilosec
• Gerber Hit With Suit Over Anti-Allergy Formula Claims
• NHTSA Probes Honda's Reporting Of Defective Air Bags
• Another Court Mistakes Hypothesis For Theory
• GM Sued Over Chevy Silverado Safety After Man Dies In Crash
• Stryker To Pay $1B To Settle Hip Implant MDL Claims
• Land O'Lakes Says Supplier Tainted Whey Products With Urea
• W.Va. Supreme Court Affirms Judgment For Big Tobacco
• Insurer Didn't Exclude All Asbestos Claims, Judge Told
• Simon Greenstone Wants Garlock Asbestos RICO Suit Nixed
• Expert In Pelvic Mesh MDL Shouldn't Be DQ'd, Plaintiffs Say
• CPSC Fights Magnet Co.'s Pushback Against Recall Efforts
• Insurer Ducks Anheuser-Busch Unit's $11M Mold Cleanup Bill
• High Court Won't Revisit 3rd Circ. Decision In Diacetyl Suit
• XL, Continental Off Hook For Shipbuilder's FCA Defense Costs
• La. Law Is Unconstitutional, Can't Block Coastal Damage Suit
• DC Circ. Shuts Down Meat Producers' Appeal In Labeling Row
• Digesting The FDA's Changes To Animal Food Regulations