Product Liability Archive » May, 2015

Product Liability - May, 2015

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• US Blasts BP's Appeal To High Court Over Oil Spill Liability
• 8th Circ. Keeps Utility's $32M Reservoir Failure Suit In NY
• Ex-BP Exec Wants Congressional Staffers Cut From Trial
• Americold Asks High Court To Set Trust Citizenship Standards
• FDA Asked To Add HIV Warning To Birth Control Label
• DOT Extends Crude Oil Train Safety Order Indefinitely
• Atty Can't Dodge Volvo's Altered Doc Sanction Bid
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• NJ Developer To Pay $225K For Clean Water Act Violations
• Maimed NJ Woman Sues Conrail Over Chemical Spill
• Feds Argue No Prejudice In Suit Against Freedom Execs
• BP Drops $750M Transocean Policy Fight After Deepwater Deal
• Judge Limits Overview Witness Testimony In BP Exec's Trial
• Pa. Judge Urged To Keep 1st Pelvic Mesh Cases In Philly
• Nuclear Power Cos. Hit DOE With Waste Disposal Suit
• A Model For Winning Summary Judgment In Pa.
• Lyft, Uber Skirt Miami Public Endangerment Suit
• Automakers Pile On With Takata Recall Expansions
• US Orders Pipeline Co. To Keep Cleaning Up California Spill
• Daiichi Sankyo Looks To Fuse NJ Benicar Suits
• Allergan Shakes Shareholders' Off-Label Botox Case
• Old Chrysler Squashes Clutch Maker's Adversary Suit
• Boston Scientific Hit With Record $100M Verdict In Mesh Case
• Del. Court Asks NY For Help With Asbestos Insurance Case
• Pratt & Whitney Escapes Asbestos MDL Over Suppliers' Parts
• Fitbit Causes Skin Damage, Consumers Claim
• Chancery Puts Alpha On Hook For Ex-Massey CEO's Atty Fees
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Ford Roof Defect Row
• Suzuki Dodges Suit Over GM Compact Car Fires
• Persuasive Experts At Trial: 3 Times A Charm
• Indiana Supreme Court Shows Limits Of 'All Sums' Allocations
• PSE&G, Contractor Sued Over Deadly NJ Explosion
• US Can't Nix Insurers' $96M Suit Over Libyan Terrorist Attacks
• GM Bankruptcy Judge Grants Stay Of Ignition Switch Suits
• Insurers Fight Asbestos Coverage Ruling At Del. High Court
• Uponor Reaches $18M Plumbing Parts Class Action Settlement
• Chevron Settles Pa. Gas Well Explosion Death Suit For $5M
• Turkish Co. Sued Over Seeds Linked To Hepatitis A Outbreak
• Food Safety Watchdog Questions Timing Of Beef Import Rules
• Office Depot To Pay $3.4M For Not Reporting Chair Defects
• Ford Launches 2 Recalls On More Than 440K Vehicles
• Nissan Leaf Class Deal 'Smacks Of Collusion,' Court Told
• 8th Circ. Denies New Trial Over Trashed Docs, Atty's Record
• Pfizer Says Zoloft Birth Defect Suit Can't Wait For Science
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Lexicon
• Philly Risperdal Trial Settles On Day Of Opening Arguments
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Against Bombardier
• PRPs May Want To Dig In With Divisibility Defense
• Hain Buyers Win Ruling On Implications of 'Organic' Labels
• Skechers Can't Block State Shape-Ups Injury Suits
• Atty Sanctioned For Sneaking Evidence In Navy Asbestos Suit
• Causation Key For J&J In Philly Risperdal Fight
• 2nd Circ. Asks How Expert Report Could Derail Pfizer Action
• Amtrak Says It Will Install Cameras To Monitor Engineers
• Tribe Says It Can't 'Out-Bribe' Donziger In Ecuador Court
• Fluor Urges Calif. Justices To Rethink Henkel Insurance Ruling
• Ex-Freedom Prez Moves To DQ Entire US Attorneys' Office
• Mass. Suit Over Zogenix Painkiller Restrictions Paused
• FTC Settles With Ashworth College Over Misleading Marketing
• Lumber Liquidators Says Coverage Dispute Belongs In Wis.
• Bayer, Merck Hit In Pa. Court Over Avelox Nerve Damage
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over Target's Lack Of Defibs
• NHTSA Ends Spyder Motorcycle Fire Risk Probe After Recall
• Bolder Cures Act Could Ease Limits On Drug Cost Claims
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Investor Suit Over Nvidia Chips
• 3 Firms Cry Foul Over Audi Sludge MDL's $15M Fee Award
• ArcelorMittal Negligent In 2013 Plant Explosion, Suit Says
• Amarin Seeks Injunction Blocking FDA's Off-Label Muzzle
• Consumer Blames Ikea Dresser Defect For Boy's Death
• Pfizer MDL Plaintiffs Blast Bernstein Liebhard's Fee Bid
• Rise Of The Small Firm Class Action Business Model
• Digging Through The New Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• DOJ Finds Criminal Wrongdoing In GM Ignition Switch Probe
• Centex's Atty Choice Claims Unripe, Calif. Court Affirms
• Texas Senate Passes Bill Raising Bar On Asbestos Claims
• Philly Zoloft Trial Can Shape Expert Testimony In MDL
• Deepwater Deal Stiffs Cash Businesses, Claimants Say
• Citgo To Pay EPA Fine Over Texas Plant Violations
• Hagens Berman In Hot Seat Over Dropped GSK Suits
• Judge Advises Cutting Pfizer, Others From Navy Asbestos Suit
• 6th Circ. Upholds GE's Win In Omniscan Suit
• Conrail Slams Punitive Damages Bid Over 2012 NJ Derailment
• Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru Add 700K Vehicles To Takata Recall
• Operations Suspended On Ruptured Line In S. Calif. Oil Spill
• DC Circ. Scales Back Cigarette Warnings Order
• FDA Report Finds Flaws In Jeni's Listeria Response
• Ram Towing Power Class Action Is 'Legally Infirm,' FCA Says
• Bluestone Says Sanctions In Illegal Mining Row 'Red Herring'
• Insurer Says Defective Jeep Caused Massive Calif. Wildfire
• Salmonella May Be Linked To Raw Tuna In Sushi, CDC Says
• NY DEC Backs Up On Tar Sands Facility Over Enviro Concerns
• Gray Hair Product Co. To Pay FTC $2M Over False Ads
• New Food Recall Guidance May Signal Tougher FDA
• Sick Passenger Appeals Airline's Status As 'Foreign State'
• Sears Wants Out Of Insurer Suit Over Electrolux Dryer Fire
• CPSC Lumber Liquidators Probe A Clue To Agency's New Tone
• Emergency Order Issued On New Amtrak Speed Regulations
• Levee Board Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Coastal Damage Suit
• Workers Race To Clean Up Major Oil Spill In Southern Calif.
• Calif. High Court Won't Review Beef Recall Coverage Denial
• Feds To Keep Tabs On GM Safety Procedures For Another Year
• Conrail Aims To Sink Training Claims In NJ Derailment Suits
• RJ Reynolds Beats Late Smoker At $9M Engle Progeny Trial
• Ford Slams Class' Discovery Bid In Acceleration Row
• Judge OKs Unlimited Damages For Tylenol Liver Bellwether
• NHTSA To Hasten 34M Takata Air Bag Recalls
• LifeCell Wins Duty-To-Warn Ruling In NJ AlloDerm Litigation
• Taylor Energy Must Cough Up Docs On Gulf Oil Leak
• Lumber Liquidators CEO Resigns Amid Formaldehyde Fallout
• House Committee Votes To Repeal US Meat-Labeling Rules
• US Loses COOL In WTO Dispute
• BP Strikes Deepwater Deals With Halliburton, Transocean
• NTSB To Dig Into Amtrak Engineer's Cellphone Data
• Beck Redden, Arnold & Itkin Sued Over Rig Explosion Case
• Blue Bell Hit With First Suit Over Listeria Outbreak
• Ex-Freedom Execs Plead Not Guilty To Spill Charges
• Amtrak Suits Pile Up Over Deadly Philly Crash
• Pa. Gov. Urges Railways To Beef Up Oil Transport Safety
• Zurich Limits Asbestos Coverage At UK High Court
• Manhattan Boutique Owner Sues Con Ed Over Gas Explosion
• Judge Thwarts Ex-Massey CEO's Vegas Week
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Kelley Drye Insurance Expert
• Calif. City Drops Exxon Groundwater Contamination Appeal
• Customer Says Costco's 'Flushable' Wipes Clog Plumbing
• E-Commerce Boom May Mean More IP Fights Over Tribal Art
• Insurer Can't Void Coverage For Philly Collapse, Judge Says
• Canada Will Launch Retaliatory Tariffs Over US Labeling Rules
• ConAgra To Pay $11M Over Salmonella Peanut Butter Recall
• Ignition Defect Suit Says New GM Just As Liable As Old GM
• Congress Could Be Coming For Dietary Supplements Soon
• Texas Contractors, With Immunity And Liability For Some
• Hagens Berman Objections To GSK Settlement Probe Rebuffed
• Teen Tortured After Comcast Alarm System Failed, Judge Told
• Pfizer Urges Zoloft MDL Judge To Block Plaintiffs' New Expert
• Ind. High Court Leaves Pro Rata Allocation Ruling Untouched
• Boiler Maker Could See $20M Asbestos Verdict Cut To $6M
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• Judge Chides Trinity For Bringing Venue Fight To 5th Circ.
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Drunken Drivers Urge Justices To Hear Faulty BAC Test Suit
• J&J Will Pay $7.8M To Exit Ark. Risperdal Marketing Suit
• Ex-BP Exec Says Proposed Jury Instruction Is Outdated
• NECC's Ch. 11 Plan With $200M Meningitis Payouts Approved
• Conductor Hurt In Amtrak Derailment Sues In NJ Court
• Philip Morris Asks Ill. Justices To Nix $10B 'Lights' Award
• Robbins Geller $94M Fee In Pfizer Suit Too High, Judge Told
• Magnet Company Must Stop Sales, Judge Orders
• Caterpillar Says Faulty Engine Dispute Should Be Nixed
• Attorneys Play Vital Role In Structured Settlement Annuities
• How To Win Back A Jury After Losing The Liability Phase
• Rep. Floats Bill To Nix Meat-Labeling Rules After WTO Ruling
• Takata Expands Defective Air Bag Recall To 34M Vehicles
• Pa. Court Revives Asbestos Suit Against Shipping Cos.
• Lawmakers Press CPSC On Offroad Vehicle Safety Regs
• RJ Reynolds Asks Fla. Court To Flip $41M Engle Jury Award
• Colo. Lone Pine Case Is Setback For Fracking
• Justices Should Hear BP's Deepwater Appeal, Law Groups Say
• Sen. Calls For Increase On Amtrak Crash Liability Cap
• Senators Urge FDA To Delay Menu Labeling Rule
• High Court Review Sought In $2.7M Railway Seat Liability Row
• Ex-Navy Officer Settles Asbestos Cancer Case Amid Trial
• Last Pa. Reglan Preemption Challenge Denied By High Court
• Amtrak Passengers Sue Over Philly Derailment Injuries
• High Court Won't Bite On Fixodent MDL Evidence Claim
• NHTSA Questions FCA's Handling Of 20 Vehicle Recalls
• Amtrak Must Implement New Safety Regs On Crash Route
• NHTSA Probes Nissan Versas Over Suspension Problems
• Gunmaker Inks $30M Deal Over Hair Trigger, Safety Defects
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Lead Paint Injury Appeal
• Overstock, Sears Sell Bogus Native American Jewelry: Suit
• Olympus Sued In Pa. Over FDA-Flagged Uterine Surgery Tool
• No Rocky Road For This Ice Cream Product Recall
• Sweet Home No More, Innovator Liability Leaves Alabama
• US Loses WTO Appeal In Meat-Labeling Dispute
• Reliance On Dated Tech Won't Prevent Plane Crashes
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• Insurers Want Siemens To Foot $7M Bill For Busted Turbine
• Stryker Gets $9M In TIG Insurance Knee Replacement Deal
• 23andMe Gets Some Insurer Claims Paused In DNA Test Row
• Sensa Hits Doc With Contract Suit After $26M FTC Accord
• Full 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Medtronic Infuse Injury Suit
• Amtrak Damage Cap Could Spur Discord After Philly Crash
• Titan Hid Multipiece Wheels' Explosive Defect, Suit Says
• Drywall Plaintiffs Can Shield Expert Docs On Damages: Judge
• Darvocet Warning Suits Should Go Back To Calif., Judge Says
• BNSF Wants Tribe's Crude Oil Haul Suit Taken Out Of Court
• Andry Lerner To Take Deepwater Fees DQ To 5th Circ.
• FDA Warns Of Diabetes Drugs From AstraZeneca, Janssen
• GSK Files New Suit Against Teva Over Generic Wellbutrin
• BP, Chevron Can't Duck MTBE Insurance Double-Dipping Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Lululemon Suit Over Translucent Pants
• DuPont's Safety Violations Killed 4 Workers, OSHA Says
• Pa. High Court Could Reinstate $2.4M Contractor Fall Award
• Amtrak Dispatcher Files First Suit Over Deadly Philly Crash
• Induced Seismicity Legal Issues Break New Ground
• Genomic Profiling Is Double-Edged Sword In Drug Litigation
• Soleus Wins $42.5M Jury Award Over Ruined Joint Venture
• Class Actions Are Biggest Worry For US GCs
• Heinz Sues To Get Coverage For $30M Cereal Contamination
• House Panel OKs Bill To Scrutinize Asbestos Trust Claims
• Noble Fights Defense Duty In ConocoPhillips Oil Pollution Row
• After Listeria Deaths, Texas Outlines Steps For Blue Bell
• Techtronic Beats Table Saw Injury Suit In Utah
• KBR Upends $81M Iraq Toxin Verdict At 9th Circ.
• NJ Lawmaker Calls For Investigation Of 2012 Conrail Crash
• Revlon Ducks Most Claims In Suit Over 'Age Defying' Makeup
• Honda Recalls Another 4.9M Vehicles With Takata Air Bags
• 5th Circ. Says $2.7M BP Deal Is Binding, In Need Of 2nd Look
• Duke Energy Affiliates To Pay $102M For Coal Ash Pollution
• House Subcommittee Moves On Toxic Substances Act
• Former BP Exec Says Lawmakers Can't Use Speech Privilege
• RJ Reynolds Hits Back At Engle Smoker's Bid For New Trial
• Suit Alleging Property Damage By Pa. Power Plant Closes Out
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Arsenic In Calif. Wine, But Is There A Problem?
• What Were They Smoking? Why The Graham Court Was Wrong
• Toyota And Nissan Add 6.5M Cars to Takata Air Bag Recall
• W.Va. Judge Denies Freedom's Bid For Expedited Ch. 11 Plan
• Merck Nabs Partial Win In Vioxx Securities Fraud Row
• Chrysler Rips Plaintiffs In Bid To Toss Clutch Defect Suit
• Jury Sides Mostly With Techtronic In Table Saw Injury Suit
• Masimo Won't Face Charges Over Blood-Testing Devices
• Ford, Honeywell Trim Evidence In Asbestos Suit
• DOT Speeding Up Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications Rules
• Players Who Skipped NFL Concussion Deal Ask To File Suits
• GSK Urges Dismissal Of Hagens Berman Thalidomide Suits
• Drywall Plaintiffs Fight To Shield Expert Docs On Damages
• House Panel Rejects $1.3B Increase To Amtrak Funding
• GM Recalls 522K Vehicles Over Seat Safety
• Nestle Health Science Says Competitor's Generic Is Fake
• Ex-Freedom Prez Lied In Bankruptcy, New Indictment Says
• Enbridge To Pay Michigan $75M For 2010 Pipeline Spill
• E-Cigarette Class Actions Could Be On Fire Someday
• A Long Arm And Short Leash For Coverage Territory Clauses
• The Egg Salmonella Sentencing: An Exercise In Imagination
• Sega Gamers Denied Cert. Alleging Misleading 'Aliens' Demo
• Cow Palace Deal A Harbinger Of Increased Waste Scrutiny
• Leaf Class Sprouts New Deal After 9th Circ. Judge Objects
• Texas Justices Arm Property Owners Facing Asbestos Claims
• Hagens Berman Fights Thalidomide Plaintiff 'Interrogations'
• Phelps Dunbar Grows Construction Practice In Florida
• Insurer Tries To Dodge Defending Tainted Whey Suit
• Judge Questions Opposition To Ex-Massey CEO's Atty Fee Bid
• Christie Signs Law Limiting Access To Recorded Car Data
• 4 Issues To Watch In Amarin's Off-Label Marketing Suit
• Oil Lobby Brings Crude-By-Rail Fight To The DC Circuit
• Dart Owners Slam Chrysler's Bid To Nix Clutch Defect Suit
• Nissan-Japan Can't Appeal Engine Defect Order, Class Says
• 5th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Chevron Rig Repair Coverage
• Hospira, Par Pharma Settle Epinephrine False Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Cancer Claims In G-P Asbestos Suits
• Plaintiffs Demand Docs In Scotts Toxic Bird Seed Row
• Judge Nixes Fight To Stay Feds' Deepwater Damages Suit
• Wash. Dairy Settles Enviros' Manure Contamination Suit
• Class Slams Ford's 'Secretive' Acceleration Row Discovery
• J&J Cleared Of RICO Charges Over Risperdal Side Effects
• Allergan Consumers Want Class Status In Skin Cream Suit
• Pfizer, Wyeth Sued After Advil 'Melts' Girl's Skin Off
• 9th Circ. Eases Way For Toxic Tort Removal To Fed. Court
• Vermont GMO Case May Steer Fate Of All GMO Labeling Laws
• GM Wrongly Excludes 10M Cars From Victims' Fund, Suit Says
• High Court Asked To Take Rolls-Royce Forum Dispute
• Novartis Prevails In Liability Suit Over Aredia
• Cherokee Suit Against Takeda Transferred To Actos MDL
• BP Exec Wants Charges Axed Over 9 Refusals To Testify
• Accutane Ruling Blocking Expert Testimony Kills 2K Suits
• Chinese Manufacturer Protests Class Cert. In Drywall MDL
• Endo Settles 100 Vaginal Mesh Suits
• J&J Plans Appeal Of $3M Award In Topamax Birth Defects Suit
• Hawaii County Asks 9th Circ. To Reinstate GMO Law
• Ex-Navy Officer Takes Asbestos Cancer Fight To Trial
• Ex-BP Exec Wants Flow-Rate Estimate Testimony Nixed
• NJ Senate Aims To Restrict How ExxonMobil Funds Are Spent
• Teva, Others Dodge Chicago's Suit Over Painkiller Marketing
• Ethicon Surgical Stapler Suit Belongs In Germany, Judge Says
• 7 Key Moments To Preserve Objections At Jury Trials
• Can Texas Plaintiffs Shake Challenges In Seismic Suits?
• BP Can Appeal Some Deepwater Claims, 5th Circ. Says
• Amarin Says Off-Label Marketing Rules Flout 1st Amendment
• Amid FDA Silence, Vt. Law A Vanguard In Defining 'Natural'
• Texas Bill Aims To Raise Bar On Asbestos Claims
• 9/11 Memorial Sues Port Authority For Defective Construction
• Texas High Court Says Dow Not Liable For Contractor Death
• Sens. Call On McConnell For Floor Vote On TSCA Reform Bill
• Ex-Prez of Wis. Co. Avoids Prison For Tainted Cheese Rap
• Vitamin Shoppe Pulls Untested, Amphetaminelike Ingredient
• Lululemon Investors Rip Early Dismissal Of See-Through Suit
• DC Circ. Grounds Challenge Of FAA Electronic Device Rule
• Magistrate Puts Babcock & Wilcox Pollution Suit On Thin Ice
• Oil Aboard Wrecked ND Train Was Up To Snuff, Hess Says
• Texas High Court Overturns Jury Verdict In Lift Death Suit
• La. Judge Signs Off On $1M ATP Gulf Discharge Settlement
• Cliffs Natural Unit Seeks Sanctions In Illegal Mining Case
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Rep Cab Co. In Ch. 11: Trustee
• German Co. Wants AIG Coverage For French BMW Sensor Row
• Fla. Condo's Construction Claims Saved By Just Three Days
• Pfizer MDL's $91M Atty Fees Misallocated, Firm Says
• 1st Circ. Strengthens Preemption For Brand-Name Drug Cos.
• Honda Buyers Tell 9th Circ. Judge Botched Cert. Ruling
• Texas Supreme Court Tosses $8M Chemical Fire Verdict
• Chrysler Seeks To Undo $150M Jeep Fire Death Verdict
• Texas Shrimp Co. Cops To Relabeling Mexican Shrimp
• Combating Commonalities In Toxic Tort Class Actions
• Blue Bell Knew Of Listeria Contamination In 2013, FDA Says
• Judge Halves 'Absurd' $6M McCuneWright Fee Bid In Kia MDL
• NHTSA Clears Toyota Of Acceleration Fault In 1.7M Corollas
• Amp Maker Gets Positive Feedback On $5M Arena Fire Suit
• Toys R Us Fatal Dresser Case Sent Back To Pa. Court
• Grunenthal, Sanofi Must Wait For Thalidomide Suit To Play Out
• Customers Dump 2nd Mulch Class Action On Lowe's
• Give Brand Biologics, Biosimilars Same Naming Rules: Sandoz
• Lumber Liquidators Halts Sales Of Chinese Laminate Flooring
• NJ Pols Question Some Sites Included In $225M Exxon Deal
• FDA Recalls Maquet Heart Device Over Death, Injury Reports
• Sens. Call For Oil Transport Transparency Amid ND Derailment
• 5 Environmental Class Actions Attorneys Need To Track
• 5 New Practice Areas Your Firm Should Start
• Jeni's Ice Cream Finds Listeria 'Smoking Gun' Post-Recall
• Consumer Backs Off Skinnygirl Margarita False Ad Suit
• Patient Says Intuitive Surgical's Robot Causes Severe Injuries
• DOT Tank Car Rule Reflects Refined Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Selling Fake Native American Jewelry
• Ala. Generics Injury Ruling May Still Sway Other States
• Class Says BJ's Refuses To Reveal Purchase Info In OJ Suit
• Engle Firms Urge 11th Circ. To Rethink Preemption Ruling
• Food Industry Groups Appeal Vt. GMO Law To 2nd Circ.
• Robbins Geller Seeks $94M Fees In $400M Pfizer Class Deal
• Bimbo's Bread Customers Seek Cert. In False Labeling Suit
• GM Plaintiff Attys Fall On Sword For Offending Ch. 11 Judge
• NHTSA Probes Fiat Chrysler Over Sun Visor Recall Repairs
• Dead Soldier's Parents Say GNC Can't Slip 'Jack3d' Suit
• Atty's Comments Improper, But Fla. Tobacco Verdict Stands
• HP Accused Of Jumping The Gun On Computer Warranties
• Feds Highlight Need For Safety Rule After ND Train Crash
• Ex-NHL Players Can Depose Commissioner In Concussion Suit
• PHMSA Probed Over Slow Rulemaking Pace
• Samsung Can't Duck Fraud Claims In Suit Over Faulty Washers
• GSA Subcontractor Sues For $4.3M Over Work On Int'l Bridge
• Ford Attacks Asbestos Causation Theory Before Pa. Justices
• Managing The Risk From CAA Risk Management Plans
• Cargill Can't Stick C&H, Sugar Cos. With False Ad Claims
• Boston Scientific Didn't Test Pelvic Mesh, Jury Told
• DOJ Slams Zen Magnets Over Sale Of 'Recalled' Magnets
• Biotronik Wants Insurers' $28M Pacemaker Verdict Suit Axed
• Dog Chew Toy Makers Bit With Class Action Over Pet Deaths
• Undisclosed Testimony Change Prompts Engle Mistrial
• Ariz. Court Says BNSF's Seat Defect Claims Aren't Preempted
• 11th Circ. Flips Contempt Order Against Hi-Tech Execs
• Pa. Federal Court Picks Trial Suits In Zoloft Birth Defect MDL
• McCuneWright Fights For $6M Fees In Hyundai, Kia MDL
• Travelers, Flintkote Reach $1.7M Asbestos Coverage Deal
• Fla. Bar Asks For Changes To Referral Service Rules
• Engle Plaintiff Wants New Federal Trial Against RJ Reynolds
• Don't Go Behind My Back, GM Bankruptcy Judge Tells Attys
• Maker's Mark Beats 'Handmade' Bourbon Class Action
• Takeda's $2.4B Actos Deal Ends 5th Circ. Appeal
• GM Ignition Judge Sets Plaintiffs' Discovery Procedure
• An In-Depth Look At The Personal Care Products Safety Act
• TJMaxx Hit With Suit Over Lead In Balsamic Vinegar
• Going Meta: A Class Of Class Counsel
• Belluck & Fox Fights Subpoenas In Garlock Racketeering Suit
• MDs Can't Nix Kickback Suits Over Shoddy Spine Surgeries
• Lawmakers Propose Bill To Curb Rentals Of Recalled Cars
• Heart Risk Claims Still Dog Pfizer Testosterone Drug
• Bayer Wants Out Of One-A-Day Labeling Class Action
• Most Weyerhaeuser Claims Survive In Enviro HQ Defect Fight
• Arnold & Porter Partners Form Mass Tort Firm In DC, LA
• FTC Gets Restraining Order Against 'Bogus' Diet Pills Co.
• Licorice Co. Agrees To Drop $2M Tainted Molasses Suit
• AIG Unit Can't Duck $1.4B Gas Project Spat, 9th Circ. Hears
• J&J, Ethicon Lose Bid To Toss $5.7M Pelvic Mesh Verdict
• Schumer Wants Faster Phaseout Of Older Oil Tanker Cars
• Army Corps Found Liable For Katrina-Related Flooding
• Mazda Seeks To Toss Alleged Seat Belt Defect Injury Suit
• Laundry Co. Blames City In Dry Cleaning Pollution Row
• USDA Prepared To Ax Meat Labels To Quell WTO Row
• 5th Circ. Nixes Mexican States' Claims Over Deepwater Spill
• DOI Moves For Win In Tengasco Records Penalty Row
• Ala. Undoes Brand Drug Liability For Generic Injury
• Hotel Manager Beats $73M Suit Over Alleged Lime Exposure
• Takata, Honda Hit With Wrongful Death Suit
• Sens. Ask FTC To Probe Supplements With Untested Ingredient
• Tygacil Injury Suit Against Pfizer Trimmed
• General Mills, Nestle Hit With Trans Fat Class Actions
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Fen-Phen Referral Fee Fight
• Philip Morris Hit With $6.3M Verdict In Army Vet's Death
• Eli Lilly Rips Expert For 'Unreliable' Cymbalta Testimony
• Ford Recalls 156,000 More Cars Over Door Latch Defect
• DOT Faces Heat On All Sides Over Oil Rail Transport Rule
• Red Bull For Everybody! Judge OKs $13M False Ad Settlement
• 8th Circ. Says Popcorn Packers' Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Stryker Resolves Unintended Bone Growth Suit
• Ex-Shell Worker To Pay $19M Over Airport Jet Fuel Spill
• DOT Reveals Stricter Safety Rules For Oil-Carrying Trains
• Ford Says Cracked Tailgate Class's Claims Are 'Not Viable'
• The Language Of The DQSA Contradicts Congressional Intent