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Product Liability - October, 2015

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• High Court Told 7th Circ. Was Too Easy On Class Cert. Bid
• Insurers' Bad Faith Led To $25M Poisoning Award, Court Told
• NHL Wants Players To Say Concussion Studies Aren't Flawless
• Takata, Automakers Urge Dismissal Of Air Bag Defect Suits
• Landscaping Worker's Death Is Covered, Ky. High Court Says
• Robins Kaplan Says Atty Bungled Judge's VW Counsel Order
• Pa. Court Won't Rethink Upholding $4M Topamax Verdict
• SeaWorld Marketing Suit Belongs In State Court, Judge Told
• Genentech Beats Avastin Off-Label Injury Claims In Texas
• Whistleblower Wants New Judge In Bombardier FCA Suit
• Sheldon Silver Has Not Asked For Plea Deal, Prosecutors Say
• GNC Faces Shareholder Class Action After Ore. AG Suit
• Pom Tells High Court 1st Amendment Covers Juice Ads
• Conrail Accused Of Discovery Misconduct In Derailment Row
• Hogan Lovells Blasts Subpoena From Mercedes-Benz Owners
• Calif. Olive Oil Buyers Ask For Cert. In False Labeling Action
• Buffet Customer Awarded $11.4M For Salmonella Poisoning
• AIG Unit Says Clerical Error Doesn't Nix Privilege
• Theranos Scrutiny Shows FDA's Murky Oversight Of Lab Tests
• Fla. Condo Builder Awarded $23M From Insurer For Repairs
• Court Rescinds Venable Sanction In Abbott Birth Defect Row
• FTC Needfully Amends Consumer Commodity Labeling Rules
• VW Says Buyback Over Emissions Scam Would Cost Billions
• Fiat Chrysler Recalls 900K SUVs Over Air Bags, Brakes
• Honda Recalls 300K Cars For Inadvertent Air Bag Deployments
• Genentech Dodges FCA Claims Over Avastin's Side Effects
• Monsanto Tells 9th Circ. GMO Foes Can't Appeal Law's Nixing
• Honeywell's New Trial Bid Blasted In Volkswagen Injury Suit
• Texas Atty Rebuts Claim He Faked BP Oil Spill Plaintiffs
• Venable Sanctioned For Trial Delay In Abbott Birth-Defect Suit
• Fla. High Court Restores $6.6M Union Carbide Verdict
• Hagens Berman Fights For Lead Role In VW Emissions Suits
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Have To Cover Soccer Injury Suit
• Insurers Needn't Cover Presuit Notices, 11th Circ. Told
• Ex-Fed. Prosecutor Tapped As GM Monitor In DOJ Deal
• Cricket Says Network False-Ad Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• Shoppers Say P&G Labeling Suit Should Join Paused Actions
• Rail Inspector Shortage Raises Montana's Risks, Audit Says
• Insurer Denies Coverage For 'All Natural' Pretzels Suit
• Senator Wants VW To Return Fuel Efficiency Tax Credits
• Lumber Liquidators Can't Appeal Yet In Defect Coverage Row
• Pa. Judge Wants Atty DQ Affirmed In Medical Malpractice Row
• Iowa Homeowners Win Class Cert. In Milling Pollution Suit
• Volkswagen Drivers' Emissions Suits Frozen For JPML Order
• Handmade Vodka False Ad Suits Staying Separate For Now
• Calif. High Court Rejects Takeda Appeal Of $6M Actos Verdict
• J&J Says Client-Attorney Friendship Dooms Sunscreen Action
• Tomato Growers' Payback Claims Wither In Fed. Circ.
• Wealth Management For Attorneys
• Consumer Class Actions Can't Stand On Moral Injury Alone
• 5 Law Firms That Inspire Fear With Their Marketing Mojo
• Settlement Lessons From Key Players In Guidant MDL
• Zimmer Ruling Continues Pa. Justices' Pro-Plaintiff Trend
• Judge Steps Down From Smoker's Suit Over RJ Reynolds Ties
• Ill. Court Tosses First High School Sports Concussion Suit
• Man Blames Monster Energy Drinks For Serious Heart Problem
• Ford Wants Fusion Power Steering Defect Suit Trimmed
• Bosch Goes After Dyson For Comparing Its Vacuums To VWs
• Contractor Says Insurance Policy Covers Shipyard Labor
• Zimmer Undoes Jury's 'Excessive' $9.2M Hip Implant Verdict
• Boston Scientific Settles $34.5M Pelvic Mesh Suit In Texas
• Barge Co. Wants Insurer To Cover Texas Oil Spill Costs
• Texas Bar Says Dallas Atty Botched Iowa Car Crash Suit
• GM Fights Push For King & Spalding Ignition Defect Work
• Volkswagen Faces Spanish Criminal Probe Over Emissions
• Honest Tea Recipe Relevant To False Ad Suit, Judge Affirms
• $80M Sinkhole Dispute Falls Under Texas Law, Insurers Say
• FDA Warns Novartis Over Violations At Indian Drug Plants
• EU Shoots Down Member State Bans On GMO Crops
• Yakult Drinkers Seek Class Cert. In False Ad Row
• Abbott, AbbVie Urge No Punitive Damages In Depakote Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Theranos, Temperature Devices, Sutures
• P&G Gets Stay Of Probiotic Class For High Court Review
• Costco Not Covered By Insurer In Crash Suit, Court Affirms
• Whole Foods Attacks Yogurt Suit's Sugar Claims
• Pa. Justices Say $20M Zimmer Verdict Was Wrongly Voided
• Pa. Justices Affirm Order Striking Worker's $2.4M Fall Award
• $55M Defect Coverage Suit Belongs In SC, Texas Court Says
• Gerber's Toddler Cereal Labels Misled Shoppers, Court Told
• Railway Co. Says Insurer Can't Avoid Covering Collision
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• Fla. Atty Disciplined Over Bungled Wrongful Death Suit
• E-Cigarettes To Be Banned From Checked Airline Baggage
• NTSB Says Most Recalled Tires Remain On The Road
• Reinsurer Says AIG Unit On Its Own For $262M Asbestos Deal
• Navigating The Product Liability Coverage Obstacle Course
• Staples Center Settles Wrongful Death Suit Midtrial
• Tyson Says It Was Unaware Of Suit When It Tossed Evidence
• Judge Refuses To Recuse Himself In Diet Pill Sanctions Row
• Fiat Chrysler Recalls 180K Vehicles Over Safety Risks
• Calif. Mother Seeks Class Cert. In Gerber False Ad Suit
• GM Issues 3rd Recall Over Oil Leak Fires
• Staples Center Wall Was Unsafe, Ex-Fire Marshal Tells Jury
• Chinese Co. Says It's Immune To Faulty Drywall Suits In US
• FDA Panel Backs AstraZeneca Gout Drug Amid Dosage Concerns
• Scotts Cries Forum Shopping In Toxic Bird Seed Row
• Judge OKs More Discovery In Ford Acceleration Defect Suit
• Allergan Breast Implant Suit Can Be Amended, 9th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit BP Investors' Class Cert. Denial
• Consumers Push For Dismissal In Eli Lilly Cymbalta Case
• Players Vow Not To Use NHL Concussion Docs For Media Fight
• Baxter Says Talks With Brokerage Firm Are Privileged
• Lumber Liquidators Pushes Judge To Nix False-Ad Floor Suit
• Vitamin E User Says Calif. Rulings Keep CVS Suit Alive
• Supreme Court Urged To Take Up Ford Roof Defect Suit
• 9th Circ. Told EPA's Dow Herbicide OK Ignores Cancer Risks
• Viagra Increases Risk Of Developing Melanoma, Suit Says
• Risperdal Caused Autistic Boy's Breast Growth, Pa. Jury Told
• Oil Firms Ask Justices To Ax Mexican States' Deepwater Row
• Calif. Court Denies Insurer's 'Escape Clause' In Defect Suit
• Zimmer Asks For Win In 1st Knee-Impant Bellwether Trial
• Purina Rips Blue Buffalo For Hypocrisy In False Ad Row
• NFL Tells 5th Circ. Super Bowl Fans Rightly Denied Cert.
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• RJ Reynolds Dodges $9M Liability For Smoker's Death At Trial
• P&G Dodges Leaky Duracell Battery Claims
• Mazda To Recall 1.4M Cars Over Ignition-Switch Fire Fears
• Staples Center Exec. Says Railing Not 'Dangerous' At Trial
• High Court Asked To Review Deepwater Award Denials
• Fiat Chrysler Hires Ex-Transport Secretary In NHTSA Deal
• Toyota Driver Asks 9th Circ. To Restart Brake Defect Suit
• S. Korean Drivers Hit VW With Emissions Software Suit
• Spectrum To Confer With FDA On Cancer Drug Approval Delay
• Welch 'All Natural' Label Suit Paused Pending 9th Circ.
• Retired Pilot Tells Jury Tobacco Cos. Caused His Cancer
• Takata, Automakers Argue For Dismissal Of Air Bag MDL
• Pa. Judge Defends Barring Punitives At Risperdal Trials
• RJR Should Pay Widow $9M For Man's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Are Patient Advisers Contraindicated For Pharma Cos.?
• Knee Implant Patient Testifies In 1st Zimmer Test Trial
• Nissan Blasts Expert Reports Used In Engine Defect Suit
• Driver Says VW Emissions Admission Means Quick Class Cert.
• Man Charged With Selling Shoddy Parts For Highway Bridges
• 5 Ways GCs Can Spot A Lazy Lawyer
• Reining In FTC's Crusade Against Dietary Supplements
• Chrysler, Drivers Settle Module Defect Class Action
• Staples Center Felt 'Entitled To One Free Death,' Jury Told
• Transocean Pays $20M To End Alabama's Deepwater Claims
• NJ Lawmakers OK Bill Boosting Public Info In Oil Spill Deals
• Philip Morris Caused Mortician's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Union Railroad Co. Hit With Suit Over Breakaway Barges
• Zyprexa Liability Suit Belonged In State Court, 7th Circ. Says
• Texas Atty Hit With Criminal Charge For BP Spill Fund Fraud
• DC Judge Slams DOJ's Move To Not Prosecute GM Execs
• J&J Claims Prejudice Marred 1st Philly Risperdal Case
• Builder Not Covered For Shoddy Water Plant Work, Suit Says
• Philly Atty Disbarred For Sexually Preying On Clients
• FDA Adds Liver Safety Warning To AbbVie Hepatitis C Drugs
• NHTSA May Tap Unused Power To Accelerate Takata Recalls
• National Union Says Privilege Protects Notes In Defect Suit
• Volkswagen Clears Newer EU Engine In Emissions Fracas
• Ford Focus Buyers Push 9th. Circ. To Revive Defect Suit
• Welch, Consumers Seek To Pause Label Suit, Await 9th Circ.
• Texas Jury Awards $8.2M Against DuPont In Exposure Case
• NHL Blasts Bid To Open Up Concussion Docs
• Time Warner, Utility Shrink Payout For Crop Fire In Appeal
• Bayer Tells 8th Circ. It Doesn't Owe $9M Fees In GMO Suit
• 4 Things Arrogant Lawyers Say That Can Cost Them Business
• Active Safety Systems Open New Roads To Auto Defect Claims
• Remet Not Liable For Canal Cleanup, NY High Court Says
• Auto Recalls, Privacy, Emissions In Spotlight At House Hearing
• Halliburton Says Investors Have Enough Asbestos Atty Docs
• WM Barr Escapes Cleaning Solvent Fire Liability Suit
• Wash. Appeals Court Won't Block Fuel Terminal Expansions
• Coast Guard Floats Updates To Liquid Chemical Regulations
• Video Game Co. Beats Player's Suit Over In-Game 'Gambling'
• Sperm Bank Defeats Negligence Suit Over Ex-Felon's Sample
• J&J Unit Can't Escape Idaho Woman's Vaginal Mesh Suit
• Kix Buyers Rip General Mills' Bid To Ban GMO Expert
• Trial Will Be About Fake Drugs, Not Homeopathy, Class Says
• NJ Sierra Club To Appeal $225M Exxon Pollution Deal
• P&G Says 9th Circ. Appeals Shouldn't Stay Pringles Label Suit
• BP Targets Two Deepwater MDL Fraud Suits For Dismissal
• 23andMe Reintroduces DNA Health Test With FDA Blessing
• Almond Milk Makers Duck Drinkers' Bid For Label Change
• FDA Expresses Safety Concerns Over AstraZeneca Gout Drug
• Brand Name No Grounds For False Ad Suit, Huggies Says
• CORRECTED: House, Senate Bridge Gap To Extend Rail Safety Deadline
• P&G Urges Stay Of Probiotic Class For High Court Review
• Insurers Deny Bad Faith In $25.5M Apartment Poisoning Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Beck's Beer False Ad Suit All Bottled Up
• Toyota Recalls 6.5M Vehicles Over Fire Hazard
• 2 CPSC Consent Decrees Could Be Influential Outliers
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• GM's Faulty Crash System Led To Amputations, Suit Says
• 4 Lessons For GCs From GM's Jenner & Block Report
• GCs Brace For Shift In State AGs Priorities
• CFTC Sues Man Again Over Sham Trading Tool
• General Mills Says 1st Amendment Allows 'Natural' Kix Claims
• Apex Oil Dodges Chevron's $30M Pipeline Leak Suit
• Philly Building Collapse Testimony Spells Trouble For Owner
• Stryker Fights For $8.6M Implant Coverage Win In 6th Circ.
• Whole Foods Overcharging Case Will Stay In Federal Court
• Jury In Sheldon Silver Case To Hear Of Campaign Cash
• Sens. Continue Fight Against Longer Trucks On Highways
• Feds Defend Pre-2002 Claims Cut From Bulletproof Vest Suit
• GM Adds New Deputy GCs From Fish & Richardson, Raytheon
• Cymbalta Claims Too Different For Class Actions, Judge Says
• Defects Of Damages Calculations In Calif. Tobacco II Case
• Pa. Women Gets 2.5 Years For Selling Banned Diet Drugs
• GM Sierra Headlights Aren't Safe For Night Travel, Suit Says
• NHTSA Deepens Probe Into Possible Ford Truck Brake Defect
• Shopper Fights Kraft's Bid To Scrap 'Natural' Cheese Suit
• Navy Link Doesn't Make Asbestos Suits Federal: 5th Circ.
• Bombardier Again Escapes FCA Suit Over Aircraft Parts
• 23andMe Can't Kibosh Classwide Arbitration In False Ad Row
• Volkswagen Faces 1st Class Cert. Bid In Calif. Emissions Suit
• More Insurers Sue BLM, Chrysler Over 2013 Calif. Fire
• Philip Morris Falsely Marketed Marlboro Lights, Judge Told
• J&J Unit Hit With $5.6M Verdict Over Calif. Risperdal Death
• Anda Appeals 'Pill Mill' Coverage Loss to 11th Circ.
• Harris County Atty Rebuffs AG's Request To Back Off VW
• AIG Unit Stiffed Jack In The Box In Beating Case, Suit Says
• J&J Tells High Court $140M Motrin Label Verdict Can't Stand
• FDA Delays OKing Shire's Eye Drug As Baxalta Bid Dangles
• Plano's Cargo Didn't Cause Train Crash, High Court Told
• Judge May Split Trial In PG&E Pipeline Blast Criminal Case
• FTC Slams Chemical Maker For Biodegradable Claims
• Syngenta Can't Appeal Ruling Letting GMO Corn MDL Proceed
• Safeway Says Shoppers Have No Standing In Recall Action
• NC Jury Hands Boston Scientific Win In Pelvic Mesh Case
• Porsche Can't Ditch Windshield Glare Class Action
• Eatery's Insurer Says Cargill Owes For Latex Burger Death
• GM Recalls More Than 400 Vehicles Over Takata Air Bag Defect
• The Internet Of Things: Government Oversight And Security
• Feds Move To Require Registration Of Recreational Drones
• Blue Buffalo Supplier Claims No Duty To Pay In False Ad Fight
• WWE Claims Attys Made 'Things Up' In Head Injury Fight
• Jury Finds Philly Collapse Contractor Guilty Of Manslaughter
• 'Flushable' Wipes User Wants Stay Of P&G Suit Lifted
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• Propofol Injury Suit Still Must Prove Teva Has Florida Ties
• Homeopathic Co. Says Buyers Bear Burden At Upcoming Trial
• FDA Holds Off Approval Of AstraZeneca Diabetes Treatment
• 5th Circ. Sticks By Ruling In $3.3M Exxon Coverage Row
• Touch-Tel Calling Card Class Certified In Rate Disclosure Row
• FDA Removes Pacira Warning Letter Amid Free Speech Suit
• Lively Sheldon Silver Helps Counsel Spar With Prosecution
• Ford Says Cracked Tailgate Doesn't Cause Safety Risks
• J&J Wins First Tylenol Liver Damage Trial
• Philly Contractor Says Key Witness To Blame For Collapse
• Owners Of VWs In Emissions Scandal Want Out Of Payments
• Former Boston Scientific Atty Joins Baker Sterchi
• Greenwich Insurance Beats $4M Fuel Leak Claim At 2nd Circ.
• Is A Medical Device Cyber Vulnerability A Design Defect?
• Esso Says Puerto Rico's MTBE Pollution Claims Are Too Late
• Beck's Drinkers Rip Objections To Anheuser-Busch Deal
• Trader Joe's Attacks 'Moving Target' Labeling Complaints
• Sears Forced To Supply Withheld Discovery In Dryer Fire Row
• Firms Stand By Suggestion GM Broke $900M Prosecution Deal
• ArcelorMittal Can't Nix Noxious Odors Row Over Pa. Plant
• Summer Decisions Shape ESA-FIFRA Battlefield: Part 2
• Excess Insurer Says It's Not Yet On Hook In Water Main Break
• Ferring's Muted Fertility Drug Recall Falls Within FDA Rules
• Microsoft Asks High Court To Review Xbox Defect Suit Revival
• Suits Alleging Ethicon Device Spreads Cancer Consolidated
• AdvancePierre Sued Over Trans Fat In Microwave Sandwiches
• NexGen Patient Presses Zimmer In 1st MDL Test Trial
• Phelps Dunbar Snags Admiralty Litigator In Houston
• Judge Bashes Consumers' Atty In Kraft 'Natural' Capri Sun Suit
• Corn Syrup Makers Denied Sanctions Over Ex-Squire Atty
• J&J's Marketing Of Risperdal For Children Slammed In Trial
• Remington Must Face Trigger Defect Suit, 8th Circ. Rules
• Case Over Exxon Valdez Disaster Is Finished, Feds Say
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• Kia Set to Recall 377K Sorentos Over Roll-Away Risks
• Calif. Could Redefine 'Use' Of A Vehicle In Auto Coverage
• Roof Suit's 3rd Remand 'Not The Charm,' Calif. Court Says
• VW To Recall 8.5M EU Vehicles Over Emissions Scam
• Toyota Says Speculative Harm In Car-Hacking Suit Not Enough
• Summer Decisions Shape ESA-FIFRA Battlefield: Part 1
• GM Injury Victims' Atty Says Punitives Have 'Biblical' Purpose
• GM Slapped With Corvette Engine Defect Claims
• Atty Reprimanded For Botching Train Derailment Suits
• VW Hit With Texas Consumer Suits Over Emissions Software
• Homeopathic Co. Says False Ad Suit Lacks Evidence
• Owners Of Hurricane-Sunk Ship Face $100M Liability Suit
• NFL Players Rip Late Objections To Attys In Head Injury Deal
• DuPont Settles Fatality Suit After Plant Deaths
• Consumers Pulling A Fast One In Cymbalta Case, Eli Lilly Says
• Avon Buyers Take Class Bid In False Ad Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Volkswagen North America CEO Quits After Three Weeks
• Bayer Says Woman's Mirena Claims Are Time-Barred
• Syngenta Seeks Appeal Of 'Novel' Rulings In GMO Corn MDL
• Ill. Board Wants Atty Benched For Malaysian Flight Filings
• Ford Slams 'Fishing Expedition' Discovery In Acceleration Row
• Apple Can't Ditch IPhone Customers' Suit Over IOS Update
• DOL Chief's Take On Safety Reg 'Unreasonable,' 8th Circ. Says
• Lieff Cabraser Defends Removal Of Engle Fee Fight
• Sens. Demand VW Return $200M In Tax Credits
• Body Part Snatching Case Should Go To Trial, Relatives Say
• Honda Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Air Bag Defect Win
• Conair's Objections Too Early In Hair Dryer Suit, Court Told
• US Fire Must Pay Trinity $2.5M For Asbestos Coverage
• Supplement Co. Wants FTC Attys Booted From Labeling Suit
• Justices Urged To Reject Tribal Jurisdiction Fight In Bus Crash
• Former Players Want NHL Concussion Documents Opened
• Insurer Refuses To Cover Workout Supplement Injury Suits
• GSK Says FDA Orders Nix Reed Smith Atty's Widow's Claims
• Jury Hands Mazda Victory In $7M Seat Belt Defect Suit
• Ads Made Cigarettes Seem Healthy, Jury Told In Engle Trial
• Northrop Grumman Unit Exits $4.6M Suit Over Barge Crash
• Eatery Owes Patron For Big Umbrella To The Face, Jury Says
• EU Lawmakers Fight Plan To Allow National GMO Bans
• JPML Consolidates Birth Defect Suits Over GSK's Zofran
• Bulletproof-Vest Material Co. Fights Bid To Revive FCA Claims
• Insurer Fights To Keep Fondue Pot Payout Suit Alive
• BP Can't Shield Docs In Solar Panel Row, Consumers Say
• Continental's Limits Capped For BorgWarner Asbestos Claims
• FDA Warning Wire: Bird Poop, Ebola, Hello Kitty
• Resort Developer Seeks Ruling On Nat'l Union Policy Limits
• Vodka Co. Presses Court To Nix 'Handmade' Labeling Suit
• Dozens Of Pelvic Mesh Suits To Join J&J MDL In W.Va.
• 7th Circ. Says It Can't Review NTSB Report On Chopper Crash
• Texas AG Wants Counties Out Of Volkswagen Emissions Fight
• JPML Chooses Ohio Over Calif. For Honda Vibrations MDL
• Food Safety Co. Knew Of Problems Before IPO, Investors Say
• FDA Stalls On Collegium's 'Abuse-Deterrent' Painkiller
• Wal-Mart, Others Blast FCA Suit Alleging They Sold Old Meds
• USDA Beats Organic Advocates' Challenge To Synthetic Rules
• Volkswagen Scandal Is Perfect For A Damages Class Action
• Hain Cosmetics Label Row Paused Pending 9th Circ. Rulings
• Conrail Tries To Cut First Responders From Derailment Suit
• Judge Asked To Rethink Deepwater Reporting Exclusion
• RJ Reynolds Challenges Engle Tort Liability In Fla. Court
• VW Van Owners Were Duped Into Buying Bad Filters, Suit Says
• Amtrak Derailment Suits Centralized In Philadelphia
• Nutraceutical Wants Proposed 'Sugar Pill' Class Action Nixed
• Nordstrom Can't Topple 'Compare At' Pricing Class Action
• Calif. OKs Nation's Toughest Limits On Livestock Antibiotics
• Eli Lilly Beats 2nd Consolidation Bid In Cymbalta Litigation
• Texas High Court Revives Wyatt Appeal For Hurt Workers
• Ford Exec Must Testify On Acceleration Discovery, Drivers Say
• Starbucks Wins Delay Of Trial Over Cancer Risk In Coffee
• VW's 'Auxiliary' Emissions Software Under EPA Scrutiny
• Poultry Co. Wins Coverage From Lloyd's In $14M Closure Row
• Hi-Tech Fights $35M FTC Contempt Motion in Supplement Suit
• Calif. Agency Says VW's Emissions Cheat Fix Due Nov. 20
• Disney Can't Beat Injury Claims With Waiver, Fla. Court Says
• US Judge OKs Ch. 11 Plan For Railway In Quebec Train Blast
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• SC Jury Slaps Celanese With $14M Asbestos Verdict
• $100M Boston Scientific Mesh Verdict Slashed To $10M
• BAE Say Facts Show Carnival Was Negligent In Dock Death
• Pro Hockey Player Says Insurers Must Pay For Blinded Eye
• W.Va. Residents Can Pursue Chemical Spill Claims As Class
• NJ Judge Again Blocks Intervenors In $225M ExxonMobil Deal
• DOT Rejects NTSB's Call To Switch DC Metro Oversight
• Obama's FDA Nominee Too Close To Big Pharma: Sanders
• Injured Tyson Worker Says Company Got Rid Of Evidence
• LeClairRyan Adds Ex-Lewis Brisbois Partner In Calif.
• Feds Push New Rail Track Inspection Standards
• Volkswagen Says $4.8M Crash Award Should Be Nixed
• Bosch Enabled Volkswagen Exhaust Fraud, Drivers Claim
• Impossibility Preemption Is Possible In 510(k) Device Cases
• Watchdog Verifies FDA Review Of Disputed Device Approvals
• 5th Circ. Bars Some Fishers' Oil Spill Claims Against Barge Co.
• Pfizer Beats Zoloft Birth Defect Suit In Philadelphia
• Reed Smith Atty's Widow Fights GSK's Bid To Nix Suicide Suit
• Mazda Urges Judge To Toss Seatbelt Liability Claim
• Texas Sues VW, Audi Over Consumer, Enviro Violations
• Calif. Gov. Approves Microbead Ban Starting In 2020
• CERCLA Deals Face Tough Road After High Court Snub
• ArcelorMittal Hit With Suit Over Stinky Soot In Pa.
• Fla. Personal Injury Law Caps Unclear, 11th Circ. Hears
• Takeda Strikes Possible Deal, Halts Nev. Actos Cancer Trial
• US Seeks Ban On Lithium Batteries In Passenger Plane Cargo
• Railway Co., Insurer Reach $3M Deal Over Derailment
• 2nd Circ. Wonders If Fight Over Vt. GMO Label Law Is Ripe
• Sheller To Appeal Suit Over FDA Inaction On Risperdal Docs
• Lawmakers Doubt VW Didn't Know About Emissions Cheats
• Supplements Falsely Marketed As Steroids, Suit Says
• Tax-Credit Probe Likely The Least Of VW's Problems
• Ford Explorer Owners Win Class Cert. In Exhaust Fume Row
• Supplier Must Show Chemical Safe In Leukemia Suit
• Drivers Worried About Risks More Likely To Get Recall Fixes
• Wal-Mart's Pork And Beans Pure Hogwash, Class Action Says
• Travelers Unit Sues Reinsurer For $8M In Asbestos Coverage
• Sen. Reid Sues Exercise Band Maker Over Eye Injury
• Makita Facing Liability Lawsuit Over Circular Saw Accident
• Vt. GMO Labeling Act Is Unnatural And Unconstitutional
• Finance Chairman Bristles At TPP's Drug, Tobacco Provisions
• Travelers Too Late To Pick Centex Defense, Court Says
• NFL Concussion Deal Isn't 'Too Big To Fail,' 3rd Circ. Told
• Sudan Tells 2nd Circ. $315M Ruling Threatens US Diplomacy
• Potential 3-D Printing Pitfalls For Retailers
• Punitive Damages Sought In Honda, Takata Air Bag Suit
• DuPont Hit With $1.6M Verdict In First Trial Of Pollution MDL
• Grocery Group Airs Concerns Over Sugar, Sodium Guidelines
• Lumber Liquidators To Pay $13.2M In DOJ Settlement
• GSK Rips 'Junk Science' By Reed Smith Atty Widow's Expert
• Citgo Can't Drop Oil Spill Payouts, La. Appeals Court Says
• J&J Says It's Being Harassed During Mesh MDL Discovery
• Marathon Not Liable In Oilfield Nuisance Suit, Court Affirms
• Novartis Ducks Zometa Failure-To-Warn Suit
• Volvo Will Accept Liability For Self-Driving Car Crashes
• Jury Verdict Sinks False Ad Class, Hyland's Tells Judge
• Amazon, GNC, Others Sued Over Workout Supplements
• Colo. Judge Tosses 'Convoluted' Genzyme Class Action
• FDA Menthol Study Didn't Harm Tobacco Cos., DC Circ. Told
• FDA Launches Crackdown On Allergy Treatments Labeling
• Senate Committee Probes VW Over Fuel-Economy Tax Credits
• VW Hit With First German Lawsuit On Emissions Testing
• 5th Circ. Won't Wade Into $185M Petrobras Chain Defect Row
• FAA Pressed To Act Faster On Unbridled Drone Use
• Ex-Massey Energy CEO Loses Bid To Transfer Criminal Case
• Barnes & Noble Sued Over Faulty Nook Chargers
• 9th Circ. Appeals Should Halt Pringles Labeling Suit, Pair Says
• Volkswagen Must Tighten Belt For Coming Recall, CEO Says
• Dems Propose Criminalizing Corporate Cover-Ups
• Migratory Birds Of A Feather Don't Always Flock Together
• Zimmer Rips Bellwether Delays In Knee Implant MDL
• Tobacco Product Substantial Equivalence Guidance — Take 2
• FDA Warning Wire: Salsa, Concussion Relief, Drugged-Up Cow
• Calif. Woman Sues Biomet Claiming Hip Replacement Defects
• Amtrak To Stall Services Unless Congress Eases Safety Goal
• GM Retracts Dismissal Bid In Ignition Switch MDL
• Company Behind W.Va. Spill Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan
• Senate Democrats, Republicans Join To Push TSCA Reform
• Plaintiffs Say Vodka Co.'s Claims Don't Fall Under Safe Harbor
• Goodyear Owes $16M For Tire Failure Crash, Jury Says
• 11th Circ. Told Miami Canal Loopholes Create Maritime Chaos
• La. Coastal Damage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, 5th Circ. Told
• 32 Ex-Forman Watkins Attorneys Decamp To Maron Marvel
• 5th Circ. Shouldn't Rehear Toe Implant Fight, Patient Says
• DuPont Denied Bid To Toss Evidence In Drinking Water MDL
• Hi-Tech Asks Judge For Recusal Over Seeing Privileged Docs
• W.Va. Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Test Software
• CPSC Targets LA Retailer Over Dangerous Chinese Toys
• SeaWorld Urges Judge To Toss Whale Abuse Class Action
• Jury Hits Tobacco Cos. With $1.5M For Heavy Smoker's Death
• Attys Billed $3M Extra In Asbestos Suits, Insurer Says
• J&J Win In Children's Motrin Suit Offers New Trial Tactic
• Bed Bath & Beyond, Breville Sued Over Man's Amputated Hand
• Mold Covered By Texas Co.'s Liability Policy, Ill. Court Says
• Don't Despair, There Are Defenses To Prop 65 Claims
• FAA Weighs In On Preemption In Product Liability Litigation
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• Colorado Pot Grower Hit With Suit Over Fungicide Use
• General Mills Recalls 1.8M Cheerios Boxes For Gluten Risk
• Oil Rig Salvage Cos. Defend Injury Coverage At 5th Circ.
• Ex-NFLer Says Retirement Plan Delayed Concussion Benefits
• Tobacco Cos. Should Be Punished, Jurors Told In Death Trial
• Jury Places Blame On Smoker, Makes RJR Pay Just $5K
• NHL Wants Players To Explain Studies In Concussion MDL
• 11th Circ. Defect Notice Case May Curb Out-Of-Court Deals
• High Court Won't Review CERCLA Deference Dispute
• Kinder Morgan Companies Strike $20M MTBE Deal With NJ
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $2.7M Railway Seat Liability Row
• Austria Railway Case Brings Wall St. Risks, Justices Told
• Welch Tells Court Labeling Plaintiffs Torpedoed Own Claims
• 'Flushable' Wipe Class Actions Stayed Pending FTC Inquiry
• Whole Foods Beats Most Claims In 'Natural' Foods Suit
• Ford Fights More Discovery In Sudden-Acceleration Suit
• High Court Declines Challenge To Rolls-Royce Forum Transfer
• J&J Wins 1st Trial Over Prosima Pelvic Mesh
• High Court Won't Hear Purina Appeal In Tainted Treat Row
• Distiller Wants Out Of 'Handmade' Vodka Class Action
• BP Finalizes $20B Deepwater Spill Settlement
• MLB Says Risks From Foul Balls, Flung Bats Fall On Fans
• 7th Circ. Stands Out On Ascertainability Of Class Actions
• It Is Time For A Comprehensive Auto Whistleblower Act
• NBC Dodges Defamation Suit Over Rifle Target 'Bomb' Report
• Abbott, Plaintiffs Limit Expert Testimony In Depakote Trial
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• Ex-Midamar Manager Sentenced In False Halal Export Case
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• VW To Face German Investor Actions, Litigation Funder Says
• Land O'Lakes Says Tainted Whey Claims Aren't Time-Barred
• 11th Circ. Urged To Get Fla. Court's Input On Defect Notices
• USDA Must Face Enviros' Suit Over Organic Rule, Court Says
• Victims' Families Want Quebec Derailment Suit In State Court
• Pfizer Gets Plaintiffs' Expert Blocked In Zoloft Trial
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• Insurer Refuses Coverage For USPlabs In Diet Pill Suits
• Heatmax, Wal-Mart Look To Dump Hand Warmer Injury Suit
• Liberty Says Texas Law Applies In Sinkhole Suit
• CSX Beats Dismembered Rail Yard Trespasser's Suit At Trial
• Jury Says Insurance Co. Can't Pin Fire On Combine Maker
• Tribe Sues BP Over Deepwater's Effect On Natural Resources
• Exxon Mobil Loses $236M MTBE Cleanup Appeal In NH
• FTC's False Ad Claims Against Bayer Baseless, Judge Says
• Amgen Gets Failure-To-Warn Claims Axed From Enbrel Suit
• Feds Continue Pipeline Safety Push With New Proposals
• Porsche Denies Knowledge Of Glare Defect, Can't Control Sun
• VW's Top US Exec To Testify Before House Committee Oct. 8
• The Minefield Of E-Cigarette Labeling And Promotion
• Nissan Recalls 300K Versas Over Road Salt Corrosion
• Judge Sinks Bid To Trim Sites From Puerto Rico MTBE MDL
• Switzerland Bans Some VWs From Its Roads Amid Scandal
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