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Product Liability - December, 2016

299 articles

• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• Feds Collect Record High Fines For 2016 Rail Safety Violations
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• GM Owners Ask Ch. 11 Court To Allow Late Class Claims
• Homeowners Lose Sanctions Bid In Chem Suit
• Product Liability MVP: Latham & Watkins' Kenneth Parsigian
• Doctor In Testosterone Gel MDL Must Reveal Drug Co. Deals
• GE Unit Can't Duck Insurers' Faulty-Motor Suit
• Pa. High Court To Review Conviction Of Cobalt Driver
• Judge Backs Widow's Objection To GSK Trial Documents
• Ford Owners Can't Get Class Cert. In Steering Defect Suit
• Tesla Beats Shareholder Suit Over Battery Fires At 9th Circ.
• Chicago Blames Cilantro For Summer E. Coli Outbreak
• CORRECTED: DOT Says Drug Testing Regs Cover Temp Truck Drivers
• Schwarzenegger Supplement Maker, Rival Drop Ad Claim Suit
• Herr's Hits Back Hard On Atty DQ Motion In Labeling Suit
• US Threatens EU With New Tariffs Over Beef Hurdles
• Implied Preemption And Monograph Drugs: Part 2
• Where 5 Top MDLs Stand At The End Of 2016
• Ikea Pays $50M To End Child Death Suits Linked To Dressers
• Tribes Say Driver Shares Mohegan's Immunity To Tort Suit
• Gov't Backs Ruling Keeping Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit In US
• Garlock Claimants Support $20M Canadian Asbestos Deal
• Murdered Singer's Family Sues Orlando Venue Over Security
• GE, Insurers Trade Barbs Over Findings In Faulty-Motor Suit
• Celebrex Judge OKs $468M Settlement, $130M In Fees
• Monsanto Tries To Save Subpoenas In Roundup Cancer Suit
• EPA Finalizes Rule To Boost Safety At Chemical Facilities
• Implied Preemption And Monograph Drugs: Part 1
• Diet Pill Co., Snooki Ask To End Buyers' Zantrex False Ad Suit
• DuPont Owes $2M In Teflon Testicular Cancer Trial, Jury Says
• Breast Implant Maker To Pay $10.9M To End Securities Suit
• NJ Dodge Dealership Steers Clear Of Squeaky Car Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Smoke Alarm False Labeling Suit
• Navajo Nation Fights Dismissal Bid In Mine Spill Suit
• Product Liability MVP: Covington's Michael Imbroscio
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• Suit Links Twitter, Facebook, Google To Pulse Shooting
• Vance Calls For Reform After Paltry Fine For Worker Death
• $1B Verdict In J&J Hip Implant Bellwether Up For Judge's OK
• Lithium Batteries In Flight: Risks And Regulations
• NFL Retirement Plan Argues For Benefits Denial At 4th Circ.
• Consumer Defends Revamped Melitta Coffee Labeling Suit
• Nutiva Seeks To Trim Coconut Oil False Ad Suit
• VW Reaches $1B Deal In Diesel Scandal Suit
• Ex-Flint Emergency Managers Hit With Criminal Charges
• BMW Trims Consumer's Remote Locking Suit
• Contractor Calls TCPA Suit Over Recall Efforts 'Disturbing'
• GE Paying Over $2.5M To Resolve DOD Contract Claims
• Product Liability MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra Jr.
• Tobacco Cos. Hit With $19M Verdict In Business Prof's Death
• VW, Audi Settle Canadian Consumer Diesel Claims For $2.1B
• 4 Questions Raised By DOT's Connected-Car Tech Proposal
• Judge Wrongly Limited Meningitis Outbreak Trial, Gov't Says
• Stryker Adds Patients To $1B Hip Implant Settlement
• VW Dealer Says Ex-Owner Keeping $1M Cheat Device Funds
• Porsche Reaches Settlement In Windshield Glare Suits
• Consumers Hit Back On Scotts Bird Seed Health Risks
• Product Liability MVP: Simmons Hanly Conroy's Jayne Conroy
• Ex-Maquet Compliance Officer Files Whistleblower Suit
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Kimberly-Clark Denied Bid For Delay In Gown Suit
• Contractor Says EPA Was At Helm Amid Gold King Spill
• Tainted-Chemical Loss Not Covered, AIG Unit Tells 7th Circ.
• Consumers Say FDA Guidance Supports Cane Juice Suit
• VW Says Diesel Securities Class Action Belongs In Germany
• Ex-Cyberonics Sales Rep Can't Bring FCA Suit: 1st Circ.
• CarMax, Asbury, West-Herr Will Report Recalls In FTC Deal
• Drug Cos. Say Chicago's Opioid Claims Still Miss The Mark
• Pfizer And Subsidiaries Shake FCA Pain Patch Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Mich. Must Still Provide Bottled Water To Flint
• Tobacco Cos. Owe $8M For Professor's Death, Widow Says
• Oil Cos. Slam Rhode Island's Gasoline Pollution Suit
• 6th Circ. Upholds Prorated Coverage In Asbestos Injury Row
• Ill. Judge Hits Brakes On Bus Co.'s Navistar RICO Suit
• Reed Smith Widow Slams GSK's 'Mountain' Of Trial Exhibits
• EPA Reaches Deal With States On Cross-State Pollution
• Asbestos Trusts Contest Honeywell Records Ruling In Del.
• FDA Removes Chantix Warning About Suicidal Thoughts
• Ex-Player's Family Wants NHL Wrongful Death Suit Remanded
• Understanding The CPSC's Big Win Against Spectrum Brands
• L'Oreal Wants Immediate End To Relaxer Burn Lawsuit Claims
• Product Liability MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Mike Brock
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• DaVita Gets Some Dialysis Death Claims Tossed
• NFL Players Take Claim League Pushed Pills To 9th Circ.
• Insurer Says Engineer Must Cover Sports Dome Collapse
• Ariz. ADT Alarm Owners Want Hackability Suit Class Certified
• Consultant Gets 17 Years In BP Oil Spill Fraud Case
• Synthetic Grass Co. Hit With Deceptive Marketing Row
• Alcoa Loses Bid To Escape Liability In NJ Enviro Suit
• Hyundai Nears Final OK For Engine Fix Deal Worth Over $8M
• Valero, Asphalt Co. Accused Of Contaminating City's Water
• EPA Says Syngenta Owes $4.9M Fine For Worker Safety Error
• Tesla Investors' Stock Suit Nixed Too Soon, 9th Circ. Told
• Genetically Engineered Pink Pineapple Gets FDA Nod
• FDA Hammers 2 More Drugmakers Over Bad Ads
• NFL Teams Say RICO Painkiller Suit Doesn't Hold Water
• Mohegan Driver Says He Shares Tribe's Immunity To Tort Suit
• Amgen, Pfizer Sanction Bid Stirs Judge's Ire In Infection Row
• Herr's Atty Targeted For DQ Over Prosecution Threats
• Pharmacy Execs Score Separate Trials Over Deadly Outbreak
• Animal Rights Groups Lose Battle With USDA Over Foie Gras
• FDA Regulation Of Laboratory Developed Tests: A Long Saga
• PHMSA Finalizes Underground Gas Storage Safety Rule
• Tronox Judge Clarifies Tort Claim Process
• Endo's False Ad Claims Against Actavis Tossed For Good
• Honeywell Case Tests NJ Policyholders' Asbestos Liability
• Baxter Wins Bid To Keep Dechert Docs From Insurer
• Suit Over Kellogg Trans Fat Cookies Crumbles
• GM Employee Stock Info Bid Nixed In Ignition Switch MDL
• FDA Scolds Celgene, Sanofi For Cluttered TV Ads
• USDA Targets 'Sell-By' Labels To Reduce Food Waste
• Insurer Seeks Quick Win In Pet Food Supplier Coverage Case
• Judge Wants More Info From Fresenius Dialysis Patients
• Lacrosse Helmet Seller Says Goalie Not Entitled To Punitives
• Colgate-Using Judge Can Stay On False Ad Suit, Co. Says
• Samsung Leaky Washing Machine Suit Moves Forward In Pa.
• Judge OKs Jury Trial In Ferring False Ad Row Over Drug
• New EPA Asbestos Review Confronts Old Questions
• 5th Circ. Slices Ex-DuPont Worker's Chemical Leak FCA Suit
• NJ High Court To Review Honeywell Asbestos Coverage Row
• Non-Residents' Plavix Row Belongs In Calif., High Court Told
• Gerber Buyers Seek 2nd Shot At Baby Food False Ad Suit
• ConAgra Enters Final Plea Deal Over Salmonella Peanut Butter
• Car Buyers Seek Approval Of $2M GM Safety Sticker Deal
• GM Asks Supreme Court To Review Bankruptcy Shield Ruling
• Pa. Justices To Mull PennDOT's Guardrail Liability
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• Philly Judge Junks J&J Risperdal Case Midtrial
• CPSC Civil Penalties: Setting New Records In 2016
• The Path To The California Bench
• Act 13 And Pennsylvania Fracking: The Drama Continues
• DOT Floats New Rules For Vehicle Crash-Avoidance Tech
• BigLaw Alums Q&A: Capital Appellate's Larry Ebner
• EPA Can't Prove Fracking Doesn't Affect Drinking Water
• Viking Pump Tops Biggest Insurance Decisions Of 2016
• OPINION: Upholding Liability Law In The Face Of Tragedy
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Ottawa River Pollution Suits Result In $1.7M Settlement
• Justices' Punt On Head Injuries Buoys NFL Claims Approach
• Verizon Says Arbitration Required in $45M Negligence Suit
• Injured Williams & Connolly Lawyer Sues DC Metro For $50M
• Duke Energy Investors Lose Del. Suit Over Coal Ash Spill
• Texas Firm Not Covered For $47M Overbill, 5th Circ. Hears
• Ex-Player's Notre Dame Concussion Suit Revived In Ohio
• TVA Urges Judge To Rethink Clean Water Act Immunity Ruling
• Muscle Milk Maker Gets 'Slack-Fill' Claims Permanently Nixed
• Nestle Hit With Labeling Suit Over Lean Cuisines Preservative
• J-M Pipe Buyers Must Clarify Damages Theory In FCA Suit
• Train Cos. Fight Class Cert. In Suit Over 2015 Crash
• ExxonMobil Wants To Arbitrate $25M MTBE Coverage Spat
• Kansas Class To Lead Lanham Act Trial In Syngenta MDL
• Honeywell In Talks To Settle Humidifier Defect Class Actions
• Employee/Experts Not Shielded By Attorney-Client Privilege
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Over NFL Head Injury Settlement
• Rainmaker Q&A: The Scali Law Firm's Christian Scali
• Hagens Berman Says Special Master Inquiry Risks Privilege
• Window Maker Not Covered In Defect Suit, 7th Circ. Told
• Women In Mesh MDL Must Show Safer Design Was Feasible
• Vitamin Co. Can't Shake 'Made In USA' Suit, Consumer Says
• JPML Centralizes J&J Invokana Unit Litigation In N.J.
• Alstom Says Brazilian Insurer Is Defying Court, Arbitrators
• Pharmacy Execs Want Separate Trials Over Deadly Outbreak
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• Minn. Joins States Suing VW Over Emissions Scandal
• Deceased Philly Firefighter's Estate Sues Over Faulty Gear
• Diet Pill Maker Seeks Sanctions For FTC Witness's Husband
• Causation At Center Of Pennsylvania Asbestos Ruling
• TSCA High-Priority Chemicals: What Made The Cut?
• The 2 Very Different Types Of Cosmetic Talc Claims
• The Top Product Liability Cases Of 2016: Year-End Report
• FTC And Courts Remain Real Serious About Fake News Ads
• Monsanto Hit With 1st State PCB Suit As Wash. Joins Fight
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Nixing Of Law Firm's Risperdal Suit
• Ex-NHL Players Seek Class Cert. in Concussion Suit
• Grifols Accused Of Off-Label Drug Uses In FCA Suit
• GM Says Drivers From 8 States Can't Seek Economic Loss
• Schlumberger Blasts Hess' Suit Over Oil Well Valve Failures
• Consumers Blast 5-Hour Energy's Win Bid In False-Ad MDL
• Infiniti Buyers Seek Cert. Over Dud Entertainment System
• Ill. AG's VW Emissions Cheat Suit Moved To Federal Court
• FTC Says VW Witness Couldn't Answer Questions
• Bristol-Myers Squibb To Pay $19.5M Over Abilify Marketing
• Video Game Maker Wants Suit Over Online Play Tossed Again
• Chevron, Patton Boggs Fend Off Atty's Bid To Challenge Deal
• 2nd Circ. Asks NY High Court To Weigh Reinsurer Liability Cap
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• Herr's Says Consumer In Snack Label Suit Should Eat Words
• Hyundai Recalls 41K Minivans Over Hoods That Can Fly Open
• EU Faults Member States For Not Stopping VW Emissions
• Inside The 2nd Circ. Ruling In Abbott V. Adelphia
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• Reliable Analysis Is Key To Addressing Ascertainability
• EPA Makes Vapor Intrusion A Superfund Criterion
• TSA Must Tackle Surface Transpo Security, Senate Panel Told
• Moldy Gift Boxes Recalled For Health Risks
• Plumbing Co. Pays $14M To Settle Defective Pipe Suit
• Ex-NFL Player Says Retirement Plan Abused Discretion
• GNC Agrees To Pay $2.3M Over Mislabeled Supplements
• Honest Co. Can't Dodge False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Label
• Bayer Gets Win In Dentist's Antibiotic-Damage Suit
• Tobacco Cos. Owe For Marketing Prof's Death, Jury Told
• VW Hit With $32M Fine From S. Korean Fair Trade Watchdog
• Tesla Pulling Plug On 7K Car Adapters Over Melting Concerns
• Practice Arguments For Real Appeals
• Patients Urge 7th Circ. To Keep Eye Drop Class Cert.
• EPA Moves To Ban TCE In Dry Cleaning Uses
• Post-Trial Motions Can Be Key To California Appeals
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• Kraft Can't Pause Cheese Suit For Pending FDA Regs
• FDA Warning Wire: Agency Sour On Juice Health Claims
• BMW Says Mini Cooper Leaky Engine Claims Still Fail
• Ariz. Tribe's Suit Says Private Wells Threaten Water Rights
• Mercedes Escapes 'Defeat Device' Emission Suit For Now
• NJ Derailment Plaintiffs Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Claims
• USA Labeling Suit Against Denim Co. Lacks Facts, Court Says
• Ga. Judge Ends Camp Lejeune Drinking Water MDL
• Forest Blasts Attys' 'Shameful' Conduct In FCA Suit
• Ala., NH Look To Move VW Emissions Suits Back Home
• NJ Justices Won't Review $11M J&J Pelvic Mesh Bellwether
• Okla. Fracking Quake Suit Hits Additional Oil & Gas Cos.
• Private Attys Told Not To Diminish VW Class Recovery Funds
• Heinz Pushes 3rd Circ. To Revive $25M Insurance Claim
• The Achilles' Heel Of Investor-State Arbitration Awards
• Texas High Court Asked To Review Flip Of $21M Judgment
• Supplement Buyer Stands Behind False Ad Accusations
• Vitamin Co. Says 'Made In USA' Cert. Bid Lacks Evidence
• Fishing Co. To Pay $12.3M For Boat Accident Death
• Dying Declaration Affidavits In Asbestos Suits: A Case Study
• WTO Delays Ruling In High-Stakes Tobacco Packaging Battle
• Insurer Must Cover Spill Suit Settlement, Water Co. Says
• Melitta Says Revamped Coffee Labeling Suit Still Fails
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs 2 Ethics Pros From Eccleston and Wolf
• Is Automotive Innovation Driving Legal Issues Around IP?
• Navajo Nation Lodges $162M Claim For Gold King Spill
• Objector Calls For Reversal Of Dishwasher $15M Atty Fees
• Pa. Appeals Court Ends Suit Over Portugal Plane Crash
• Tobacco Cos. Owe For Smoker's Death, Jury Told
• Campbell Soup Gets Partial Win In Crushed-Can Dispute
• New Atty's Scheduling Mixup Not Court's Problem, Judge Says
• Texas High Court Rejects Family's Fight With Marathon Oil
• Airplane Maker Must Face Suit Over Engine Explosion
• Shell MTBE Pollution Row Seems Like Rerun To 2nd Circ.
• Aegerion To Pay Investors $22M In Juxtapid Marketing Row
• Settlement Talks Halt Sprawling Asbestos Coverage Trial
• Drug Cos. Urge High Court To Nix State Law Claims On Reglan
• J&J Asks 1st Circ. To Halt Hip Implant FCA Suit
• Scotts CEO Says Consumers Can't Agree On Bird Seed Risks
• Cannabis Industry Faces Budding Product Liability Issues
• 4th Circ. Panel Affirms Honeywell Win In Fatal Toxic Tort Suit
• BNSF Urges High Court To Overturn NM Negligence Ruling
• Kraft Colored-Cheese Row Continues Toward Trial
• Stryker Asks 6th Circ. To Rethink $8.6M Coverage Loss
• A Primer On Heinz's 3rd Circ. Policy Rescission Fight
• Payor Swings Back At GSK Sanctions Bid In Avandia MDL
• Blasting Officials, Judge Won't Stop Flint Water Delivery
• OSHA Can't Support Silica Rule, Biz Groups Tell DC Circ.
• 4th Circ. Upholds FDA Win In $15M Salmonella Warning Case
• Consumers Say $125 Anti-Aging Cream Was Marketed As Drug
• Newman's Own Faces Suit Over 'Natural' Pasta Sauce Claims
• Huge Verdicts Won't Spur Settlement Talks In J&J Hip MDL
• VW Slams FTC On Claim Witness 'Unprepared' For Testimony
• NHL Answers Players' Amended Concussion Complaint
• BMW Can't Escape Engine Defect Class Action
• No Snags In Sight For P&G Deal Over Toilet-Clogging Wipes
• Mazda 3 Buyers' Faulty Clutch Class Action Motors On
• Salvage Co. Head Gets Stint In Lockup For Violating CAA
• Mophie Smartphone Case Maker Hit With Battery Damage Suit
• Crafter Can't Get Sanctions In Native American Goods Suit
• No Sanctions For Former Drug Kingpin In Zoo Defamation Row
• Defect Notice Not A 'Suit,' Insurer Tells Fla. Justices
• J&J Faces Risperdal Claims For 6th Time In Philadelphia
• Insurance Co. Looks To Collect Deductible In Pollution Row
• Fed. Circ. Reinstates Prison Factory Whistleblower's Case
• Insurer Must Pay $15M For Toxic Vitamin Class Settlement
• Insurance Co. Says Policy Doesn't Cover Exploding E-Cig
• Insurer Looks For Quick Win In Zip Line Injury Coverage Suit
• Ford Recalls 681K Fusions, Lincoln MKZs Over Seat Belt Issue
• Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation In Meningitis Outbreak Case
• Making 'Made In USA' Labels Great Again
• Judge Cries Foul On MLB Protective Netting Class Action
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• Chrysler, Bosch Face Emissions Suit Over 'EcoDiesel' Models
• Calif. High Court Creates Take-Home Asbestos Liability
• Conn. High Court To Hear Sandy Hook Families' Gun Appeal
• Attys Lose $35K Fee After 7th Circ. Orders New Analysis
• Experts Hampered In Depakote Birth Defect Trial, Mom Says
• DOL Botched Coal Miner Black Lung Ruling, 6th Circ. Says
• Engineer In Metro-North Derailment Sues For Negligence
• Magnet Co. Gets $5.5M Fine For Toys With Recalled Parts
• Jeep Owners Fight 9th Circ. Cert. Ruling Publication Bid
• Fat-Freezing Licensee Says Spa Is Infringing
• 3rd J&J Hip Implant Bellwether Delivers $1B Verdict
• Wells Fargo Sues Over Faulty Air Conditioning Unit
• Consumers Say L'Oréal Hair Fixer Can't Fix Hair
• FDA Nabs $4M In Milk Powder, Citing Salmonella Concerns