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Product Liability - September, 2017

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• Trump Nominates Jones Day Partner For CPSC Commissioner
• Even Split Of $20M Atty Fee Was Wrong, Judge Says
• Judge Nixes $130M Land-Use Jury Award, Orders New Trial
• Class Action Over Flint Schools Gets Green Light
• Mars Says Attys Deserve Sanctions For Failed Rice Suit
• Another Ex-VW Exec Arrested In Germany Over Emissions
• FDA Proposes New Nutrition Label Overhaul Deadlines
• CarMax Selling More Vehicles With Open Recalls, Report Says
• Royal Caribbean Sued Over Cruise Scheduled During Harvey
• EPA Must Look For More Docs About Weed Killer, Judge Says
• FTC Loses Challenge To Popular Memory Booster Prevagen
• 2nd Circ. In No Rush To Revive Grumman Toxic Water Suit
• Self-Driving Trucks Get Closer To Hitting The Road
• Trump Deregulatory Push Puts New Rail, Truck Rules In Doubt
• Jury Finds Insurers Owe Amtrak $14.3M For Pollution Cleanup
• Nature's Bounty Can't Escape All Claims Over Supplement
• Parents Slam Football Orgs' 2nd Attempt To Dodge Injury Suit
• Patients Who Sued Menendez Doc Get Only $1M From Insurer
• 2 Senators Roll Out Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation
• Zen Magnets Petitions CPSC For Magnet Safety Rule
• Samsung Washing Machine Cases Could Head To Oklahoma
• Missing Doctor Doesn't Doom Abbott Depakote Case, For Now
• J&J Loses Bid For Rehearing Of FCA Ruling By 1st Circ.
• New Sedona Principles Stress Information Governance
• Mars Escapes Rice Buyers' Serving Size Suit
• Between Counsel And Class Members, Silence Is Golden
• Mondelez Dodges Suit Over 'Hours Of Energy' Biscuit Labeling
• Owner Of Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Must Forfeit $7.5M
• FDA Brass, BigLaw Attys Dish On New Promo Policies
• OIG Report Finds Holes In FDA Food Facility Inspections
• Duke Investors Urge Del. Justices To Revive $102M Spill Suit
• Boeing, Air China Escape Suit Over Death On Jet Bridge
• Airbnb Must Answer For Rowdy Guests, Landlord Says
• Peabody Bankruptcy Doesn't Block Climate Suits, Court Told
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Key FCA Ruling Against Gilead
• Class Cert. Denied In Tito's Handmade Vodka False Ad Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Charges For Fatal Oil Platform Blast
• Woman Fights J&J's New Trial Bid After $417M Talc Verdict
• Cynosure Hit With Class Action Over 'Useless' Body System
• Tobacco Cos. Challenge Use Of Engle Findings In High Court
• Pa. Justices Won't Rethink Jury's Role In Concrete Defect Suit
• Tyson Poultry To Pay $2M Fine For Feed Supplement Spill
• GSK Asks 7th Circ. For New Trial In Atty Suicide Suit
• AmerisourceBergen To Pay $260M After Mislabeling Drugs
• Endo Hit With Pa. Class Action Over Opioid Marketing
• Meningitis Pharmacy Treated 'Donald Duck' And Other Fakes
• Navistar Won't Face RICO Claims In Bus Co.'s Defect Suit
• For More Value And Diversity In Outside Counsel, Go Small
• Pa. Justices To Consider Reinstating $2.1M Shooting Award
• Judge Orders Beauty Co. To Stop Selling Unapproved Drugs
• Islamic Food Authority Says Co. Falsely Used Halal Marks
• FDA Warning Wire: Inspector Blocked At Chinese Drug Co.
• Monsanto Must Face Claims In Portland PCB Case
• Minn. Law Misapplied In NHL Death Suit, 7th Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Won't Review Tax Credit Co.'s Deepwater Claim
• NFL Looks To Get New Concussion Opt-Out Complaint Tossed
• Looser Silica Dust Rules Were Effective, DC Circ. Hears
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Billing For An MDL
• Pa. Judge Bars Experts In Tainted Talc Suit Against Colgate
• OxyContin Maker Can't Flee City's Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• Mass. AG Accuses Used Car Dealer Of Deceptive Practices
• Mandatory Arbitration: Better Strategies For Retailers
• Regulatory Changes May Boost Cosmetics Liability Claims
• 11th Circ. Says No Error In Engle Case Jury Instructions
• Electrolux Washer Mold Suit Paused As Parties Settle
• Mich. High Court To Review Case Of Girl Burned By Hot Coals
• Mazda Owners Want Fla., NC Claims Kept In Clutch Defect Suit
• Pension Fund's Actos Suit Against Takeda Moved To Illinois
• Kimberly-Clark FCA Suit Tossed For Overlapping Other Case
• FDA Cracks Down On Online Sales Of Prescription Drugs
• Sharp's First Amendment Suit Falls Short, Court Told
• DC Judge Refuses To Stop Purple Line Construction
• Dr Pepper Must Face Canada Dry Ginger Ale Labeling Row
• Manufacturers Must Focus On Securing The Internet Of Things
• How Plaintiffs And Defense Counsel Misperceive Each Other
• Syngenta Looks To Speed Appeal Of $218M GMO Corn Verdict
• Judge OKs $151M Elk River Spill Class Settlement
• Dignity Health Escapes Indemnity Co.'s Med Mal Claims
• Ex-NJ Justice Can Serve As Master In Fraud Suit, Judge Says
• CVS Customers Kiss Drug Packaging Claims Goodbye
• Toyota Owner Objects To $278.5M Takata Air Bag Settlement
• Suit Over CVS Mix-Up Belongs In State Court, Customer Says
• 3rd Circ. Declines To Rehear Pa. Radiation Suits
• FDA Issues Final Guidance On Cigar Warnings
• Meningitis Pharmacist Shrugged Off Safety Rules, Jury Told
• Amtrak Pollution Could Be 'Accidental,' Judge Says
• Power Plant Worker Gets Record $7.55M Asbestos Verdict
• J&J Unit Presses Pa. Judge To Toss $57M Pelvic Mesh Verdict
• Ky. AG Hires Motley Rice, Others In Opioid Fight
• Keys To Estimating Damages In Deceptive Pricing Cases
• The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: 'Bedlam' Redux
• NTSB Finds Severe Sleep Apnea In NJ, NY Train Crash Probes
• Fla. High Court Urged To Adopt Daubert For Asbestos Case
• 11th Circ. Seeks Texas Justices' Input In J&J Mesh Suit
• Hernandez's Daughter Sues NFL, Patriots After CTE Diagnosis
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Coach Not Liable In Brain Injury Suit
• 8th Circ. Urged Not To Rehear Toyota's Crash Verdict Appeal
• Hyundai Consumers Send Peeling Paint Claims To 9th Circ.
• Doctor Tearfully Recalls Outbreak In Meningitis Murder Trial
• 1st Pa. County Sues Opioid Makers Over Addiction Epidemic
• DOI Ducks Taylor Energy FOIA Suit Over Oil Spill Comments
• FDA Must Respond To Teething Safety Petition, Suit Argues
• FDA Warns Of Liver Damage, Deaths With Intercept Drug
• Mott's Beats Fruit Snack False Labeling Class Action
• Fruit Co. Sues Insurer Over Hep A Smoothie Outbreak
• Truffle Tiff Targeting Trader Joe's Oil Expands To 3 Suppliers
• Why A Subway Sandwich Class Settlement Didn't Measure Up
• J&J Unit Must Face Whistleblower's Retaliation Case
• Storm-Damaged Businesses Need Environmental 'Baselines'
• The Role Legal Finance Can Play In Firm Year-End Collections
• Calif. Jury Clears Vestagen In Med-Scrub False Ad Trial
• New Trial Granted In DePuy Hip Replacement Litigation
• Maron Marvel Extends Footprint To Chicago, St. Louis
• Xarelto Bellwether Loser Says New Study Merits Retrial
• Enviros Threaten Duke Energy With Coal Ash Pollution Suits
• Del. Court Grapples With Forum In Argentine Toxic Tort Suit
• 4th Bellwether Over J&J Metal Hip Implants Kicks Off
• Death Wish Coffee Co. Recalls Cold Brew For Botulism Risk
• Starr Says Juice Maker Should Have Disclosed Presuit Notice
• 'Just For Men' Dye Maker Looks To Exit Health Risk Suit
• Mercedes-Benz Must Face Drivers' Faulty Transmission Suit
• Insurer Can't Claim Policy Error To Deny Pollution Coverage
• Man Mistaken For Garbage Can't Sue Train Co. Over Collision
• Meningitis Murder Trial Dogged By Accusations Jurors Misled
• Caution In Mixing Methadone, Benzos Can Reduce Risk: FDA
• It's On Plaintiffs To Prove No Scientific Substantiation
• GM Gas Tank Defect Suit Revived By Bankruptcy Judge
• 'Per-Doc' Pricing Can Improve Document Review
• Caffeine Expert Details Coffee Craving In Prop 65 Trial
• Medical Scrubs Cos. Start Trial Trading False Ad, IP Claims
• Fla. Building Code Improvements A Bright Spot During Irma
• Pharmacy Solely Liable For Meningitis Outbreak, Clinic Says
• Ex-NFLers Facing Potential Deception In Concussion Claims
• FDA Warning Wire: More Belladonna Teething Pills Draw Ire
• Bayer, Janssen Win Denial Of New Xarelto Trials
• Northrop Water Pollution Suit Came Too Late, 2nd Circ. Told
• State AGs Widen Probe Into Opioid Makers, Distributors
• Emissions Cheating Played Role In Early Deaths, Study Says
• Pharmacist Killed Patients By Shunning Safety, Jury Told
• Mass. Opioid Substitution Law A Nice Idea, But Falls Short
• FERC Lifts Limit On Construction Of $4.2B ETP Pipeline
• As Medical Food Industry Grows, So May FDA Scrutiny
• Extreme Weather Fuels New Climate Change Litigation Trend
• Mystery Note In Coffee Cancer Row Risks Mistrial: Nonprofit
• AbbVie Failed To Study Risks Of AndroGel, Jury Told
• Rebuke Of Bentham Deal May Chill Canada Class Suit Funding
• Maryland Fights Another Purple Line Challenge
• 10th Circ. Bars FCA Suit Based On First-To-File Rule
• Takata Injury Claimants Get More Time To Probe Financing
• Ex-NHLer Fights Team, Insurer Bids To Bench Head Injury Suit
• Navistar Fights Truck Buyers' Bid For Bellwether In MDL
• Mott Fruit Snack False Labeling Suit Nears Checkout
• 3rd Circ. Ends Suit Over UPenn Nuclear Researcher's Cancer
• Tribal Hospital Accused Of Negligence In Patient Death
• NCAA Concussion Class Blasts $6M Fee Request
• Dodge Owners Slam Sanctions Bid In Clutch Defect Suit
• GM To Recall 2.5M Cars In China For Takata Air Bags
• What To Watch For In 2nd Meningitis Murder Case
• Amazon Denies Liability For Lamp Sold Through Website
• Ford Asks 9th Circ. Not To Revive Power Steering Suit
• Forest Labs Seeks Quick Win In Celexa, Lexapro MDL
• Failure To Show Personal Jurisdiction In 'Show Me' State
• US Blocked From Sharing VW Docs In German Case
• Fla. Court Upholds $12M Punitive Damages In Tobacco Case
• Scotts Seeks Return Of Docs In Tainted Seed Suit
• FDA, Groups Ink Deal To Pause Suit Over Menu Labeling Delay
• Insurer Suit Over $2.8M Oil Spill Partly Revived At 1st Circ.
• Jury Awards $750K To NJ Man Injured By Tainted Beer
• Harvard Prof Slated As Fees Expert In NFL Concussion Case
• 2nd Circ. Axes J&J Win In Pfizer Advertising Feud
• Marine Chain Co. Appeals Petrobras' $400M Suit To 5th Circ.
• Time Limit On Asbestos Depositions Threatens Due Process
• Are Opioids The New Tobacco?
• A Guide To The Executive Branch Official Nomination Process
• No New Trial For GSK In Suit Over Reed Smith Atty's Suicide
• Pruitt Tells Industry EPA Will Reconsider Coal Ash Rule
• Thoratec Hid Heart Device Risks, Investor Tells 9th Circ.
• Takata US Creditors Fight Planned Payment To Parent Co.
• NCAA Deal Objector Says $15M Class Counsel Fees Too High
• Nissan Hid Unsafe Transmission Defect In Sentras, Suit Says
• ACH Food Sells Half-Full Baking Mix Cans, Class Action Says
• NJ Justices Say Timing Of Condo Defects Suit Is Unclear
• Ford Beats Class Action Over Defective Vehicle Buybacks
• Pain Clinic Can't Depose FDA In Meningitis Cases, Feds Say
• Trammo Off The Hook For Good In Puerto Rico's MTBE MDL
• Trump Picks Ex-Jones Day Atty For USDA General Counsel
• Firm Tells 5th Circ. Coverage Is Owed For Malpractice Suits
• FDA Backs 1st Mobile App For Substance Use Disorders
• Ford Truck Owner Drops Suit Over Incompatible Car Jacks
• OIG's Warranty Safe Harbor Opinion And Value-Based Care
• Ransomware And Medical Devices: A Growing Risk
• Abbott Must Pay $38M Depakote Verdict, Mo. High Court Says
• New DOT Self-Driving Car Policy: Flexibility With No Teeth
• Judge OKs $1.3M Deal Ending 4-Year Rice GMO Fee Spat
• NFL Players Counsel Seek Answers From Atty In Trauma Suit
• GM Trust Says Ditching $15M Defect Settlement Was Best Path
• L'Oréal Asks Rakoff To Lower Refund For Relaxer Burn Class
• High Court Asked To Review Mass Action Challenge
• CORRECTION: FDA Proposes New Deadlines For Farm Water Safety
• 12,500 Ford Owners Opt Out Of Settlement, Plan To Sue
• Painter Who Violated RCRA Loses Appeal At 9th Circ.
• Buchanan Ingersoll Snags Ex-Norton Rose Toxic Tort Pro
• 5th Circ. Affirms Toss Of FCA Suit Against AndroGel Maker
• Navigating Hurdles To Bring Pheromone Pesticides To Market
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Never Give Up
• Coffee Cancer Trial Witness Sends Judge Mystery Letter
• Kimberly-Clark Indemnity Suit Halted As Halyard's Proceeds
• FDA Warning Wire: Strychnine In Homeopathic Drugs
• Automation Over-Reliance A Factor In Tesla Crash, NTSB Says
• GM Plaintiffs Move To Enforce Revoked $15M Bankruptcy Deal
• Gov't Asks 2nd Circ. To Deny FCA Relator Cut Of L-3 Deal
• Food Processor Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $1M Coverage Suit
• Indicted Insys Execs Face October 2018 Trial
• DOT Unveils Voluntary Guidance For Self-Driving Cars Rollout
• Insurance Broker Must Still Face Blinded Hockey Player Suit
• New Firm Adds Cleveland Trial Pro To Litigation Team
• Insurer Slams Bid For Early Win In $50M Pollution Fight
• Special Master To Oversee Discovery In J&J Talc MDL
• All Charges Dismissed In Fatal 2015 Philly Amtrak Derailment
• Health Plans Want RICO Suit Against Abbott Rebooted
• When Plaintiffs Sue Over Products They Did Not Purchase
• Asahi Likely Can't Nix False Label Suit Over Brew Location
• Dairy Co. Loses Bid For Manure Contamination Suit Coverage
• 6th Circ. Says Flint Water Crisis Suit Belongs In State Court
• GCs Pick 5 Fave Firms For Their Product Liability Work
• Hamas Victims Ask High Court To OK Iranian Artifact Seizure
• New York Pays $22M To Boxer's Family In Brain Injury Suit
• Lawn Mower Victim Denied New Trial Against Manufacturer
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Home Defects Coverage Suit
• Drugmakers Slam Ohio AG's Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Asbestos Excess Coverage Ruling
• NJ-Exxon Mobil Deal Doesn't Protect Public, Enviros Say
• Diarrhea Drug Abuse Shouldn't End OTC Sales, FDA Hears
• Trump Taps CSX, McClure Execs To Pipeline, Highway Posts
• 1st Circ. FCA Ruling May Spawn 'Parasitic' Suits, J&J Says
• Ohio EPA Dings ETP Over $4.2B Pipeline Construction
• Pa. Court Won't Revive Asbestos Suit Banned By Bankruptcy
• Supreme Court Applied 'Settled Principles' In BMS Ruling
• Why More Global Giants Are Renouncing Their HQs
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2017
• Firms Stay The Course On London Growth Amid Brexit Haze
• Global Firms Snap Up India Work With Liberalization In Limbo
• Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
• 3 Takeaways From The Self-Driving Car Bill
• AmerisourceBergen Eyes $260M Deal In Criminal FDA Case
• 8th Circ. Again Revives FCA Suit Over Bayer Cholesterol Drug
• VW Engineer To Appeal 3-Year Emissions Scandal Sentence
• Transport Co. Alleges Navistar Sold Defective Engines
• The Environmental Impact Of Hurricanes: From Sandy To Irma
• J&J Unit Escapes Bulk Of Surgical Stapler Liability Suit
• QR Codes On GMO Foods Could Hinder Consumers: USDA
• J&J Mesh Cases Belong In Philly, Out-Of-State Residents Say
• FDA Slams EpiPen Maker For Not Investigating Defects
• Supplement Co. Wins Partial Dismissal Of False Ad Suit
• A Common Thread In California 'Organic' Textile Lawsuits
• How Collaboration Is Changing Inside Some Law Firms
• Ex-EPA Official Backs Nixing Cancer-Coffee Notice At Trial
• Quaker Oats Asks Court To Formalize End Of Class Actions
• Westchester Must Face Chem Co.'s Cleanup Coverage Claims
• Manufacturer Must Face Claims Of Defective Guardrail Design
• Texas 1st Responders Sue Arkema Over Post-Blast Fumes
• Judge Trims Some Claims In Lifeway Milk Smoothie Suit
• FDA Says Baby Foods Can Say They Prevent Allergies
• EU Consumer Authorities Pressure VW On Emissions Fixes
• Ex-NJ Justice Says No Impropriety As Master In Fraud Suit
• $4.5M Deal In False Supplement Ad Suit Gets Final Nod
• FDA Invites Public To Weigh In On Regulatory Reform
• J&J Slammed With $57M Verdict In Philly Mesh Case
• Atlantic Off Hook In Battle Over Coverage For E-Cig Explosion
• Judge Won't Pause Petrobras' $400M Suit Over Bad Rig Chain
• Cartel Case Against German Automakers Unlikely To Succeed
• Dealing With Difficult Lawyers
• Suit Over Claims Admin's Deal In $16M Award Heads To Trial
• Takata Creditors Question Ch. 11 Notices In Air Bag Case
• McCaskill Slams Opioid Drugmaker Over Sales Efforts
• Daiichi Wants In On RoxyBond Rival's FDA Challenge
• House Passes Bill For New Self-Driving Car Rules
• FDA Releases Guidance On Connected Medical Devices
• Goldberg Nabs Toxic Tort Team From Segal McCambridge
• CORRECTION: AbbVie Can't Argue AndroGel Suit Too Late
• LensCrafters Trumps Up Tech And Product, Class Action Says
• Punitive Damages In Mass Torts: Outrageous And Reckless
• Coffee Cancer Trial Against Starbucks, Others Begins To Brew
• Novo Nordisk Pays $60M To End Probe Into Drug Marketing
• VW Gets Leg Up In State Suits After Wyo. Dismissal
• Ruling Delayed On Ex-NJ Justice As Master In Fraud Suit
• Tire Cos. Liable For $11M In Iowa Superfund Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Unapproved Surgeries On Kids Draw Fire
• Sony Asks For Approval Of Revised $3.75M PS3 Settlement
• $43M Peabody Pollution Cleanup Deal With US Gets Court OK
• Philly Jurors Start Work As 6th Pelvic Mesh Trial Wraps
• Kona Beer Drinkers Can Proceed With Trimmed Labeling Suit
• Ford Drivers Object To Fiesta, Focus Class Settlement
• Apple Settles With 169 Customers In Suit Over Wiped IPhones
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Firm's Case Against Miss. Atty
• Merck Asks Supreme Court To Halt Fosamax Warning MDL
• Unlisted Food Ingredients: A Recipe For Trouble
• 7th Circ. Affirms Exxon's Trial Win In Asbestos Cancer Suit
• Jordan Asks Justices To End Terror Suits Against Arab Bank
• 5th Circ. Wants Texas Hip Implant Bellwether Axed
• DOJ, VW Spar Over Letting German Firm See Emissions Docs
• Fla. High Court Rejects RJ Reynolds' Appeal Of $37M Award
• Discovery Battle Heats Up In BASF Asbestos Fraud Suit
• Texas High Court To Hear Army Dog Bite Case
• Subcontractor Covered In Goldman Construction Suit
• GM Gas-Tank Defect Suit Dead For Now: Bankruptcy Judge
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $7.9M Judgment Against Reinsurer
• Get 'Ultra-High Dose' Opioids Off Market, FDA Is Urged
• Honda Reaches $605M Deal To Exit Takata Air Bag MDL
• Can You Stop Photography During An FDA Inspection?