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Product Liability - November, 2017

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• Family Of SXSW Crash Victim Takes Case To 5th Circ.
• Coca-Cola, Flowserve Dodge Ohio Superfund Suit
• Reynolds Wins Ruling Over ITG In Fla. Tobacco Fee Dispute
• FDA Chief Reveals New Openness To Quicker Drug Approvals
• Paint Cos. Seek Rehearing In $1B Lead Paint Cleanup Suit
• Korean Ship Owner Denied Arbitration In Wrongful Death Suit
• San Bernardino Victims Claim Social Networks Aided ISIS
• JPML Open To Opioid MDL Despite Concerns About Size
• Sexual Enhancement Supplements Recalled For Health Risk
• J&J Can't Escape $110M Verdict In Mo. Talc Cancer Trial
• Pa. Justices To Mull College's Liability For Football Injury
• The Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• Clarifying CERCLA Allocation For Gov't Contractors
• J&J Unit Workers Say Biz Knew Pelvic Mesh Device Risks
• Toyota Customer Says Rats Race To Eat Through Car Wiring
• 4th Circ. Says ALJ Correctly Backed Miner In Black Lung Suit
• Potential Takata Buyer Takes AIG Coverage Row To 6th Circ.
• AIG Unit On Hook For Port Authority Asbestos Claims: Judge
• Prenatal Vitamin Maker Fights To Stop OTC Label Change
• Judge Tosses 24 New Complaints In Eliquis MDL
• Enviro Group Seeks EPA's Lawsuit Settlement Policy Docs
• 6th Circ. Tosses Target's Product Liability Coverage Appeal
• Starbucks Slims Scope Of Underfilled Latte Dispute
• BioChemics Obtains 11th-Hour Deposit On $17M Owed To SEC
• Fiat Chrysler, Bosch Push To Ax Claims In Emissions MDL
• Takata Creditors Balk At Proposed $12M Mexican Unit Outlay
• Hisense Says Sharp Can't Appeal Remand Ruling In TM Row
• Ruling On Venue Didn't Warrant Toyota Fees Award: Fla. Court
• PetSmart Beats Fraud Claims Over Prescription Cat Food
• Teamsters Files Suit Against Drug Cos. For Opioid Push
• Sentencing Date Set For VW Exec In Emissions Cheating Case
• Mich. Law Bars Some Risperdal Suits, Pa. Court Finds
• Preparing Your Company Witnesses For The Gotcha Question
• Philly Doctor, Staffer Accused Of Running Opioid Pill Mill
• A Practitioner's Guide To Federal Officer Removal
• Exxon Slams $6M Fee Request In $20M Pollution Suit
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• J&J Unit Didn't Provide Pelvic Mesh Warning, Witness Says
• Health Equip. Co. Asks 6th Circ. To Toss Fire Death Verdict
• 9th Circ. Denies EPA's Bid To Move TSCA Prioritization Row
• Atty's Contact With Clerk Won't Sink $25M Yacht Deal
• Barnes Says Cellino Wants To Burn Firm To The Ground
• FDA Warning Wire: Issues At Pharmacy Linked To Vision Loss
• 3rd Circ. Says Firearms Teacher Can Be Sued In Cop Killing
• Body Armor Supply Co. Blasts Feds' Expert Bid In FCA Suit
• Pa. Justices Ax Kimberly Clark Appeal In Death Benefits Row
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 5 MDL Lessons
• Arrested Insys Founder Kicks Off Jog-Blocking Ankle Monitor
• 'Seminal' Allergan Cases Test Copycat Drug Limits
• J&J Unit Put Pelvic Mesh Profit Over Safety, NJ Jury Told
• Tobacco Cos. Say Juror's 'Satan' Barb Invalidates $18M Award
• Insurer Needn't Cover Adult Actors' HIV Suits Against Studios
• Ford Recall Expenses Hit $1.3B In Past 14 Months
• German Seafood Co. Appeals Dismissed VW Emissions Suit
• Mark Fidrych's Widow's Wrongful Death Suit Nixed
• Calif. Governments Appeal Peabody's Exit From Climate Suit
• Bryan Cave Atty Named Special Master In Waste Dumping Suit
• Mich., Enbridge Ink Deal To Fix Oil Pipeline Amid Review
• DOJ Closes J&J Witness Tampering Investigation
• Bad Batch Of Cookie Mix Sold At Walmart Leads To Suit
• 7 Ways To Take Video Depositions That Your Jury Will Like
• CR Bard Loses Bid To Escape Heart Filter MDL
• Insurer Must Rep Killer's Estate In Pa. Murder-Suicide Row
• Justices Decline To Review Removal Of Vascular Filter Suits
• Justices Nix Suit Over President's Drone Strike Power
• Expiring Soon: Temporary BPA Warning Regs Under Prop 65
• Ex-Players' Riddell Helmet Safety Suit Kicked To Illinois
• Fla. Panel Reinstates Full $1.5M Verdict For Smoker's Widow
• No New Trial For Parents Suing Abbott Over Birth Defects
• Takata Tort Claimants Say Deal Would Favor Parts Makers
• Amerisource Cuts $625M FCA Deal Over Repacked Drugs
• VW Can't Duck Suspension Defect Suit After New Claim Filed
• Amarin Case Demonstrates Limits Of ITC Jurisdiction
• NJ Consumer Contract Act Questions May Soon Get Answers
• 4 Tips For Safe Meal Kit Delivery Services
• 7-Eleven Settles Prop 65 Coffee Case, Will Post Signs
• Attys On Both Sides Of Jeep Row Sanctioned By Calif. Judge
• Juice Maker Didn't Face 'Claim' Until Labeling Suit: Judge
• Dialysis Patients Face Undoing By Experts In Fresenius MDL
• Petrobras Fights Bid To Arbitrate $400M Oil Rig Defect Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Insomnia Drug Promo Omits Risk Info
• Fla. Hospitals Launch Wide-Ranging Opioid Liability Suit
• Highway Crashes Lead National Increase In Auto Deaths
• Hyundai Fights Reconsideration Bid In Brake Defect Suit
• Insurer Escapes Coverage In Exploding Batteries Suit
• Ice Cream Co. Denies Attempt To Freeze Out Legal Rival
• Chicago To Sue US Steel Over Lake Michigan Chemical Spills
• Fiat Chrysler Botched Recall Row Survives, Returns To Calif.
• Takata Can Extend Airbag Lawsuit Freeze For Individuals
• Hernandez CTE Suit Should Stay In Mass., Court Hears
• Sharp Seeks Pause In Chinese Co.'s Arbitration Bid
• Abbvie Says Medical Mutual Being 'Cagey' In Androgel MDL
• EU Drug Agency Packs Bags For Amsterdam Amid Brexit
• Las Vegas Victims Sue MGM, Live Nation Over Shooting
• Pest Control Co. To Pay $10M For Illegal Fumigant Use
• GE Faces Suit Over Fukushima Nuclear Plant Design
• Deal Expected In Insurer's Actos Cancer Suit Against Takeda
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• American Airlines Looks To Ditch Toxic Uniforms Suit
• Mass Tort Firm Nears Settlement In $110M Contractor Suit
• Houston Firm Files Libel Suit Over 1-Star Google Review
• Chipotle Buyers Say In Cert. Bid They Relied On Non-GMO Ad
• Why The FDA Wants To Revoke Permission For A Health Claim
• Ch. 7 Trustee Accuses Chicago Cab Co. Of Stashing Assets
• Texas Justices Shelve J&J Mesh Case After Appeal Dropped
• Cert. Too Soon For Groundwater Pollution Suit, Judge Says
• Texas County Sues Arkema Over Plant Fire In Wake Of Harvey
• Colgate Says Experts' Nix Undermines Philly Talc Case
• Royal Caribbean Says Waiver Sinks Harvey Class Claims
• Ocean Spray Sued Over 'No Artificial Flavors' Juice Label
• Disney Can Arbitrate 'Pink Slime' Coverage Row
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• NHTSA Follows Up On VW Recall For Alleged Air Bag Defect
• Simply Potatoes Have Unexpected Margarine, Consumers Say
• Mondelez Faces Labeling Suit Over Sugary Breakfast Items
• Claims Servicer Fights To Manage NFL Concussion Awards
• Scientists See No Solution As Talc Cases Test The System
• Consultant Contracts Can Create California Connection
• Tech Co. Must Face Suit Over Patient Monitoring System
• Insys Founder Denies Plot To Bribe Doctors Over Opioid Spray
• Fla. Firm Contests Method For $9M Sanctions In Engle Suits
• Famed Houston Trial Lawyer Steve Mostyn Dies At 46
• Xarelto Witness-Tampering Testimony Barred, For Now
• Armstrong Teasdale Sanctions Lifted In Fiat Hack Case
• Chicago's Suit Over Opioids Paused Ahead Of MDL Ruling
• AIG Says Disney Can't Arbitrate 'Pink Slime' Coverage Row
• Consumers Get State Classes Certified In Bayer Vitamin Row
• Greek-Style Foods Top Recall List Over Listeria Risk
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Vets' Challenge To VA Agent Orange Policy
• Tempur-Sealy, Insurer Settle Class Action Coverage Dispute
• Tobacco Groups Blast FDA For 'Massive' Speech Restriction
• Auxilium Not Liable For Man's Heart Attack, Ill. Jury Finds
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• J&J, Talc Supplier Not Liable For Woman's Asbestos Illness
• NFL Wants Hernandez CTE Suit Paused For MDL Ruling
• J&J Slammed With $247M Verdict In Texas Hip Bellwether
• With Integration Pilot Program, Drones Are Ready To Fly
• Monsanto, Ag Groups Sue Calif. Over Glyphosate Listing
• Auxilium's First Testosterone Bellwether Heads To Jury
• AIG Unit Must Face Construction-Defect Coverage Suit
• Zen Magnets Can Resume Sales, For Now
• Abbott Won't Face Autism Claim In Depakote Birth Defect Trial
• J&J, Bayer Fight Ex-FDA Head's Xarelto Warning Testimony
• Toyota Has Reached Deals In 496 Cases In Acceleration MDL
• Fla. Judge's Error Gets Tobacco Cos. New Lung Cancer Trial
• Dubai Bank Fights 9/11 Victims' Bid For Account Records
• CPSC Issues Warning, 7 Recalls After Latest Hoverboard Fire
• NCAA, ACC Sued Over Ex-UNC Lineman's Brain Injuries​
• Frito-Lay To Pay $2M In Fees In 'All Natural' Suit Deal
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• Deliberate Discovery Responses Shift Onus Onto Opponent
• Paint Cos. Win Bid To Trim $1B Lead Cleanup Judgment
• Depakote Judge Denies Abbott Bid To Restrict Exec Subpoena
• NFL Removes CTE Suit, Citing Labor-Management Law
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Toss Of Chipotle Patron's GMO Suit
• DOJ Fights Whistleblower 'Windfall' In $280M FCA Deal
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Undoing Of $663M Guardrail Ruling
• NJ Shuts Down Raw Milk Co. Following Bacterial Infection
• Cherokee Opioid Fight Should Inspire Other Tribes, AG Says
• Ex-FDA Commissioner Slams Xarelto Warnings In Philly Trial
• What Telecom Attys Need To Know About Connected Cars
• RI Atty Fights Texas Jurisdiction In Mesh Row Before Justices
• VW To Pay $69M To NJ Over Diesel Emissions Scandal
• J&J Hip Implant Patients Seek Big Damages From Texas Jury
• BMW Hit With New Engine-Defect Class Action
• Injectable Silicone Linked To Disfigurement, Deaths, FDA Says
• Ex-NFLers Fight Changes To Brain-Injury Claims Process
• Takata's Japanese Parent Wins Ch. 15 Recognition
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• FDA Warns Of Deaths Linked To Opioid-Like Kratom
• Walgreens Hit With Suit Over Sale Of J&J Talc Products
• Unreliable Expert Opinion Dooms California Talc Verdict
• Woman Seeks $24M As Trial Over Asbestos, J&J Talc Closes
• Hisense Slips Sharp's First Amendment Suit Over Gag Order
• Takata Judge Won't Exempt States From Airbag Suit Stay
• NJ Doctor Accused Of Recklessly Pushing Addictive Opioids
• Lumber Liquidators Customers Will Likely Win Class Cert.
• J&J Hip Implant Jury Won't Hear Witness Tampering Claim
• 9/11 Victims Say Saudi Arabia Can't Nix Terror-Support Claims
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Risperdal Time Bar
• Trader Joe's Says Shoppers Lied About Truffle DNA Tests
• Trader Joe's Hits Back Again At Underfilled Tuna Claims
• Pelvic Mesh Jury Sides With J&J Unit In Houston
• High School Athletes Get 2nd Shot At Suit Against Riddell
• Honda Ducks Defective Engine Starters Suit For Now
• Being There: Defending Depositions
• How The Trump Administration Is Putting Its Stamp On TSCA
• Endo Cert Bid Calls AGs' Use Of Private Attys Unconstitutional
• Grading Gottlieb: How Attys View FDA Chief's First 6 Months
• Nestlé Recalls 13 Tons Of Donated Hot Pockets
• VW Seeks Dismissal Of Fla., Utah Counties' Emissions Suits
• Pa. Justices Urged To Revive $2.1M Store Shooting Award
• New Balance Says Consumers Don't Care About 'Made In USA'
• Pa. County Launches Opioid Marketing RICO Suit
• Enviro's La. Plant Suit Barred By State Deal, Exxon Says
• Atty Escapes Sanctions In Suit Alleging In-Flight Injuries
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• Cos. Should Note Guidance From Gov'ts On Human Rights
• Actavis Ruling Bolsters Insurers In Opioid Coverage Battles
• Napoli Says Court Can't Hear Suit Over Asbestos Fee Split
• Drinker Biddle Comms Keep Privilege In J&J Tampering Probe
• Volvo Can't Boot Electric Car Suit After 7th Circ. Revival
• Fla. Court Reverses Smoker's $10.5M Verdict, Citing Hearsay
• Pa. Judge OKs Deposition In Xarelto Witness Tampering Row
• Citgo Oil Spill Liability Should Be Trimmed, 3rd Circ. Told
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• 'End The Shenanigans,' FDA Chief Tells Big Pharma
• One In Three VW Cars In UK Still Need Defeat Device Fix
• Toyota Made Trucks With Faulty Rear Bumpers, Driver Says
• Calif. High Court Asked To Square State Laws With OSHA
• Radiation, Not J&J Talc, Caused Woman's Cancer, Jury Told
• Row Over Fumigant Winds Up In Calif. County It Was Used In
• Nestlé, Cargill Funded Child Slavery, 9th Circ. Told
• Judge Not Hot On Suit Alleging Starbucks Shorts Lattes
• Heart Attack Not Worth Testim's Benefits, Patient Testifies
• Sharp Says It Didn't Waive Right To Fight Arbitral Gag Order
• House Dem Asks White House To Act On Connected-Car Rule
• Xarelto Trial Attys Spar Over Witness Tampering Accusations
• Exxon, Chevron Settle La. Landowners' Contamination Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Salmonella At Food Plant
• FDA's New Menu-Labeling Guidance Doesn't Quiet Critics
• Judge Denies Mars' Rice Suit Sanctions Bid In A Few Words
• States Oppose Takata's Bid To Extend Airbag Lawsuit Freeze
• Actavis Not Owed Opioid Defense, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Drivers Fight Fiat Chrysler's Quick Win Bid In Jeep Hack Suit
• Drivers Slam Kia's Bid To Cut Class Claims In Wiring Suit
• Fla. Appeals Panel Revives Negligence Suit Against Urologist
• Fiat, Bosch Can't Escape Emissions MDL, Diesel Drivers Say
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Federal Claims Must Meet Diversity Jurisdiction Burden
• 'Asbestos' In J&J Talc Was False Positive, Jury Told
• Ex-Wrestlers Take Second Shot At Brain Injury Suit
• Auxilium Ignored FDA's Limits On Testim's Use, Jury Told
• Takata Seeks To Pause Air Bag Suits For Another 90 Days
• Janssen, Bayer Rigged Xarelto Trial, Philly Jury Hears
• Feds Fight Kimberly-Clark's Bid To Have FCA Suit Tossed
• GM Investors Sue In Del. For Emissions Compliance Records
• CPSC Orders Zen Magnets To Stop Sales Due To Injury Risk
• Kentucky AG Sues Endo For Alleged Role In Opioid Crisis
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• Kimberly-Clark Says 'Bald Assertions' Can't Sustain FCA Suit
• Fiat Chrysler Wants To Hit Brakes On Engine 'Sludge' Case
• J&J Talc Litigation Roundup
• Fiat Says Drivers' Attys Allowed Contamination Of Evidence
• Families Want Zofran MDL Paused To Beef Up Suit
• Adapting To The New TSCA Regulatory Structure
• Connected Products For Kids: Compliance Beyond COPPA
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• ACE Insurance Must Pay $1.1M For Pollution Judgment
• Siemens Must Face Suit Over Accident Tied To Traffic Light
• Bondholders Rip VW Bid To Nix Fraud Suit Over Emissions
• Fla. Panels Revives Smoker's Suit Against RJR, Philip Morris
• Ex-NFLers Can't Circumvent Claims Settlement Administrator
• Docs Not Privileged In BASF Asbestos Fraud Case, Says Class
• Experts Proved Lead Paint Caused Man's Injuries, Court Says
• AbbVie Says Evidence Doesn't Back $140M AndroGel Verdict
• Ohio AG Hits ETP Unit With Suit Over Pipeline Construction
• Xarelto User Faces Hard Sell In 1st Philly Mass Tort Trial
• FDA To Target Addictive Properties Of Opioids, Cigarettes
• Honda Relocates Rat-Chewing Class Action To Calif.
• No Coverage For Smelting Emission Claims: Mo. High Court
• Auxilium Bellwether Latest Test For Testosterone Therapy Ads
• BMW Recalls 1M Vehicles Over Fire Risk
• ACH Food Seeks Out Of Suit Over Half-Full Baking Mix Boxes
• Lessons From A 'Maple' Oatmeal Class Action Dismissal
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• No Trace Of Mesothelioma In J&J Talc Miners, Jury Told
• Murky Connected-Car Regime Won't Halt Auto Tech Push
• Drug Cos. Urge 3rd Circ. To Rethink Eye Drop Suit Ruling
• Chevron Wins Round In Argentina Over $9.5B Pollution Award
• 9th Circ. Revives Enviros' Water Pollution Suit Against PG&E
• Philly Xarelto Warning Claims Not Preempted, Judge Rules
• Georgia-Pacific Affiliate To Resolve Asbestos Claims In Ch. 11
• J&J Wins OK For $7M Aveeno Natural Labeling Settlement
• Perception Vs. Reality At Trial
• Countering Statutes Of Limitations With Equitable Estoppel
• The Mayhem Of Vehicular Autonomy In Accident Litigation
• AmerisourceBergen Eyes $575M FCA Deal After Criminal Plea
• Exxon, Others Can't Ditch NJ Gas Station Cleanup Suit
• Chipotle Hid 2014 E. Coli Outbreak, Shareholders Say
• Litigators, Wrangle That Data With Content Analysis
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• Janssen Must Fork Over More Employee Info In Opioid Suit
• J&J Talc Plaintiff Wants 2nd Shot At Reviving $72M Award
• Apple Can't Dodge Suit Claiming IOS 9 Destroyed IPhones
• Chuck Norris, Wife Say MRI Drug Threatened Her Life
• FDA Warns 4 Cos. On Pot Compound Cancer Claims
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ruling That FluMist Didn't Kill Child
• White House Panel Urges Sweeping Action On Opioid Crisis
• Alaska, Ohio City Latest To Sue Over Opioid Marketing
• Final OK Granted For $741M In Takata MDL Settlements
• DOT Connected-Car Proposal May Be On Pause For Now
• Starbucks Latte Drinkers Seek Cert. In Underfilling Suit
• 9/11 Victims Seek Terrorism-Linked Records From Dubai Bank
• Negligent Credentialing Claim Survives In Surgery Suit
• CPSC Escapes Toy Safety Suit After Issuing Phthalates Regs
• Illinois Case Holds A Warning For Animal Food Cos.
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'