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Product Liability - December, 2017

221 articles

• Eli Lilly Escapes Testosterone MDL With Settlement Deal
• The Tide Could Be Turning On The Bare Metal Defense
• Judge Throws Out $150M AbbVie AndroGel Verdict
• DC Circ. Tells DOL To Revisit Part Of Silica Rule
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Novartis Could Be On Hook For Generic Drug: Calif. Justices
• NC Sues Insys Over Scheme To Push Powerful Opioid
• Ford, Mazda Again Recall Pickups With Takata Air Bags
• Fiat Chrysler Settles Ohio Suit Over Dirty Jeep Engines
• Insurers Needn't Face Bike Crash Coverage Battle In Wis.
• Raytheon Says Settlement Ended Bedford Clean-Up Liability
• EPA Can't Ditch Enviro's Fluoride Fight, Calif. Judge Says
• Fossil Fuel Cos. Hit With More Calif. Climate Lawsuits
• Just For Men Dye Maker Wants Plaintiffs Axed For Tardiness
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• Where 5 Top MDLs Stand At The End Of 2017
• MVP: Robins Kaplan's Tara Sutton
• NM, Hawaii, Virgin Islands Move Forward With Takata Suits
• CPSC Final Rule Could Presage Further Phthalate Bans
• Trends In Automotive Technology: 2017 And The Road Ahead
• Diagnosing Juror Bias Against Foreign Witnesses
• Nursing Home Can't Access Patient Docs On Own, Judge Says
• Pre-Ch. 11 GM Ignition Claims From Eight States Can Proceed
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2017
• Criminal Appeal In Philly Amtrak Crash On Hold Until 2018
• Boehringer To Pay $13.5M To End Off-Label Marketing Claims
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra Jr.
• NFL Concussion Suit Fee Expert Must Be Deposed, Court Told
• Bayer, Merck Accused Of Falsely Advertising Sunblock's SPF
• Getting Creative With Approaches To Removal
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• Bankruptcy Court Wrestles With Enforcing Unsigned GM Deal
• Starbucks Seeks Quick Win In Underfilled Latte Class Action
• EPA Says Glyphosate Weed Killer Not Likely To Cause Cancer
• Insurer Didn't Breach Duty In ConAgra Blast Suit: 7th Circ.
• VW Wins Bid To Toss Ala. Emissions Claims
• Ford Can't Invalidate Transmission Defect Deal Opt-Outs
• Meningitis Outbreak MDL, $200M Settlement Fund Near End
• FDA Warning Wire: Zika, Tattoos, Syringes, Supplements
• Nissan Owners Want Cert. In Sports-Car Clutch Defect Row
• Mazda Can Scrap Fla., NC Claims In Clutch Defect Dispute
• MVP: Gordon & Rees' Nancy Erfle
• Dr. Reddy's To Pay $5M To End Feds' Packaging Safety Suit
• My Strangest Day In Court
• 2017: A Year Of Transition At The CPSC
• Contractor Looks To Escape Suit Over Gold King Mine
• Hernandez CTE Suit A Matter Of Federal Labor Law, NFL Says
• GM Fights To Kill $1B Ignition Switch Claims Settlement
• Texas Driver Blames GM For Inability To Escape Burning Truck
• Feds Seek Tribal Hospital's Exit From Wrongful Death Suit
• Grant & Eisenhofer Fee Fight Halts $73M Celgene FCA Payout
• Md. Justices Say Ga. Law Governs Lead Paint Coverage Row
• MLB, Cubs Want Out Of Fan's Foul Ball Blindness Suit
• FDA Vows Crackdown On Homeopathic Treatments
• Stay In Rachael Ray Dog Food Suit 'Pointless,' Customer Says
• Bayer Slams 'Killinnazis' Posts In $28M Xarelto Injury Case
• SoCalGas Off The Hook For Business Losses From Gas Leak
• MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Mark Cheffo
• Studio Not Covered For Porn Actors' HIV Suits, Judge Says
• Fiat Chrysler Gets Defective Touchscreen Claims Trimmed
• Prevagen Maker Must Face Certified Class In Labeling Suit
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2017
• Judge Lambasts Attys In Dirty Jeep Engine Row
• Utica Snags $64M Win Against Reinsurer Over Asbestos
• Plane Crash Insurance Fight In Wrong Court, 10th Circ. Says
• NASA Stresses Human Element In Navy Jet Oxygen Issues
• Pearson Simon, Burns Charest To Lead German Auto MDL
• Artificial Knee Co. Can't Trim $16M Injury Damages Further
• Midland Insurance Claims Sale Can't Be Secret, Judge Says
• Fla. Defect Notice Ruling May Foster Out-Of-Court Deals
• Toss Of Duke Energy Investor Suit Upheld By Del. Justices
• The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2017
• Trump Attacks Visa Lottery Winners As 'Worst Of The Worst'
• Ann Taylor To Pay $6M To End False Discount Class Action
• HP's $6.5M Defective Laptop Deal Held Up Near Finish Line
• Uber Atty Downplays Tort Risks For Driverless-Car Fleets
• 9th Circ. Sends Insurers' EZ-FLO Suit Back To State Court
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Romaine Lettuce Linked To Deadly Canadian E. Coli Outbreak
• Litigation Is Not The Solution To The Opioid Epidemic
• MVP: Simmons Hanly's Jayne Conroy
• The Biggest Pennsylvania Court Decisions In 2017
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• NY High Court Says No Set Rule On Reinsurer's Liability Cap
• Milbank Tweed Requests $5.8M For Takata Committee Work
• Mass. City Latest To Sue Pharma Cos. Over Opioid Crisis
• EPA Invites Local Groups To Discuss Updates To Lead Rules
• Defect Notice May Trigger Defense Coverage: Fla. Justices
• Xarelto Bellwether Loser's New Trial Bid Rejected By Judge
• Royal Caribbean Wants Harvey Class Attys Sanctioned
• Boston Scientific Settles Nearly 350 Pelvic Mesh Suits
• Tanenbaum Keale Goes West With Ex-Sedgwick Attys
• Usage Of Uterine Device Down Since Warning, FDA Says
• MVP: King & Spalding's Andrew Bayman
• New Player Rights Credo Covers Arbitration, Likenesses
• J&J Unit Hit With $15M Pelvic Mesh Verdict In NJ
• Meningitis Fraudster Says Feds' Push For $133M Must Wait
• Fla. High Court Limits Reductions Of Awards In Engle Cases
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• Cosmetic Companies Must Plan For New Regulation  
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Jury Urged To Punish J&J With Pelvic Mesh Trial Verdict
• 2nd Circ. Axes Pharma Exec's Fraud Convictions
• RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris Nab New Trials In Fla. Suits
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Zoloft Birth Injury Suit
• GSK Beats Heart Attack Suit In Diabetes Drug MDL
• Navy Jets To Get Oxygen Monitors After Flight Incidents
• Medtronic To Pay $12M To End Deceptive Advertising Suit
• Crowell & Moring Adds Ex-Dentons Chem Industry Pro
• Russia Walks Back EU Pork Ban To Comply With WTO
• Autonomous And Connected Vehicles: The Year In Review
• Subway Bombing Suspect Incites Family Migration Backlash
• Expert Urges Contingency Fee Cap In NFL Concussion Deal
• Calif. Jury Slaps Talc Makers With $4.6M Punitive Damages
• Audi, Bosch Say Gas-Vehicle Emissions Suit Is Too Vague
• Squire Patton Adds Ex-Polsinelli Trial Attys In Phoenix
• DOT Escapes Enviro Suit Over Review Of Oil Spill Plans
• Lighthizer Urges WTO Cooperation On Pesticide Regulations
• FDA Warning Wire: Chocolate 'Snuff' Sold As Street Drug Sub
• Actavis Asks Calif. Justices To Revive Opioid Coverage Bid
• Pa. State Sen. Seeks To Increase Pipeline Safety
• FDA Menu Labeling Guidance: Latest Step On A Long Road
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• Surgeon Tells Jury Complications Not Limited To J&J Mesh
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• Law Firm Doesn't Owe For GSK Contempt Order, 3rd Circ. Told
• Disney, Walmart Sued After Flying Fairy Doll Maims Man
• Convicted Pharmacist's Wife Wants To Keep Money, House
• VW Says Owners Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal Have No Claim
• Noted Medical Malpractice Defense Atty Joins Dorf & Nelson
• Endo Escapes Faulty Pelvic Mesh Suit On Appeal
• Enviros Sue Chem Safety Board Over Accident Report Rules
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive $28M Monsanto PCB Liability Suit
• Judge Bars Consolidated Claims In GM Ignition Switch MDL
• FDA Issues Final Guidance On Drug Names In Ads
• Uber Settles Privacy Suit With Woman Raped By Driver
• When Product Liability Claims Are Hidden From Bankruptcy
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• Travelers Can't Ditch Defense Coverage Suit Over PCB Claims
• Hockey Teens Stick Del. Rink Operator With Toxic Fume Suit
• NJ High Court OKs Roche's Bids To Review Accutane Rulings
• Texas High Court Won't Hear $2.2B Payout Deduction Dispute
• MLB Fans Strike Out At 9th Circ. In Safety Netting Row
• Judge Won't Hold Order To Kill Climate Suit Against Peabody
• State-Based Volvo Sunroof Classes Still Need Definition
• The Most Noteworthy Class Action Developments Of 2017
• Dunkin' Can't Escape Suit Over Faux Berry Doughnuts
• Insurer Sues For $11.7M After NY Country Club Fire
• Is Your Company Ready For Artificial Intelligence?
• FDA Unveils New Policies On Digital Health Oversight
• VW Plea Deal Gives Investors Limited Win In Fraud Case
• Flour E. Coli Outbreak Tied To General Mills Plant, FDA Says
• Feds Blast Ex-Pharmacist's Acquittal Bid In Meningitis Row
• Covington Lures Back FDA Drug Quality Leader
• Philip Morris Wants Redo Over Atty's 'Predatory' Comparison
• 9th Circ. Vacates Drug Liability MDL Ruling Favoring Merck
• Most Claims Proceed In NH Teflon Chemical Leak Suit
• SM Energy Seeks Reopening Of Boomerang Tube Ch.11 Case
• Leveling The Playing Field With The Jury Inference
• Attys Get $4.5M Of $22M Aegerion Drug Marketing Settlement
• Bumble Bee Salmon Not Wild Or Smoked, Consumer Claims
• JPML Sends Opioid MDL To Northern Ohio
• Tribe Hits Pharma Cos. Over Opioid Crisis
• French Regulator Warns Toymaker To Address Privacy Risks
• Rail Regs In Crosshairs After Emergency Brakes Rule Repeal
• Ex-NFLers Can't Stop Changes To Concussion Claims Process
• $9M Severed Leg Suit Against NJ Agencies Revived
• Opioid Suits Are The New Tobacco Litigation, Atty Says
• $28M Philly Xarelto Verdict Ripe For Reversal, Attys Say
• Consumer Demand Letter Response Is Key Under Mass. Law
• VW Exec Gets 7 Years In Jail For Role In Emissions Scandal
• Ill. Court Affirms Insurer Cap On Parts Co. Asbestos Claims
• Wife Sues Property Manager After Swan Attack Kills Husband
• Colony Says It Doesn't Owe Defense To Dog Food Maker
• Lead Paint As A Public Nuisance In California
• Takata, Buyer, Creditors Agree On Ch. 11 Sale Protections
• NHTSA Probes Reports Of Chrysler Pacificas' Engine Stalling
• $110M Talc Verdict's Survival Eases Way For Out-Of-Staters
• Greyhound Hit With Suit Over Passenger's Death
• Basic Human Rights: Whose Job Is Enforcement?
• Pa. Judge Affirms Jurisdiction On Out-Of-State Mesh Cases
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rethink Ex-InterMune CEO's Conviction
• Costco, Target, Others Hit With Flushable Wipes Class Action
• DOT Yanks Emergency Brakes Mandate For Crude Oil Trains
• Beware Marketing Cannabidiol Products: FDA Is Watching
• J&J, Bayer Hit With $28M Verdict In 1st Xarelto Loss
• Twitter, Facebook, Google Slip Suit Over Texas Shooting
• Hernandez's Team Slams NFL's Time-Out Bid In CTE Suit
• Montana AG Hits Purdue With Opioid Suit
• American Airlines, Boeing, GE Hit With Suit Over Runway Fire
• Blasingame Burch Freed From Ex-Client's Pelvic Mesh Suit
• Collapse Victim's Family Wants Architect To Lose License
• Justices Dubious Of Letting Hamas Victims Seize Iran Artifacts
• Dannon 'Natural' Yogurt Labeling Suit Axed
• Pa. Judge Defends $60M Award In Asbestos Coverage Fight
• Justices Won't Review Widow's Fraud Suit Against GM
• Food Cos. Can't Flee Suit Claiming Squid Sold As Octopus
• Fla. Justices Won't Weigh Loss Of $24B Win By Smoker's Wife
• Justices Ask SG To Weigh In On Merck's Fosamax MDL
• Dakota Access, Tribes Ordered To Craft Spill Plan
• Nissan, Drivers Reach Deal In Timing-Chain Defect Suit
• Plavix Ruling Raises Learned Intermediary Questions
• Time Warner Settles Cable Line Trespassing Suit
• Calif. Utility Can't Recoup $379M Wildfire Costs: Regulator
• Philly Jury Set To Deliberate In Xarelto Injury Case
• GE Subsidiary Demands Coverage For Faulty Gas Well Part
• Chrysler Says Customers' Clutch Claims Aren't Common
• Siren Co. Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Fees In Firefighter Scrap
• We Need A Green Amendment
• LG Can't Shake Most Claims Over Shoddy Washers
• InSys Investor Suit Put On Hold As Criminal Action Plays Out
• T-Mobile Claims Immunity In 911 Caller's Suit At 6th Circ.
• Pa. Judge Says No Preemption In Auxilium Testosterone Case
• MDL Hearing Signals A New Phase For Opioid Suits