Product Liability Archive » February, 2018

Product Liability - February, 2018

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• Mallinckrodt Hit With Subpoena To Provide Opioid Info
• Air Force Ends T-6 Flight Halt Triggered By Oxygen Issues
• American Airlines, Boeing Sued For Chaotic Plane Escape
• Calif., Other States Fill Self-Driving Car Regulatory Gaps
• Takata Fights States' Claim Of Unrestricted Litigation
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face Trimmed Clutch Defect Class Action
• Nelson Mullins Opens Baltimore Office With 11 New Hires
• Hearing Ordered In Bid To Toss Spirit's Suit Over Engine
• Tyson Poultry Fined $2M For Fish-Killing Chemical Spill
• Ex-NFLers Tell 9th Circ. Painkiller Suit Is Not Too Late
• Cherokee Slam Bid To Take Opioid Suit To Federal Court
• Nonprofits Fight Sanctions Bid In Sanderson Labeling Suit
• Honda Gets Final Nod On $605M Deal In Takata Air Bag MDL
• Nature's Bounty Biotin Products Not Beneficial, Suit Says
• TSCA Regulatory Action Raises Retailers' Litigation Risk
• Ford Gets Partial Win In Sudden Acceleration Suit
• Zimmer Must Face Majority Of NJ Hip Implant Suit
• DOJ Unveils Opioid Task Force, Eyes Foray Into Ohio MDL
• Calif. Court Nixes Pipe Co.'s $55M Jury Award Against AIG
• NFL, Players Want Expert Booted From Concussion Program
• Calif. Can't Require Monsanto To Add Weed Killer Warning
• Coca-Cola Cleared From Diet Coke False Ad Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: False Data, Cleanliness Issues Overseas
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• Calif. Greenlights Self-Driving Car Tests With No Drivers
• NY-Led Coalition Slams EPA Bid To Undo Clean Power Plan
• Ky. Can't Reclaim Firm's $4.2M Cut Of OxyContin Settlement
• Vietnam Opens WTO Case Against US Catfish Inspections
• Litigating The Internet Of Things
• Plaintiffs Agree To Release Pfizer From Testosterone MDL
• Dog-Sitting App, Ex-Baywatch Star Sued After Dog's Death
• GSK Hid Zofran Data From FDA, Families Say
• Hawaii, NM Can't Get Better Position In Takata Ch. 11
• High Court Won't Review $28M RJ Reynolds Judgment
• NYC Has Removed PCB-Leaking Lights, Judge Says
• Judge Orders Redo In First AbbVie Testosterone MDL Trial
• DOT Extends 'Quiet Car' Rule Deadline For Electrics, Hybrids
• Kellogg Must Face False Ad Suit Over Pringles Flavoring
• New Evidence Revives Widow's Asbestos Suit, NJ Court Says
• After A Drone Accident, Who Can Be Held Responsible?
• Insurer's Liability For Fatal Train Crash Limited To $3.75M
• Meningitis Pharmacist Must Forfeit $175K Before Restitution
• Pa. Tort Ruling Highlights Discrepancies In Jury Instructions
• Blue Bell Creamery Seeks Dismissal of Investor Listeria Suit
• Lawmakers Press DOJ To Hurry Probe Into Daimler Emissions
• Endo, Auxilium And GSK Reach Deal In Testosterone MDL
• Opioid MDL Attys Clash With DEA Over Drug Data
• Top Challenges Facing Amtrak In 2018
• Lowe's Wants Burned Breast Suit Moved To Federal Court
• Reading The 9th Circ.'s Tea Leaves On Injunctive Standing
• Drivers Slam Fee Bids By 'Ghost Lawyers' In $10B VW Deal
• Man Will Die From J&J Talc-Caused Mesothelioma, Jury Told
• Coca-Cola Looks To Put Diet Coke False Ad Suit On Ice
• 9th Circ. Won't Alter $1.5M Atty Fees In Ford Defect Suit
• Sills Cummis Nabs 5 Locke Lord Litigators
• Suzuki Hit With $12.5M Verdict Over Motorcycle Crash
• Ford, Bridgestone Escape Fatal Crash Suit In Texas
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Spinal Patients' Bone Growth Suit
• GSK Has Duty To Warn About Generics, Widow Tells 7th Circ.
• Calif. Justices Take Up Actavis' Opioid Suit Coverage Bid
• Overcoming The Mistrust Of Science In An Alt-Fact Age
• Scooby-Doo, SpongeBob Candies Not 'Natural,' Suit Says
• Japan Knocks Down Korea's Post-Fukushima Trade Barriers
• Insurance Tips For Defendants In Opioid Litigation
• Truffle Aroma Supplier Asks To Exit Suit Over Trader Joe's Oil
• The Continuing Evolution Of Personal Jurisdiction
• Conagra Looks To Bury 'Natural' Labeling Suit At 1st Circ.
• DC Circuit Urged To Knock Down FDA E-Cig Rule
• Xarelto User Says Pa. Judge Wrongly Axed $28M Award
• Purdue Pharma Triggered Opioid Epidemic, NJ County Says
• Finance Cos. Told To Stop Contacting Ex-NFL Players
• Apple Says Batteries Piling Up In IPhone Slowdown Suits
• Pa. Justices Urged To Deny Appeal Over Risperdal Time-Bar
• Dog Food Maker Must Face Suit Saying Pets Were Sickened
• California's Evolving Standard On Expert Opinion Evidence
• Patient Says AbbVie's New Trial Needs To Be On All Claims
• GM, Bosch Can't Dodge Drivers' Emissions-Cheating Claims
• Expert Tells NJ Jury He Found Asbestos In J&J Talc
• Cab Co. Says Bankruptcy Trustee's Suit Based On Falsehoods
• Pa. Court Won't Junk Risperdal Verdict Against J&J Unit
• Snack Co. Sued Over 'Modern' Ingredients In 'Ancient Grain'
• VW, Audi, Bosch Push To End Non-Diesel Emissions Suits
• Monat Products Cause Irritation And Hair Loss, Suit Says
• Monsanto PCB Suit Belongs In State Court, 9th Circ. Told
• 3M Inks $850M Dumping Deal With Minn. On Eve Of Trial
• Pa. Court Orders New Trial In Groundbreaking Products Case
• FDA Warning Wire: Problems At Pfizer Plant
• High Court Rejects Four Environmental Cases
• Justices Decline 'Vexatious' Patient's Suit Over CT Scan
• Ky. Says Distributor Failed To Police Opioid Prescriptions
• Atty Relishes Role As Longtime Foe Of Tort Reform Laws
• BP Says Some Claims In Deepwater Suits Are Time-Barred
• Meet The Attys At The Opioid MDL's Negotiating Table
• Massachusetts Focuses On The Elements Of Spoliation
• Takata Wins Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation, $1.6B Sale
• CPSC Sues Britax Over Jogging Stroller Injuries
• Tribal Casino Operator Seeks OK Of $3.7M Arbitral Award
• US Steel Can't Duck Suit Over Man's Cancer
• Nissan Trims Suit Over Defective Sunroof Class Action
• Intel Says Chip Security Flaws Led To 30+ Suits Against It
• Honda Sued By Insurer Over Damage From Odyssey Fire
• ConAgra Undermining MDL By Concealing Suit, 1st Circ. Told
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• Car Seat Heaters Still Producing Burns — And Litigation
• Amazon To Pay EPA $1.2M For Illegal Pesticide Sales
• Insurers Cleared To Subpoena Asbestos Claim Info In Ch. 11
• Calif. Court Revives Insurance Row Over Bingo Device Fire
• W.Va. Opioid Suit Against McKesson Sent Back To State Court
• Mass. City Sues 3M, Tyco Over Water Contaminated By Foam
• House Panel Grills Amtrak, Railroads On Safety Tech Progress
• Cos. Denied Rehearing In $1B Lead Paint Cleanup Suit
• Houston Homeowners Can't Revive Flood Negligence Suit
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• Takata Allowed To Discharge State Claims In Ch. 11
• Fiat Says Shares Were Unaffected By 'Defeat Device' Claims
• How Natural Experiments Can Help In Estimating Damages
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• Dead Smoker's Suit Against RJR Revived On Appeal
• Ford Gets Claims Trimmed In Faulty Screen Class Action
• Feds Want 11-Year Sentence For Armored Truck Fraudster
• Deals Rumor Mill: Healthineers, Blackstone, Takata
• Things To Know About The New Rail, Trucking Agency Chiefs
• Pfizer Says Insurers Owe $30M For Off-Label Marketing Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms $81M Damages In Citgo Spill Row
• Zimmer Reaches Tentative Settlement In Knee-Implant MDL
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms $2M Award For Smoker's Widower
• Nissan Launches Broadside Against Faulty-Transmission Suit
• Ex-Kilpatrick Townsend Enviro Atty Joins Nelson Mullins
• Dunkin' Donuts Consumers Fight To Keep Angus Steak Claims
• Poultry Farm Seeks Sanctions For 'Knowingly False' Claims
• General Mills Buyers Fight To Preserve Labeling Row
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• Why Blockchain's Impact On The Retail Sector Is Growing
• BMW Driver Tells 9th Circ. Noisy Brakes Are Safety Concern
• 10th Circ. Axes Insurers' Power Plant Defect Coverage Win
• Sherwin-Williams Deck Coatings Don't Hold Up, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Asked To Rehear Amgen, Pfizer Win In Enbrel Suit
• Gerber Buyers Denied Cert. In Baby Food False Ad Suit
• Teva Exits Philly Reglan Mass Tort With Settlement
• FDA Warning Wire: Bayer's Botched Batches
• Gold King Contractor Must Face Most NM, Navajo Claims
• Bristol-Myers Hit With Sanctions Bid Over Abilify Notebooks
• Mercedes-Benz Settles NJ Crash Suit Amid Jury Selection
• Enviros Challenge EPA Permit For Gulf Oil Drillers At 5th Circ.
• Fla. Justices Shut AG Out Of Oral Args In Asbestos Case
• Meningitis Pharmacist Tells Court Restitution Is Too Much
• Eli Lilly Says Cymbalta Users Can't Reopen Axed Case
• Affirming The Joint Defense Privilege In Illinois
• Will Big Drugmakers Mimic Purdue On Opioid Marketing?
• Expert Ignored Evidence J&J Talc Lacked Asbestos, Jury Told
• Nestlé Faces Child Labor Claims Over Chocolate Sources
• Insurers Can't Revive Libyan Terror Claims Row At Fed. Circ.
• Vitamin Shoppe Dodges False Ad Suit Over Supplement
• Facing The 'Reptile' In The Courtroom
• Insurer Fights $17.3M In Coverage For Pelvic Mesh Claims
• Tenants 2 Years Late To Claim $21M DuPont Superfund Deal
• Pa. Judge Oks J&J Unit's Pelvic Mesh Jurisdiction Appeal
• NJ Enviros, Ex-State Sen. Can't Stop $225M Exxon Deal
• Ace Fights $1.1M Pollution Award Coverage At 11th Circ.
• NJ Can't Hear Sandals Food Poisoning Suit, Panel Says
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• Connell Foley Nabs LeClairRyan Trial Group In Newark
• Fiat Chrysler, Drivers Reach Deal In Transmission Suit
• Acacia Communications Says Stock Drop Was A Surprise
• Takata Paves Way For Ch. 11 Exit With Tort Committee Deal
• Trump Taps 9 In Latest Round Of Judicial Nominations
• 'Throw' Your Mini-Opening To Get The Best Jury Possible
• Sanderson Farms Must Face '100% Natural' Suit
• Biomet Denied Early Wins In Metal Hip Replacements MDL
• NHL Players Fight Bid To Dump Experts From Concussion Suit
• Hospital Wants Last Meningitis Case Back In Md.
• Plaintiffs Want To Rework $1B Deal With GM Ch. 11 Trust
• Girardi Keese Must Open Books On $130M Deal, 9th Circ. Told
• TSCA Rule Would Help Fund Broader EPA Chemical Program
• Shell Loses $300M-Plus Oil Cleanup Claim Against Dole Unit
• Consumers Seek Sanctions For Destroyed Abilify Evidence
• Samsung Must Face Class Claims On Smartwatch Battery Life
• Health Hires: Ropes, Brown Rudnick, Mallinckrodt, DLA Piper
• Enviro Analysis Says Congress Threatens Access To Courts
• Mass. Sens. To EPA: Make GE Send River Waste Out Of State
• Attys In Vita-Mix Row Must Back Up $7.2M Fee Request
• Pella To Pay $26M To End Window Buyers' Defect Suit
• Cherokee AG Wants Federal Opioid Jurisdiction Case Dropped
• Your Case Was Remanded By The MDL Court — Now What?
• J&J Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over Claims Of Asbestos In Talc
• MD's Knowledge Of Risks Bars Hernia Patch Defect Claims
• Sens. Unveil Bill Aimed At Curbing Opioid Crisis
• Claims Handler Must Face Suit Over $7.2M Asbestos Verdict
• Ford, Driver Fight Over $1.5M Attys' Fees At 9th Circ.
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• 11th Circ. Revives Defibrillator Failure Claims Against Zoll
• Fiat Chrysler Takes Early Swing At Stalling Pacificas Suit
• Disney Says It's Not Liable For Blinding By Toy It Didn't Make
• Fla. Court OKs Toss Of Engle Cases Filed For Dead Plaintiffs
• GM Gets Engine Defect Class Action Trimmed
• EU Also Seeks Compliance Ruling In Russia WTO Pork Brawl
• Power, Corruption And Lies: How Juries Are Responding
• Judge Questions Attys' Fees In 2 Takata Air Bag Deals
• Tractor Death Suit Belongs In Miss., Texas Justices Hear
• Atty Negotiating Teams Set In Opioid MDL
• FDA's Off-Label Delay Not Enough For Big Drugmakers
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Decision On Beetle Infestation
• Werther's Caramels Maker Underfills Bags, Suit Says
• Nestlé Can't Duck Claims It Underfilled Raisinets Boxes
• Senators Urge FDA To Reject Philip Morris Tobacco Device
• Hospital To Face Some Claims In Last Meningitis MDL Case
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• Canadian Meat Processor Recalls Over 4K Lbs. Of Raw Pork
• Google Sells Pixel Phone Despite Speaker Defect, Suit Says
• Witness Preparation Also Requires Witness Training
• Gag Order Issued Over Opioid MDL Settlement Talks
• Manufacturer Urges RICO Suit Revival Over Asbestos Claims
• Nissan Fights Cert. Bid In Sports-Car Clutch Defect Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Zimmer Biomet Zapped Again
• 4th Circ. Upholds $18.5M Boston Scientific Mesh Verdict
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• Takata Whistleblowers Say Ch. 11 Plan Must Reserve $250M
• Clorox Can't Dump 'Natural' Cleaning Products False Ad Suit
• House Passes Bill Changing Menu Calorie Count Rules
• Alabama Sues Purdue Pharma Over Role In Opioid Crisis
• Ford Wins Toss Of Mustang Defect Suit Over Class Issue
• Samsung, Sears Face Class Action Over Plasma TV Defect
• Hercules Wants $4.8M In Atty Fees In Drilling Fire Suit
• How They Won It: Salvi Nets $115M Deal For O'Hare Victim
• A 'More Than Peanuts' Sentence Of Food Company Officials
• Preemption In Pharmaceutical Cases: 2017 In Review
• Jury Tacks $28M Onto Smoker's $14M Win From RJ Reynolds
• Surgery Center, Estate Contest Punitives In Meningitis MDL
• Wis. Judge Melts Butter-Grading Law Challenge
• 32K Homeowners Defend Cert. To 8th Circ. In State Farm Row
• Aaron Hernandez Brain Injury Suit Transferred To Pa. MDL
• Electrolux Wants Overheating-Oven Suit Trimmed
• VW Owners Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal Make Standing Args
• Calif. City Needn't Pay Dry Cleaner For Cleanup, Judge Says
• Henkel Can't Rinse Off Detergent Labeling Suit
• 3 Questions About Self-Driving Car Liability
• Ex-Smoker Urges 11th Circ. To Revive $20M Punitive Win
• Filter MDL Puts FDA Clearance Evidence Back On The Table
• A Lower Bar For Calif. Agencies In Hazardous Waste Cases
• Samsung, Best Buy Face Suit Over Plasma TVs, 'Geek Squad'
• Mass. Health Boards Raise Concerns Over Potential Pipelines
• Century Arms Concealed AK-47 Defect, Gun Owners Say
• Jury Says Shirt Co. Not Liable In $10M Suit Over Child's Burns
• Philly DA Accuses Drugmakers Of Deceptive Opioid Marketing
• Toyota Faces Suit Over Alleged Prius Stall Defect
• 9th Circ. Botched Escobar Standard, High Court Hears
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Seeger Weiss
• Monsanto Seed Rollout Forced Farmers' Hands, Suit Says
• Ford Owners Pan $35M Deal In Defective Transmission Row
• Aveo Agrees To $18M Deal To End Cancer Drug Investor Suit
• Air Force Pauses T-6 Flights Following Oxygen Issues
• 9th Circ. Decision Could Be Game-Changer For Investors
• Bumble Bee To Repackage Salmon To End Labeling Row
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• Don't Let PFAS Leave A Mark On Your Business Transaction
• Man's Mesothelioma Death Not Pipe Co.'s Fault, Jury Says
• Nurse Gets $100M In Medical Helicopter Crash Suit Deal
• NY AG Sues Insys Over 'Perilous' Opioid Marketing
• Insurers Sue Pfizer To Avoid Covering $400M Settlement
• Counties' VW Diesel Suits Could Spur Copycats, Judge Says
• Herbicide Suits Against Monsanto Consolidated In Mo.
• Inside The Opioid MDL's Big Closed-Door Hearing
• Apple Consumer Asks To Drop Appeal Over Used IPhones
• Naked Juice Says 'No Sugar' Labels Pass FDA Muster
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Quinn Emanuel
• NM, Navajo Nation Fight EPA Bid To Stay Mine Spill Suit
• Intercept Drug Gets Black-Box Warning After Dosing Deaths
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age
• Ahdoot & Wolfson Atty Asks To Lead Equifax Breach MDL
• 9th Circ. Ups Ante On Cert. Of Nationwide Settlement Classes
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: A Judge's Example