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Product Liability - March, 2018

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• Kimberly-Clark Won't Face Suit Over Ebola Prevention Gowns
• AIG Unit Ordered To Pay $6.6M In Wildfire Defense Costs
• Claims Trimmed In Six Flags Roller-Coaster Injury Suit
• Mercedes Owner's Faulty Radiator Suit Stays Federal
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• Claims Trimmed In Nissan Engine Defect Class Action
• NJ Dealer's VW Inventory Suit Not Barred By Diesel Deal
• Remington Bankruptcy Could Halt Deal Appeal At 8th Circ.
• No Joke: 4 Strange But True Cases For April Fool's
• Construction Co. Looks To Shut Down Power Outage Suit
• Insurer Fights For Repayment In Condo Defect Coverage Row
• There Is A Cognitive Science Behind Big Jury Verdicts
• Owens Corning Class Wants Another Go At Cert. In 3rd Circ.
• Costco Asks 9th Circ. To Bury Supplement False Ad Suit
• Bard Owes Injured Woman $3.6M In IVC Bellwether, Jury Finds
• Why Bristol-Myers Applies To Federal Class Actions
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• First Bard Vein Filter Bellwether Heads To Jury
• Parents Can Sue Sorin Over Heart-Valve Death, Judge Says
• Texas Panel Trims $8.4M Award In Refinery Explosion Case
• Chrysler Gets Quick Win In Engine Emissions-Cheating Suit
• 11th Circ. Finds Jury May Have Been Misled In Raw Oyster Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Corning, Philips Glass Pollution Suit
• ADT Settlement Paused Amid 9th Circ. Hyundai Class Row
• The Importance Of Attorney Etiquette In The Courtroom
• FDA Mulling 'Healthy' Food Symbol In Fight Against Obesity
• Beer Maker To Face Trimmed Claims In Guinness Ad Suit
• Pepsi Is Clearly Artificial, Labeled Or Not, Judge Says
• ADT Moves W. Va. Bar's Fire Damage Suit To Fed. Court
• WWE Beats Concussion Suit's Last Fraud Claims
• Uber, Ariz. Self-Driving Car Victim's Family Reach Deal
• Ex-NFLers Say Riddell Can't Rely On CBAs In Concussion Suit
• Shook Hardy Adds Life Sciences, Food & Bev Pro In Philly
• Insurer Wins $1.2M In Coverage Dispute Over Dirty Milk
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 4
• 3rd Circ. Ups Citgo's Tab In Fight Over $100M Spill Judgment
• Bard Exec Defends Handling Of Complaints At Vein Filter Trial
• Insurer In Rehab Can't Flee Personal Injury Coverage Row
• Philly Jury Clears Ameron In Asbestos Cancer Death
• Johnson & Johnson Can't Escape Benecol Labeling Suit
• Judge OKs Drug Distributor Info Sharing In Opioid MDL
• Essure Users Must Combine 13K Injury Suits, Judge Says
• Law360's Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board
• Ex-Chicago Bears Player Sues NFL Over Concussions
• Biogen Lacked Intent To Defraud, Shareholder Suit Judge Says
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 3
• Salad Dressing Co. Must Face Olive Oil Misrepresentation Suit
• Apple Escapes False Ad Suit Over Devices' Storage Capacity
• Cherokee Say Opioid Claims Don't Belong In Federal Court
• Coca-Cola Says Drinks Meet Federal Definition Of 'Diet'
• Passenger Bid To Prevent 'Atty Misconduct' Puzzles Boeing
• BMW Installed Emissions-Cheating Devices, Drivers Say
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• And Now A Word From The Panel: An Inconvenient MDL
• Volvo Ducks Suit Over Crash-Protection Ad Claims
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 2
• GSK Has One Week To Hand Over Zofran Data, Judge Says
• Assessing Changes To The Jones Act Litigation Landscape
• Investors Battle Intuitive On Bid For Win In Stock-Drop Suit
• 4th Circ. Upholds Insurers' Win In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Medical Device Co. Must Face Claims In Hip Implant MDL
• Buyers Say Junior Mints Maker Must Face Slack-Fill Suit
• Doc Charged In Insys Case Gets Limited Prescription Power
• EPA Strikes Deal For $1.8M Cleanup Of Pa. Quarries
• Fla. Jury Awards Smoker's Family $13.5M In Reynolds Case
• Insurer Must Cover Firefighter Hearing Loss Suits: Pa. Panel
• Ford Objectors Must Pay 'Baseless' Appeal's Bond, Court Told
• Boehringer Wins 1st Bellwether In Conn. Pradaxa Risk Suit
• Consumers Push For Cert. In Contaminated Ranbaxy Pills Suit
• Honda Must Face Acura Drivers' 'Parasitic' Devices Suit
• AbbVie Ordered To Pay $3M In AndroGel Retrial
• High Court Won't Hear Crane Co.'s Appeal Of $11M Award
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 1
• VW Says Owners Who Sold Pre-Scandal Haven't Shown Harm
• Bus Co. Hit With $18.7M Verdict In Cyclist Death Trial
• ​​​​​​​Ford Engineer Defends Truck Design In Rollover Death Trial
• Drugmaker's Investors Sue For Books On $885M In Sanctions
• Ford Sanctioned For Discovery Woes In Acceleration Case
• State Opioid Taxes Seen As Well-Intentioned But Misguided
• New FDA Policy Takes Aim At Big Compounders
• Herbicide Co. Can't Kill False-Advertising Class Action
• Pa. Court Won't Rethink Axing Bar On Risperdal Punitives
• San Diego Looks To Dodge Monsanto PCB Counterclaims
• Trump Says Fed. Gov't Will Sue Drugmakers Over Opioids
• NC Outer Banks Blackout Negligence Suit Moved To Fed Court
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Organic Baby Food Claims
• Uncapped Nature Of NFL Concussion Deal Causing Hiccups
• Faulty Piaggio Plane Motor Caused $1.9M Crash, Insurer Says
• Cherokee Push Judge To Send Opioid Suit To State Court
• Blue Buffalo Ducks Suit Over Contaminated Dog Food
• Pa. Nursing Home Faces Lawsuit Over Fatal Fire
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• DOT Inspector General Opens Audit Of Collapsed Fla. Bridge
• Roundup Warning Label Ruling Less Surprising Than It Seems
• What The UK Product Recall Code Of Practice Means For Cos.
• Witness Issues Won't Delay Mass. Boeing Airplane Hole Trial
• Insurer Needn't Cover $40M Action Over Construction Delays
• 4 Highlights From Congress' Two-Day Opioid Hearing
• 'Star Trek' Actor's Family Settles Suit Over Jeep Accident
• 9th Circ. Revives BMW Drivers' Noisy-Brakes Suit
• Ford Truck's Shoddy Roof Caused Rollover Deaths, Jury Told
• AbbVie Must Be Sent Message, Jury Told In AndroGel Trial
• GM Seeks To End Consumer Suit Over Oil-Guzzling Cars
• Bosch Slams VW Car Owners' RICO Claims
• Chipotle Dodges Shareholder Action Over E. Coli Outbreaks
• Tito's Handmade Vodka False-Ad Suit Settles
• Advocates Sue USDA Over Nix Of Organic Livestock Rule
• Fees Unfounded In Firefighters' Siren Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Chevron Suit Doomed By CERCLA Exclusion, 9th Circ. Says
• Intel Chips Are Vulnerable To Hackers, Pa. City Says
• Discovery Challenges In Transnational Class Actions
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• House Passes 'Right To Try' Experimental Treatments Bill
• No Trip, No Contract, Customer Says In Cruise Suit
• Why Latham's Sex Scandal Isn't BigLaw's #MeToo Moment
• Ark. Sues Drugmakers, Distributors Over Opioid Epidemic
• Ill. Man Says Insys Rep's Lies Got Him Hooked On Opioids
• Insurer's Coverage Of Bridge Collapse Suits Capped At $3M
• California Jury Awards $21M In Rock Crusher Death Case
• DuPont Can't Nix Suit Over Faulty Clothes Dryers
• Meningitis Pharmacist's Direct Victims Were Providers: Judge
• Atty's Widow Says Mass. Court Buoys Her $3M GSK Verdict
• Consumer Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Rehear Hyundai MDL Deal
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review VA's Agent Orange Policy Tweak
• Ch. 7 Trustee Fights Cab Co.'s Bid To Duck Transfer Suit
• Locks Law Asks To Guide NFL Head Injury Claims Process
• How To Interpret A Contract? Ask Those Who'd Sign It
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Virtual Reality Legal Concerns On The Rise, Survey Finds
• Lopsided Takata Recall Repair Rates Worry Senate Panel
• More Sharing Of Opioid Sales Data Possible, DEA Chief Says
• Post Wants Out Of Mashed-Potato Labeling Suit
• Big Oil Says Courts Are No Place For Climate Change Fight
• Uber Ariz. Fatality Sparks Self-Driving Car Setbacks
• Towns, Schools Say Turf Maker Hid Faulty Fibers
• Sport Supplement Co. Gets Deceptive Labeling Suit Trimmed
• FDA Warning Wire: Birds And Bugs Plague Drug Plant
• FDA Skirts Suit Over Lack Of Warning On Hair Straighteners
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• How Regulatory Power Is Moving To The States
• Mass. Court Ruling Eases Way For Brand Drug Label Claims
• Co. Did Not Warn Of Mesh Product Risks, NJ Jury Told
• Newly Filed Miami Bridge Collapse Suit Won't Be The Last
• Apple, Google Must Warn Distracted Drivers, Calif. Court Told
• SF Firm Settles Appeal Of $1.1M Discovery Deceit Sanction
• 3M Says Philly-Area Contamination Suit Should Stay On Hold
• Offshore Manufacturer Wants Out Of Petrobras' $400M Suit
• Experts Didn't Prove Hernia Mesh Caused Injuries, Court Says
• Scotts Can't Get Quick Win In Bird Seed Class Action
• Oglala Sioux Tribe Targets Drug Cos. With Opioid Suit
• Insurer Fights Coverage Of Row Over Texas Sports Complex
• Akerman Adds 2 Dykema Attys To Fraud, Recovery Group
• Trump Unveils 4-Point Plan For Easing Opioid Crisis
• Supreme Court Spurns Flint's Bid To Hear Toxic Water Suits
• 'Super Herb' Drinks Don't Benefit Health, Suit Says
• Uber Halts Self-Driving Car Tests After Ariz. Pedestrian Death
• Teva Can't Get Justices To Nix Suit Alleging Drug-Cancer Link
• Autoliv Must Face Ga. Fatal Crash Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Western Pa. Cities Latest To Strike At Opioid Manufacturers
• Opioid Solutions: Insurance, Legislation Or Litigation?
• When 'A' Stands For Preemption
• Philly Litigator Rips Opioid Defense Attys At Conference
• Pharma Cos. Liable For Generic Labels, Mass. Top Court Says
• Summary Judgment Denial Clears Path For Abilify Trials
• Safeway's Olive Oil False Ad Deal OK'd, Attys Get $1.4M
• Petrobras Can Keep Lid On Risk Docs In $400M Oil Rig Suit
• Drug Cos. Say Cherokee Opioid Suit Must Stay In Fed. Court
• Fiat Chrysler, Bosch Must Face EcoDiesel Emissions MDL
• NY Docs Got Lap Dances, Booze From Insys, DOJ Says
• Smuckers Subsidiary Sued Over Drug In Dog Food
• Colonial Pipeline To Put Up $3.3M In Ala. Gas Spill Settlement
• Aegerion Placed Under Supervision In Misbranding Settlement
• Asbestos Firm Must Face Insurers' Coverage Payback Suit
• AIG Asks 9th Circ. To Ax Disney 'Pink Slime' Arbitration
• Chrysler Slips Punitive Damages Claim In Ch. 11 Ruling
• Hilton Ducks Sanctions In $20.5M Drowning Death Suit
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Pepsi's 'Diet' Claims Not Preempted, NY Consumers Say
• Changes To Rule 23 Are Coming, Are You Prepared?
• Why Most Slack-Fill Claims Should Fail On The Merits
• Fiat Chrysler Loses Appeal Of $40M Fatal Jeep Fire Award
• 5th Circ. Affirms 2 Convictions In BP Oil Spill Fraud Case
• P&G Can't Wash Off Suit Over Staining Tide Pods
• Feds Settle Bulletproof Vest Claims With Toyobo For $66M
• Dem Bill Takes On Tribal Opioid Crisis With New Program
• Menominee Latest Tribe To Sue Pharma Cos. Over Opioids
• Atlantic Richfield To Pay $3M For Ariz. Mine Cleanup Costs
• Plastic Packager Sues Supplier For $1.7M Over Leaky Bags
• GSK Says FDA Barred Warning Of Suicide Risks With Paxil
• Workers Win 'Tolling' Ruling In Del. 3rd Circuit Query
• Ford Wins DQ Of Calif. Judge In Engine Defect Suit
• Abbott Says Ex-Employee Should Pay For Dismissed FCA Suit
• Personal Jurisdiction In 3rd Circ. After 'Shuker'
• Defective Boeing Plane Caused Flydubai Crash, Suit Says
• FDA Floats Plan To Cap Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes
• Trends In China's Food And Packaging Laws: Part 2
• False Claims Act An Unlikely Tool In Opioid Crackdown
• GM, Fiat, VW, Mercedes Hid Takata Airbag Defect, Suits Say
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ruling On Pigeon Poop Deal Coverage
• Link Between Roundup And Cancer Is 'Shaky,' Judge Says
• Tribes Need Gov't Funding To Fight Opioids, Senate Panel Told
• Audi, Volkswagen Hit With Class Action Over Takata Air Bags
• GSK Says It Can't Find Marketing Contracts In Zofran MDL
• Skateboard Ramp Cos. Unveil New, Cashless FCA Settlement
• W.Va. Regulators Halt $4.2B ETP Pipeline Work Over Pollution
• Ford Recalls 1.4M Cars For Steering Wheels That May Detach
• Theranos CEO Holmes Settles Over $700M Fraud, SEC Says
• Takata Hit With Price-Fixing Charges By South Africa
• EPA Floats Guide To Expanded TSCA Confidential Info Access
• A Guide To Anti-Trafficking Compliance For Food Cos.
• Trends In China's Food And Packaging Laws: Part 1
• 260K Amazon Power Banks Recalled Over Fire, Burn Risks
• Judge Schedules First 3 Trials In Abilify MDL
• House Fails To Pass 'Right-To-Try' Bill After Dems Object
• 7th Circ. Affirms Fired Atty's Fee After Second Review
• Mercedes-Benz Gets Claims Nixed In Moldy HVAC System Row
• Opioid Bills Would Up Feds' Control Over Quotas, Imports
• FDA Warning Wire: Online Eye Exam Gets Agency Side-Eye
• Tribe Says Opioid Makers Caused 'Public Health Crisis'
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• New Balance 'Made In USA' Suit Halted Pending Settlement
• Ford Closes Door On Some Driver Claims In Faulty Latch Suit
• FCA Materiality May Return To High Court
• 9th Circ. Clears Starbucks In Underfilled Iced Drink Suit
• Doling Out 'Fair Shares' Of Asbestos Liability
• Woman Says Faulty P&G Tide Pod Exploded In Her Bra
• Mass. Court Dismisses 'Speculative' Toyota Cover-Up Suit
• Syngenta Agrees To Pay $1.5B To End Corn GMO Class Claims
• Starbucks Wins Partial Dismissal Of Chemical-Coffee Suit
• Mining Co. To Shell Out $20M To Cover EPA Cleanup Costs
• Pa. Fee Claim Ruling Could Spur Deal-Making Between Firms
• Salmonella Detection Prompts Retailer To Recall Powders
• Hankook Tire Co. Hit With $37M Crash Verdict
• Holland & Knight Adds Commercial Litigator In Dallas
• Shell, BP, Sunoco Reach $196M Deal With NJ In Pollution Suit
• Manning & Kass Enters Texas With 2-Lawyer Dallas Office
• La. Wrong Venue For Food Co.'s $1M Coverage Spat: 5th Circ.
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• Cook Medical's Vein Filter Suit Tossed As Time-Barred
• 11th Circ. Creates Headaches For Judges, Defense Attorneys
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• CORRECTED: Intervenor In Cable Packaging Suit Sanctioned Over Lies
• Monsanto Testimony Stretches Limits Of Judge's Math Skills
• NHL Used Expert Reports To Skirt Word Limits, Players Say
• Dr. Reddy's Escapes FCA Suit Over Drug Packaging
• FDA Accuses Scope Makers Of Flouting Safety Studies
• Health Hires: Aronberg, Bracewell, Miles, Polsinelli, Sidley
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Nix Of $200M Hyundai Class Deal
• Oatmeal Buyers' 2nd Shot At No-Maple-Syrup Suit Fails
• Johnson & Johnson Hit With $35M Verdict In Pelvic Mesh Trial
• Snack Co.'s 'Quinoa Puffs' Actually Rice-Based, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Gets It Partly Right On Component Preemption
• Insurer Excused After Paying $1M To Settle Worker Death Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Knee Implant MDL Bellwether
• Fiat Chrysler Aims To Keep Expert In Jeep Leaky Sunroof Suit
• Baker McKenzie Snags 5 Ex-Hogan Attys, Opens LA Office
• DOJ Leaning More On FCA In Fight Against Opioid Abuse
• Drivers Defend Scope Of Nissan Faulty-Transmission Suit
• Ulta Repackages Used Products As New, Consumers Say
• FDA Says European Shellfish As Safe As United States'
• Will High Court Provide Clarity On 'Clear Evidence'?
• Roche Released From Suit Over Man's Bowel Disease
• 11th Circ. Affirms $7.5M Tobacco Award In Engle Progeny Suit
• Italian Shipbuilder Can't Be Dragged To Fla. Court, Panel Says
• BP Dodges Yucatan's Fla. Law Claims Over Deepwater Horizon
• Retrial Begins In Original Testosterone MDL Bellwether
• Frito-Lay Can't Duck False-Ad Claims Over 'Natural' Chips
• Popcorn Snack Maker Hit With Slack-Fill Suit
• Opioid MDL To Get Litigation Track Amid Settlement Talks
• Blue Cross, Takeda Settle Actos Cancer Claims
• Logitech Escapes Nationwide Class Claims In Cameras Suit
• Calif. Court Restores Patient's $4.5M Win In Hip Defect Suit
• Bayer, J&J Look To Bar Amended Master Xarelto Complaint
• What Happens If The DOJ Joins The Opioid MDL?
• CSX Wins Verdict In Rail Worker's Philly Toxic Tort Case
• Deputy AG Asks For Insurers' Help To End Opioid Crisis
• DOJ Civil Division Pick Promises A False Claims Focus
• Kombucha Maker Overstates Probiotic Bacteria, Suit Says
• Dietary Supplements And FDA: Potential For Partnership?
• Cannabis' CEQA Challenge
• West Coast 'Super Tort' PCB Suits Have Staying Power
• Fla. High Court Considers Daubert Standard In Asbestos Case
• Royal Caribbean Fights Renewed Harvey Cruise Claims
• 3rd Circ. Gives 'Hybrid' Med Devices New Liability Shield
• GM Seeks Stay In Mich. Groundwater Contamination Suit
• Monster HDMI Cable Packaging Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Candy Buyer Seeks Cert. In Suit Over Underfilled Boxes
• Teva Blocking Senate Opioid Investigation, McCaskill Says
• Asbestos Suits Not Barred By Ch. 11 Plan, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Justices Query Process For 3rd-Party Insurance Claims
• FDA Warning Wire: Bevy Of Big-Name Cos. Targeted
• Michigan Law Bars Smoker's $10M Award, Fla. Judges Hear
• Google, Huawei Get Nexus Phone Defect Suit Trimmed
• Tribes Hit Pharma Cos. With Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Why 2nd Time Was Not The Charm For Baby Food Class Cert.
• Monsanto's Roundup Causes Cancer, Experts Tell MDL Judge
• Feds Say McDonnell Doesn't Save NY's Silver From Retrial
• Alabama Power Should Pay $1.25M Fine, State Agency Says
• J&J Unit Can't Shake $15M Pelvic Mesh Verdict In NJ
• Whistleblowers Assail Gilead's Escobar Defense At High Court
• Philly-Area Residents Want Contamination Suit Unpaused
• Toyota, Kobe Steel Sued By Drivers Over Subpar Metal Parts
• DEA Agrees To Large Data Release In Opioid MDL
• Bill Would Boost Tribes' Access To Opioid Treatment Funds
• Justices Spurn Endo, NH Row Over Counsel In Opioid Probe
• Kind Bar False Labeling Claims Curbed For USDA Guidance
• J&J Asks 3rd Circ. To End Suit Over Talc-Based Baby Powder
• Class Action Lawyers Behaving Badly
• The Firms Landing The Most Cases In 7 Practice Areas
• VW Nixes Bondholders' Fraud Suit Over Emissions, For Now
• NFL, Class Attys Hash Out Concussion Deal's Pros And Cons
• Trump Picks Dow Atty To Lead EPA Emergency Mgt. Unit
• Cherokee Nation, Drug Cos. Wrangle Over Opioid Suits
• Walmart Hit With 2nd Suit Claiming False Egg Labeling
• Ford Wants Classes Trimmed Again In Faulty Screen Row
• Water District Too Late To Sue Northrop Grumman: 2nd Circ.
• Enviros Urge NJ High Court To Review $225M Exxon Deal
• Jurisdiction Issues Dog Multistate Class Actions
• 'Revolving Door' At DEA Faces Scrutiny In Opioid MDL
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Part Of 'Hybrid' Medical Device Suit
• Trump May 'Do Some Litigation' Against Opioid Cos.
• Samsung Says Overheating Phone Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• GM Takes Paralyzed Driver Retrial Fight To High Court
• Int'l Paper Co. Beats Fla. Flood Class Action At Trial
• Details Emerge On DEA Data Release In Opioid MDL
• Ropers Majeski Adds Biz Litigation Partner In Los Angeles
• FTC, NY Assail Toss Of Memory Booster Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Miami-Dade County Hires Legal Team To Launch Opioid Suit
• Chocolate-Maker Slips Lawsuit Over 'Underfilled' Boxes
• Odwalla Juice Buyers Seek Cert. In 'No Added Sugar' Suit
• Zen Magnets Says Bias Drove CPSC Recall Over Injury Risk
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations
• Finding Reason In The 'Reasonable Consumer'
• Using The Purchase Funnel To Analyze Consumer Behavior