Product Liability Archive » April, 2018

Product Liability - April, 2018

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• Volvo Electric SUV Owners Say Mileage Suit Belongs In NJ
• Vaccine Co. Pulls Suit Over Clinical Trial Into Fed. Court
• Provisions To Watch In The House's FAA Reauthorization
• Pfizer, Insurer Duel Over Venue For $30M Coverage Fight
• Hidden Expert-Pay Ruling Won't Improve J&J Odds At Retrial
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver's 2nd Graft Trial Kicks Off
• Lawyer's Loose Lips Get Zimmer New Trial On $9M Damages
• Texas Justices Embrace 'Sham Affidavit Rule' In Truck Row
• 3 Fla. Bellwether Cases Settled In Abilify MDL
• Girardi Beats Ex-Client's Deal-Skimming Suit At 9th Circ.
• Don't Sleep On The Dormant Commerce Clause
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Ex-NECC Employees Don't Want Jury To Hear Of Drug Harms
• J&J Urges Court To Toss $117M Verdicts In NJ Talc Case
• Fight Over NFL's Fraud Claims In Concussion Case Heats Up
• Passenger Sues Southwest, CFM Over Fatal Engine Failure
• CPUC OKs $97.5M Deal Over PG&E San Bruno Blast Emails
• Consumer Asks 9th Circ. To Revive iPhone Suit
• Post-Deepwater Blowout Safety Regs Cut By Trump Admin.
• GM Faces Potential $1B Payout Tied To Defective Switches
• VW Shattering-Sunroof Suit Nixed For Being Too Late
• Why Garick V. Mercedes-Benz Stayed In Federal Court
• Suing Gun Makers Is Not The Way To Curb Gun Violence
• Arch Coal Must Challenge Black Lung Bulletin At DOL
• Bayer, J&J Beat Claims In Latest Philly Xarelto Trial
• NC Swine Stench Sufferers Win Landmark $50M Jury Award
• Insurer Beats Early Win Bid In $50M Pollution Award Fight
• Insurer Needn't Cover Contractors In Chinese Drywall Suit
• Trans Fat Suit Not Barred By Federal Law, Consumers Say
• GM Gets NY Law Liability Claims Tossed From Ignition MDL
• Medical Care Bid Won't Affect Superfund Plan, 3rd Circ. Told
• GE, Tepco Seek Dismissal Of $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit
• Exxon Says NYC Filed Climate Suit In Wrong Venue
• Dr Pepper Can't Shake Suit Over Ginger Ale Label
• A Closer Look At Economic Issues In Food Labeling Cases
• Pleading A Personal Jurisdiction Defense Late In The Game
• Hidden Expert Pay Gets J&J New Trial After $502M Verdict
• Farmers Say Firms Tricked Them Out Of GMO Settlements
• EU Invests Funds, Working On Standards To Spur AI Growth
• VW Strikes $33M Deal With Md. Over Diesel Emissions
• Transfer Of Lipozene Class Action Stands, 9th Circ. Says
• GSK, Zofran Users Bicker Over Scope Of Patient Discovery
• Dems Concerned House Opioid Bills Too Rushed
• Row Over Calif. City's Blocked Stations Heads To Fed. Court
• VW Franchisees Can't Get Bosch Docs In Emissions MDL
• Buy Buy Baby Sued After NY Girl Killed By Fallen Chest
• Texas Judge OKs $33M Attys' Fees In $100M Halliburton Deal
• RJ Reynolds Dodges New Trial For Smoker's $38M Engle Suit
• Fabric Maker Polartec Gets Quick Win In Quality Case
• The Historic Legal Blunder That Enabled Our Gun Epidemic
• Tobacco Cos. Settle Long-Running Health Warning Dispute
• Counterfeit Cosmetics: Fake Beauty, Real Danger
• Enviro Group To Sue Newark Over Water's Lead Levels
• Honeywell Recalls Hard Hats Due To Risk Of Head Injury
• Bristol-Myers Squibb: A Dangerous Sword
• Products Distributor To Pay $16.5M To End Toilet-Part Row
• NJ Rock Wall Co. Objects To Attys Fees For Injury Judgment
• Attys Say Fraud Claims Just Cover For Delays In NFL Deal
• Allegiant Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Amid Safety Lapse Report
• FDA Warning Wire: Spring Storm Over Youth E-Cig Sales
• Fla. State Sen. Joins Morgan & Morgan In Fort Lauderdale
• Repeat Buyers Know Candy-Box Contents, Tootsie Roll Says
• Bard Seeks New Trial Over Vein Filters After $3.6M Verdict
• AbbVie Disputes $3M AndroGel Verdict In MDL Bellwether
• Another Take On 'Take-Home' Asbestos Exposure In Calif.
• 8th Circ. Affirms Minnesota Taking Claims Precluded
• GM Slams Consumers' Bid To Expand Diesel Emissions Suit
• New GM, Mich. Residents Dispute Provisions Of 2009 Sale
• 3 Sentenced In $16.6M Fraudulent Medical Device Scheme
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Shot Wife Found Guilty Of Murder
• Accutane Testimony Wasn't Reliable, NJ Justices Told
• Allergan To Pay $500K To End Calif. Faulty Lap-Band Claims
• Insurance Considerations For Mass-Shooting Litigation
• 5th Circ. Rejects Citgo's Bid For Redo On $81M Spill Penalty
• Medical Device Cybersecurity: Preparing For The Worst
• Investors Want Another Shot At Chipotle E. Coli Suit
• FDA's Essure Order Affirms Role Of Learned Intermediary
• NJ Won't Join FCA Suit Over Turf Sold To Schools, Towns
• Monsanto Appeal Can't Keep Herbicide Off Calif. Cancer List
• Nissan Driver Drops Transmission Claims To Join Similar Suit
• NHL Teams, Insurers Renew Bid To Nix Head Injury Suit
• Oregon Tribe Sues Pharma Cos. Over Opioid Epidemic
• Bayer, J&J Can't Nix Xarelto Case Midtrial, Patient Says
• Drivers Say New Nissan Sunroof Claims Pass Legal Muster
• Insurers' $132.5M Clawback Denial Upheld In Calif. Rail Crash
• Will High Court Ever End Circuit Split Over FCA Pleading?
• GOP State AGs Back Big Oil In Calif. Climate Suits
• Key Safety Not Covered For Interest In AIG Dispute: 6th Circ.
• Rare Southwest Engine Failure Prompts Liability Questions
• Boeing Passenger Wins $1.5M Verdict In Midair Hole Trial
• FDA Offers Guidance On Making Opioid Addiction Treatments
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Dems Look To Shield Offshore Rules From Trump Rollback
• Fiat Chrysler Gets Partial Win In Faulty Engine Case
• Aviation Watch: The Rise Of The Dreamliner
• Ill. Panel Finds $10M Chemical Settlement Was Rushed
• 5 Takeaways As DEA Mulls Slashing Opioid Output
• Bayer, J&J Urge Judge To Ax Philly Xarelto Case Midtrial
• Bai Fruit Drinks Sued Over 'All-Natural' Labeling
• Northrop Wins Final Toss Of Water Pollution Row At 2nd Circ.
• Dr Pepper Sheds 'Diet' Drinks Weight Loss Dispute
• Earth Day Review Of 'Green Guide' False Advertising: Round 2
• Don't Misunderstand The Prop 65 Coffee Ruling
• Lamorak Owes Olin $55M In Cleanup Row, Rakoff Rules
• Fla. Court Wants Hearing On Engle Firm Conflict Questions
• Hundreds Seek To Centralize NJ Taxotere Hair Loss Suits
• Locks Law Snubbed In NFL Settlement Gatekeeper Role Bid
• Girardi Can't Use Atty-Client Relationship To Nix Class Claims
• Boeing To Get $51M From Gov't For Enviro Cleanup Costs
• Intel Units Allowed Easy Entry For Hackers, Suit Says
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Third Time's The Charm For Class In Pipeline Oil Spill Suit
• Cape Codders Sue Tyco, 3M Over Foam-Contaminated Water
• Locke Lord Lands Ex-Troutman Arbitration Pro In Hong Kong
• Eye Drop Suit Must Stay Tossed, Pharma Cos. Tell 1st Circ.
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds $6.3M Philip Morris Verdict
• Ex-Massey CEO Says Withheld Docs Should Nix Conviction
• Driver Fights Mercedes' Dismissal Bid In Radiator Suit
• Missouri Talc Decision Could Signal Mass Tort Sea Change
• Counties' Claims Tossed In VW Diesel Emissions MDL
• Philip Morris Can't Slash Smoker's Award, 11th Circ. Says
• DEA Proposes Capping Opioid Quotas
• Sabra, PepsiCo Hit With Tainted-Hummus Insurance Dispute
• W.Va. Reaches $550K Settlement With Shuttered Pill Mill
• Disney Asks 9th Circ. To Back AIG 'Pink Slime' Arbitration
• Calif. Court Revives Avandia Injury Claims Against GSK
• Mercedes-Benz Must Face Suit Over Moldy HVAC System
• RJ Reynolds Says $20M Punitives Barred In Engle Case
• FDA Warning Wire: Mosquitoes, Gnats And Fungus, Oh My
• Colo. Munis Hit Exxon, Suncor With Climate Change Suit
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Allergan To Pay $3.5M To Resolve Lap-Band FCA Allegations
• Tesla's Play In NTSB Probe May Not Be Worth The Risk
• Mashed Potatoes Buyers Can't Believe It's Not Butter
• AO Smith, Peerless, Burnham Hit With $60M Asbestos Verdict
• NJ Woman Sues Panera Over Contaminated Salad
• How CPSC Late Reporting Penalty Trends Are Evolving
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Miami Launches Suit Against Drug Cos. Over Opioid Abuse
• NJ High Court Urged To Consolidate J&J Hernia Mesh Suits
• Seeger Weiss Slams Locks Law Over NFL Concussion Deal
• Enviros Say Court Got Exxon $20M Pollution Ruling Right
• Players' Concussion Opt-Out Claims Preempted, NFL Argues
• Flint Crisis Suit Belongs In Michigan Court, 6th Circ. Says
• Trader Joe's Fruit Bar Ingredients Are Misleading, Suit Says
• Construction Co. Can't Arbitrate Homeowner's Defect Suit
• Justices Refuse To Weigh Remand Of Flint Water Crisis Suit
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Food Advertising: Don't Wing It, Or You Will Face The Heat
• J&J Won't Get High Court Look At FCA 'Particularity' Rule
• What Makes CPSC's Polaris Settlement Special
• Electrolux Again Wins Trim Of Overheating-Oven Suit
• Supreme Court Seeks Gov't View Of Gilead FCA Case
• The Law360 400
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• NFL Wants Probe Of 'Fraud' In Concussion Settlement
• Canadian Drug Cos. To Pay $34M For Selling Phony Products
• Man Wins $33M Verdict For Injuries In Texas Factory Fire
• FDA Exits Suit On American Spirit 'Natural' Cigarette Deal
• Pfizer Can't Shake Suit Over Deceptive Robitussin Labels
• Disney's Bid In 'Pink Slime' Arbitration Row Rejected
• Underwriters Push Arbitration In $500M Oil Rig Payout Row
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Bard Hit With $35M Punitive Damages In NJ Mesh Case
• Sanofi's FCA Suit Docs Not All Privileged, Ex-Worker Says
• FDA Bans Bulk Sale Of Concentrated Caffeine Supplements
• Preempting Preemption: Device Cases After Shuker — Part 2
• Sorin Denies Family's Claim It Hid Heart Valve Info From FDA
• Schiff Hardin Asks 5th Circ. To Nix Insurer's Malpractice Suit
• Tesla Removed From NTSB's Deadly Crash Investigation
• FDA Unveils Guidance On DNA Testing Technology
• J&J Unit Wants Whistleblower Docs In Hip Implant FCA Suit
• Unraveling FDA's Recent Flurry Of Tobacco Activity
• Sprinkler Co. Slams Claims Over Deadly Nursing Home Fire
• FDA Proposes New Way To Approve Updated Medical Devices
• General Mills Says Trans Fat Suit 'Unmistakably' Preempted
• Calif. Oil Co. Fined $12.5M Over 1,466 Alleged Violations
• Bard Hit With $33M Pelvic Mesh Verdict In NJ
• What Cos. Need To Know About China's New Market Regulator
• Preempting Preemption: Device Cases After Shuker — Part 1
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• 4th Circ. Revives Kinder Morgan Gas Spill Groundwater Suit
• Opioid MDL Judge Sets Litigation Plan, Bashes DEA
• Bard Hustled Defective Meshes To Market, Jury Told In Closing
• Dog Trainer Says Pet Food Contains Lead, Other Toxins
• Lathrop Gage Snags LA Insurance Partner From Latham
• Air Force To Review Non-Fatal Aviation Incidents
• Suppliers Fight Roofing Co.'s Attys' Fee Bid At 11th Circ.
• Fiat Chrysler, DOJ Emissions Settlement Talks Moving Ahead
• Odwalla Fights Consumers' Cert. Bid In 'No Added Sugar' Row
• Navajo Nation Is Latest To Sue Pharma Cos. Over Opioids
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs Product Liability Atty For Philly Office
• Latent Onset Of CTE Doesn't Stop Claims, Ohio Justices Hear
• Farmers Win OK Of $1.5B Syngenta GMO Corn Settlement
• Hercules Must Cover $5.5M In Fees In Oil Rig Fire Suit
• Theranos, Walgreens Dodge Some Claims In Blood Test Row
• J&J Hit With $80M Punitive Damages Verdict In NJ Talc Case
• Drivers' Hyundai Steering Failure Suit Denied Nationwide Cert.
• Why CPSC Sued To Recall Stroller That Met Standards
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Ohio High Court To Tackle CTE Onset In NCAA Injury Suit
• J&J Fights Bid For Punitive Damages In Asbestos Talc Case
• Petrobras Says It Never Ditched $400M Suit's Legal Theory
• Trader Joe's, Kombucha Cos. Hit With False Ad Suits
• Fitbit User Seeks To Keep Alive Heart Rate Monitor Row
• FDA Warning Wire: Dead Raccoon, Too-Strong Cough Syrup
• Judge To Weigh $4.1M Deal For Testing Of Flint Children
• Royal Caribbean Gets Harvey Class Claims Nixed
• Ford, Bosch Want Emissions-Cheating RICO Suit Dumped
• Nissan Driver's Damages Model Sinks Cert. In Defect Suit
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Who's Liable For A Crash When It's The Car Driving?
• Texas Rule May Give Oil Co. Win Over Insurer in Kan. Case
• 5 Attys Tapped For Pharmacy Negotiating Team In Opioid MDL
• Fees In NFL Concussion Settlement Add To Payout Concerns
• FDA Slaps 'Unique' Limit On Bayer's Essure Sales
• Whole Foods Wants 'Hypoallergenic' False-Ad Suit Tossed
• Mistrial Granted In Ga. Suit On Ford Rollover Death
• White House Asked To Produce Info On Opioid Crisis Work
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• The Time Is Right For New Jersey To Adopt Daubert
• Mercedes Hit With Shattering-Sunroof Class Action
• 9th Circ. Reinvigorates Sex Aid Supplement Suit
• Bayer, J&J Botched Xarelto Bleeding Warning, Pa. Jury Told
• Health Hires: Dentons, Greenberg Traurig, Morgan Lewis
• Snickers Protein Bars Overstate Protein Quality, Suit Says
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Drug Cos., Pharmacies Want Pause In Cherokee Opioid Suit
• Trump Taps NHTSA No. 2 To Head Auto Safety Regulator
• Wilson, Consumers Settle Youth Baseball Bat False Ad Suit
• What To Do After A Product Recall
• 8th Circ. Axes $13M Punitives, Schaeffler From Pollution Suit
• Blowtorch Parts Manufacturer Sued For Causing 'Flash Fire'
• Blue Bell Seeks To Toss Investor Suit Over Listeria Outbreak
• Dairy Co. Sues FDA Over 'Imitation' Skim Milk Labeling Rule
• Bard Meshes Didn't Harm Woman, Harvard Doctor Tells Jury
• NFL Concussion Class Attys Get $107M Fees Amid Scrutiny
• Insurance Defense Atty Switches Sides To Join Clifford Law
• Mercedes-Benz Dodges Attys' Fees In Engine Defect Suit
• Otsuka, Bristol Seek Quick Win On Abilify Fail-To-Warn Claims
• Apple Concealed IPhone Battery Problem, Suit Says
• Hankook Can't Get Judge To Redo Trucker's $38M Tire Suit
• Texas Homeowners Sue Engineering Co. Over Harvey Damage
• Autonomous Car Regs In Murky Territory After Crashes
• Valero Must Redo Suit Over WWII Waste Cleanup, Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Merck Win In Shingles Vaccine Case
• J&J Hit With $37M Asbestos Talc Verdict In NJ
• 9th Circ. Says Phoenix Must Pay For Asbestos Suit
• What To Do During A Product Recall
• J&J Loses Mistrial Bid Over Claims At Asbestos Talc Trial
• McKesson Hit With FCA Suit Alleging Misbranded Drugs
• Ill. Honda Drivers Seek Cert. In Rodent-Chewed Wire Suit
• Supplement Co. Manager Cops To Selling Illegal Stimulants
• MTA Owed Coverage In Battery Death Defense, 2nd Circ. Says
• FDA Head Puts Spotlight On Internet's Role In Opioid Crisis
• Okla. Tribe Says Drug Cos. Played Major Role In Opioid Abuse
• NFL Players' Firms Back Concussion Suit Settlement Counsel
• Prescribing Doc's Testimony Key In 2nd Philly Xarelto Trial
• Olive Oil Maker Settles Bertolli Labeling Suit For $7M
• EPA Looks To Nix Enviros' Suit Over Effluent Rule Delay
• Judge Rejects $6.2M Land Rover Deal As Unfair To Drivers
• L'Oreal Hair Relaxer Injury Suit Trimmed Of Most Claims
• What To Do Before A Product Recall
• Uber Settlement Marks Turning Point For Crash Litigation
• Exxon, Others Can't Halt Remand Of Climate Torts, Gov'ts Say
• GM Loses Quick-Win Bid In Faulty Ignition Switch MDL
• SC Johnson Can't Escape Suit Over Sunscreen SPF Value
• J&J Tests Weren't Meant To Find Asbestos In Talc, Jury Told
• Vitamin Shoppe Answer Claims It Pumped Up Powder Benefits
• FDA Orders Kratom Product Recall After Salmonella Scare
• Insurer's Late Offer To Defend Can't Nix Builder's Suit
• Citgo Urges Full 5th Circ. To Rethink $81M CWA Penalty
• Hain Celestial Dodges Bulk Of Juice False Ad Suit
• SEPTA Fatal Bus Crash Suit Sent Back To State Court
• DOJ Looks To Help Resolve Opioid MDL As Friend Of Court
• Class Claims Pared In Suit Over Faulty Wood Shingles
• Insurer Needn't Cover Tuna Labeling Fight, 11th Circ. Says
• Passenger Claims Lasting Distress As Boeing Trial Begins
• Innovator Liability Is The Least Scary Thing About Rafferty
• Fla. Jury Blames Ex-Bolivian Prez For Civilian Deaths
• Pa. Bill Would Return Asbestos Claims To Workers' Comp
• Target Says Its Makeup Wipes Are Appropriately Advertised
• AIG, CNA Can't Prorate Ship Interior Co.'s Asbestos Coverage
• J&J Says At Trial's Close Its Talc Tested Free Of Asbestos
• Dr Pepper Dodges 'Diet' False Ad Claim, For Now
• NJ Casino May Settle Defect Dispute With Playing Card Maker
• The Firms Handling The Most Product Liability Cases: Report
• US Steel To Pay $600K Penalty For Ind. Chromium Spill
• No Sanctions For Enviro Groups In Poultry Farm Labeling Row
• Samsung Dodges Overheating Phones Class Action, For Now
• Boeing Trial Opening Statements Delayed After Strategy Shift
• Polaris To Pay $27M For Delaying To Report Faulty Vehicles
• Kimberly-Clark, Halyard Get $450M Punitives Slashed
• Innovator Liability: A Pandora's Box For Pharma Cos.?