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Product Liability - June, 2018

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• Merck Fosamax Appeal Faces Uncertain Odds In High Court
• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• NJ Court Told To Rethink Share Of Cos.' Asbestos Liability
• Military Base Dog Bite Suit Can't Be Heard In Texas Courts
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Health Hires: Fenwick, Dechert, Holland & Hart, Carlton Fields
• Settlement Issues May Force 9th Circ. Rethink Of Hyundai Kia
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• Pfizer Draws FDA Rebuke Over Estrogen Ring Video
• Actavis Reaches Tentative Deal To Exit Testosterone MDL
• EPA Tightens Lead-Dust Standards For Floors, Window Sills
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• J&J, Talc Supplier Can't Escape $117M Verdicts In NJ
• NJ Justices Fortify Insureds In Asbestos Coverage Gap Fights
• Michelin Can't Escape Texas Court Based On Used Tire Sale
• Ginger Snaps Trans Fat Suit Stays Federal In California
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• GM Decries Drivers' 'Generic' Claims In Faulty Headlight Suit
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• 'Opioid Babies' Won't Get Own Track In MDL
• WTO Backs Australia's Tobacco Plain Packaging Rules
• Law Enforcement Can't Stop Wash. Tribe's Fireworks Sales
• What High Court Review Of Fosamax Means For Preemption
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• Atty Faces More Setbacks In Chevron Pollution Battle
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• DaVita Hit With $375M Punitive Damages In Colo. Verdict
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• Supreme Court Agrees To Review Fosamax MDL Revival
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• GSK Planned Off-Label Pitch At Every OB-GYN, Families Say
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• Insurers Want Out Of Coverage For Miami Bridge Collapse
• Del. Justices Reverse Nixed 'Take-Home' Asbestos Claim
• DEA Must Release More Distribution Data In Opioid MDL
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• Consumers Win Cert. In Canada Dry Ginger Ale Labeling Row
• VW Dodges Missouri's $1B Diesel Emissions Scandal Suit
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• NJ Justices Uphold Honeywell Win In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Theranos Founder's Stay Bid Nixed As Judge Scolds Counsel
• Ford Wants Fla. Plaintiffs Dropped In Takata MDL
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face Crash Claim Despite Ch. 11 Sale
• Injured Worker's $1.7M Judgment Reinstated By Texas Court
• Pharma, DEA Push To Keep Opioid MDL Data Under Wraps
• Fiat Chrysler Subpoenas Come 'Far Too Late,' Investors Say
• EPA Rule Changes Signal Divergence Of Federal, State Regs
• 7th Circ. Stands By Toss Of NHL Overdose Death Suit
• 4 Opioid Suit Coverage Rulings Attorneys Should Know
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• Judge Alsup Nixes Calif. Cities' Climate Suits Against Big Oil
• Trump Food Safety Proposal Unlikely To Have Legs
• Justices Decline Recusal Question On Judge's Alleged Tweets
• Drivers Slam Fiat Chrysler's Bid To Evade Emissions MDL
• Merger Or Acquisition? Beware The Wrong Description
• Daimler Wants Out Of Mercedes Buyers' Moldy HVAC Suit
• Justices To Weigh Sexual Energy False Ad Class Cert.
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• House Passes Sweeping Opioid Treatment, Medicare Bill
• Ikea Sued Over Another Toddler Death
• FTC, Memory-Booster Co. Spar Over Errors At 2nd. Circ.
• Decking Products Co. Sues In Chancery Seeking Defect Costs
• Target Hit With Class Action Calling Potty Trainers Dangerous
• NCAA Avoids Adverse Verdict By Settling CTE Case Mid-Trial
• Native American Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2018
• Odwalla's Sugar Label Logic Is Faulty, Consumers Say
• Ford Buyers Drop $50M Deal After Judge Raises Concerns
• Charter Can't Use FCC Rule To Escape False Net Speed Suit
• Del Monte Hit With Suit Over Contaminated Veggie Trays
• Cheers To 80 Years Of The Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act
• Insurer Can't Recover Costs From Engine Transport Snafu
• Smith & Nephew Wants Hip MDL Slashed Over Time Bar
• Pella Class Rejects $5M Fee Bids After Inking Bigger Deal
• EPA Says No Need For CWA Hazardous Spill Regulations
• Sports Co. Must Face Liberty Mutual's Coverage Suit
• Trump Floats Moving All Food Safety Oversight To USDA
• GM Presses Bid To Shave Claims In Drivers' Emissions Suit
• Ga. Atty Beats Defamation Suit Over Snapchat Accident Row
• Canada Dry Ginger Ale 'Made From Real Ginger' Suit Tossed
• Pa. AG, Tobacco Cos. Ink $357M Deal Ending Payment Row
• Kellogg Honey Smacks Cereal Spread Salmonella, Suit Says
• KBR Toxic Burn Pit Claims Are Political Issue, 4th Circ. Says
• FDA Clarifies Communication Rules For Medical Product Cos.
• Win For Zen Magnets Still A Good Precedent For The CPSC
• Southwest Airlines, Boeing Sued Over Deadly Engine Failure
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• Plaintiffs' Firm Pulled Into Cahill Asbestos Suit Discovery War
• EPA Tells Lockheed, Honeywell To Do $21M In Superfund Work
• Fla. Appeals Court Gives Bechtel Win In Asbestos Dispute
• HHS Unveils Controversial Drinking Water Contaminant Study
• House Passes Bills On Opioid Patient Info Sharing, Treatment
• Atty Picked For EPA Office Will Recuse From Dow Cleanups
• Bondholders Defend Amended VW Emissions Fraud Suit
• New York Sues 3M, Other Manufacturers Over Toxic Foam
• Bard Can't Get New Trial After $3.6M Vein Filter Verdict
• Tesla Autopilot Defeat Device Sales Halted By NHTSA
• Attys Seek $1M In Slack-Fill Deal Offering 25-Cent Payouts
• Tips For Keeping FDA Advisory Action Letters Out Of Court
• Purdue Pharma Axes Sales Team, Lightens Focus On Opioids
• Former Aegerion Execs Say FDA Approval Negates FCA Case
• Fiat Chrysler Can't Skirt Drivers' Pacifica Defect Suit
• Dental Startup Beats Big Distributors' False Ad Claims
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• FDA's 'Added Sugar' Label Proposal Stings Honey, Maple Cos.
• FDA Warning Wire: Cancer Treatment Co. Slammed Again
• DOJ To Participate In Opioid MDL Settlement Talks
• Opioid Research Rules Tweaked In Bills Passed By House
• Pa. Panel Says J&J Unit Must Face Out-Of-State Plaintiffs
• Cherokee Nation Sues Purdue Pharma Over Opioids In Okla.
• Italian Co. Must Face Suit In Fla., Hurt Dancer Tells Justices
• Whole Foods Nabs Partial Win In Yogurt Sugar Content Row
• Anadarko Dodges Securities Suit Over Safety Risks, For Now
• LeClairRyan Nabs Schnader Harrison Aviation Pro In Calif.
• 6th Circ. Says T-Mobile Not Responsible In 911 Caller Suit
• Window Maker's 'Your Product' Defense Fails In Insurance Suit
• Ice Cream Butterfat Row Headed For Boston Trial In July
• Scrutinizing Noncash Settlements In Consumer Class Actions
• Merck Implant Suit Barred By Wrongful Birth Law: 1st Circ.
• Abbott Escapes Ill. Suit Over Defibrillator Battery Life
• J&J Escapes Consumers' Claims Over 'Hypoallergenic' Labels
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Calif. Unveils New Gas Production Pipeline Regs
• 4 Takeaways From The FDA's Info-Sharing Guidance
• Barge Co. Loses Bid For Review Of $20M Oil Spill Ruling
• Dr. Oz Reaches $5M Settlement Over 'Miracle' Diet Pills
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• NJ Justices Won't Review Helmet Co.'s Win In Bike Crash Suit
• Fiat Investors Win Cert. In Emissions-Fraud Losses Suit
• CrossFit Foe Can't Get Coverage In False Ad Suits: Insurer
• Samsung Washer Cases Paused As Panel Mulls Entry To MDL
• Bayer Dodges Yaz, Yasmin Suit After Improper Expert Report
• Google, Huawei Slam Discovery Bid In Phone Defect Suit
• Bristol-Myers Squibb: 1 Year Later
• Lumber Liquidators MDLs Get Initial OK For $36M Settlement
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• Fitbit Abuses Arbitration To Skip All Claims, Consumers Say
• Hi-Tech Deserves $40M Sanctions, FTC Tells 11th Circ.
• Walgreens' Dual Role Helped Spur Ky. Opioid Crisis, AG Says
• EPA Can't Trash Enviros' Pesticide Suit, Judge Says
• Tire Co. Can't Get Trial Records Sealed After $38M Verdict
• Drivers Slam Ford, Bosch Bid To Sink Emissions-Cheating Suit
• Boston Scientific Wins 3rd Pelvic Mesh Verdict In Mass.
• 3M Can't Nix Pa. Suit Over Silica Exposure From Faulty Mask
• Seagate Buyers Must Carve Up Class Cert. Bid, Judge Says
• Theranos Founder, Ex-COO Indicted For Fraud
• Shareholders Allege PG&E Fraud In Suit Over Calif. Wildfires
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• Iranian Mall Atty Sanctioned For Baseless Pipe Collapse Suit
• NCAA Settles Suit Over Football Player's CTE Death Mid-Trial
• Feds Sue Chicago Wholesale Co. Over Mislabeled Meat
• Nestle, Hershey Can't Nix Child-Labor Warning Row: Buyers
• Pyrex Maker Faces Class Action Over Material Change
• One Size Doesn't Fit All Product Labeling Class Actions
• NCAA Put Profits Over Player Safety, Jury Told In CTE Trial
• EPA To Move Forward With New Pesticide Training Protocol
• USDA To Propose Opening Ecuadorean Avocado Imports
• Chrysler Wards Off Class Cert. In Clutch Defect Duel
• Plaintiffs Want AbbVie Fined $500K In Testosterone Row
• General Mills Trans Fat Ruling Deferred For 9th Circ. Decision
• Audi & VW Force Mass. Parts Dealers To Stop Knockoff Sales
• Chipotle Beats Customer's Bacterial Infection Suit
• 4th Circ. Asks SC Justices If Suicide A Wrongful Death
• Pa. Regulator Gives Sunoco Go-Ahead To Restart A Pipeline
• Texas Creates MDL For Counties' Opioid Suits
• Babst Calland Nabs Ex-DOT Official, Self-Driving Cars Pro
• A Farxiga Opinion That's All Hat, No Cattle
• 5th Circ. Urged To Revive Wrongful Death Insurance Row
• J&J Talc Customer Paid For Risky Product, 3rd Circ. Told
• McKesson Tries To Keep Tribal Opioid Suit In Federal Court
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• AbbVie Wins 5th Bellwether In Testosterone MDL
• NCAA Kept Brain Injury Risk Quiet For Decades, Jury Told
• Dr Pepper Fights Class Cert. Bid In Ginger Ale False Ad Row
• J&J Gets $70M Punitives Slashed In Surgical Stapler Case
• DEA, Media Poised For Battle Over Opioid MDL Data Access
• 9th Circ. Upholds First Solar Win In Derivative Suit
• Volkswagen Fined €1B In Germany Over Emissions Scandal
• New GM Questions Scope Of Ch. 11 Defect Deal
• Nutraceutical Appeals Enviros' Fees In Suit It Calls Moot
• ​​​Feds Urged To Steer Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure
• FAA Whistleblower Sparks Probe Of Noncompliant Planes
• 5th Circ. Rejects Pill Mill Doc's Challenge To 5-Year Sentence
• Judge Unsure NY Climate Suit Can Exist Outside Federal Law
• Rafting Center Designer Can't Duck Suit Over Infection Death
• Product Liability Meets The Internet Of Things At The CPSC
• Consumer Group Can't Revive Calif. Organic Formula Suit
• California Stuck With Order Barring Glyphosate Warning
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• J&J Secretly Funded Talc Study, Atty Claims
• Zurich Wants Insurance Co. To Pay Up In $1.5M Settlement
• 4th Circ. Upholds Ax Of Expert Testimony In Lipitor MDL
• Whole Foods 'Hypoallergenic' False-Ad Suit Greatly Trimmed
• Toyota Sheds Suit Alleging Car Wires Enticed Hungry Rats
• Investors Slam Fiat Chrysler's 'Bait And Switch' Discovery Bid
• Humana Ordered To Turn Over Docs In EpiPen Antitrust MDL
• House Passes Policy Tweaks Targeting Opioid Abuse
• Drugmakers Denied Patient Info In Opioid MDL Bellwethers
• CPSC Bias About Magnet Safety Gets Recall Order Tossed
• GoPro Investors Seek Cert. In Undersupply, Defect Suit
• Allergan's Fat-Freezing Unit Freed From False Ad Claims
• Fla. Judge Urges Takata MDL Attys To Pick Up The Pace
• FDA Unveils Guidance On Sharing Info On Unapproved Uses
• Rosen Law To Lead AMD Investor Suit Over Chip Flaw
• Zimmer NexGen MDL Nears Finish With Confidential Deal
• Clearer Rule On Witness Compensation Disclosure Is Needed
• Ex-Insys Execs Can't Get More Info On Charges, Feds Say
• Squire Patton Boggs Nabs Dentons Litigator In Atlanta
• FDA Risk-Evaluation Guidance Unlikely To Help Generics
• What To Know About Proposed Chemical Safety Reg Changes
• Ford's $50M Faulty Touch-Screen Deal Faces Skeptical Judge
• Rakoff Clarifies $130M Ruling In Olin Insurance Dispute
• Drug Cos. Unleash Opioid MDL Counterattacks
• Jury Awards Dyson $16M Over Rival's False Vacuum Ads
• Lawmakers Seek To Hold USPS 'Accountable' In Opioid Bill
• GM Ignition Switch Suit Goes From SDNY To NM State Court
• Merck Urges Justices To Review Fosamax MDL Revival
• Mistrial Called In J&J Talc Trial After Cancer Victim Dies
• Oil Rig Co. Rips Chevron Underwriters' Suit At 5th Circ.
• Fiat Chrysler Moves To Trim Jeep Grand Cherokee Defect Suit
• How Courts Apply Contact-Sports Exception To Nonplayers
• Werther's Candy Maker Settles Suit Over Underfilled Bags
• 5th Circ. Won't Budge From Exxon Radiation Exposure Ruling
• Ford's Victory In Power-Steering Suit Upheld At 9th Circ.
• Plavix MDL Judge Tosses 95 Cases Due To Inaction
• Dead NHL Player's Parents Look To 7th Circ. For Redo
• Tesla Urged To Fix Driver-Assist System After Crash Report
• Kia Recalls 507K Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags, Seatbelts
• Meet The Lobbyist Battling FDA In Epic Supplement Clash
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• Insurer Doesn't Owe City, Railway Co. For Fatal Train Crash
• Philly Xarelto Patients Fight Bellwether-Manipulation Claim
• Legal Risks For Consumer Products Cos. In 2018: Part 2
• Texas High Court Allows Suit Over Tractor Death In Miss.
• Tesla's $5.4M Autopilot Deal Needs State-Law Study: Judge
• Ironshore, 23andMe Get ADR OK In DNA Case Coverage Row
• Energy Group Wants Enviros' Effluent Rule Delay Suit Tossed
• AutoZone Customers Denied Cert. In Faulty-Parts Suit
• Judge Slams 'Problematic' Deal In Ford Touch-Screen Row
• Fiat Chrysler Can't Dodge Expert Testimony In Defect Row
• Calif. Sues Toddler Formula Makers Over Lead In Products
• Automotive Regulation To Watch: Midyear Report
• Boucher, Schneider Wallace To Lead VW Salespersons Suits
• Fiat Chrysler Drivers Seek Cert. In Emissions MDL
• Calif. Gov'ts Say 9th Circ. Must Limit Climate Tort Appeals
• Schlichtmann Must Face Avandia Settlement Malpractice Row
• Proposed Bill Targets Cancer Risk Product Labeling
• Will Your Business Be Ready For The New Calif. Prop 65?
• 9th Circ. OKs Toss Of Twinings Tea Antioxidant Case
• Legal Risks For Consumer Products Cos. In 2018: Part 1
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• VW To Pay Oklahoma $8.5M Over Eco-Friendly Diesel Ads
• San Francisco Votes To Uphold Flavored Tobacco Ban
• No Third-Party Content Means Snapchat Must Face Suit: Court
• Fla. High Court Asked To Restore $20M Engle Verdict
• Latest J&J Talc Trial Pits Co. Against 22 Women
• SEC Says BioChemics Is Unable To Pay $17M Bill To Investors
• Faulty Coffee Filter Claims Survive Walmart Toss Attempt
• RJR Can Hold Off On $38M Award To Smoker's Kin, For Now
• Alston Picks Up Ex-Drinker Biddle Product Liability Partner
• Fosamax Users Urge High Court To Turn Down Merck Appeal
• J&J Battles To Throw Out $117M Verdicts In NJ Talc Case
• 7th Circ. Knocks Down Bid To Kill Wis. Highway Project
• Greenspoon Marder Snags Miami Mayor From Carlton Fields
• VW Escapes Illinois' $1B Suit Over Emissions Scandal
• Montgomery McCracken Faces $620M Suit For Toxic Tort Work
• 7 Common Mistakes In Company Witness Prep
• Auto Safety Groups Lose Bid To Force DOT Seat Belt Rule
• Aviation Watch: Keeping Turbines Spinning, Passengers Safe
• Costco Says Consumers Weren't Harmed By Recalled Berries
• Judge Sides With USDA On Beef, Pork Labeling Rules
• 2nd Bite At 'Natural' Cooking Oil Suit Hinges On Money
• AbbVie Wore 'Blinders' On AndroGel's Clot Risk, Jury Told
• Feds Urge 8th Circ. To Uphold $11M Superfund Judgment
• Hard Hit By Opioids, Tribes To Get Own Track Within MDL
• Samsung Wants Class Settlement In Washer Fight Scrubbed
• Dow, Shell Hit With Calif. Water Contamination Suits
• FDA Warning Wire: Online Opioid Sales, Caffeine Crackdown
• Design Co. Hit With Suit Over Shattering Hotel Shower Doors
• Autobahn Defends $1.6M Settlement In Auto Parts Suit
• Fee Objectors In NFL Concussion Deal Denied Do-Over Bid
• Taiwanese Parts Maker Must Face $22M Award
• Fitbit Must Face Bulk Of Heart Rate Tracking Suit
• Smoker's Estate Asks Fla. Court To Reverse RJR Win
• Texas Co. Recalls 34K Lbs. Of Beef Products Due To Plastic
• Digital Toy Data Breach Highlights Cybersecurity Concerns
• Apple Won't Cover Watches That Shatter, Consumer Claims
• A Better Method For Achieving Broader Class Action Reform
• Olin Blasts Bid For Win By Lamorak After $55M Order
• Samsung, Consumers Reach Deal In Washing Machine MDL
• GM Escapes Bulk Of Consumers' Suit Over Oil-Guzzling Cars
• Drivers Can't Dodge Chrysler Expert Testimony In Defect Row
• FDA Says 5 More Deaths Tied To Obesity Stomach Balloons
• Asbestos Litigators Escape Fraud Claims At 7th Circ.
• Medicaid Groups' Atty Seeks Spot On Opioid Exec Committee
• Doubts Over Warning Sufficiency Revive Pa. Tree Fall Case
• Lathrop Gage Hires 4 Insurance Pros For Los Angeles Office
• Ford, Consumers Reach Deal In Faulty Touch Screen Row
• FDA Drug Review Office Plans Overhaul To Boost Efficiency
• Bridge Collapses Unrelated In Insurance Row, 4th Circ. Told
• The Brave New World Of Autonomous Vehicle Litigation
• Daimler Units Dropped From German Auto Antitrust MDL
• 7th Circ. Says Expert Necessary To Sue Teva Over Broken IUD
• Frontier's Airbus Cabin Air Toxic To Passengers, Suit Claims
• Clarifying Standing In False Ad Cases At 9th Circ.
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• GM Settles First-Known Suit Over Self-Driving Car Crash
• Attys Sanctioned Over Possible Fraud In HDMI Cable Suit
• Sunoco Asks Pa. Regulators To Revisit Work Stoppage Order
• BASF Says Unit's Ex-GC Can't Testify In Asbestos Fraud Case
• Texas Justices Take Up Anadarko's $100M Coverage Battle
• Cooley Nabs Katten Litigator For Securities Practice
• Chrysler Drivers Tentatively Denied Cert. In Faulty Clutch Row
• DOT Says Engineer Off Limits In Fiat Chrysler Stock-Drop Suit
• Pet Food Co. Says Unsafe Dog Chow Claims Have No Bite
• Mercedes Doubles Down On Effort To Toss Radiator Suit
• What Businesses Must Know About FDA Menu Labeling Rules
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'
• A Closer Look At New Federal 'Right To Try' Law