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Product Liability - August, 2018

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• Ex-Chicago Bears Player Sues NFL Over Head Trauma Risks
• What To Watch In Kavanaugh's Confirmation Hearing
• Texas Justices Take Up Bombardier's Bid To Ditch $8M Verdict
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• Sexual Enhancement Cos. Barred From Selling Illicit Drugs
• Carlton Fields Nabs Entertainment Litigator For LA Office
• VW Insists Drivers Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal Are Unharmed
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• 5 Key Defenses For Autonomous Vehicle Litigation
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• Enviros Pluck USDA Data From Poultry Labeling Row
• Consumers Seek Cert. In Dollar General Motor Oil Feud
• RJR Must Turn Over List Of Asbestos Litigants, Pa. Court Says
• GE Unit's Arbitration Bid Nixed In $45M Steel Plant Row
• Drivers Say They're Victims In Fiat Chrysler Emissions Scam
• Bayer, Janssen Win Another Xarelto Injury Trial In Philly
• Ford Hit With $4.8M Jury Award In Explorer Defect Case
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• 3D-Printed Pharmaceuticals? Don't Try This At Home
• Cosmetics Co. Says Insurer Owes Coverage In Cancer Suit
• J&J Hip Implant Plaintiffs Get $245M Judgment After Trial
• Toyota Recalls 19,400 Avalons For Likely Seat Belt Defect
• 9th Circ. Doubts Monsanto's Claim PCB Suit's A Federal Matter
• Insurer Can't Prorate Asarco Asbestos Coverage, Judge Says
• VW, Bosch Say 3 Dealership Suits Must Be Axed
• F-35 Flaws Downgraded Without Fixes In Place, DOD Doc Says
• Attys Dodge Construction Co.'s Malpractice Suit In BP MDL
• 11th Circ. Says Mesh Sling Suit's Injury Notice Beat Time Limit
• Drivers Get Initial Approval Of $1.6M Autobahn Parts Deal
• TM Licensors Beware: Your Product Liability Risks May Vary
• VW Inks $48M Deal To End Defeat-Device Securities Claims
• FDA Warning Wire: Estrogen Drug Promo, Zimmer Quagmire
• 3 Takeaways From The VW Compliance Monitor's Report
• How Kavanaugh Helped Shape Bush-Era Tort Reform
• Jury To Don 3D Glasses At $36M Olin Enviro Coverage Trial
• Drivers Slam VW Bid To Ditch Defective Sunroof Suit
• Oakland, SF Seek 9th Circ. Revival Of Climate Change Suits
• Judge Blocks State Dept. Policy On 3D-Printed Gun Plans
• Jeep Buyer Urges 8th Circ. To Rethink Faulty Fuel Tank Suit
• Pfizer Attacks 'False' Biosimilar Info, Urges FDA Action
• Locks Law Firm Can't Stop NFL Concussion Award Objection
• Plaintiffs May Be Hard-Pressed In New Olive Oil Cases
• LLC Derivative Claims In The Wake Of Wenske
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• 6th Circ. Frees Truck Manufacturer From Suit Over Crash
• Par Wants Bulk Vasopressin Compounding Nixed; FDA Agrees
• Industry-Practice Evidence Upheld In Calif. Toyota Wreck Trial
• Ken Starr Joins Lanier Firm, Returning To Private Practice
• Colo., Fla. Drivers Get Class Cert. In Tire Defect Case
• Dow Looks To Sink Enviros' Weedkiller Suit
• 1st Circ. Says Challenge To Rx Eyedropper Size Preempted
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms Ford Win In Rear-End Injury Suit
• Amazon Not Liable For Products Sold Via Website, Judge Says
• Navajo, States Fight Contractors' Bid To Nix Oil Spill Claims
• Why Lead Paint Litigation May Go To The Supreme Court
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• Woman's J&J Talc Bottle Contained Asbestos, Jury Hears
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $113M Verdicts In Simultaneous Trials
• Ex-DOT Worker Will Be Deposed In Fiat Chrysler Investor Suit
• Akerman Hires Ex-McDermott, Ex-Sidley Attys In Chicago, LA
• VW Says Drivers Who Sold Cars Before Scandal Can't Sue
• NHL Teams, Insurers Escape Ex-Player's Concussion Suit
• GM Aims To Ax Chevy, GMC Defective Transmission Suit
• A Deluge Of Suits Over Connected Devices Could Be Coming
• 7th Circ. Focuses On Impossibility Preemption In Dolin V. GSK
• Eli Lilly To Face Remaining Claims In Father's Birth Defect Suit
• Atty Reffing Napoli Bern Split Denies Quinn Emanuel Bias
• Fish Feed Maker Wants Quick Win In Suit Over Dead Bass
• Monsanto Faces 8,000 Glyphosate Suits, Bayer CEO Says
• Houston Texans Denied Arbitration In Player's Injury Suit
• DOJ Urges Toss Of FCA Suit Targeting Opioid Sellers
• Jamba Juice Smoothies Not Healthy As Advertised, Suit Says
• Warning Label Suit Over J&J Talc To Stay In Fed. Court
• Nissan Not Party To Arb. Agreement, Driver In Defect Suit Says
• Brexit: Bracing For A No-Deal Scenario
• Rival Wants Special Master In CrossFit's False Ad Suit
• Military Service Halts Deadline In Fatal Tire Explosion Suit
• Mercedes Driver Says Red Paint Peels Off, Blisters
• Opioid Cos. Slammed With More Suits Over High Health Costs
• NJ County Aims To Kick McKesson Opioid Suit To State Court
• Subaru Drivers Seek OK Of Engine Failure Settlement
• Reed Smith Atty's Widow Loses $3M GSK Verdict On Appeal
• Policing Bad Claims In Consolidated Litigation: Part 2
• J&J, Supplier Defend Talc In Latest Trial On Asbestos Link
• Attys Relaunch Bid For 'Opioid Babies' Track In MDL
• Judge Orders Deadly FIU Bridge Collapse Records Released
• Dr Pepper Beats False Ad Suit Over Diet Drink, Again
• FDA Warning Wire: Drug Spec Checks Get Wrecked
• Ignition-Switch Case Count Below 1,000, GM Lawyers Report
• Pella, Class Tell Judge To Ignore Objections To $26M Deal
• Feds Ordered To Hand Over Insys Docs From 10 Agencies
• Kan. Man Used Prop 65 As 'Weapon,' Calif. Panel Says
• DC Circ. Panel Nixes Parts Of EPA's Coal Ash Rule
• Biz Groups Urge High Court To Hear Sherwin-Williams Case
• NJ Justices Centralize Taxotere Hair-Loss Suits
• Policing Bad Claims In Consolidated Litigation: Part 1
• Internal Docs Led To Couple's $117M Win In J&J Talc Case
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• Woman Used Asbestos-Laden J&J Talc, Jury Told In New Trial
• Nevada Agency's Negligence Caused Wildfire, Jury Says
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $2M Verdict In Smoking Death Suit
• Insurer Can't Arbitrate $480M Garlock Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Insys Execs Say Expert Witness Switched Sides
• Sens. Ask Army To Explain Efforts To Address Lead On Bases
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Dismissal Of Firefighters' Siren Suit
• Stryker's Coverage Claims Over Knee Implants Deemed Viable
• Ill. Refinery Agrees To 'Massive Cleanup' Of Tainted Soil
• BMW, Bosch Aim To Put Brakes On Emissions-Cheating Suit
• NJ Justices Centralize Zostavax Suits Against Merck
• Kellogg's Cereal Buyers Get Cert. In False Ad Row Over Sugar
• EPA Blasts Navajo, States' Mine-Spill MDL Special Master Pick
• Exxon, Gov't Get Partial Wins In Pollution Cleanup Suit
• 5th Circ.'s New Maritime Contract Test Takes Shape
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• Fixing Rule 41: A Balanced Approach To Voluntary Dismissal
• Toyota At Fault In $242M Verdict Over Kids' Crash Injuries
• Client's Benicar Trial Bill Shouldn't 'Scare Off' Firm: Judge
• Split Fed. Circ. Says Family Can't Get Vaccine Act Relief
• Walmart Can't Crunch Buyer's 'All Natural' Pita Chips Suit
• Ford Accused Of Hiding Focus, Fiesta Transmission Defect
• PG&E Fire Liability Has Calif. Considering Ch. 11 Alternative
• General Mills Didn't Warn Of Weedkiller In Cheerios, Suit Says
• Health Hires: Dorsey & Whitney, DLA Piper, Epstein Becker
• Anderson Kill Woos Back Insurance Pro From Lowenstein
• Insurance Co. Must Cover Contractor In Sports Complex Row
• Peering Behind The Peer Review Curtain
• 600 Lb Gorillas Gets $725K Of $3.9M Sought In Dessert Spat
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• VA Agent Orange Policy Fight To Get Full Fed Circ. Hearing
• Georgia-Pacific Affiliate's Ch. 11 Slammed As 'Sham'
• 8th Circ. BNSF Ruling Clarifies Federal Preemption
• DEA To Cut Drugmaker Production Of Most-Abused Opioids
• NY Appeals Court Halts New York Islanders Asbestos Claims
• Insurer Seeks To Duck Lumber Liquidators' $36M Settlement
• DOT Can't Stop Ex-Engineer From Being Deposed, Judge Says
• Monsanto's $289M Roundup Loss Ripples Across Industries
• Finnish Co. Can't Dodge Arbitration Over Engine Failure
• Athenex Pharma OK'd To Intervene In Par Suit Against FDA
• Buchalter Adds 2 Attys To Corp., Litigation Groups In LA
• NJ High Court Centralizes Some J&J Hernia Mesh Lawsuits
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Marcella Ducca
• Atty Asks Ill. Justices To Disbar Him For Faking $4M Deal
• NY, Calif. L'Oreal Keratin Classes Get Partial Cert.
• Insurers Sue RV Maker After 'Spontaneous Fire' In Vehicle
• Insurer Off Hook In Texas Employment Appeal
• Consumers Seek To Restart Kind Bar False Labeling Suit
• Ford Should Escape Punitives In Asbestos Suit, Judge Says
• Pratt & Whitney Hit With Defective Military Engine FCA Suit
• Housing Agency Must Face New Yorkers' Suit Over Lead Paint
• 3rd Circ. Won't Boost Man's $500 Award Over Conrail Spill
• NJ Justices Upend Fees In Injury Row Under Settlement Rule
• 600 Lb. Gorillas, Mister Cookie Face Case In Jury's Hands
• Makah Indian Tribe Hits Pharma Cos. With Opioid Crisis Suit
• How 2 Cases Have Settled NY Insurance Allocation Law
• 6 Tips For Drafting Autonomous Vehicle Contracts
• Rising Star: DLA Piper's Brooke Kim
• Gerber Can't Dodge Consumer Class Action Over Formula
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• Napoli, 14 Law Firms Can't Escape Asbestos Referral Suit
• Bosch, GM Want RICO Suit Over Diesel Emissions Tossed
• Insurers Needn't Cover Nutiva's False Ad Suit Defense
• FDA Warning Wire: Concern At Apotex Plant, Poppy Seed Tea
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face 'Dirty' Engine RICO Suit, Court Told
• NY Joins Flood Of Opioid Suits Against Purdue Pharma
• Atty's 'Thumbs-Up' On Monster Deal Isn't Binding: Calif. Panel
• W.R. Grace Insurers May Be Directly Liable For Asbestos
• Homeowners Ask For Class Cert. In Defective Shingles Case
• Time Expired On Defective Zimmer Hip Implant Claim: Judge
• Smoker's Death Shouldn't Pause Arguments, 11th Circ. Told
• REIT Seeks To Arbitrate Homeowner's Joist Defect Suit
• Why A Hoverboard Suit Against Amazon Went Up In Flames
• Rising Star: Wilkinson Walsh's Kieran Gostin
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• States Push Back Against Dismissal Bids In Opioid MDL
• Apple Seeks To Stop Class Action Bid Over Cracked Watches
• Opioid MDL Bellwether Trial Postponed 6 Months
• San Diego Beats Monsanto Water Pollution Counterclaims
• 8th Circ. Says BNSF Suit Against Seat Maker Not Preempted
• Construction Worker's Asbestos Suit Revived By Ill. Court
• Insurers Fight Asbestos Firm's Quick Win Bid In Payback Row
• 9th Circ. Nixes Suit Over Frozen Burger Hydrogenated Oil
• GYNs Sue Cynosure Over 'Vaginal Rejuvenation' Laser
• Risk Mitigation Strategies For Gene Therapy Developers
• State Farm Sues Amazon Over Exploding Vape Battery
• Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's ​Jeremy Goldkind
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Jeep Buyers Can't Revive Fuel Tank Suit, 8th Circ. Rules
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Massey CEO Asks W.Va. High Court To Put Him On Ballot
• Pepperidge Farm Sued By Alleged Salmonella Goldfish Victim
• Krazy Glue Beats Class Bid In Slack-Fill Packaging Suit
• Insurer Sues To Block $10M-Plus CSX Faulty Concrete Claims
• Monsanto Owes $289M In Landmark Roundup Cancer Trial
• FDA Focus: What Lowenstein's Practice Chair Is Watching
• A Right To Carry Everywhere, On A Road To Nowhere
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• Rising Star: King & Spalding's Jacqueline Seidel
• Goodyear Seeks New Trial After $40M Asbestos Verdict
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear $8M Asbestos Reinsurance Dispute
• GM Dodges Nationwide Claims In Faulty Headlight Suit
• 9th Circ. Forces EPA Action On Risky Pesticide
• Nissan Pushes To Arbitrate Driver's Claims In Sunroof Suit
• J&J Hip Implant Plaintiffs Seek $246M Judgment After Trial
• Testing Mandate Is Straining California Cannabis Cos.
• Trump Allies Make Bid For Stricter Beef Labeling In NAFTA
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• Nevada Let Controlled Burn Turn Into Wildfire, Jury Told
• Judge Slashes $15M From Pelvic Mesh Verdict Against J&J
• Firm Strikes Back At Chinese Drywall Committee In Fee Row
• Mike And Ike Candymaker Escapes Cert. In Slack-Fill Suit
• Napoli Bern Insurer Wants Out Of $4M Award In Atty Fee Spat
• J&J Urges Pa. Appeals Court To Undo $2.5M Risperdal Verdict
• SoCalGas Reaches $119.5M Deal In Calif. Gas Leak Litigation
• NJ Woman's Mesh Case Doesn't Belong In Pa., Ethicon Says
• Bosch, Others Get Initial OK For $3M Deal In Auto Parts MDL
• Insys To Pay $150M To End DOJ Scrutiny Of Opioid-Rx Bribes
• Why Bristol-Myers Applies To Absent Class Members: Part 3
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• Monsanto Owes $412M For Roundup 'Reckoning,' Jury Hears
• Economist Urges DOI To Rethink Climate Cost Of Coal Leases
• Former Aegerion Sales Rep Indicted In Juxtapid Push
• Cabela's Sued Over Sale Of Murder Weapon To Felon
• AstraZeneca Settles Texas Medicaid Fraud Suits For $110M
• Cosmetics Co. Asks Judge To Nix Used-Makeup Class Action
• Silver Again Seeks Bail During Appeal Of 2nd Conviction
• Fumes Seeping Into Boeing Plane Cabin Hurt Pilot, Suit Says
• Fiat Chrysler Says RICO Emissions MDL Uncertifiable
• Fortuity Rules May Incite Coverage Row Over Opioid Lawsuits
• Tackling Digital Class Notice With Rule 23 Changes
• Weed Killer In Rachael Ray's 'Natural' Dog Food, Suit Says
• Why Bristol-Myers Applies To Absent Class Members: Part 2
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• Insurers Look To End Power Plant Defect Coverage Battle
• Monsanto Faces Punitives Bid As Cancer Trial Nears End
• MMA Fighter's Suit Over Dietary Supplements Limps Forward
• Cherokee Nation Wants Purdue Opioid Row In State Court
• Providers Say Don't Kill Hospital Bellwether In Opioid MDL
• Ford Must Face Consumer's Door Latch Defect Suit
• FDA Rejects Opioid Painkiller For The 4th Time
• Diet Pepsi Drinkers Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive False Ad Suit
• Cos. May Be Liable For Asbestos In Parts They Didn't Build
• Why Bristol-Myers Applies To Absent Class Members: Part 1
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• JPML Bundles Dozens Of Zostavax Suits In Philadelphia
• GM, Drivers Look To GenOn In Ch. 11 Ignition Switch Deal
• Allstate's Electrolux Dryer-Fire Claims Spread Over States
• Jury Awards $473.5M In Nuisance Suit Over Hog Farm
• Fiat Chrysler Subpoenas Trimmed In Tailpipe-Fraud Loss Suit
• Cuisinart Hit With Suit Over Exploding Pressure Cooker
• VW, Bondholders Spar Over Axing Emissions Fraud Suit
• Nearly 400 Sick From McDonald's Salad, FDA Says
• Ex-Tenants Seek Cert. In Fire Class Action Against Developer
• Juno Investors Reach $24M Deal In Stock-Drop Class Action
• Consumers Settle Suit Claiming Wood Shingles Were Faulty
• Smucker, Transnational Hit With Olive Oil Labeling Suits
• An Upgrade For Expert Evidence Standards In New Jersey
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• Mich., Gov. Dropped From Bias Suit Over Flint Water Crisis
• Financial Firms Accused Of Flouting Court Order In NFL Suit
• Fiat, Bosch Face Uphill Fight In Axing MDL's RICO Claims
• VA Officials Resist Benefits For 'Blue Water' Vietnam Vets
• Fee Committee Blasts DQ Bid In 'Never-Ending' Drywall Fight
• Food Group Sues USDA Over Delayed GMO Rule Release
• Walmart Beats Insurer's Appeal In $1.7M Heater Fire Suit
• Ford Can't Shave All Classes In Faulty Touch Screen Row
• Locks Law Appeals NFL Concussion Deal Fees Breakdown
• CNA Needn't Defend Atty DQ'd From Deepwater Deal
• Allergan Files 3rd-Party Claims Against Pfizer In Opioid MDL
• NJ Accutane Ruling Raises Bar For Expert Witnesses
• Fitbit Cuts Deal To Put Sleep-Tracker Suit To Bed
• GM Trims Claims From Drivers' Emissions-Cheating Suit
• It's Prime Time For A Dose Of Reality On Brett Kavanaugh
• 3D Gun Legality After Defense Distributed Settlement, Ruling
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• Junior Mints Dodges Class Action Over Slack-Fill In Boxes
• Charter May Have To Cough Up NCTA Docs To NY AG
• Opioid MDL Counties Get Partial Info From McKesson Report
• Pa. High Court To Weigh How Asbestos Liability Is Divided
• NJ Justices Say Unreliable Evidence Kills Accutane MDL
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Nestle Wants Poland Spring Labeling Row Tossed
• Apple Hit With Suit Over SC Man's Exploding IPhone
• Jaguar Land Rover Aims To Ax Suit Over Timing Chains
• Benecol Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Trans Fat False Ad Suit
• Chipotle Sued Over Food Poisoning Outbreak in Ohio
• Car Dealers Want $10.8M Pact OK'd In Price-Fixing Case
• Cos. Must Prepare For Collective Consumer Suits In Germany
• UK Construction Co. Can Limit Access To Insurance Trial Docs
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons