Product Liability Archive » September, 2018

Product Liability - September, 2018

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• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• Claims Cut Back In Insurers' Asbestos Pipe Liability Spat
• Volvo Sunroof Class Takes Another Shot At Certification
• FDA Halts Imports From Chinese Drug Co. Over Impurities
• PG&E's $4.9M Deal To End SF Bay Toxic Waste Suit Is OK'd
• Dole Unit Nears $26M Atty Fee Win After Beating Shell Suit
• Honda Expands Recall Over Air Bags Ahead Of Schedule
• Hog Farm Says NC Law Nullifies Nuisance Verdict
• SF Leaning Tower Homeowners Assc. Can't Sink Fraud Suit
• Apple Wants Foreigners Out Of IPhone Updates MDL
• Suit Over Underfilled Pret A Manger Wraps Is Trimmed
• Plains Pipeline Can't Escape Ill. Oil Spill Lawsuit, Judge Rules
• Chancery Nixes Blue Bell Investor Suit Over Listeria Outbreak
• The Evolution Of Conspiracy Personal Jurisdiction
• Full 9th Circ. Mulls Saving $97M Kia, Hyundai Fuel Deal
• EPA Finalizes Fee Structure For Chemical Control Efforts
• Construction Co. In BP Suit Pushes Legal Malpractice Claims
• Fla. High Court Nixes Caterpillar Win Over 'Dangerous' Loader
• FDA Steps Up Review Of Dairy Labels For Plant-Based Foods
• AutoZone Customers Can't Dismiss Defective Parts Case
• Suit From CVS, Others To End Opioid Tribal Court Case Axed
• Product Liability For Online Marketplaces And Car-Sharing
• Vioxx Economic Loss Counsel Win $4.2M In Attys' Fees
• J&J Fights $245M Faulty Hip Implant Judgment
• VW Gets Several Claims Dropped In Suspension Defect Suit
• US Objects To Duro Dyne's Proposed Rep In Asbestos Trust
• Altima Drivers Sue Nissan Alleging Faulty Transmissions
• Diet Coke Causes Weight Gain, Consumers Tell 9th Circ.
• Coca-Cola 'Natural Sodas' Ads Are Misleading, Customers Say
• Doctor DQ'd From Testifying About Opioids In Insys Case
• Federal Courts Diverge On Bristol-Myers And Class Actions
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• SF Asks En Banc 9th Circ. To Revive Soda Warning Law
• Full 8th Circ. Won't Review Faulty Fuel Tank Suit Toss
• NY Firefighters Can Sue Over Sirens In Pa., Says Split Panel
• 'IV Cocktail' Ads Stir FTC To Prioritize Health Enforcement
• 2nd Circ. Flips Utica's $6.9M Asbestos Reinsurance Award
• FDA Head Says Agency Mulling Ban On E-Cig Online Sales
• GM Buyers Must Certify Class To Advance $1B Defect Deal
• FTC Wins False Ad Suit Against Diet Pill Maker Roca Labs
• Landowners Denied Class Cert. Over Corroded AT&T Cable
• Tech Co. Denies Ties To Robot In Deadly Auto Plant Accident
• 6th Circ. May Push High Court Review Of Groundwater Cases
• Mercedes Must Face Claims Of Fatal Seat Restraint Failure
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Breakup
• Adidas Escapes Suit Alleging Defective Running Shoes
• Roundup MDL Seeks More NorCal Bellwether Cases For Trial
• Prosecutors Can Tell 3rd NECC Jury About Meningitis Pain
• In A Circuit Split, 6th Circ. Limits CWA's Reach
• GM Says Recall Issues Are Too Varied For Class Cert.
• Jury Deadlock Ends Latest Philly Mesh Case
• Amarin Sees Off-Label Claims Boosted By Study Results
• Janssen Gets $1M Risperdal Breast-Growth Verdict Flipped
• Dow, Shell Accused Of Polluting Drinking Water With TCP
• Jury Deadlocks In J&J Trial Over Talc-Asbestos Claim
• Allergan's Discovery Buck-Passing Rejected In Opioid MDL
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• Building Supply Co. Escapes Asbestos Suit In Fla.
• Calif. Gov. Signs Wildfire Bills, Limiting PG&E Liability
• Massachusetts Man Sues Toyota After Rodents Ate His Car
• Athenex Gets FDA Compounding Policy Wrong, Amicus Says
• LG Panama, Mall Ordered To Show If AC Contract Is Binding
• Consumer Seeks Full 3rd Circ. Redo Of Toxic Talc Ruling
• Sterigenics Hid Cancer Risk Of Emissions, Ill. Residents Say
• GE Unit Wants Full 11th Circ. To Decide $45M Steel Plant Row
• Fosamax MDL Revival Must Be Nixed, US Tells High Court
• Buyers' Flawed Emissions Tests Doom RICO Suit, Fiat Says
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• 10 Best Practices For Due Diligence In AI Transactions
• New MDL Needed For 'Opioid Babies,' Attys Say
• 7th Circ. Will Not Rehear Suit Against GSK Over Atty's Suicide
• FTC Settles With 'IV Cocktail' Seller Over Health Claims
• Don't Let Purina Off The Hook In Dead Bass Suit, Farm Says
• Judge Won't Halt Workers' Fly Ash Exposure Case
• J&J Can't Escape Calif. Talc Warning Label Suit
• CBS Tells Justices No Liability For Asbestos Added By Others
• Purdue Pharma Must Face NH's Suit Over Opioid Marketing
• Eckert Seamans Adds To Philly Mass Tort, Litigation Groups
• Florida High Court Reinstates $20M Tobacco Verdict
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• 4th Circ. Ruling Dooms Ky. Coal Ash Suit, 6th Circ. Hears
• Opioid Bill Lacks Funding To Make Lasting Impact
• 'One A Day' Will Not Keep Plaintiffs Away
• GM Criminal Case Ends After $900M Deal, 3-Year Oversight
• 11th Circ. Puts A Lid On Appeal In Starbucks Hot Coffee Suit
• RJR Owes $6.5M For Fla. Musician's Cancer Treatment Death
• Some Claims In BP Deepwater Suits Time-Barred, Judge Says
• FDA Warning Wire: Beer Brewing At Lab, Mice At Egg Giant
• States Fight To Keep EPA In Suit Over Landfill Emissions
• Calif. IPhone Users Win Cert. In 'Broken' FaceTime Suit
• French Medical Device Maker Sued Over Clot Filter Failure
• Chevy Drivers Aren't Victims In Emissions Suit, Bosch Says
• Contractor Says Insurer Can't Appeal Sports Complex Fight
• Dog Food Co. Dodges Some Warranty Claims Over Bad Treats
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• Genetic Data Holds Opportunities And Risks For Litigants
• Monsanto Fights To Get $289M Verdict Tossed Or A New Trial
• OSHA Fines Contractors For Deadly Fla. Bridge Collapse
• Chevron Wants Donziger Jailed In Fight Over $9.5B Fine
• 2 Risperdal Cases Greenlighted For Punitive Damages Trials
• Dunkin' Donuts Escapes Angus Steak Deception Suit
• J&J Cut Corners, Pelvic Mesh Jury Hears At Philly Trial's End
• Dunkin' Donuts Wants 'Fake Blueberry' Doughnut Suit Tossed
• Mass. Utility Hit With $50M Suit After Deadly Gas Explosions
• Muddy Road Ahead For Autonomous Vehicle Liability In EU
• EU Probes German Automakers For Emissions Collusion
• Former US Secretaries Back IFC Immunity In High Court Case
• Drivers Say BMW, Bosch Can't Halt Emissions-Cheating Suit
• WWE Wins 2 Bouts In Suits Over Wrestlers' Concussions
• BMW Holds On To Win In Appeal Following Seat Belt Trial
• J&J Talc Supplier Makes Last-Second Deal In Asbestos Trial
• J&J Wages New Fight Over Asbestos In Talc After $117M Loss
• Plane Owner's Faulty Repair Suit Timely, Texas Justices Hear
• Mercedes-Benz Says It Isn't Liable For Defects In Used Cars
• Opioid MDL Stakes Rise For Pharmacy Benefit Cos.
• Ulta Shoppers Say Risk Of Buying Used Makeup Justifies Suit
• Insys Wants Out Of Off-Label Fentanyl Prescription Suit
• Trader Joe's Settles Underfilled Tuna Can Suit For $1.3M
• Sport Supplement Co., Consumers Settle Deceptive Label Suit
• What Manufacturers Should Know About Triclosan Findings
• Nissan Can't Arbitrate Claims In Defective Sunroof Suit
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• J&J Hit With Another Suit Over Alleged Talc-Related Death
• Attys Scrap Over $9M Fee Lot In Revised Pella Class Deal
• Supreme Court Cases Enviro Lawyers Should Watch This Fall
• Tribe Says Enbridge Pipeline Plan Would Skirt Enviro Review
• Justices Told FDA's 'Smoking Gun' Sinks Fosamax MDL
• McCarter & English Nabs Gibbons Product Liability Pro In NJ
• Too-Boozy Kombucha Battle Has Gone Flat, Judge Says
• Coupons A Sticking Point In Denial Of Fitbit Class Deal
• DOJ Warns Against Fraud In Kaiser Asbestos Trust Plan
• Power Bar Maker To Settle Protein Shake Suit For $9M
• Weitz & Luxenberg Can't Toss Woman's $25M Fraud Suit
• 'Sport' Headphones Can't Go The Distance, Suit Says
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Dockless Scooter Cos. Rewarded For Bad Behavior
• Anadarko's $100M Coverage Showdown Rattles Energy Cos.
• Clarifying The Scope Of Bankruptcy Code 3rd-Party Injunction
• J&J Must Pay $29M For Selling Talc With Asbestos, Jury Told
• Insurer On Hook For $3M Cleanup Of Laundromat Suds Spills
• Firm Behind $289M Win Stays In Roundup MDL Despite Snafu
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face Driver's Gearshift Defect Suit
• AB InBev's Beer Recipes Aren't Trade Secrets, 9th Circ. Told
• Member Fights Gold's Gym Bid To Nix Broken Equipment Suit
• Riddell Loses Bid To Invalidate Rival's Football Helmet IP
• Split 5th Circ. Affirms Austin, SXSW Immune In Fatal Crash
• Boston Joins In Suing Purdue, Others Over Opioid Epidemic
• Centene Seeks To Avoid Class Action Over Provider Network
• FDA Never Saw Birth-Defect Tests On GSK Drug, Families Say
• GM Recalls 1M Vehicles Over Power Steering Defect
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• DOJ Is Getting Creative, And Aggressive, On Opioids
• Unmanifested Defects Claims OK'd In GM Ignition Switch MDL
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Philip Morris Win In Engle Case
• Fla. Court Clarifies Statute Of Repose For Building Defects
• 9th Circ. Upholds Settlement In Olive Oil Labeling Suit
• Kombucha Co.'s Labeling Suit Against Competitor Gets Boot
• Samsung Can't Nix Shattering Phone Camera Class Action
• Intuitive Surgical Investors Strike $42.5M Stock-Drop Deal
• Mo. Duck Boat Operators Slam AG's Suit Over 17 Deaths
• LED Bulb Case Shines Light On FTC Enforcement
• FDA Gives E-Cig Makers 60 Days To Address Sales To Youth
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• Appeals Court Clears Honeywell In Asbestos Cancer Suit
• Veterans Group Slams Wilkie Over VA Benefit Bill Stance
• Out-Of-State J&J Talc Suits Tossed From Delaware Courts
• OTC Health Products Maker Hits Ch. 11 In Wake Of Recalls
• FDA Warning Wire: Plant Problems Behind Medtronic Recalls
• Plains Investors Can't Show They Were Misled, 5th Circ. Hears
• No Quick Win For Insurer In Coverage Suit Over Contract Row
• Easton Must Go To Bat In False Ad Suit, Customers Say
• AutoZone Urges Judge To Toss Faulty Part Suit For Good
• 7th Circ. Says Insurer Doesn't Owe Plastics Co. $6.2M
• Kind Fights Bid To Restart Snack Bar False Labeling Suit
• Fla. Doc Gets 20 Years For 'Hospice-Level' Opioid Scripts
• GM Hit With Class Action Over Oil-Guzzling SUVs In Fla.
• Report Highlights Challenges Of Partial Vehicle Automation
• Tyco, 3M, Others Want Out Of Foam-Contaminated Water Suit
• Asbestos-In-J&J Talc Claims Withdrawn On Eve Of Trial
• AbbVie Strikes Tentative Deal In Testosterone MDL
• Consumers Denied Cert. In False Ad Suit Over Diet 'Crystals'
• Vermonters Want Dechert DQ'd In Alleged Witness Obstruction
• BMW AG Wants Out Of Auto Recyclers' Takata Air Bag Claims
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• 8th Circ. Backs $25K Atty Sanction In Enbrel Discovery Row
• Calif. Spill Conviction Is A Wake-Up Call For Pipeline Cos.
• Insurer Stuck With $4.7M Verdict Over Faulty Mobile Homes
• Severson & Werson Adds 3 Partners To Trial Practice
• Sheet Metal Co. Hits Ch. 11 In Wake Of Asbestos Suits
• Jeep Drivers Say Transmissions 'Plagued With Problems'
• Two-Jury Trials Could Light New Way For Fla. Tobacco Cases
• Olin Settles Enviro Cleanup Coverage Feud For $120M
• Mercedes Driver Fights To Keep Radiator Defect Suit Intact
• Imprimis Sanctioned Again For Flouting Discovery Order
• Muscle Milk Buyers Get Partial Cert. In Nutrition Labeling Row
• The EPA Isn't Putting Asbestos Back Into Buildings
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Cigarettes And Asbestos Gave Man Fatal Cancer, Jury Told
• Monsanto Can Keep Defenses In San Diego Bay Pollution Row
• FirstEnergy, NRG Escape Pa. Families' Coal-Dumping Suit
• Bondholder's Fixed VW Suit Survives But Can't Be Expanded
• Suit Over Bayer's Twice-Daily 'One A Day' Gummies Revived
• Ill. Appeals Court Reverses Mechanic's $4.6M Asbestos Win
• St. Jude Ditches Patient's Defective Heart Valve Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says 'Buyer's Remorse' Can't Revive Toxic Talc Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Ex-NFL Players' Painkiller Class Action
• Church & Dwight Wins $10M In Pregnancy Test False-Ad Suit
• Reed Smith Widow Wants Full 7th Circ. To Consider GSK Suit
• U-Haul Equipment Didn't Cause Truck Crash, Jury Finds
• Starbucks Can't Stall Cancer Label Suit For 'Hypothetical' Rule
• The Bloody Saga That Made Theranos Finally Call It Quits
• Arkema Wants Harvey Chemical Suit Paused For Criminal Trial
• 11th Circ. OKs Tobacco Loss On Engle Concealment Claims
• Kona Beer Drinkers Seek Class Cert. In Packaging Suit
• Ford Issues Recall Of About 2M Vehicles Over Fire Concerns
• Caterpillar Says Couple Is Forum Shopping In Injury Row
• Committee In Drywall MDL Urges La. Court To Stay Fla. Claims
• Monsanto Can't Round Up Chemical Docs From Advocacy Org
• American Airlines Slips Out Of Toxic Uniforms Suit
• 3 Risk Management Options For Autonomous Vehicle Makers
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms DQ Of Ferraro Firm In Engle Case
• Utah Driver Sues Tesla After Car Crashes In Autopilot
• Drivers Say Bosch, GM Can't Ax Diesel Emissions RICO Suit
• Kinder Morgan Takes Groundwater Case To High Court
• Monster Energy Says Rival Markets 'Modern-Day Snake Oil'
• Ford Gets Initial OK On $300M Deal To Exit Takata MDL
• FDA Ordered To Finish Overdue Graphics For Tobacco Labels
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Co. Settles Vaginal Egg Health Claims Suit
• Jimmy John's Store Sued Over Salmonella Outbreak
• Tribes Can't Have Opioid Suits Sent To State Court From MDL
• Bell & Howell Can't Nix Pest Repeller False Ad Suit
• Toyota Recalls 1M Vehicles Over Electrical Wire Fire Risk
• NJ Construction Co. Must Face Accident Suit, Court Says
• A New Approach To Industry Custom Evidence In California
• NJ Subclasses Trimmed From Artificial Field Turf MDL
• Feds Fight Claim That Expert Witness Double-Crossed Insys
• U-Haul Must Pay $30M For Causing Truck Crash, Jury Told
• EPA Can't Escape Gold King Mine Claims, Court Told
• Texas Panel Tosses Deceased Judge's Asbestos Lawsuit
• DOI Eyeing Long-Sought Revamp For Restoration Program
• Yaz MDL Lead Attys Dodge Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claim
• Kind Bars Maker Accused Of Misleading Ingredient Lists
• Homeowner Drops Class Action Over Roofing Shingle Defects
• Court Can't Block Nonfinal Compounding Policy, FDA Says
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• Tribe Can't Fault Generics Cos. For Opioid Crisis, Court Told
• J&J Loses Pa. Rehearing Bid Over Out-Of-State Mesh Cases
• 1st Circ. Eye Drop Decision Gets Preemption Right
• Card Maker Released From NJ Casino's $10M Baccarat Row