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Product Liability - October, 2018

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• Families Of Duck Boat Victims Fight Operator's Bid To Nix Suit
• Groundskeeper Accepts Slashed $78M Roundup Award
• Machine Maker Wants Insurance Suit Over $40M Row Revived
• Ex-Players Say Brain Injuries Due To Riddell Helmet Design
• BMW Must Face NJ Engine Defect Class Action
• Consumer Sent To Drawing Board On Tainted Drug Claims
• Residents Seek Atty DQ In Toxic Dumping Suit
• Weil Gotshal Lawyers' Tough Tactics Sealed J&J Talc Win
• EPA Admin Judge Hits Defeat Device Co. With $4.2M Penalty
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $2.5M Philly Risperdal Verdict
• Justice Alito Unrecuses Self From Merck's Fosamax Appeal
• If It's Vegan, It's Not Butter, Proposed Class Action Says
• Boston Says Opioid Suit Is Purely A State Law Matter
• Ohio Justices Save Notre Dame Player's Brain Damage Claims
• Juul Labs Gets Some Claims Tossed In E-Cig Labeling Suit
• Olive Oil Class Settlement Is Good News For Defendants
• Ocean Spray Can't Toss 'No Artificial Flavors' Label Suit
• 4th Circ. Says Judge Can't Gag Parties In Hog Farm Trials
• Tesla Sued Over Fla. Driver's Crash While Using Autopilot
• Samsung Wants Out Of Plasma TV, 'Geek Squad' Fraud Suit
• Ill. AG Sues Sterigenics Alleging Pollution Problems
• Enviros' Challenge To EPA Effluent Rule Delay Tossed
• Groups Ask FTC To Probe Children's Apps Over Ad Practices
• Defendants Can't Be Held To Impossible Discovery Standards
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Pharma Co. In Opioid Suits
• Weyerhaeuser Can't Shake Specter Of Formaldehyde Claims
• 23andMe's Counterclaims Trimmed In Insurance Dispute
• Judge To Limit Jury Screenings In Roundup Bellwether MDL
• Fiat Chrysler Gets Jeep HVAC Suit Dismissed For Now
• $242M Toyota Crash Verdict Cut To Meet Texas Damages Cap
• Consumers Strike $44M Deal On Plumbing Part Defect Claims
• Pharma Co. Gets Pneumonia Drug Stock-Drop Suit Tossed
• Insurers Blast Rival's Bid To Revive Asbestos Coverage Row
• Auto Group Urges Justices To Review Cert. In Hacking Suit
• EPA Floats Delay Of Obama-Era Landfill Methane Standards
• Nissan Faulty Transmission Class Action Claims Trimmed
• FDA Mulling Adding Sesame As Allergen On Food Labeling
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• New UK Law Lays The Groundwork For Driverless Cars
• NHTSA Probing Mercedes Over Timeliness Of Safety Recalls
• How SUPPORT Will Affect Pharma Interactions With DEA
• Calif. Prop 65 Proposals Are Bad Policy
• Oil Rig Worker Awarded $1M For Helicopter Crash Injuries
• Cities On Edge As High Court Weighs Kids' Climate Suit
• Axalta Coating Must Pay $473K To Severely Injured Contractor
• Ford Can't Trim Claims In Faulty Door Latch Suit
• Teva's Off-Label Fentanyl Promotion Fueled Crisis, Ky. Says
• Pa. Man To Address Time Limit In Covidien Hernia Mesh Suit
• Abbott, AbbVie Pay $25M Over Off-Label Promos, Kickbacks
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• DOI Rolls Back Some Offshore Drilling Safety Regs
• Lenny & Larry's Offers $5M Cash, Free Cookies In Settlement
• Ropes & Gray Adds Ex-FDA Enforcement Pro In DC
• Probabilities Vs. Consequences: Drone Liability Planning
• Valeant Poised To Pursue Label Suits Over IBS Drug Copycats
• Widow's Plane Crash Claims Not Preempted, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ford Asks 9th Circ. To Review F-150 Defect Suit Remand
• MLB Sporting Co. Hit With Baseball Bat False-Ad Suit
• EPA Seeks To Stall States' Fight Over Landfill Emissions
• Ford Recalls Nearly 1.5M Focuses For Engine Stall Defect
• Mich., Ford Deal As Toxic As Industrial Dumping, Judge Told
• Altria Pulls Pod E-Cigs, Flavors As FDA Eyes Youth Use
• Exxon, Chevron, Others Keep Gas Additive Suit In Fed. Court
• DOJ Unveils Appalachian Opioid Strike Force, $35M For Kids
• Procter & Gamble Can't Ditch Herbal Essences False Ad Suit
• Donziger Is Thumbing His Nose At Injunction, Chevron Says
• Youths Lack Standing In Climate Suit, Feds Tell Justices
• Ex-Tenants Win Cert. In Suit Against Developer Over Fire
• A First Look At The Sweeping New Opioid Law
• Homeowners' Suit Against Brad Pitt Org Moved To Fed. Court
• Calif.'s Updated Slack-Fill Law: What Cos. Should Know
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Trump Signs Vast Opioid Legislation Into Law
• Fire Suppressant Co. Not Liable For $2M Factory Damage
• Women's Expert Witnesses Axed In Bayer Mirena MDL
• NJ Law Applies In Bard Pelvic Mesh Multicounty Litigation
• Bose Headphones Don't Resist Sweat, Buyers Say In Suit
• US May Fire Back At India In WTO Food Fight Next Year
• From Medicine To Sexbots, AI Raises Liability Questions
• Bosch Must Face RICO Suit Over Chevy Cruze Emissions
• FDA Warning Wire: Global Crackdown On Online Drug Sales
• CORRECTED: ICE's IP Unit Seizes Illegal, Unsafe Decorative Contact Lenses
• Ex-Balch & Bingham Atty Gets 5 Years In Ala. Bribery Case
• Enviros Ask 6th Circ. To Rethink Decision On CWA's Reach
• St. Ives Face Scrub Damages Skin, Customers Claim
• FDA Focus: What Loeb & Loeb's Practice Chair Is Watching
• Don't Toss Concussion Suit, Former NFLer's Ex Tells Judge
• Monsanto Bid To Uproot Farmers' Class Claims Rejected
• Why Enviros, Agencies Disagree On Safe Glyphosate Levels
• Landmark Roundup Verdict Survives, But Cut Down By $211M
• Wash. Court Revives Worker Death Lawsuit Against GE Unit
• Consumers Tell 2nd Circ. Olive Oil's Truffle 'Aroma' Misleading
• NECC Pharmacy Tech Testifies About Hijinks In Drug Lab
• Gov'ts Must Link Patient Data To Prescriptions In Opioid MDL
• Helicopter Co. Says No Evidence Backs Wrongful Death Claim
• Land O'Lakes Wins Toss Of Tainted Milk Replacement Suit
• 2 Insurers Exit $1.3M Construction Defect Coverage Row
• Kids Urge Supreme Court To Let Climate Suit Proceed
• Chief Justice Pauses Kids' Climate Suit Ahead Of Trial
• SEC Opens Probe In Honeywell's Asbestos Accounting
• Emerson Electric Can't Shake $14.7M HVAC Injury Verdict
• Workers Acquitted Of Lying About Fatal Water Slide Accident
• FDA Scraps Demands On Clinical Trial Falsity Reports
• Cos. Urge High Court To Review Toxic Tort Class Action
• 'Sulfate-Free' Shampoo Buyers Ask To Settle Row For $2.3M
• Split $6M Burden Evenly In Asbestos Case, Pa. Justices Urged
• Europe Gets All-Clear To Settle Beef Hormone Fight With US
• Costco Settlement Shows CPSC Still Imposing Big Penalties
• Fake Patient Names Take Center Stage At 3rd NECC Trial
• J&J Unit Agrees To Risperdal Deal Ahead Of Philly Trial
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Fit For Fido? The Rise Of 'Natural' Pet Food Claims
• Medical Device Maker Sued Over 'Dangerous' Walking Boot
• Asbestos Trusts Facing Heat As DOJ Ramps Up Oversight
• A Closer Look At EPA Inspector General's New Strategic Plan
• Georgia-Pacific Gets Unjust Benefit With Ch. 11, Creditors Say
• Toxic Pet Food Not Fit For Dogs, Proposed Class Action Says
• Vitamin Distributor Can't Dodge $9M Default: Ill. High Court
• West Va. Jury Awards $1.2M In Pradaxa Blood Thinner Case
• Crash Victims Ask 8th Circ. To Cut Firm's Fees In Toyota Row
• $1M In Hotel Damage Wasn't Due To Hurricane, Insurer Says
• Eisai Downplayed Drug's 'Homicidal' Side Effects, FDA Says
• Short Opinion Doesn't Merit New Trial, Pa. Justices Say
• Jury Told Of Seized Drugs, Unsafe Workplace At NECC Trial
• Fiat Chrysler Slams Drivers' Expert In EcoDiesel MDL
• How New Calif. Law Will Impact Device Cybersecurity
• US Presses High Court Again To End Kids' Climate Suit
• Four Seasons' Win Sticks In Suit Over Shatter-Prone Doors
• Calif. Firm Accused Of Cornering Landowner Into Bad Deal
• Royal Caribbean Can't Escape Suit Over Passenger's Death
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• GCs Pick 2 Fave Firms For Product Liability Work
• J&J Wants $20M Pa. Mesh Award Axed Over Alleged Time Bar
• Wash. Climate Suit Against Big Oil Stayed Amid Appeal
• Bayer Cholesterol Drug FCA Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Bosch Presses Bid To Sink Ford Pickup Truck Emissions Suit
• Calif. Tribes Become Latest To Bring Opioid Crisis Suits
• NFL Says Hernandez's Family Can't Remand Concussion Case
• $75M Award In Asbestos Case 'Unreasonable,' Judge Rules
• Imerys Fights Jurisdictional Ruling In NJ Asbestos Talc Row
• Sultzer Law Adds 2 Class Action Pros From Wolf Haldenstein
• Class Arbitration Goes To The Supreme Court
• 6th Circ. Creates Deep Divide Over Reach Of CWA
• Duck Boat Cos.' Inaction Caused Deadly Crash, Jury Told
• Asbestos Trust Rep Beats DOJ Objection In Duro Dyne Ch. 11
• Farmers Say Don't Kill Monsanto Antitrust Claims In MDL
• Opioid MDL Gov'ts Must ID Prescriptions Or Limit Evidence
• Sens. Urge FTC To Take Harder Line On 'Made In USA' Labels
• Trump's Rulemaking Agenda Aims To Cut $18B In Costs
• Pa. Justices Snub Preemption Fight Over Actiq Labeling
• AT&T Looks To Nix Cable Contamination Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: E-Cig Juice Spiked With ED Drugs
• Duck Boat Owner Says Law Limits Liability Over Fatal Sinking
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• How High Court May Rule On The Bare-Metal Defense
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Audi Fined $925M In Germany Over Diesel Emissions
• Fla. High Court Rejects Law That Mandated Daubert Standard
• Ill. Health Insurance Nonprofits Sue Over Opioid Crisis
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Opioid MDL Needs Gov't Docs To Advance, Drugmakers Say
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $43M Verdict In Lung Cancer Trial
• Ex-NECC Workers Blame Boss In Fraud Case
• Colo. Climate Suit Belongs In Federal Court, Oil Cos. Say
• Energy Drink Falsely Touts Nutritional Supplements, Suit Says
• Chicago Suburb Says Utilities Should Fund Hazard Study
• Drivers Urge Court To Keep Economic Claims In Air Bag Case
• Justices Asked To Revive Va. Consumers' Hyundai Gas Claims
• US Can't Avoid Trial In Kids' Climate Change Suit
• Starbucks Wins Last-Minute Stay Of Prop. 65 Penalties Trial
• Sherwin-Williams, ConAgra Denied Cert In Lead Cleanup Suits
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Del Monte Veggie Trays Caused Outbreak, Customer Claims
• Landowners' Counsel DQ'd In Okla. Pollution Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over MusclePharm Protein Labeling
• Breaking Down The Prop 65 Trial That Has Starbucks On Edge
• US Appeals To 9th Circ. To Stay Kids' Climate Change Suit
• 10th Circ. Tosses Dow Pollution Class Attys' Fee Appeal
• FDA Seeks Marketing Info From More E-Cig Makers
• Insurer Loses Appeal Bid Over Firefighter Hearing Coverage
• Manning Gross, Kurowski Shultz To Join Forces In January
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Why Tofurky Has A Beef With Missouri's Meat Labeling Law
• Ex-NECC Owner's Income Fair Game At Meningitis Trial
• Work Instruction Gaps Led To Gas Explosions, NTSB Says
• Co. Has Duty To Asbestos Worker's Family, Va. Court Finds
• Drug Cos. Sold Contaminated Blood Pressure Meds, Suit Says
• Ford Knowingly Sold Defective Brake Systems, Suit Says
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• 5 NY Docs Charged With Prescribing Opioids For Cash, Trips
• Fiat Chrysler Asks Justices To Review Car-Hacking Cert. Order
• Laser Co. Zapped With Stock-Drop Suit Over Alleged Defects
• 3M, Others Try To Pause Foam Contamination Suits For MDL
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• Juul Marketed To Minors, Hid Nicotine Levels, E-Cig User Says
• J&J Scores Trial Win In NJ Asbestos Talc Case
• Monsanto Nears $250M Slash Of Landmark Roundup Verdict
• Faulty J-M Pipes Will Cost Cities $15M, Bellwether Jury Told
• Justices Focus Mostly On Tort Issues In Sailors' Asbestos Suit
• 3 Takeaways From DOT's New Automated Vehicles Policy
• GM Hid Knowledge Of Faulty Brakes In Some Cars, Suit Says
• Benesch Nabs High-Stakes Atty Pair From Winston In Chicago
• J&J Concealed Talc Cancer Risk, NJ Jury Hears In Closings
• NHTSA Says Rating Doesn't Back Tesla's 'Safest Car' Claim
• Bosch Says Conspiracy Claims In Emissions Suit Groundless
• Easton Can't Dodge Bulk Of Bat Labeling Class Action
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Gov't Brief In Fosamax Makes Strong Case For Reversal
• Opioid MDL Gov'ts Must Pinpoint Improper Prescriptions
• Covil Corp. Must Pay $32.7M Over Tire Plant Worker's Death
• 'Chemo Brain' Should Expedite 2nd Roundup Trial, Judge Told
• Insurer Must Pay $1.2M In Tainted Milk Row, 2nd Circ. Told
• Starbucks, Dunkin' Can't Dodge Prop 65 Penalties Trial
• FDA Warning Wire: McKesson Policy Lapses, Tainted Cat Food
• Math Doesn't Add Up In New Balance Settlement, Judge Says
• 450 Tribes Demand A 'Seat At The Table' In Opioid MDL
• Fiat Chrysler Can't Toss Car-Hacking Row Over Jurisdiction
• High Court Won't Review NY Honeywell Cleanup Fight
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Starbucks Sued Over White Chocolate Energy Drink Labeling
• Missouri Asks, 'Where's The Beef?'
• Conn. Jury Hands Boehringer 3rd Straight Pradaxa Trial Win
• Stay Of Kids' Climate Suit Sought Pending High Court Review
• Ohio County's Opioid Bellwether Gets OK From Magistrate
• Outside Whistleblowers Key To $625M Amerisource FCA Deal
• Mercedes Drivers Seek Early Win In Transmission Defect Suit
• Westminster, CVS Sold Bad Thyroid Tablets, Class Suit Says
• 6th Circ. Affirms Widow's Federal Black Lung Benefits
• Tobacco Warning Labels Ready By 2021 At Earliest, FDA Says
• Cancer Widow Seeks $27M From Tobacco, Auto Parts Cos.
• Asbestos Trusts Come Under DOJ Civil Investigation
• Mining Co. Says No Class Cert. In Brazil Dam Collapse Case
• Allergan's Sanctions Bill 'Unreasonable,' Imprimis Says
• 3rd Circ. Puts Chem Co. On Hook For Past Cleanup Costs
• King & Spalding Adds Litigation Pro In Texas
• Apple Wants To Hang Up FaceTime Failure Suit
• Accutane Ruling Raises Bar For Garden State Labeling Claims
• Seau Family Settles Wrongful Death Suit Against NFL
• Asbestos Firm, Insurers Reach Deal In Payback Suit
• Ky. Judge Finds Poetry In Refinery Explosion Coverage Case
• Consumers In Roof Shingle MDL Seek OK On $30M Deal
• Costco To Pay CPSC $3.85M Over Defective Trash Cans
• What New Calif. Law Means For Connected Medical Devices
• Jury Clears Bard In Third IVC Bellwether Trial
• Counties Seek 9th Circ. Revival Of VW Emissions Claims
• 9th Circ. Revives Trans Fat Labeling Suit Against Kroger
• Purdue Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Opioid Marketing
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Talc Suit That Could Move To Calif.
• EPA Inspector General Sets Ambitious Five-Year Plan
• Starbucks Accused Of Mislabeling Gummies As 'All-Natural'
• Intuitive Investors Get $42.5M Deal With Bargain Attys' Fees
• Plumbing Co. Sues Allstate Over Asbestos Suit Coverage
• Arizona Beverage Co. Hit With 'No Preservatives' Suit
• DOT Stresses Cooperation In Regulating Automated Vehicles
• GOP AGs Back Big Oil's Bid To Ditch Wash. Climate Suit
• $4.3M Engle Sanctions May Fund Ethics Training, Legal Aid
• Disbarred Atty, Ex-Clients Ink $19M Deal In Fen-Phen Case
• How New Prop 65 Amendments Impact Calif. Businesses
• Bard Says Vein Filter Risks Reasonable As Trial Wraps
• J&J Expert: Mesothelioma In Women Rarely Due To Asbestos​​​​​​​
• Senate Sends Sweeping Opioid Legislation To Trump's Desk
• Tobacco Cos. Can't Duck Damages In Engle Suit, Judge Says
• VW Must Face Claims Of Drivers Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal
• Emissions Crackdown Stretches To Small Auto Parts Makers
• Ill. Wants Sterigenics Plant Closed Amid Cancer Concerns
• Things To Watch In The New FAA Reauthorization
• Talc From EBay Wrongly Kept Out Of P&G Trial, NJ Court Told
• Calif. Man Says Monsanto Can't Get Redo After $298M Win
• NJ Justices Say Garden State Law Topples Accutane Cases
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Amazon Liable As Seller Of Faulty Dog Collar, 3rd Circ. Told
• J&J Suit Over Talc-Cancer Link Sent Back To Pa. State Court
• 3rd Circ. Revives Medical Costs Row Over Navy's Toxic Spills
• UK Product Liability Law In The Autonomous Vehicle Era
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Claims Trimmed In Bard Vein Filter Bellwether Home Stretch
• Concrete Co. Settles Crash Claims After $12M Verdict
• Pfizer, Hospira Urge Final Nix Of Suit Over Faulty Pumps
• Toyota Distributor Wants Out Of Defective HVAC Suit
• GE Says It's Entitled To Atty Fees In Well Blowout Row
• FDA Focus: What Mintz's Practice Chair Is Watching
• Georgia-Pacific Affiliate Says Ch. 11 Should Keep Going
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• 9th Circ. Doesn't Want A Taste Of Yogurt Labeling Suit
• Consumers Seek Sanctions For Mylan In EpiPen Pricing Suit
• No Injury Means No Standing For A Talc Plaintiff
• Barilla Sued Over 'No Preservatives' Labels On Pasta Sauce
• Napoli, Firms Say Asbestos Fee Agreements Violate NY Ethics
• Brain Damage Not Bike Helmet Co.'s Fault, Jury Says
• Proposed Asbestos Trust Rep Faces Depo In Duro Dyne Ch. 11
• Chipotle Customers Win Cert. In Non-GMO False Ad Suit
• Amerisource Inks $625M FCA Deal In 'Sham Pharmacy' Row
• IPhone Update MDL Trimmed By Calif. Federal Judge
• CSX Must Face Some Class Claims Over Pa. Train Derailment
• Justices Won't Review Janssen's Liability For Risperdal Death
• High Court Passes On Noble-Conoco Row Over $63M Cleanup
• FDA Will Update Cybersecurity Guidance For Medical Devices
• Kroger Wins 'No Sugar Added' Suit After FDA Letter
• Time To Jump-Start Stalled Autonomous Vehicle Regulation