Product Liability Archive » January, 2019

Product Liability - January, 2019

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• Panel Leans Toward Valsartan MDL, But Grapples With Scope
• Soft Drink Cos. Score En Banc Win Against SF Soda Warnings
• Abilify MDL Plaintiffs Ordered To Defend Their Cases
• Mercedes Must Face Trimmed Faulty-Sunroof Class Action
• J&J Toxicologist Defends Co.'s Talc As 'Clean' At Cancer Trial
• Bankrupt Canadian Oil Cos. Can't Evade Cleanup Duties
• 1st Circ. Revives Fraud Claims In Lexapro, Celexa MDL
• NJ Concrete Co. Says Insurer Owes After Defect Mishap
• DOJ Ends Saline Price-Fixing Probe Against Baxter
• Blood Pressure Med Recalls Cost Us Double, Payers Say
• Hyundai, Drivers Propose Deal In Sunroof-Shattering Case
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Drinking Water Standards
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• $45M RJ Reynolds Free Cigarette Case Goes To Mass. Jury
• J&J's Ethicon Slammed With $41M Verdict In Philly Mesh Case
• Purdue Loses Bid To Keep Mass. Allegations Under Wraps
• Term 'Sudden Collapse' Key To Allstate Row In 2nd Circ.
• Tire Dealer NTB Accused Of Flouting Sales Registration Law
• Disbarred Atty's Firm Gets $7M In Dow Nuclear Waste Case
• Judge Alsup Rips PG&E For 'Killing People, Starting Fires'
• Honeywell Settles Asbestos Row Before Jury Awards $18M
• Paper Co. To Pay $20.5M, Drop Appeal In Wis. Superfund Suit
• Drivers Lose Suit Claiming Tires Were Defectively Designed
• AGs Ask 9th Circ. To Keep Calif. Climate Suits In State Court
• J&J Pelvic Mesh Patient Endured 'Hell,' Pa. Jury Told
• Key Attys In Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh MDL To Get $366M
• J&J Pushes Pa. Justices To Limit Risperdal Claims Window
• Pret A Manger Nears Settlement Of Underfilled Wraps Suit
• Houston Atty Sues Apple After FaceTime Records Deposition
• Boston's Opioid Suit Won't Get Pulled Into Federal Court
• Nestle, Hershey, Mars Get Child Labor Labeling Suit Tossed
• A Website's Not Enough For Missouri Specific Jurisdiction
• EPA, Enviros Square Off Over Coal Ash Rule Deadlines
• No 'Property Damage' In Bad Baby Formula Suit, Court Says
• Bellwether Trial In Opioid MDL Delayed Another 7 Weeks
• Valve Co. Hit With $5M Verdict In Fatal Mesothelioma Trial
• Full Fed. Circ. OKs Benefits For 'Blue Water' Vietnam Vets
• J&J Pushed Risperdal Despite Breast-Growth Risk, Jury Hears
• Tobacco Co. Owes $125M After Winston, Kool Buy: Texas AG
• Ch. 11 Filing Gives PG&E Chance To Douse Future Fire Claims
• Sears Gets Final OK For Deal To Fix Craftsman Riding Mowers
• High Court Outlook For False Claims Act Cases In 2019
• Securities Cases That Will Matter Most In 2019
• Autonomous Car, Drone Cos. Navigate New Compliance Risks
• BakerHostetler Atty Accused Of Misusing Info In Opioid MDL
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Year In Review
• An Unclear Path For Microbiome-Based Products At FDA
• PG&E Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Calif. Wildfires
• Cancer Victim's Atty Takes Heat From Judge In Monsanto MDL
• Punitives Promise Fiercer Fight In Philly Risperdal Trial
• J&J May Get Lifeline In Talc Trials From Mo. High Court
• NTSB Failed To Investigate 22 Accidents Amid Shutdown
• Flushable Wipes Suit Against Retail Giants Gets Flushed
• 'Embarrassing' Purdue Info To Come Out In Mass. Opioid Suit
• Porn Actors' HIV Suits Excluded From Insurance: 9th Circ.
• Porsche Says Engine Cooling Suit Is Running On Empty
• Ex-Insys Execs Driven By Greed To Bribe Doctors, Jury Hears
• Can 'Bundle' Payment Plans Shield Against FCA Liability?
• Apple Users Can't Link Broken Watches To A Defect, Koh Says
• How Blockchain Can Help Secure Connected Devices
• The Jeep Hacking Case Is Problematic
• 2018 FDA Enforcement Review: Drugs, Biologics And Devices
• NCAA Will Likely Face Over 200 New Concussion Suits
• IPhone Users' Update Claims Still Miss Mark, Apple Says
• Buchanan Ingersoll Blasts 'Blitzkrieg Lawyering' In BMW Suit
• More Mass. Claims Against Purdue To Come Out, Judge Says
• Abbott Labs, St. Jude Avoid Suit Over Battery Defects Again
• Device Maker Ev3 Cops To Improper Sales, Pays $18M
• J&J Knew Hip Implants A 'Disaster,' Jury Hears In Retrial
• Plastic Surgeons Sue Cynosure Over Fat Reduction Device
• New Balance 'Made In USA' Deal Gets Preliminary Approval
• Supreme Court Leans Toward Reversal In Merck V. Albrecht
• Anadarko's $100M Deepwater Defense Bid Revived In Texas
• Gun Retailer Must Face Hunter's Exploding Rifle Suit
• J&J Didn't Warn Of Talc's Baby Asphyxiation Risks, Jury Told
• BP To Pay Calif. Water District $14M To End MTBE Suit
• Hedge Fund Pushes To Oust PG&E Board, Avoid Ch. 11
• PG&E Says Anti-Wildfire Probation Changes Not 'Feasible'
• Sanofi Suit Against Mylan To Stay In EpiPen MDL, For Now
• Insys Trial A Salvo In 'Militaristic' Gov't Attack On Opioids
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• VW Challenges Claims Review Bids In $10B Emissions Deal
• 9th Circ. Urged To Reopen Dr Pepper 'Diet' Label Suit
• American Says No Intent To Harm In Toxic Uniforms Suit
• WTO Set To Rule On $450M Retaliation Bid Against India
• Unsafe Dog Food Claims Should Be Tossed, Judge Told
• Will Bankruptcy Stay Criminal Proceedings For PG&E?
• Aviation Watch: 'The Sporty Game' In 2019
• Dannon Can't Block Chobani Yogurt Sales In Sugar Claim Suit
• Dexcom Defective Device Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Kraft Heinz, Others Pay $1.4M In Fines To Calif. Air Watchdog
• No Emergency Exists Over Pipeline Pollution, Utilities Say
• Fiat Chrysler's $307M Emissions Deal Nears Green Light
• High Court Urged To Ignore Tobacco Cos.' Rehashed Appeal
• Seagate Hard Drive Buyers Lose 2nd Class Cert. Bid
• 5 NY Doctors Denounce DOJ Charges Of Insys Kickbacks
• NFL Concussion Judge Can't Nix Funding Deals, 3rd Circ. Told
• Endo Slams DQ Bid For BakerHostetler Atty In Opioid MDL
• Riddell Helmet Co. Looks To Strike Players' Class Claims
• Hyundai Seeks To Toss Suit Over Alleged Engine Defects
• Insurer's Switch In Tactics Called 'Chutzpah' By 2nd Circ.
• UST Opposes Maremont Asbestos Trust Rep. In Del. Ch. 11
• J&J Baby Powder Cover-Up Cost Workers Millions, Suit Says
• Parents Fight Chrysler's Escape Bid In Daughter's Injury Suit
• Samsung Aims To Arbitrate Shattering Phone Camera Suit
• Pharma Co. Can't Sue FDA Over Rival's Opioid Approval
• Navigating The Many Risks Of PFAS In M&A Transactions
• Climate Change And Insurance: Litigation Risks For Insurers
• Reynolds Settles With Smoker's Widower After $2M Verdict
• Insurer Used Financial Scare Tactics To Get Ahead: Contractor
• Archer Daniels Escapes Bulk Of Deadly Horse Feed Suit
• Scientist Calls Studies Touted By J&J 'Dubious' At Talc Trial
• Valeant Copycat Drug Row Can Stay In Calif., Judge Rules
• Rakoff Tosses Suit Against L'Oreal, Cites Risk Of 'Ambush'
• Jury Says Chemical Co. Owes $2.4M For Fatal Mesothelioma
• 9th Circ. Denies Nonclass Attys Cut Of Fees In $10B VW Deal
• Ex-NFL Player's Estate Slams Recommended Fee To Podhurst
• J&J To Pay States $120M For False Hip Implant Promos
• Iraq Veteran Says 3M Earplugs Caused Hearing Loss
• Maremont Opens $75M Del. Ch. 11, Plans Asbestos Trust
• Allura Siding Not All It's Cracked Up To Be, Suit Claims
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• Ford Seeks Toss Of 'Ticking Time Bomb' Truck Defect Suit
• Fiat Chrysler's Liability 'Undisputed' In Fraud Suit: Investors
• 8 Promo Pitfalls Pharma Compliance Chiefs Need To Know
• FDA Releases Guidance On Clearing New Medical Devices
• PG&E Secures $5.5 Billion In DIP Financing For Ch. 11
• Ford Wins NJ High Court Review Of Asbestos Liability Ruling
• Virginia Is Latest State To Find Employer 'Take Home' Duty
• Nissan Must Face Suit Over Faulty Altima Transmissions
• Costco Can't Toss Non-Calif. Plaintiffs In Hep. A Berry Suit
• Seat Maker Must Face BNSF Suit Over Engineer's Injury
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Decision On CWA's Reach
• Drug Distributors Can't Appeal RICO Ruling In Opioid MDL
• Ill. Subcontractors Get Some Relief From State's High Court
• 3 Tips For Working With CPSC During The Shutdown
• Pa. Judge Urged To Make J&J CEO Testify In Risperdal Trial
• Theranos Execs' Days Of Reckoning Draw Nearer
• AMD Computer Chip Buyers Win Cert. In False Ad Suit
• 1st Circ. Sides With NPR In Push For Juror Addresses
• Automated Vehicles In 2019: Predictions And Suggestions
• Settlement Counsel Key For Efficient Mass Tort Resolution
• PG&E Equipment Caused Calif. Wildfires, Judge Finds
• Imerys Must Face Suit Alleging Talc Caused Woman's Cancer
• NYC Adds Sacklers, Drugstore Chains To Opioid Suit
• 4 German Audi Execs Indicted Over VW Emissions Cheat
• $9M Protein Shake Settlement Gets Judge's OK
• Customers Can't Claim Pet Food Was Toxic, Judge Says
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• NFL Wants Former Players' Revived Painkiller Suit Dismissed
• Fiat Chrysler Gets Ironworker's Negligence Suit Trimmed
• Smoker Finally Gets $27M Judgment Against Philip Morris
• A 2019 Field Guide To Calif. Class Actions
• NJ Atty Seeks Revival Of Homeopathic Flu Remedy Fraud Suit
• Curious Jury Gets Answers From Pathologist In J&J Talc Trial
• Mo. High Court Hits Pause On Looming J&J Talc Cancer Trial
• Drugmakers Aim To Bump Delinquent Plaintiffs In Abilify MDL
• NFL Concussion Firms Awarded Another $9.4M In Fees, Costs
• PG&E's Ch. 11 Is Climate Change Wake-Up Call For Utilities
• Opioid Distributors Want 6th Circ. RICO Ruling Before Trial
• Insys Shareholders Want Stay Lifted In Fentanyl Chancery Suit
• Jury Told Chemical Co. Must Pay For Worker's Asbestos Death
• VW Says Pre-Scandal Car Sellers Have Yet To Show Injury
• Opioid User Testimony To Be Key Factor In Mass. Insys Trial
• Senate Dem Decries Shutdown Of Chemical Accident Probes
• NY AG Wants Pharma Co.'s DOJ Settlement Docs
• Wheeler 'Almost As Extreme' As Former EPA Head, Dem Says
• Calif. County Sues PG&E Over Deadly Nov. Wildfire
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Kasowitz Tells DC Circ. That Chem Cos. Hid Dangers
• Purdue Brass Pinned Opioid Crisis On Addicts, Mass. AG Says
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Depomed In Opioid Litigation
• Gottlieb Says 400 FDA Staff Back On Inspections
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• Lewis Brisbois Lands Segal McCambridge Team In Philly
• What Conn. Opioid Ruling Means For Liability Insurers
• Chemical Co. Tells Jury Its Asbestos Didn't Kill NJ Worker
• Former Chiefs Player's Ex-Wife Can't Join Head Injuries Suit
• Nissan, Driver Agree To Mediate Defective Sunroof Suit
• Robitussin Buyer Seeks Cert. In Label Suit Against Pfizer
• Chobani Defends Sugar Claim, Yet Made Changes To End Suit
• Allergan's Attack On Drug Compounding Falls Flat
• Biologist Found J&J Talc In Dying Woman's Tissue, Jury Hears
• J&J Faces Retrial After $151M Hip Implant Loss Reversed
• Ill. Residents Ask For Class Cert. In Oil Spill Row
• Circuits Left To Develop FCA Discovery Case Law
• Med Tech Co.'s Jurisdiction Appeal Is Improper, Judge Says
• Supreme Court Again Refuses To Hear KBR Burn Pit Suit
• Exhibit List Ordered Trimmed After Insys Execs Blast Gov't
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Automotive Tech In 2018: Legal Trends And Developments
• Why Apple Customers Lost A Suit Over Storage Capacity
• PG&E Says Calif. Wildfire Fallout Sending It To Ch. 11
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Judge Sours In Yogurt Co. Fight, Calls Attys 'Children'
• Government Shutdown Stretches FDA Food Safety Thin
• NFL Concussion Firms Seek $3.2M From Common Fund
• Health Hires: Lewis Brisbois, Pierce Bainbridge, Bradley Arant
• 10th Circ. Upholds Tribal Landowners' Win Over Pipeline Co.
• 9th Circ. Nixes Daikin Defective Air Conditioner Suit
• Canada Dry Ginger Ale Label Settlement Gets Preliminary OK
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• Shutdown's Messy Impact On Consumer Protection Activities
• 9th Circ. Tosses Suit Over 'Useless' Vitamin E Supplements
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• J&J Knew Of Baby Powder's Link To Cancer In '71, Jury Told
• Riddell Seeks Summary Judgment In Football Helmet IP Suit
• FDA Won't Add Black Box Warning To Blood Thinner Plavix
• '60 Minutes' Ethics Feud Ends In Opioid MDL
• Colo. Groups Want Grand Jury Docs From Nuke Facility
• Ex-Insys Sales Rep Loses Bid To Split From Upcoming Trial
• Pa. Judge Won't Toss Mesh Trial After Three-Week Delay
• Time Not Right To Take CWA Liability Case, High Court Told
• Drivers Seek $1.3M Attys' Fees In Fiat Transmission Deal
• Judge Tells PG&E To Boost High-Wind Safety Or Power Down
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• In Pennsylvania, Drone Misuse Will Soon Be A Crime
• Fiat Chrysler To Pay Up To $884M To End Emissions Claims
• BakerHostetler Atty Faces Disqualification Bid In Opioid MDL
• Plaintiffs Attys Rip 'Dishonest' Ethics Complaint In Opioid MDL
• CBS Beats Widow's Bid To Send Asbestos Suit To State Court
• Conn. Judge Tosses Cities' Suits Against Opioid Makers
• Judge Won't Narrow Class Definitions In Jeep Hacking Suit
• NFL Pulls 'Cynical' Concussion Appeal Just Before Hearing
• Mercedes-Benz Hit With Fraud Suit In Ariz. Over 'Clean Diesel'
• Full Fed. Circ. Rejects Vaccine Act Case, Overruling 2 Judges
• Ex-Insys CEO Pleads Guilty, May Testify In Bribery Trial
• RI Law May Force Atty To Face Malpractice Suit, Judges Say
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• Only Congress Can Fix The Waters Of The US Whirlpool
• Tesla Sued In Fla. Over Car Crash That Killed Teens
• 3 Atty Lien Disputes In NFL Concussion Case Resolved
• Sporting Goods Co. Tries To Undo Asbestos Coverage Ruling
• Fiat Tire Defect Claims Need Trimming, Judge Says
• Fire Alarm Claims Led To Explosion Damages, 3rd Circ. Told
• Judge Recuses Self Over Son's Job At BakerHostetler
• South Korean Actor Slams Tesla In Sudden-Acceleration Suit
• Del. High Court Says Union Pacific Must Pay $5.7M In Cleanup
• FDA Focus: What Venable's Practice Chair Is Watching
• No Redo Of Verdict That Engle Smoker Wasn't Addicted
• Ford Can't Slip Former Mechanic's Asbestos Exposure Suit
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• FDA Understood Proposed Fosamax Warnings, Justices Told
• J&J Baby Powder Caused Dying Woman's Cancer, Jury Told
• Boeing, Rockwell Atty Dodges DQ In Toxic Dumping Row
• Justices Won't Hear Fiat Chrysler Bid To Undo Hack Cert.
• Royal Caribbean Can't Dismiss Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Gov't Says Chicago Can't Object To $625M FCA Deal
• Canada Dry Ginger Ale Drinkers Move To Settle Label Dispute
• Samsung Phone Caught Fire And Injured Family, Suit Claims
• Grindr Victory In Fake Profile Case Examined By 2nd Circ.
• Don't Limit CWA Liability Case, Maui Tells High Court
• High Court Won't Review Nixed $663M Guardrail FCA Ruling
• High Court Won't Take Up Depakote Birth Defect Suit
• Preemption In Pharmaceutical Cases: 2018 In Review
• High Court Denies Gilead FCA Case After DOJ Thumbs-Down
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• Johns Hopkins, Others Lose Bid To Kill Syphilis Study Suit
• 6th Circ. Keeps Flint Water Suit Alive, Cutting Some Claims
• Drug Cos. Decry 'Flagrant' Ethical Lapses In Opioid Cases
• Ford Expands Air Bag Recall To Nearly 1 Million Vehicles
• Ford Escapes Suit Alleging Faulty Lug Nuts
• Monsanto Says Consumers' Weedkiller Warning Claims Barred
• Setting Standards At The CPSC: An Ever-Evolving Dynamic
• Chevron To Settle Gas Additive Damages Suit For $11M
• 5 Food Labeling Litigation Trends To Watch In 2019
• Syncrude To Pay CA$2.75M For Great Blue Heron Deaths
• GE Unit To Seek High Court Ruling In $45M Faulty Motor Row
• Susman Pioneer Is Back Home After 15 Years On Texas Bench
• Ex-NHL Player Slams NJ Devils With Head Injury Suit
• GYNs Get Third Try At Cynosure 'Vaginal Rejuvenation' Suit
• US Asks High Court To Take Up Key CWA Groundwater Case
• Insurer Needn't Cover Fracking Well Fire Suits, Judge Says
• Former KC Chiefs Player's Ex-Wife Can't Exit Concussion Deal
• Apple Escapes Class Action Over Security Flaw Fixes
• Ag Co. Can't Duck Decision Calling Products 'Pesticides'
• GM Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Fuel Pumps
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• Clinical Trials: 2018 Litigation And Guidance Roundup
• Monsanto Roundup Buyers Denied Cert. In Wis.
• Schiff Hardin Escapes Insurer's Malpractice Suit At 5th Circ.
• Weyerhaeuser Joist Defect Suit Paused For Settlement Talks
• Boeing Hit With Wrongful Death Suit In Fatal Lion Air Crash
• Injured Driver Sues GM, Dealer Over Faulty Ignition Switch
• NFL's 'Cynical' Appeals Could Gut Concussion Settlement
• 2nd Bellwether Track Set In Opioid MDL
• Ford Hid Defects In Super Duty Truck Engines, Suit Says
• Split 9th Circ. Agrees To Decide Future Of Kids' Climate Suit
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Top 5 Drug And Medical Device Developments Of 2018
• Manufacturers Face The Rise Of Global Class Actions
• Former Insys CEO Will Plead Guilty In Opioid Kickback Case
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2019
• Trials To Watch In 2019
• Health Care Cases To Watch In 2019
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• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2019
• Life Sciences Cases To Watch In 2019
• Pennsylvania Cases To Watch In 2019
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• Product Liability Regulation & Legislation To Watch In 2019
• 3 Key Food And Beverage Trends To Watch In 2019