Product Liability Archive » March, 2019

Product Liability - March, 2019

305 articles

• J&J's 3-Deal Day Signals A Shift In Legal War Over Talc
• Execs Indicted For Not Reporting Flammable Dehumidifiers
• Monsanto's Split-Trial Gamble Backfired With $80M Verdict
• Judge Tosses Faulty Radiator Case Against Mercedes
• No Joke: 6 Strange But True Cases For April Fools'
• Pelvic Mesh MDL Fee Committee Accused Of Self-Dealing
• DOJ Seeks Toss Of Whistleblower's Gilead FCA Case
• House Transpo Leaders Seek Probe Of Foreign Pilot Training
• Climate Suits Against Bankrupt Energy Co. Can't Be Revived
• 8 Insys Docs Tallied $28M In Medicare Costs, Jury Hears
• Alkermes Beats Investor Suit Over Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Ford Drivers Get Green Light For $17M Touch Screen Deal
• Product Liability Is The Wrong Standard For Self-Driving Cars
• GM Gets National Class Claims Axed In Corvette Defect Suit
• Nestle Must Face Trimmed Poland Spring False Ad Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Halt Federal Bump Stock Ban
• 3rd Roundup Trial Begins Day After $80M Monsanto Loss
• 6th Circ. Keeps Kia Docs Unsealed In Shattering Sunroof Suit
• No Quick Fix For PFAS Issues, EPA Chemical Chief Says
• Insurer Off The Hook For Pro Hockey Player's Blinded Eye
• Samsung Gets Suit Over Overheating LED TVs Trimmed
• Victim's Family Sues Boeing Over Ethiopian Airlines Crash
• FDA Needs New Opioid Standards, Gottlieb Tells Senators
• Firm's 20% Fee Bid Slashed In NFL Concussion Settlement
• J&J Can't Get Pa. Mesh Mistrial Over Expert's Heart Attack
• Diet Pepsi Drinkers Want Full 2nd Circ. To Hear False Ad Suit
• MillerCoors Wants Court To Halt Bud Light 'Corn Syrup' Ads
• Toyota Buyers Granted Class Cert. In Suit Over Smelly HVAC
• Sacklers Illegally Siphoned Opioid Profits, NY's AG Says
• Fiat Chrysler, Engine Maker Must Face Truck Emissions Suit
• There's More To Cosmetics Regulation Than Meets The Eye
• Expectations For Glyphosate Litigation After Monsanto Verdict
• Honda Owners Win Cert. In Bad Transmission False Ad Suit
• J&J Settles 2 Asbestos-In-Talc Cases Mid-Trial
• Senate Panel Brings The Heat Over FAA Jet Certification
• Office Depot Inks $25M Deal With FTC Over Computer Repairs
• Mining Cos. Must Face Claims Over Gold King Mine Spill
• Lack Of Expert Doesn't Doom Talc Cancer Case, Judge Told
• Kimberly-Clark Beats Whistleblower Suit Over Medical Gowns
• NJ Ups Pressure On DuPont And 3M With More Pollution Suits
• Monsanto Hit With $80M Verdict In First Fed. Roundup Trial
• Dr Pepper Wants Suit Over 'Diet' Soda Dumped Like Others
• Tampa Faces Wrongful Death Suit In Garbage Truck Tragedy
• TGI Friday's Accused Of Misbranding 'Potato Skins' Snacks
• VW Owners Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal Insist They're Victims
• Insys Exec Flung Phone Off Mountain To Hide Info, Jury Hears
• Hazelnut-Craving Buyer Should Read Label, Coffee Co. Says
• Law360's Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board
• How The Supreme Court Revived Maritime Asbestos Cases
• J&J Wins Another Asbestos-In-Talc Trial In NJ
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Affirm EPA Pesticide Ban Order
• Clinic's Parent Co. Can't Arbitrate Destroyed Embryo Claims
• NYC Slams Energy Cos.' Bid To Dodge Climate Suit
• Drug Store Not Liable In Side Effect Suit: Ill. Appeals Court
• J&J Tells Jury Greedy Lawyers Driving Asbestos-In-Talc Fight
• Chancery OKs New Stay For 'Dark' Insys Derivative Claims
• 'Send Monsanto A Message,' Jury Told At Roundup Trial's End
• Valero Accused Of Damaging Ships With Defective Fuel
• 3M Settles Dentists' Defective Crown Suit For $32.5M
• Is Purdue's $270M Deal Beginning Of End For Opioid Cases?
• Wash. County Defends Ban On Off-Reservation Firework Sales
• LL Bean Boots Mass. Suit Over Refund For Old Slippers
• Ex-Insys Rep Recounts Ties, Some Physical, To Founder
• Imperial Tobacco Granted Temporary US Asset Protection
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Opposing Counsel DQ'd In Engine Suit
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Revive Complaints In Eliquis MDL
• Purdue To Pay $270M To End Oklahoma AG's Opioid Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Denial
• 'Imperfect' Treatment Result Not J&J Mesh's Fault, Jury Told
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• J&J And Plaintiff Ask 'What Is Asbestos?' As Talc Trial Opens
• Tufts Hires Ex-US Atty To Review Purdue, Sackler Influence
• NJ Orders 3M, DuPont To Clean Up Drinking Water
• Atty Privilege Forces Uneasy Judge To Limit 2 Insys Witnesses
• Faulty Mesh Worsened Woman's Incontinence, Pa. Jury Hears
• New DOT Panel To Vet FAA Cert Process After Boeing Crash
• Nationwide Claims Axed In GM Defective Transmission Suit
• Ex-Monsanto CEO Defends Roundup, Concedes Study Limits
• Evidence In Asbestos Trial Wasn't Hearsay, NJ Justices Told
• Coast Guard Looks To Trim Taylor Energy Oil Spill Suit
• Veggie Burger Buyers Denied Cert. In Kellogg Labeling Suit
• Enviros To Sue EPA For Not Updating Oil Cleanup Methods
• Texas Oil Cos. Want Tribal Pipeline Trespass Suit Tossed
• PG&E Says It's Impossible To Comply With Calif. Safety Regs
• Philly Judge Won't Boot Colleague From J&J Mesh Dispute
• 4th Circ. Won't Restart Ford Buyers' Acceleration Case
• StarKist Faces Lighter Claims Over 'Heart-Healthy' Tuna
• J&J Talc Source Lifts Del. Ch. 11 Stay For Past Owner
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Bayer, Janssen Pay $775M To End Xarelto Suits
• Monsanto Jury Hears Cancer Changed Couple's Lives
• Bareburger's Critic Sues Chain Over 'Organic' Labeling
• Medtronic Warning Highlights Debate On FDA Cyber Policy
• Those Bud Light Ads Might Be True, But It Might Not Matter
• Dollar General Customers Get Class Cert. In Motor Oil Suit
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Doesn't End Arconic Suit, Investors Say
• Meet The Outspoken Judge Handling Epic Monsanto Case
• Honda Hid Entertainment System Defect, Suit Says
• VW Illegally Sold Pre-Production Cars, Consumers Say
• What's Ahead For Autonomous Vehicle Test Driver Regs
• After Air Crashes, Prompt Compensation Is The Best Option
• Climate Change And Insurance: Lliuya V. RWE Makes History
• Vt. Can Move Ahead With Opioid Suit Against Purdue Pharma
• 17 Alleged Misstatements Cut From Dr. Reddy's Investor Suit
• Plaintiffs Bar Cheers High Court's Pass On Class Cert. Review
• What To Know About New FDA Commissioner Sharpless
• 9th Circ. Backs Anheuser-Busch In Suit Over Stolen Recipes
• 5 Firms To Get $214M In $1.5B Syngenta MDL Corn Settlement
• EPA Contractors Can't Dodge Suit Over Gold King Mine Spill
• The Latest On Vapor Intrusion Regs In Calif.
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• MillerCoors Sues Bud Light Over Super Bowl 'Corn Syrup' Ad
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Tootsie Roll Escapes Slack-Fill Suit Over Junior Mints Boxes
• Honda Buyers Seek Transmissions Cert. After Appeal Win
• J&J Talc Supplier's Ex-Owners Ask For Ch. 11 Shield
• Monsanto Jury Told $63B Co. Should Pay Up Over Roundup
• Insurers Can Seek Costs From Bridge Collapse Suit Coverage
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Texas Drivers' Faulty Fuel Pump Suit Axed
• Insys Founder's Atty Seeks Mistrial Over Addiction Testimony
• Testosterone Supplement Damaged Pa. Man's Liver, Suit Says
• New Trial Ordered In Engle Suit Over Widower's Testimony
• Sailors' Supreme Court Win Buoys Hopes For Tort Victims
• Illinois Has Raised Liability Risk For Nonmanufacturer Cos.
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• Off-Label Promotion Still A Litigation Risk For Pharma Cos.
• BakerHostetler DQ'd From Opioid MDL Bellwethers
• Boeing, FAA Both Under Scrutiny In Twin Federal Probes
• Engine Design Claim Revived In Fatal Wash. Plane Crash Suit
• J&J Talc Supplier Tort Claimants Fight Insurance Fund Bid
• On Heels Of Boeing Crash, Trump Taps Ex-Delta VP For FAA
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Carmakers' Bid To Slip Emissions Claims Unworthy: Drivers
• Insys Opioid Prescriber Was Addicted Himself, Witness Says
• 5-Hour Energy Makers Can't Beat $4.3M False Ad Award
• $45M Faulty-Motor Row Should Go Back To State Court: Judge
• Conagra Eludes Another Popcorn Trans Fat Suit, For Now
• Monsanto's Roundup Likely Caused Cancer, Calif. Jury Says
• TripAdvisor Customer Fights To Keep Shoddy Tour Suit In NJ
• Justices Offer Practical Approach To Class Appeal Deadline
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Asbestos Injuries Covered By Maritime Law, Justices Say
• Asbestos Trust Fight Delays Maremont's Ch. 11 Approval
• Enviros, Dems Slam EPA Plan For Toxic Paint Stripper
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• Mesh Victims Slam J&J's 'Judge-Shopping' In Pa. Recusal Bid
• US Supreme Court Skips Military Base Dog Bite Suit
• Whole Foods Customers Reach $4M Kombucha Labeling Deal
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• Aviation Watch: Is The 737 MAX Safe To Fly?
• High Court Won't Review Ohio Toxic Tort Class Certification
• Honda Looks To Escape Suit Over CR-V Seat Belts
• Insurer Needn't Defend 'Superfood' Juice Co. In Fraud Suits
• Purdue Says Cameras Will Turn Opioid Trial Into 'Media Circus'
• Pret A Manger Faces $5M False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Label
• DOT Wants Input On GM Bid To Deploy Driverless Fleet
• Pfizer, Hospira Beat FCA Suit Over Faulty Infusion Pumps
• Fla. Judge OKs $38M Gun Defect Settlement
• Insys Exec Denied Mistrial Bid After 'Salacious' Testimony
• Refreshed Efficiency Regulations May Impact Appliance Cos.
• Diet Pepsi Drinkers' False Ad Suit Fizzles Out At 2nd Circ.
• VW Defrauded Investors During Emissions Scandal, SEC Says
• MDLs Surge To Majority Of Entire Federal Civil Caseload
• Concussion Deal's Claims Admin Slams Audit Criticism
• Sandy Hook Ruling Dents Gunmakers' Liability Shield
• Bayer Must Face Essure Stillbirth Suit, 4th Circ. Rules
• Med Mal Litigator Confirms $3.8M Award Against Former Firm
• Smucker's Stuck In Suit Over Misleading Oil Ingredients
• Monsanto Uproots Farmers' Dicamba MDL Antitrust Claims
• Monsanto Must Face Couple's Claims At One Trial: Judge
• Insurers Fight J&J Talc Co.'s Insurance Pay Plan, Claim Rep
• VW Ducks Tennessee Diesel Emissions Scandal Suit
• FTC Must Step Up Policies On False 'Made In USA' Claims
• SF, Oakland Push 9th Circ. To Revive Climate Change Suits
• Attys In Opioid Suits Are Holding Big Pharma Accountable
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• Remington Must Face Sandy Hook Shooting Suit, Court Rules
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• PG&E, JPMorgan Asked To Revise $5B Bankruptcy Deal
• Make Travelers Cover Monsanto PCB Claims, Magnetek Says
• Boeing Girds For Legal Fallout As US Joins 737 MAX Ban
• Retrial Jury Hears J&J Mesh Not To Blame For Woman's Pain
• J&J Hit With $29.5M Verdict In Latest Talc Trial
• Claire's Hit With Suit A Day After Asbestos Makeup Recall
• Final Guilty Pleas End Case Of Misbranded Supplements: DOJ
• DC Circ. Lets EPA Rethink Coal Ash Rule Deadlines
• Anadarko Beats Securities Suit Over Gas Well Safety Risks
• Insys' $25M Legal Tab For Founder Adds To Its Hazy Future
• Canadian Tobacco Co. Seeks Restructuring After $11B Ruling
• Kind Snack Co. Wants FDA To Revise Food Labeling Regs
• Sanctions Bid Over Atty's Litigation Tactics Postponed
• PG&E Escapes Charges Over 2017 Calif. Wildfires
• FDA Fast-Tracks E-Cig Regulation, Forecasts End Of Flavors
• 5 Takeaways From DOJ Objection To Cookie Class Settlement
• Split 5th Circ. Says Asbestos Suit Belongs In State Court
• Monsanto Bellwether Over Roundup Cancer Risk Goes To Jury
• Drivers Fight Ford's Bid To Ax Leaky Truck Engines Suit
• Sterigenics Emissions Suit Remanded To State Court
• Pa. Justices Won't Boot Philly Judge From Mesh Trial
• Grounded Boeing Jets, Crashes Prompt Liability Questions
• Talc Use Increases Risk Of Ovarian Cancer, Lawmakers Told
• Lumber Liquidators Pays $33M In DOJ, SEC Securities Cases
• Pillsbury Flour Recalled After Salmonella Traces Found
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Oncologist Testifies Roundup's Link To Cancer Lacks Proof
• J&J Tells Jury It Got 'Out-Lawyered' In Talc Trial
• Doctor's Trial Win Doesn't Make DEA's Arrest Wrong: Judge
• Toyota Gets Consumer Suit Over HVAC Defects Trimmed
• Henkel To Shell Out $1.5M To End 'Natural' Detergent Suit
• Hot Liquid From NutriBullet Scalded NY Woman, Suit Claims
• Colo. Gold's Gym Escapes Broken Equipment Suit
• Jam Exposes International Orgs To New Litigation Risks
• Four-Way Split Of $503M Fee Fund Could Spell Appeal Chaos
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink $87M Heparin Suit Coverage Win
• Del. Judge Nixes Claims Rep Changes In Maremont Ch. 11
• J&J Talc Supplier's Ex-Owners Can't Tap Insurance Funds
• FDA To Quiz Prescribers On Opioid Promotion
• Ill. Is Right Venue For Barilla Sauce Suit, NY Buyer Says
• NY Water District Hits Northrop, Others With Toxic Water Suit
• J&J Wants Philly Judge Booted From Further Mesh Trials
• Claire's Makeup Dust-Up Shows Limits Of FDA Oversight
• 9th Circ. Gives Costco False Ad Suit Another Shot
• WTO To Rule In April On South Korea's Fukushima Fish Ban
• Timberlake, Execs Escape Bai 'All-Natural' Mislabeling Suit
• NYC Climate Suit Can't Be Sustained, Gov't Tells 2nd Circ.
• Chinese Drywall MDL Trimmed As Case Heads Toward La. Trial
• Monsanto Can't Trim MDL Claiming Weedkiller Causes Cancer
• J&J Talc Supplier Sues Over Millions In Insurance Funds
• Bayer Must Face Suit Over Flintstones 'Complete' Vitamins
• Ex-Insys VP Defiant During Cross-Examination At RICO Trial
• PG&E Under Court Pressure To Trim Trees Or Stall Dividends
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Kratom Death Should Spur Gov't Into Action, Pa. Family Says
• Exxon To Pay CAA Penalty Over Deadly Texas Refinery Fire
• 3 Brexit Scenarios And Their Implications For US-UK Trade
• Texas Supplements Co. To Close, Pay $4.7M In Plea Deal
• Gottlieb Leaves Vocal Legacy At FDA
• Pathologist Says Monsanto Roundup Likely Caused Cancer
• Hog Waste Stench Award Threatens Agriculture, 4th Circ. Told
• Insys CEO Demanded Loyalty Over Integrity, Ex-VP Testifies
• Ruger Hit With Suit In Texas Over Faulty Pistol
• Wash. Tribe Says County Can't Enforce Fireworks Laws
• Hyundai Brakes Defect Suit Can't Go Forward As Class Action
• GSK's Avandia Marketing Was Racketeering, 3rd Circ. Told
• Venue Ruling Invites Forum Shopping, Pa. Appeals Court Told
• Prosecutor Won't Charge Uber Over Self-Driving Car Fatality
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• FDA Must Redesign Tobacco Warnings By March 2020
• Pa. Justices Warn Of Junk Science In Asbestos Damage Splits
• CORRECTED: Novartis Wants Janssen Barred From Disparaging Rival Drug
• Pa. Justices Will Hear Suit Alleging Cancer-Pesticide Link
• State Meat Label Restrictions Face Preemption Challenges
• Lululemon Lied About Clothing's Cotton Content, Suit Says
• Trustee Says Maremont's Asbestos Trust Is Ripe For Fraud
• FDA Confirms Asbestos In Makeup From Claire's, Justice
• DQ Threat In Opioid MDL Could Steer Attys From Public Work
• TripAdvisor Wants Sanctions In NJ Suit Over Shoddy Tour
• Insys Founder Used Data To Push Sales Reps, Ex-VP Testifies
• Hyundai, Kia Hit With Engine-Defect Class Action
• Air Force Bases Are Polluting NM's Water, State Says
• Navistar Can't Escape Wrongful Death Suit Over Truck Flip
• FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
• Weitz & Luxenberg's Quick Win In $25M Fraud Suit Challenged
• NJ Won't Hear UK Auto Mechanics' Honeywell Asbestos Cases
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Peony Grower Wins $1.4M From Grain Co. For Pesticide Drift
• FDA Calls Out Walgreens, Retailers For Youth Tobacco Sales
• GE, Tepco Dodge Sailors' $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit
• EPA Chief Touts Superfund Progress, Slams Enviro Critics
• Verdict Tossed in Fla. Smoker Death Suit Over Juror Row
• Monsanto 'Opened Door' To Internal Cancer Report: Judge
• Nissan Air Bag Seat Sensors Are Defective, Driver Says In Suit
• Tobacco Cos. Owe Smokers $11B, Quebec Appeals Court Says
• Coffee Seller Hit With False Labeling Suit Over 'Kona' Blends
• Deals Rumor Mill: Purdue Pharma, Cision, HNA Group
• Fiat Chrysler Seeks To Ax Rear Wire Harness Defect Action
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Starbucks Evades Consumer Suit Over Labels On Gummies
• Purdue Hits Mass. AG For 'Scapegoating' Co. In Opioid Suit
• Ex-Insys Exec Moves For Mistrial After Salacious Testimony
• New DOJ Opioid Cases Highlight Importance Of Red Flags
• Avco Seeks Justices' Take On Preemption In Plane Crash Row
• Novartis Slaps J&J Unit With Psoriasis Drug False Ad Suit
• Mercedes Wants Appeal Of Order Allowing Emissions Suit
• Kids Score Support In 9th Circ. Climate Change Case Appeal
• Ore. Tribe Latest To Join Opioid MDL
• MDL Judge Rebuffs EPA's Bid To Escape Mine Spill Suit
• Dog Owners Say Diamond Pet Foods' Puppy Formula Is Toxic
• Convicted NECC Pharmacists Can Make Case For Acquittal
• Smuckers Unit Says Its Recall Nixes Tainted Pet Food Suits
• Insys Was 'Up Front' With MDs About Bribes, Ex-VP Testifies
• Toyota Tries To Eat Away At Car Buyer's Corrosion Claims
• Mass. High Court Won't Tweak Law For Asbestos Claims
• Will The FDA Bite On CBD Foods? 
• BlueMountain Nominates New Slate Of PG&E Directors
• SweeTart Deal OK'd In Artificial Flavors Labeling Row
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief
• A Defense Attorney's Guide To Successfully Arguing Damages
• Hoping For High Court Clarity On CWA Jurisdictional Issues