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Product Liability - July, 2019

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• Cisco Inks $8.6M Deal To End Surveillance-Tech FCA Claims
• Ex-J&J Doctor Testifies She Told Bosses About Mesh Issues
• $17B Or Zilch? Okla., J&J Make Final Pitches After Opioid Trial
• Why Ariz. Is Taking Aim At The Sacklers At The High Court
• J&J Tried To Invade Atty Privilege In Talc Case, Judge Told
• Drug Distributor's Ex-CEO Faces May Trial Over Opioid Sales
• Oil Cos. Tell 4th Circ. Baltimore Climate Suit Is Federal Matter
• J&J Reaches Settlement In Body Wash False Ad Suit
• Amarin Asks Justices To Get ITC To Look Into False Ad Claims
• Rosen Law To Lead Indivior Stock Suit Over Opioid Indictment
• Hack Victim Wants Capital One Suits Combined In MDL
• FAA Officials Defend Boeing Max Oversight In Senate Hearing
• Pet Food Co. Can't Shake Fraud Claim Over Metal Content
• Texas Attys Must Arbitrate Dispute Over Referral Fees
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• Takeaways From Enforcement Trends In Cannabis Advertising
• Arizona Files Supreme Court Lawsuit Over Opioid Crisis
• J&J 'Would Never Sell' Unsafe Talc, Rep Says In Ky. Trial
• J&J Says FDA, Scientists Found No Asbestos In Baby Powder
• Capital One Hit With Slew Of Suits After Massive Breach
• Texas Opioid MDL Gets 2020 Trial Dates
• EPA Tweaks Coal Ash Regs To Comply With DC Circ. Order
• JPML Won't Combine Hyundai, Kia GDI Engine Defect Suits
• Utah, NM Say EPA Contractor Can't Recoup Gold King Costs
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Homeopathic Flu Remedy Suit
• Attys Nab Big Cut Of $1.4M Deal Over New Balance Shoes
• Ex-NFL Player To Appeal Concussion Claim Denial To 3rd Circ.
• Firearm Accessories Cos. In Libel Dispute After Severing Ties
• Hyundai Driver's Suit Over Alleged Powertrain Defect Gets Cut
• Gas Pipeline Group's Meeting Signals Stricter Safety Rules
• Patient Drug Guides Vs. The Learned Intermediary Doctrine
• J&J Lied In Mesh Marketing, Surgeon Tells Calif. Judge
• Women Can Drop, Refile Warning Label Suit Over J&J Talc
• 4 Insurance Battles To Watch At State High Courts This Fall
• EPA Looks To Trim Case Seeking Tighter Asbestos Standards
• Cancer Patients Breathed In 'Clouds' Of J&J Talc, Jury Told
• PG&E Almost Free From SF Bay Waste Suit After $4.9M Deal
• Judge Mashes Crystal Farms Potatoes False Ad Suit
• Parents Seek Class Cert. In Pop Warner Concussion Suit
• WTO Decisions In US-India Chicken Fight Expected This Year
• NJ Atty Can't Upend Ruling Over Unpaid Mass Tort Financing
• NY Pharmacist Cops To Role In 'Brazen' $5M Opioid Ring
• Calif. Cities Look East In Bid To Keep Climate Suits Alive
• 'No Miscarriage Of Justice' In Insys Execs' Trial, Feds Say
• Attys Want Leftover Funds From $30M Sylvania Headlight Deal
• VW Settles Suspension Defect Class Action For $57M
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• St. Jude Hit Humana With Faulty Pacemaker Costs, Suit Says
• J&J Unit Urges Philly Judge To Ax Risperdal Damages Trial
• VW Must Face Texas Emissions Claim, Appeals Panel Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Class Cert. Bid In Nissan Clutch Defect Suit
• Pa. Grocery Chain Demands Insurer Cover Opioid Defense
• Key Defense Strategies For Sports Head Trauma Lawsuits
• Monsanto's $2B Roundup Cancer Loss Slashed To $87M
• Colgate, J&J Talc Contained No Asbestos, Geologist Tells Jury
• J&J Takes Aim At Testing Records At NJ Asbestos Talc Trial
• Seeger Weiss Asks For $1.7M For NFL Concussion Deal Work
• 9th Circ. Partially Undoes Apple's Win In IPhone Service Suit
• Sailors Ask 9th Circ. To Revive $1B Fukushima GE, Tepco Suit
• Pa. Judge Greenlights State's 1st Opioid Marketing Case
• Fla. Couple Seeks Juul Sales Ban In Teen Marketing Suit
• Memory Booster Maker Can't Forget FTC False Ad Suit
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• J&J Digs Into Methods Of Expert Who Found Asbestos In Talc
• PG&E Bondholders Rip CPUC's 'Road To Nowhere' Proposal
• New FAA Chief To Tackle Agency Tumult, Boeing Max Woes
• Lack Of ID Shuts Door On Faulty RV Fridge Class Claims
• Document Decision On Hold In J&J Talc Supplier's Ch. 11
• BP, Others Won't Contribute To $22M Superfund, Suit Says
• J&J Wasn't Alone In Talc Self-Regulation Push, Jury Hears
• 3 Young Vapers Sue Juul Over Teen-Targeting Tactics
• Cities, Counties Lose Bid For Committee In Insys Ch. 11 Case
• How Roundup Trials Are Turning Jurors Into Activists
• Wis. Tribe Sues To Boot Enbridge Pipeline From Reservation
• Allergan Recalls Cancer-Linked Textured Breast Implants
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Alleging Defective Furniture
• PG&E Insurers Take Swing At Resolving Utility's Ch. 11
• Pfizer Can Pursue Claim For Securities MDL Coverage
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 4 MDL Lessons At 40
• J&J Grills Marketing Expert Who Said It Hid Mesh Risks
• Pelvic Mesh Victim Fights Bid To Seal Malpractice Filings
• Insys GC To Leave Embattled Co. After Less Than A Year
• J&J Told FDA In '70s Asbestos In Talc Was Safe, Jury Hears
• Insys Pulls Support For Novel Gov't Entities Committee
• Conagra Buyers Win Partial Cert. In Fat-Free Spray Label Suit
• GM Wins Toss Of Fuel Pump Class Action In NJ
• EPA Must Ban Plastic Pollution At Petrochem Plants: Enviros
• Furniture Trade Group Claims No Role In Dresser-Tip Death
• GE Urges High Court To Pass On Golf Course Cleanup Row
• Nature's Way Settles Coconut Oil Labeling Suit For $1.8M
• Ford Hit With $1.2B 'Coastdown Cheating' Class Action
• Calif. Expert Says J&J's 'Propaganda' Misled Mesh Patients
• Tofurky, ACLU Slam Ark. Law Banning 'Veggie Burger' Labels
• DOJ Errors Doom Suboxone Film Fraud Case, Indivior Says
• Unlawful Pain Pill Sales Undeniable, Opioid MDL Counties Say
• Test Tube Cancer Research Beats Animal Studies, J&J Hears
• J&J Rep Battles Over Asbestos Definition At NJ Talc Trial
• Energy Cos. Lose Bid To Keep RI Climate Suit In Fed. Court
• Tour Bus Crash Victims Lose Calif. High Court Appeal
• ADT Gets Nod For $16M Deal Over Security Systems
• 'Napoleonic Code' Helps Chubb Conquer $1.1M Award
• Toyota Can't Shield Safety Databases After $209M Crash Loss
• Boeing Investors Vie For Lead Status In Max 8 Stock-Drop Suit
• Sherwin-Williams Can't Whitewash Lead Paint Ruling
• Trustee, MDL Group, Maryland AG Blast Insys Ch. 11 Proposal
• GM Hit With Class Suit Over Cracked Corvette Rims
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• J&J Still Can't Transfer 2,400 Talc Suits To Del. Fed. Court
• Ailing NFL Players And The Lawyer They Say Swindled Them
• Research Refutes J&J Talc Asbestos Claims, Jury Hears
• 'Everybody In The Crosshairs' As DOJ Opioid Blitz Gets Real
• Couple Tries To Save $2B Roundup Win After Judge Slashes It
• Massachusetts Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Fed. Circ. Revives Suit Alleging Air Force Contaminated Water
• Gamers Say Nintendo Joystick Defect Ruins Controllers
• Rig Worker 'Engulfed In Flames' Sues Houston Equipment Co.
• US, China Butt Heads Over Beef Trade Restrictions
• GSK Calls For Preemption Ruling In Zofran Birth Defect MDL
• 2 High Court Admiralty Cases Diverge On Common Law's Role
• Fla. High Court Won't Reinstate Smoker's $46.5M Verdict
• Q&A With Skadden Mass Torts Leader John Beisner
• Time To Heed Justice Stevens' Criticism Of Gun Decision
• State AGs Urge FDA To Keep Exploring Cannabis Regulation
• Talc Left 'Fingerprint' In Ky. Travel Agent's Lungs, Jury Hears
• EPA Won't Ban Chlorpyrifos, Legal Battle Looms
• 3rd Circ. Exceeded Authority In Liability Ruling, Amazon Says
• DOJ's New Enviro Cases Down Nearly A Third, Report Says
• Pfizer Hid Risks Of Sepsis, Amputation On Labels, Suit Says
• Ill. Latest Battleground For Bayer In Essure Safety Suits
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• Texas Firms Aim To Dodge NJ Pelvic Mesh Malpractice Suit
• DOJ Indicts Opioid Distributor, Execs Over Painkiller Sales
• Drugmakers Tell 7th Circ. Insurer's Testosterone Suit Flawed
• Ethicon Mesh Had Abysmal Success Rate, Surgeon Says
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• 6th Circ. Tosses Parents' Suit Over Merck's Gardasil
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Boeing, Plan Participants Want Stock-Drop Case Paused
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• 5 Times Justice Stevens Impacted Product Liability Law
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• Tyson Foods Sued For Deceptive Advertising
• FDA Must Hand Over Theranos Docs To Ex-CEO Holmes
• Paint Makers To Pay $305M To End 19-Year Calif. Lead Case
• 4 Key Moments From J&J's Okla. Opioid Trial
• J&J Talc Supplier Chafes At Insurers' Ch. 11 Doc Demand
• Judge Invaded Jury's Role In Axing J&J Mesh Win, Court Told
• Data Analytics Decision Highlights Product Liability Questions
• Boeing Taps Feinberg To Administer 737 Crash Victims Fund
• Surgeon Tells Calif. Judge Women's Bodies Reject J&J Mesh
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Investors' Suit Over Calif. Oil Spill
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• Kraft, SuperValu Can't Fully Escape Parmesan Cheese MDL
• Insurer's Opioid Suit Not Rooted In Federal Law, Judge Says
• Chiquita Should Face Farmers' Pesticide Suit, Judge Says
• Records Show J&J Baby Powder Had Asbestos, NJ Jury Told
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Risperdal Breast Growth Case
• Pa. Atty Appointed To Oversee Handling Of NFL Fraud Probe
• Philip Morris Wants Court To Overturn $7M Smoker's Verdict
• 7 Automakers Sued Over Alleged Air Bag Defect In 12M Cars
• What High Court's Kisor Ruling Means For FDA Decisions
• Judge OKs Release Of National Opioid Sales Data
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• Preemption Vs. Public Nuisance, In Aviation And Opioids
• Pharmacy Benefit Cos. Improved Opioid Policies, Judge Says
• Former Insys Execs Want Sentencing Delayed Until 2020
• Friendly's Vanilla Ice Cream Not Vanilla Enough, Suit Says
• J&J Can't Quit Deception Playbook, Okla. Says In Closings
• Reckitt Hit With Stock Drop Suit Over $1.4B Opioid Probe Deal
• J&J Hid Painful Mesh Problems, Calif. Says At Trial's Start
• 4 Mesothelioma Patients Tell NJ Jury J&J Gave Them Cancer
• Conflicts Muddle Direction Of Chancery Blue Bell Suit
• J&J Slams 'Gross Mischaracterization' Of Talc Ruling
• $80M Roundup Verdict Slashed To $25M By Calif. Judge
• DOT Must Redo Railroad Hazmat Plan Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• VW Rips SEC's Delayed Emissions Fraud Suit
• Insys Proposes Novel Gov't Committee Deal In Ch. 11 Case
• Energy Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2019
• Gerber Barred From Touting Allergy Benefits Under FTC Deal
• Breaking Down J&J And California's $1B Pelvic Mesh Trial
• Avon Nears Costs Win After Cancer Victim Rejects $10K Deal
• J&J Again Asks For Win As Okla. Opioid Trial Testimony Ends
• How A Doc's FCA Suit Turned Into $1.4B Opioid Deal
• Fla. Jury Absolves Zimmer In Hip Implant Injury Suit
• FDA Ordered To Impose 10-Month Deadline For E-Cig Apps
• LaCroix's 'Outraged' Sanctions Bid In 'Natural' Suit Falls Flat
• Crane Maker Beats Engineer's $248M Injury Claim At Trial
• 18 State AGs Call On House To Ban Asbestos
• Honda Is Hiding Acura RDX 'Infotainment' Glitch, Owners Say
• Weak Ties To Imerys Ch. 11 Get J&J Talc Suit Remanded
• L'Oreal Dodges Claims Over Misleading Cosmetics Bottles
• J&J Surgical Staplers Injured Man's Stomach, Suit Claims
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• Climate Change And Insurance: Insurers' Subrogation Claims
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• Allergan's Bid To Block Imprimis Drug Sales Limited To Calif.
• Calif. High Court Reopens Monster Energy's Case Against Atty
• J&J Opioids Were Sliver Of The Okla. Market, Judge Told
• Reed Smith Atty's Widow Fails To Reclaim $3M Win Over GSK
• Calif. Lawmakers Create $21B Wildfire Insurance Fund
• Texas Landowners Can't Prove Oncor Caused Grass Fire
• Insurers Want To Investigate J&J Talc Supplier's Ch. 11
• Travelers Has To Defend Magnetek In Monsanto PCB Suits
• Southwest, Boeing Duped Public On 737 Max Safety, Suit Says
• Ocean Spray Fails To Decertify Class In 'Artificial Flavors' Suit
• NJ Attys Duck $205K In Sanctions Over Nasal Spray Action
• Gilead Seeks To Nix Patients' Suit Over HIV Drug Toxicity
• Reckitt To Pay $1.4B To End US Opioid Probe
• PG&E Ordered To Respond To Report It Ignored Fire Dangers
• Opioid Crisis Not Ex-J&J Subsidiary's Fault, Exec Testifies
• 3 State Classes Certified In McCormick Slack-Fill Suit
• Football Player's Family Slams Helmet Maker's Bid To Nix Suit
• New Trial Upheld For J&J After $417M Talc Verdict
• Methane Leak Victims Can't Appeal SoCalGas Criminal Plea
• Texas Judge Kicks Tribe Members' Pipeline Suit To ND
• Senate Panel Clears FAA Chief, Rail Board Picks
• Insys May Face Restitution Above $30M Penalty For Kickbacks
• GSK Gets 2nd Chance To Argue Preemption In Zofran MDL
• Online Marketplaces: Continuing Product Liability, CDA Issues
• Citgo Tells High Court $100M Spill Liability Is Bad Policy
• Ford Ditches Warranty Claims In Defective-Brake Suit
• 3M Says Patient Attys' Sanctions Bid Over Docs Retaliatory
• E-Cig Co. Can't Undo $2M Award With Drug Use Evidence
• Okla. Says J&J Addiction Expert Is Just A 'Book Reviewer'
• Plaintiff Says Attys Didn't Spur Juror Letter To Roundup Judge
• Passengers' Attys Draw Judge's Ire In Royal Caribbean Case
• Asus Inks Overheating Laptop Deal Worth Up To $12M
• Whirlpool Inks Faulty-Fridge Deal Worth Estimated $21M
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• VW, Audi, Bosch Must Face RICO Action, Salespersons Say
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK Experts In Pesticide Cancer Case
• GSK Says Reed Smith Widow Can't Ignore 'Final Judgment'
• Del. Justices Highlight Directors' Risk Oversight Duties
• J&J Loses Bid To Escape Okla.'s Opioid Megatrial
• SEC Says VW's Actions Delayed Filing Of Emissions Suit
• Va. Distillery Passing Off Whiskey As Scotch: Trade Group
• Pet Food Co. Slams FDA's 'Unconstitutional' Salmonella Rule
• BMW Lessor Seeks Trial Redo After 22-Minute Verdict
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• Boeing Denies Rushed Design Claims In Ethiopian Crash Suit
• Hyundai, Kia Want Out Of Engine-Defect Suit
• Sports Nutrition Co. Wants Out Of Weight Loss Labeling Suit
• Monsanto Points To Juror Hug As Bias In $80M Roundup Trial
• Pilots Sue Boeing Over 737 Max Jetliner Safety Issues
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• DC Circ. Blocks Kasowitz's Unreported Chemical Risk Suit
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Ex-Insys Bosses Still Aiding 8 Kickback Probes, Feds Say
• The Art Of The 'Science And Expert Team' In Mass Torts
• Ford Fuel Tank Defect Suit Is A Non-Starter, 3rd Circ. Finds
• BMW Hit With Class Claims Over Motorcycle Gear Displays
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• J&J Cash Can't Sway Medicine's High Priests, Surgeon Says
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
• Okla. Opioid Case 'Should End Here And Now,' J&J Says
• J&J's Kirkland Attys Are Rehashing Old Fights, Judge Told
• 9th Circ. Cancels Oil Industry Class In Pipeline Spill Suit
• Amazon Must Face Dog Collar Injury Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ford Owner Says Automaker Overstating Fuel Efficiency
• Hess Says Schlumberger Can't Duck Liability For Bad Valves
• Boeing Vows To Give $100M To Kin Of 737 Max Crash Victims
• Caterpillar Can't Shake Arbitration In $18M MDL Defense Row
• 9th Circ. Seeks Nevada's Help With Defense Recoup Riddle
• Just For Men Buyers Say Dye Burned, Discolored Their Faces
• GE Case Asks High Court To Clarify Int'l Biz Uncertainty
• J&J Opioid Sales Rep Wooed 'Pill Mill' Doctors, Judge Hears
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Block Calif. City's Cellphone Warning Law
• Insys Reaches Ch. 11 Deal To Pause State Opioid Suits
• Feds Say Rail Co. Liable For $25M Over Colo. Wildfire
• Enviros Threaten EPA With Suit Over Slaughterhouse Waste
• NYC Doc Convicted In $2M Opioid Scheme Gets 5 Years
• VW Wants Bondholder Emissions Fraud Suit Nixed For Good
• Barilla Dodges Nationwide Class Claims Over Sauce Labels
• SF, Oakland Push For Climate Suit Revival At 9th Circ.
• Tenant Says Allstate Can't Pursue Coverage Suit In Lead Case
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• Role Of Online Reviews In Litigation Hinges On The Analysis
• National Surety Can't Recoup Asbestos Settlement Costs
• J&J's Addiction Expert Slammed For Touting Screening Tools
• Sanofi Casting Blame For Failed EpiPen Rival, Mylan Says
• Opioid MDL Litigants Seek Triumphs Before Bellwether Trial
• Post Says Sugar Isn't Toxic In False Ad Cereal Row
• Kellogg's Fights Sanctions In False Ad Sugar Row
• 11 AGs Sue EPA Over Rejected Asbestos Regulations
• Petland Affiliate Wants Out Of Sick Puppy Sale Suit
• J&J Investors Fight To Keep Asbestos Stock-Drop Suit Alive
• Napoli Bern's Insurer Dodges Paying $4.1M In Atty Fee Spat
• How Opioid 'Negotiating Class' Would Affect Civil Claims
• BPI Supplement Doesn't Build Muscle As Promised, Suit Says