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Product Liability - August, 2019

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• Calif. Jury Hits Ford With $34M Asbestos Verdict
• Ohio AG Asks 6th Circ. To Halt Upcoming Opioid Bellwether
• VW Makes $96.5M Deal To End Inflated Fuel Economy Claims
• Hyundai Escapes Suit Over Elantra's Alleged Engine Defect
• IPhone Security Flaws Affected Thousands, Google Says
• Uber Seeks Exit From E-Scooter Disability Bias Suit
• Borrowers Seek Class Cert. In Wells Fargo Foreclosure Suit
• Dismissal Imminent In Weyerhaeuser's Toxic Joints Suit
• Key Questions The Oklahoma Opioid Verdict Didn't Answer
• Target Defeats Suit Over 'Worthless' Biotin Supplements
• Ky. Gov. Wins Fight Over Outside Attys In Opioid Suits
• 3 Class Reps Cut From Harmful IPhone Updates MDL
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• Trial Groups Blast Bill Brewer In 'Push Poll' Sanction Appeal
• Allergan To Pay $5M To Exit Ohio Opioid Bellwethers
• Blank Rome Sued By NJ Firm Over $9M Severed Leg Case
• Florida IPhone 4 Users Dial Apple Into FaceTime Suit
• J&J Aims To Cut Calif. Mesh Marketing Trial Short
• 8th Circ. Upholds $2.4M Injury Verdict Against Ladder Cos.
• Judge Limits Opioid MDL Experts On Compliance, Marketing
• Insys Ch. 11 Case Gets Consumer Privacy Watchdog
• P&G Cancer Trial Win Withstands Fight Over Barred EBay Talc
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Feds Tell Justices EPA Deal Voids Mont. Superfund Ruling
• SEC Accuses Florida Attorney Of Defrauding NFL Players
• At Long Last, Shareholder Can Have Blue Bell Listeria Claims
• Okla.'s $572M Win In J&J Opioid Fight On Shaky Ground
• J&J Unit Gets Breast Implants Defect Suits Tossed
• Baltimore Tells 4th Circ. Climate Suit Remand Should Stand
• Builders Split Liability In $22M Accident At Goldman Sachs
• Attys Behind $1B Syphilis Study Suit Beat Sanctions, For Now
• RJ Reynolds Escapes $42M Engle Verdict, Gets New Trial
• Bosch Seeks Exit From NJ Mercedes Emissions Fraud Suit
• $1.2M Atty Fee Awarded In Fiat Chrysler Class Suit
• Patients Claim Allergan Covered Up Risks Of Breast Implants
• Litigation, Regulation Heating Up For E-Cig Manufacturers
• Bankruptcy Courts' Turf War With FERC Escalates
• Chemical Plant Emissions Caused Cancer, Ill. Residents Say
• Clif Bar Escapes White Chocolate Mislabeling Suit, For Now
• Ford, Bosch Denied Do-Over In Truck Emissions Battle
• Hyundai's $22M Transmission Stalling Deal OK'd
• Wis. Appeals Court Affirms Colgate's Win In Talc Suit
• Robot Maker Escapes Liability In Fatal Auto Factory Accident
• Leasing Co.'s $115M Suit Aims To Ax Boeing 737 Max Order
• Amazon Challenges Seller Liability Ruling Amid 3rd Circ. Case
• How Surveys Can Affirm Materiality In Consumer Cases
• Ex-Massey CEO Nears Toss Of Conviction With Brady Finding
• 4 Key Takeaways As Historic Opioid Ruling Wallops J&J
• Bosch Rips Dealers' Cert. Bid In VW Emissions RICO Suit
• EPA Says Delayed Landfill Rule Deadline Nullifies Court Order
• Capital One Hack Victims Agree On Consolidation, Not Venue
• Asbestos Rarely Causes Cancer In Women, J&J Talc Jury Told
• FDA Decries Erectile Dysfunction Drug Promo In New Warning
• Bell Helicopter Worker's $9M Asbestos Trial Win Tossed
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK Venue In $12.5M J&J Mesh Litigation
• Radiation In Apple, Samsung Phones A Cancer Risk, Suit Says
• Okla. Judge Rules J&J Caused Opioid Crisis, Owes $572M
• AMD Inks $12.1M Deal In Computer Chip False Ad Row
• Manufacturers Won't Bear All Liability For Driverless Vehicles
• US Steel Owes Up To $50M For Post-Fire Pollution, Suit Says
• Dollar Stores Will Pay $1.2M For Selling Expired Products
• Juul Trims But Can't Escape E-Cigarette Labeling Suit
• 9th Circ. Wants Feds' Take On Counties' VW Emissions Fight
• Ex-NFLers Ask 9th Circ. To Save Painkiller Suit Once Again
• Ill. Officials Report 1st Possible Death Linked To Vaping
• Attys In Fake Kona Coffee Class Suit Get OK To Dump Client
• J&J, Okla. Face Moment Of Truth In Milestone Opioid Trial
• 3rd Circ. Agrees To En Banc Review In Amazon Liability Suit
• Allergan Beats Patient Suits Over Implant Warranty Program
• Awaiting Answers On A Post-Bristol-Myers Class Question
• Crafting Motions To Seal After 3rd Circ. Avandia Decision
• Ex-NFL Player Sidesteps Concussion Deal Appeal, For Now
• 2nd Circ. Says Lower Court Erred In Philip Morris Death Suit
• Judge Says PG&E Wildfire Claims Should Be Estimated
• Senate Dems Press Road Safety Agency On Car Hacks
• Insys Ch. 11 Sales For Two Drug Lines Approved In Del.
• Police Suit Over Ford SUV Fumes Fails, Judge's Report Says
• Class Certification Insights From McCormick Slack-Fill Suit
• Apple IPhone Users' FaceTime Failure Case Headed To Trial
• New Clarity On Expert Testimony In Pa. State Courts
• Superfund Redevelopment At 20: Continuing Challenges
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Of $2M J&J Pelvic Mesh Award
• NFL Concussion Audits Are Valid, Judge Says
• Ohio High Court Revives Wrongful Death Suit Against Amazon
• Crypto Addresses Blacklisted In OFAC Fentanyl Sanctions
• Nationwide, Travelers Sued For Contaminated Flour Coverage
• 32 New Lawsuits Filed Against Sterigenics In Ill. State Court
• Dow Corning Settles 22-Year Interest Fight With $172M Payout
• Caltrans Not Liable In 'Dangerous' Highway Suit, Panel Says
• EPA Sued By New York For Declaring GE Hudson Work Done
• States On Hook For Pollution Beyond Gold King: Contractor
• Clif Bar Can't Dodge Calif. Sugar Labeling Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over PetSmart's 'Prescription' Cat Food
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Tomato Suit Is Outside Importer's Policy, Insurer Says
• Can Text Messages Or An Airbag Cause A Suicide?
• Mass. Driver Asks 1st Circ. To Revive Mercedes Defect Suit
• Considering Disclosure Risks In Sensitive Product Recalls
• Insys Creditors Want More Guarantees In Severance Plan
• Calif. Surgeon Testifies J&J Mesh Has Low Complication Rate
• Walmart Claims Faulty Tesla Solar Panels Are Starting Fires
• Amazon Can't Ditch Claims Over Fire-Prone Hoverboard
• FDA Hit With Suit Over E-Cigarette Regulation
• Herbicide Co. To Pay $2.5M To Settle False Ad Claims
• Auto Cos. Want Full 9th Circ. Redo In Nissan Defect Spat
• Ill. Atty Payouts Adjusted In $1.5B Syngenta GMO Corn Deal
• Honey Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In Suit Over 'Pure' Labels
• 8th Circ. Upholds Monsanto's $21.5M Roundup Label Deal
• Pfizer Says It Shouldn't Be Included In EpiPen Class Cert. Bid
• House And Senate Pipeline Bills: Ships Passing In The Night
• Chinese Drywall Makers Shell Out $248M To Settle MDL
• FDA Accused Of Dodging Food Safety Mandate
• Endo Pays $10M To Exit Opioid MDL Bellwethers
• California Rests Case In Ethicon Mesh False-Marketing Trial
• Montana Nets $98M In Asbestos Injury Coverage Battle
• Seeger Swats Away NFL Concussion Fee Objection Again
• Nicotine-Addicted Teen Drops Juul False Ad Suit
• Lead Attys Approved For Opioid MDL 'Negotiation Class'
• Creditors Look To End Georgia-Pacific Affiliate's Ch. 11 Case
• Ga. Defense Co. Strikes $2.4M Deal To Resolve FCA Claims
• J&J Talc Educator Never Saw Asbestos Reports, Jury Hears
• Baltimore Tells 4th Circ. Climate Suit Should Proceed
• Lost Evidence Leaves NY Judge With Doubts Over MMA Suit
• Walgreens Not Liable To Crash Victims After Drug Mix-up
• Bumble Bee Wants Suit Over 'Dolphin Safe' Label Tossed
• Feds Slam SoCal Edison, Frontier In Forest Fire Suit
• Aviation Watch: What's Behind General Aviation Safety Issues
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Judge Says PG&E Ch. 11 Exclusivity Is Best For Fire Victims
• Weil's Bid To Intervene In Insys Conflict Faces Opposition
• Chemo MDL Patients Shred Sanofi Bid To Delay Bellwether
• RI Suit Against Opioid Makers Can Move Forward, Judge Says
• Hershey Says It Can Beat Twizzlers Health Effect Suit
• SEC, VW Must Cut Deal In Emissions Fraud Suit, Judge Says
• Toxic Supplement Suit Lacks Proof, Vitamin Shoppe Says
• Uber Wants Out Of Calif. E-Scooter Nuisance Suit
• SC AG Hits 3 Opioid Distributors With Suit Over Crisis
• Sterigenics Emissions Suits Kicked Back To Ill. State Court
• Breast Implant Co. CEO To Pay $160K Over Offering Omission
• 4th NY Doc Charged With Taking Insys Kickbacks Cops Plea
• Will FDA Cigarette Warnings Pass Constitutional Scrutiny?
• J&J Talc Wasn't Dusty Enough To Cause Cancer, Jury Told
• Enviro Says City Can Go Beyond Ohio's Lake Erie Rules
• NY AG Issues 33 Subpoenas In Purdue Pharma Opioid MDL
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• Bodum Gets 2nd Shot At Starbucks French Press Libel Suit
• Mass. Jury Awards $21M To Family Of Smoker
• $31M Verdict Reversed In Navistar Engine Defect Suit
• $105M PG&E Fund Taking Applications To Aid Wildfire Victims
• GM, Drivers In Push For Global Deal On Economic Damages
• Danone Dodges Deceptive Ad Suit Over Coconut Milk
• VA Must Reveal Names In FOIA Fight Over Benefits Denials
• The 50-Year Evolution Of US Cigarette Warnings
• Chicago Says It Can Sue Marriott Over Data Breach
• FDA Unveils New Graphic Warnings For Cigarette Packs
• Federal Monitor Says PG&E Wildfire Mitigation 'Falling Short'
• Tobacco Cos. To Blame For 50-Year Addiction, Jury Hears
• Lewis Brisbois Adds 11 Attys From Dissolving LeClairRyan
• First Shots Fired In Seeger Weiss Concussion Fee Appeal
• Calif. Residents' E-Scooters Suit Stuck In Fed. Court, For Now
• DOJ Takes Another Shot At Suboxone Film Fraud Case
• DOD's 3D Printing Push Leaves Legal Questions Open
• Calif. Moves To Ban Pesticide Chlorpyrifos After EPA Declines
• PG&E Says Wildfire Victims Don't Need More Documents
• FDA Sends 1st Warning Letter Under Food Import Rule
• Maker Of Defibrillator Vest To Face Trial In Suit Over Death
• Fraud Claims Dropped Against Texas Firm In Syngenta Suit
• Kroger's Salmonella Calls Didn't Violate TCPA, Judge Says
• PG&E Faces Tough Crowd As It Fights For Ch. 11 Exclusivity
• Mascara Seller's $3.3M Deal Blots 'Natural Fiber' False Ad Suit
• J&J Baby Powder 'Never' Had Asbestos, NJ Jury Told
• General Mills Beats False Ad Suit Over Sugary Cereal Labeling
• NJ Court Tells Developer To Pay Up In $4M Condo Spat
• Risperdal Patient Slams J&J's Bid To Dodge Damages Trial
• Mesh Maker Must Face Most Claims In Bellwether Suit
• Hyundai Drivers Want Redo In Powertrain Defect Suit
• Texas, Tobacco Cos. Battle Over Docs In Settlement Row
• 3 Marshall Dennehey Debt-Act Defenders Join Gordon & Rees
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• Ex-NFLer's Settlement Put On Ice In Funder Repayment Row
• Post Beats Mislabeling Suit Over Honey Bunches Of Oats
• How To Counter Jury Reliance On Plaintiff's Damages Ask
• Key Expert In Ethicon Mesh Trial Grilled Over Marketing Study
• $75M NCAA Concussion Deal Gets Final OK With $14M Fees
• Royal Caribbean Avoids Sanctions Over Lost Storm Footage
• Mesh Maker Can't Trim MDL Bellwether Alleging It Hid Dangers
• J&J Pounces On Asbestos Testing Method At NJ Talc Trial
• E-Scooter Surge Kicks Up Cloud Of Legal Issues
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down Appeal In X-Ray Warnings FCA Suit
• Feds Say Insys Needs Consent To Sell Gov't Deals In Ch. 11
• Shook Hardy Opens Boston Office, Adds 4 Philly Attys
• Bondholders Say VW Can't Dump Emissions Fraud Suit
• J&J Disputes Asbestos-Mesothelioma Link At NJ Talc Trial
• Calif. Judge Warns PG&E's Attys: 'Don't Play Games'
• Attys In Fake Kona Coffee Row Want To Dump Client
• CBD Co. Lied About Access To Tribal Land, SEC Says
• 7th Circ. Says State Suit Can't Block Mill Cleanup Recovery
• Globant Accused Of Defrauding Client On Software Project
• The Future Of Chemical Risk Evaluations Under TSCA
• Sens. Slam Novartis-Owned Co. For Hiding Bogus Data
• Texas Says It Won't 'Acquiesce' To Tobacco Co. In $125M Rift
• Cisco's $8.6M Deal Shows Cost Of Ignoring Cyber Flaws
• EPA Surpassing Trump's 2-For-1 Deregulatory Goals
• Insys Plans $29M CBD And Naloxone Sale In Ch. 11
• 1st Circ. Gives Coffee Buyers 2nd Shot At False Ad Suit
• Reports Of $8B Roundup Deal 'Pure Fiction,' Feinberg Says
• What We Know About Opioid MDL Settlement Talks
• EPA Won't Approve Calif. Glyphosate Cancer Labels
• NCAA Athletes Urge Final Approval Of Concussion Deal
• Monsanto's Multiple Briefs Out Of Line, San Diego Port Says
• PG&E Defends CEO's Pay Package Over Trustee's Concerns
• Tesla 'Safety' Update Reduces Cars' Range, Value, Driver Says
• PG&E Shareholders Outline Possible $15B Rights Issue
• VW, Audi, Bosch Slam Sales Reps' Lost Commissions Suit
• Atty Urges Judge To Drop Out Of BP Oil Spill MDL
• Gov't Fights Insys Founder's Bid To Delay Sentencing
• 3 D&O Rulings That Should Be On Attys' Summer Reading List
• 5th Amendment Strategy For Parallel Civil, Criminal Litigation
• Hospitals Want Claim In Insys Ch. 11 That Could Hit $102B
• How Connected Cars Will Merge With Payment Technology
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ax Of Honda Suit Over Rat-Chewed Wires
• Top Ethicon Doctor Defends Mesh Warnings In Calif. Trial
• J&J Targets Scientist's Talc Studies In Cancer Trial
• Cynosure Gets Quick Win In Suit Over Fat-Reduction System
• Lowe's Sued For Selling Roundup Without Cancer Warning
• EPA Faces Backlash From Sens., Enviros, States On Pesticide
• Energy Drink Maker Says Monster Launched Smear Campaign
• Nissan Driver's Suit Over Rusty Floorboards Trimmed
• 5th Circ. Questions Remington On Deadline In Rifle Defect Suit
• State AGs Push Streamers To Curb Tobacco Imagery
• Hail Mary Appeal Could Expose Cracks In NFL Settlement
• Nixon Peabody Picks Up Litigator From Freeborn & Peters
• NHTSA Tells Tesla To Cut Out Safety Test Claims, Docs Show
• GM Ignition Claims Axed In Major Shift Of MDL's Landscape
• Enviros Say Phillips 66 Is Not Maintaining LA Refinery
• Starbucks Settles White Chocolate Energy Drink Label Suit
• Hyundai Gets Green Light To End 'Smart Trunk' False Ad Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Hints At Backing $70M Risperdal Verdict
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• 5 Insurance Coverage Questions Raised By Opioid Litigation
• Landmark Challenge In NFL Concussion Case Halted, For Now
• J&J Fixes On Remark Calling Asbestos In Talc 'Urban Legend'
• Flushable Wipes Sellers Clogging Up Calendar, Judge Says
• Novartis Hid Bogus Data, May Face Penalties, FDA Says
• Consumer Blasts Class Attys' 'Money Grab' In Headlight Suit
• Plastic Film Co. Found Liable For Defective Coke Packaging
• Home Depot Hit With Suit Over Roundup Sales
• National Coordinating Counsel: Key To Virtual Mass Tort Team
• EPA's Artificial Turf Study Is Lacking, Enviros Say
• Mylan Blasts '11th Hour' Discovery Push In EpiPen Row
• From Roundup To Oatmeal: New Trends In Glyphosate Suits
• Opioid MDL Judge Signals Support For 'Negotiation Class'
• Timetable For Opioid MDL Trial 'Entirely Untenable': Drug Cos.
• Ex-FDA Czar Says J&J Mesh Paperwork Left Out Risk Info
• J&J Challenges Scientist's Baby Powder Asbestos Findings
• Discovery Rules Adopted In J&J Talc Supplier Ch. 11 Case
• Smith & Nephew Get Partial Win In Hip Implant MDL
• Imprimis Fails To Nix Jury Award In Allergan False Ad Suit
• Apple Again Beats Buyers' Faulty Security Flaw Fixes Suit
• Sports Nutrition Co. Can't Drop Weight Loss False Ad Suit
• Ulta Shoppers Seek 17 Class Certs. In Used-Makeup Suit
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• San Diego Bay Is Healthy, Monsanto Says In PCB Suit
• CVS Sued Over Injury From Ear Drop, Eye Drop Mix-Up
• No Proof Motorola Phone Hurt Man's Hearing, Judge Says
• Cisco FCA Deal Shows Viability Of Cybersecurity Qui Tams
• Fiat Chrysler Suit Over Defective Wiring Is Tossed
• Attys Want $32M In Fees From Fiat Chrysler Emissions Deal
• Zimmer Hit With $7.7M Hip Implant Verdict In Damages Retrial
• Duke Stumbles In Appeal Of Costly NC Coal Ash Cleanup Plan
• 12 States Challenge Vehicle Emissions Penalty Rollback
• Glock Sells 'Unreasonably Dangerous' Handguns, Suit Says
• Agreement Ends US' Wrangling Over Beef Access In Europe
• Purdue Says Mass. Opioid Suit Sets Dangerous Precedent
• Apple Quashes Suit Brought By Man Burned By IPhone
• Ford Seeks To Nix 'Death Wobble' Suspension Defect Suit
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over $2.5M Risperdal Verdict
• Medical Scrubs Co. Hit With 'Antimicrobial' False Ad Suit
• CrossFit Rival Disputes Call For Sanctions In False Ad Suit
• FDA Focus: What Foley & Lardner's Practice Chair Is Watching
• J&J Unit Wins Toss Of Suit Over Breast Implants
• How To Get The Most Out Of An Expert Witness
• J&J, Colgate Cleared In Travel Agent's Talc Case
• 3rd NY Doc Cops Plea In Insys Kickbacks Case
• DOJ's Bid To Toss Whistleblowers' Gilead FCA Suit Hits Snag
• Igniting Dishwasher Buyers May Lack Common Issues: Judge
• J&J Expert Says Natural Causes At Fault In Woman's Cancer
• Judge Says Vodka Maker's DNA Claims Straight-Up Misleading
• Sackler Case Could Blow Up High Court's 'Original' Docket
• Exxon Hit With Lawsuit By Texas County After Chemical Fire
• Marriott Looks To Throw Out La. Bank's Data Breach Suit
• Remington Asks High Court To Review Sandy Hook Ruling
• Insurer Unwilling To Go To Bat For Rawlings In False Ad Suit
• Accusers' Testimony Sinks False Ad Suit Over Chicken
• Riddell Helmet Co. Beats Bid For Cert. By Ex-Football Players
• PG&E Says Dividends, Political Payments Are Necessary