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Product Liability - September, 2019

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• Toyota Can't Escape Claims It Hid Faulty Camry AC Systems
• Oregon Health Agency Floats Vaping Ban To Governor
• FDA, DEA Collaborate On Warnings Over Opioid Sales
• BMW Dodges Drivers' Defective Engine Claims
• Chemical Giants Can't Dodge Ohio PFAS Class Action
• Spanish Piping Co. Hit With $31M Verdict For False Ads
• Cohen Milstein Atty To Lead GM Defective Transmission Suits
• VW Wants Texas Justices To Toss State Emissions Suits
• Purdue's $38M Bonus Plan In Ch. 11 Draws Watchdog's Ire
• Michigan E-Cig Ban Withstands Early Challenge
• CBD Cos. Lied About Dosages, Proposed Class Action Says
• High Court Could Bring Clarity To Charterers In Oil Spill Case
• Hershey, Mars And Nestle Fight Child Labor Suits At 1st Circ.
• Opioid Negotiation Class May Be Organic Procedure Evolution
• J&J Beats Investor's Suit Over Talc-Cancer Link
• Enviros Look To Keep EPA Asbestos Regs Suit Intact
• Ex-Sanofi Employee Says Doctor Program Was For Kickbacks
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Sarah Johnston
• Shops Say Mass. Vaping Ban Undercuts FDA's Authority
• Samsung's Proposed Deal In Plasma TV Suit 'Unfair': Judge
• 4 Energy-Related Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• Chicago Must Pay $3.5M Over Death At School Hoops Game
• Amazon Extinguishes State Farm's Hoverboard Fire Suit
• Concussion Settlement Judge Disputes Lit Funder's Claims
• J&J Hit With $40M Verdict In Calif. Talc Cancer Trial
• Sanofi Beats First Bellwether In Chemo Drug Hair Loss MDL
• Washington To Ban Flavored Vape Products, Including THC
• Philip Morris Hit With $9.6M Verdict In Mass. Smoker's Trial
• Boeing Calls 6th Circ.'s Arbitration Discovery Ruling 'Flawed'
• Lieff Cabraser To Rep Class Suing Riddell In Concussion MDL
• Lewis Brisbois Brings Litigation Pro To Atlanta Office
• Samsung Reaches $2.8M Deal In Galaxy Device Speed Suit
• Vaping Illnesses Tied To THC Cartridges, CDC Says
• Robbins Geller To Lead Reckitt Stock-Drop Suit
• Pursuing Wellness
• Insurer Must Cover Wholesaler's $3.5M W.Va. 'Pill Mill' Deal
• J&J Launches Appeal Of $572M Okla. Opioid Judgment
• Avanir To Pay $108M Over Nuedexta Drug Kickback Scheme
• VW Must Face Bondholder's Emissions Fraud Suit
• Vaping Industry Group Sues To Block NY's Flavored E-Cig Ban
• 'Negotiation Class' In Opioid MDL Is Unlawful, 6th Circ. Told
• $75M Suit Over Tainted Soy Butter Takes Aim At Target, Others
• Two Essure Users Fight Uphill To Keep Injury Claims Alive
• Smoke Shop Not Covered For E-Cig Death, Insurer Says
• CBD Dosages Don't Match Product Labels, Users Say
• EPA Contractor Can Contest Navajos' Gold King Spill Claims
• Volvo Buyers Again Denied Class Cert. In Faulty Sunroof Suit
• FDA Issues Rare 2nd Warning Over Sleep Drug Promos
• NJ Ruling Removes Evidence Hurdle For Asbestos Defendants
• Enviros Claim DOI Letting Drillers Skate On Offshore Regs
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• NTSB Tells FAA To Look At Pilot Alerts After 737 Max Crashes
• 'Muscletech' Buyer Says Supplement's Claims Are Weak
• Calif. Tells Judge J&J Must Pay $800M For Mesh Marketing
• Opioid MDL Judge Won't Withdraw Over Bias Charge
• Battle Lines Drawn For Opioid MDL's Bellwether Trial
• Blue Bell Can Keep Fighting Del. Stock Suit, Judge Says
• Judge Blocks Talk Of J&J Mesh Sales Revenue In Calif. Trial
• J&J, Colgate Can't Ditch $10M Award In Calif. Talc Trial
• Enbridge Says Wis. Tribe Breached Pipeline Contract
• FDA Acting Head Says E-Cig Policy To Be Final Soon
• Gov't Supports GE Unit On Arbitration Question At High Court
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• Washington Pot Cos. Targeted In Cop's Vaping Injury Suit
• THC Vaping Health Issues Warrant Safety Standards
• Judging A Book
• Tobacco Giants Altria, Philip Morris Halt Deal Talks
• Opioid MDL Judge Rejects J&J's Attack On Trial Format
• Fiat Chrysler Manager Charged In Emissions Conspiracy
• Conagra Faces 17 More Suits Over Cooking Spray Cans
• Abilify MDL Judge Boots 149 Claimants From Settlement
• House Dems, Republicans Split On Cause Of Vaping Deaths
• FAA Misled Congress On Inspector Training, Investigators Say
• Want Your Rival's Funder Info? Be Specific, Or Don't Bother
• Fire Victims Slam PG&E's 'Master-Mindey Cute' Ch. 11 Plan
• 2nd Circ. Iffy On Punitive Damages For GM's Faulty Switches
• DOJ Charges More Doctors In Appalachia Opioid Sweep
• Cardinal Health Board Wants Opioid Derivative Suit Axed
• Mass. Vape Ban Draws Ire Of State Pot Commissioner
• J&J Unit Escapes Suit Over Breast Implant Warnings
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• Drivers Rip Bosch's Bid To Ax Mercedes Emissions Fraud Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Too Small For An MDL?
• Levi & Korsinsky, Bernstein Vie For Lead In Karyopharm Suits
• Top VW Bosses Charged With Manipulating Stock Price
• Chancery Declines To Wrap Up Reynolds Tobacco Costs Fight
• Ex-FDA Director Says Agency Found J&J's Mesh Labels OK
• Litigation Funder Turns Up Heat On Concussion Deal Judge
• Nestle Must Face Shoppers' Suit Over 'No GMO' Label
• Allergan Hit With Suit Over Recalled Breast Implants
• Attys Seek $3.4M In Fees From $42M GM Oil-Guzzling Deal
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• Hyundai Suddenly Drops Pa. Dealership Recall Fraud Case
• Califia Farms Faces Suit Alleging Deceptive Vanilla Labeling
• J&J Escapes Fla. Pelvic Mesh Suit Also Aimed At Subsidiary
• Marketing By Vape Cos. 'Severely' Limited In LA Settlement
• Pradaxa User's Win Could Doom Thousands Of Other Suits
• Walmart To Discontinue E-Cigarette Sales In US Stores
• J&J's Litigation Bravado In Sharp Relief After Epic Opioid Trial
• VW, Audi, Bosch Escape Sales Reps' Lost Commissions Suit
• J&J Gets Woman's $20M Mesh Award Trimmed To $15M
• Northrop Grumman Insurer Nabs Partial Win Over Enviro Suit
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• Del Monte Wants Coverage In Tainted Veggie Tray Suits
• Drone Deliveries Face Technological, Legal Hurdles
• Ethicon Wants Court To Drop Pittsburgh Pelvic Mesh Suit
• FDA Releases Proposed Rule On E-Cig Applications
• FDCA Doesn't Apply To Convicted NECC Workers, Judge Told
• PG&E Bondholders, Wildfire Victims Propose $24B Reorg Plan
• Jury's Task In Ohio Opioid MDL Trial Divides Drug Cos.
• Roundup, Essure Suits On A Collision Course, Judge Worries
• Cynosure Says Mass. Law Allows No 'Re-Do' Of False Ad Suit
• J&J, Expert Debate If Asbestos In Talc Is 'Urban Legend'
• Ford Asks Justices To Undo Montana Ruling In Rollover Suit
• Mexican Cos. Ink Tomato Deal Despite Inspection Worries
• Foreign Arbitration Power Key In 7th Circ. Discovery Fight
• Purdue Files Ch. 11 Suit Seeking Stay Of Opioid Litigation
• Ex-Pharmacy Head Gets 33 Months In Misdosed Drugs Case
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• NY Pharmacist Denies Oxycodone Conspiracy Charge
• Rite Aid Gets Claims Trimmed In Deceptive Labeling Suit
• Searching For A Legal Pathway For CBD Products
• Landmark's $1M Grain Silo Coverage Suit Is Tossed
• Purdue Loses Bid To Toss Mass. Suit Amid Ch. 11 Stay Fight
• Philip Morris Gets New Trial In $7M Wrongful Death Suit
• FDA Launches Criminal Probe Into Vaping Deaths, Illnesses
• Insys Ch. 11 Sale Of Controversial Drug OK'd With New Limits
• Tyson & Mendes Taps Gordon & Rees Vet To Head NY Office
• Woman's J&J Talc Bottle Contained Asbestos, Expert Says
• J&J Talc Supplier Given Time To Negotiate Insurance Deal
• E-Cig Industry Faces New Challenge, This Time From States
• Novartis Halts Zantac Distribution, Citing Impurities
• W. Va. Hits J&J, Ethicon With Pelvic Mesh Suit
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• Outsourcing Facilities Face Rising Drug Compounding Risks
• 9th Circ. Slams Samsung's 'Inaptly Titled' Arbitration Notices
• Opioid 'Negotiation Class' Justifies DQ Bid, Distributors Say
• House Dems Threaten To Subpoena Juul For Marketing Docs
• Blank Rome Says It's Not Liable In $9M Severed Leg Case
• Pharma Giants Can't Shake Ariz. Hospital's Opioid RICO Suit
• Longtime Plane Crash Atty Takes Lead In Ethiopian Air Suit
• Purdue Says 'Lives, Dollars' At Stake In Bankruptcy Case
• GM Hit With Suit Over Defective Touch Screens
• DuPont Looks To Kill $4B Chemours Liability-Offloading Suit
• Pa. Jury Urged To Punish J&J For Pushing Risperdal On Kids
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• Bondholder Says VW Can't Use New Evidence To Sink Suit
• Nestle Ducks Suit Over Trans Fat In Creamer, For Now
• States, Enviros Push Calif. Judge To Enforce EPA Landfill Rule
• Don't Let Atty Sidestep Revoked Admission, Ill. Court Urged
• Weil Was Upfront About Repping Insys In Ch. 11, Atty Says
• Bankrupt PG&E Trial With Elderly Fire Victims Gets 2020 Start
• 4 Key Takeaways As Opioid MDL Distributors Seek Judge's DQ
• Scientist Tells Calif. Court J&J Mesh Doesn't Degrade
• Sanofi Faces 1st US Suit Over Likely Carcinogen In Zantac
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• J&J Talc Supplier's $7.2M Deal With Insurers Faces Pushback
• Opioid MDL Cos. Accused Of 'Inventing' Comments By Judge
• US Says World Bank Unit Can't Be Sued Over India Coal Plant
• Danone Can't Escape False Ad Suit Over Coconut Milk
• PG&E Bankruptcy Will Test Shareholder Capitalism
• Purdue Pharma Seeks To Halt Opioid Suits With Ch. 11 Filing
• Opioid MDL Judge Deserves DQ For Bias, Distributors Say
• Ford's Transmission Deal Needs Closer Look: Split 9th Circ.
• VW, Bosch To Face Opt-Outs In 'Clean Diesel' Bellwether Trials
• Jones Day Attys 'Very Much Regret' Grand Jury Redaction Slip
• Cos. Reach $9.5M Deal For Selling Non-FDA Cleared Devices
• Coffee Co. Can't Pick Apart Its $25M False Ad Settlement
• PG&E Pledge Won't End FERC-Bankruptcy Court Tug Of War
• Pret A Manger Looks To End $5M Suit Over 'Natural' Label
• Philip Morris Must Fork Over $20M Payout, Judge Says
• PG&E, Insurers Cut $11B Deal Over Calif. Wildfires
• 3rd Circ. Partly Revives Sapa's Faulty Window Coverage Bid
• Purdue's Sacklers Shifted $1B Amid Opioid Fight, NY AG Says
• J&J Trims Claims From Colo. Man's Hernia Mesh Suit
• Meet The Attys Leading The Opioid MDL 'Negotiation Class'
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• Canada Fights China's Canola Import Curbs At WTO
• Avco Faces New Trial In Plane Crash With $28M Verdict
• $10M Award In J&J, Colgate Talc Trial Must Go, Judge Told
• Purdue Bankruptcy May Leave State AGs Out In The Cold
• Pradaxa User's $542K Jury Win Upheld, Despite 'Close Call'
• 200 Affected In Gold King Spill May Get To Jump Line In MDL
• CBD Cos. Fall Short On Testing And Labeling, Watchdog Says
• Class Cert. Scrubbed In Colgate 'Natural' False Ad Suit
• Sick Child, Elderly Woman Fight For Expedited Roundup Trials
• Insurer Can't Seek Product Liability Deal Repayment In Wis.
• Porn Studio Asks 9th Circ. To Revive HIV Suit Coverage Bid
• One Insurer Settles With NFL In Concussion Coverage Dispute
• Calif. Utility Regulator Focusing On Companies' Safety Culture
• Chipotle Wraps Up False Ad Suit With $6.5M Settlement
• Arconic Tells Judge To Toss Latest Grenfell Fire Stock Suit
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• Creative Ways To Challenge Master Complaints In MDLs
• Parents Lose Class Cert. Bid In Pop Warner Concussion Suit
• Atty Slams Bid To Remove Judge From BP Oil Spill MDL
• Jones Day Needs Mea Culpa To Avoid Grand Jury Flub Fallout
• 6th Circ. Won't Reinstate DQ'd BakerHostetler In Opioid MDL
• J&J Can't Duck Fla. Pelvic Mesh Suit Over Expert Evidence
• NJ Justices Back Co.'s Evidence In Widow's Asbestos Trial
• No Class Cert. For Wish-Bone Salad Dressing False Ad Suit
• Stymied By Imerys Ch. 11, Talc Case Returns To Lower Court
• Opioid MDL 'Negotiation Class' Wins Approval
• Aviation Watch: Assessing Pilot And Airline Fault In Crashes
• Purdue To Settle Thousands Of Opioid Suits, File Bankruptcy
• Insurers Must Face Lumber Liquidators' $36M Coverage Battle
• Jones Day Faces Sanctions Threat After Redaction Flub
• Investors Say Suit Over Philip Morris E-Cig Sales Must Go On
• GM Recalls 3.4M Trucks, SUVs Over Braking System
• White House Prepares To Ban Flavored E-Cigs
• J&J Hit With $37.3M Verdict In NJ Talc Case
• Jones Day Botches Grand Jury Redaction In Attack On DOJ
• FDA Faces Free Speech Issues With Juul Warnings
• J&J Says Science Backs Its Talc At Opening Of Calif. Retrial
• FDA Refusal To Pause Cigar Warning Rule 'Unfair,' Judge Says
• Rail Co. Wants Out Of $25M Suit Over Colo. Wildfire
• Judge Vows Not To Stiff Anyone In Gauging PG&E Liabilities
• Shipper Asks Justices To Back $100M Judgment Against Citgo
• FTC Warns 3 CBD Sellers About Bogus Health Claims
• 2nd Circ. Tells Chemical Co. To Clean Up Pollution Site In NY
• Bondholder Can't Claim Fraud From Unseen Docs, VW Says
• Stem Cell Biz Facing Fraud Claims Declares Bankruptcy
• Weil Downplayed Atty Conflict, Convicted Insys Exec Says
• More Firms Pile Onto Seeger Weiss In Concussion Fee Fight
• Cookware Co. Takes Heat Over Faulty Nonstick Pans
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• Purdue, Opioid Distributors Can't Dodge RICO Claims In MDL
• J&J Wants Mistrial For Struck Talc Trial Closing Arguments
• PG&E Reorg Plan Includes $16.9B For Wildfire Claims
• J&J Hid Asbestos In Talc, Woman Tells 2nd Jury After Mistrial
• Feds Ask To Delay Proposed Subsys Sale
• Allegiant Air Can't Ground Safety Lapse Stock-Drop Suit
• No Effective Strategy In EPA Lead Paint Program, Report Says
• 13 States Urge 6th Circ. To Block Ohio Opioid Bellwether
• Ariz. Lettuce Grower Tries To Toss NJ Panera Salad Suit
• VW Dealers' Emissions Losses Already Rectified, Bosch Says
• Firms Ask 3rd Circ. For $600K In Concussion Fee Fight
• NFL 'No Call' Suit Dismissal Like 'Swallowing Glass,' Atty Says
• State Law Issues The Court Missed In Cancer Drug Trial Case
• Juul Illegally Marketed E-Cigs As Safe To Youths, FDA Says
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Army Housing Residents Fear Mold And Lead, Watchdog Says
• GM Seeks Quick Win Of Ignition Switch Loss Claims
• Biopharma Co. Regulus Dodges Stock Suit Over Drug Trials
• Bill To Help PG&E Pay Wildfire Claims Shelved In Calif.
• Chocolate Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Hershey False Ad Suit
• Attys Nab $5.5M In Fees After $38M Gun Defect Settlement
• Residents Defend Standing In Uber E-Scooter Nuisance Suit
• Womble Bond Boosts Product Liability Group In Atlanta
• Del. Judge OKs $225M Ch. 11 Defective Tablet Deal
• Mallinckrodt Pays $24M To Exit Opioid MDL Bellwethers
• Why Opioid Suits Avoid GCs — And Why That Could Change
• Discovery Counsel Vital In All Phases Of Mass Tort Litigation
• 4 Key Takeaways As Ohio AG Fires Torpedo At Opioid MDL
• Nissan Denied 9th Circ. Redo In Clutch Defect Class Suit
• Pa. Judge Questions Standing For Health Fund In Opioid Case
• Trucking Co. Must Face Bulk Of Driver's Fingerprint Data Suit
• NTSB Report Prompts Push For Recall Of Tesla Cars
• Class Counsel Takes $3M Haircut As $110M Fiat Deal Gets OK
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• J&J Wouldn't Risk 'Golden Egg' With Talc Warning, Jury Told
• 6th Circ. Flushes Kitty Litter Sewage Backup Suit
• Philip Morris Tells Mass. Jury Woman's Smoking Was Choice
• Enviros Drop High Court Groundwater Case After Settlement
• Whether Opioid Crisis Is 'Public Nuisance' Up To Jury: Judge
• NFL Wants To Shut Down Heated Concussion Appeal
• J&J Must Face Upcoming Risperdal Punitive Damages Trial
• NRA Tells Justices Sandy Hook Ruling Would Ban Gun Sales
• Kodak Escapes Insurer's Claims Over Asbestos Suits
• Former FDA Head Can Testify In Sanofi Hair Loss Trial
• Weil Atty's Closing Argument Struck As J&J Talc Trial Wraps
• Risks To Avoid When Conducting Virtual Clinical Trials
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Bell & Howell To Refund Buyers Of Ultrasonic Mouse Repellers
• 7th Circ. Questions Injury From Half-Filled Candy Boxes
• Maryland Asbestos Mediation Bill Deserved To Fail
• Opioid MDL Jury Will Weigh 'Complete Failures' By Drug Cos.
• Lack Of Asbestos 'Biomarkers' Looms Over J&J Talc Trial
• Aviation Industry Preemption Battles To Watch
• Stryker Gets Ax Of Ex-NFL Player's Pain Pump Claims
• Remaining 9/11 Cleanup Injury Suits Tossed
• Monsanto Says LA County's PCB Suit Filed Too Late
• Ill. Landowners Time-Barred In Army Corps Flooding Suit
• Evaluating Section 230 Liability In The Sharing Economy
• Subaru Drivers Ink $6.3M Infotainment System Settlement
• Federal Food Label Class Actions Face Growing Headwinds
• T-Mobile Phone Explosion Ended Basketball Career, Suit Says
• Delek To Pay $2.3M Over 2013 Arkansas Oil Spill
• Bankrupt Insys Plans Fentanyl Spray Sale To Competitor