Product Liability Archive » November, 2019

Product Liability - November, 2019

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• Apple Moves To Hang Up Iphone Users' FaceTime Suit
• Senators Urge Amtrak To Reverse Forced Arbitration Policy
• Insys Verdict Flip Is A Check On Aggressive Feds
• Mass. Adopts Tax On Vape Products, Will Ban Them Until Dec.
• Allergan Hid Breast Implants' Cancer Risk, Women Say
• Headaches Abound As States Try To Clarify CBD Landscape
• Schools Poised To Open New Front In Opioid MDL
• Insys Judge Drops Part Of Landmark Opioid Verdict
• Janssen Can't Use Tenn. Law To Nix $70M Risperdal Verdict
• NYC Council Approves Bill To Ban Flavored E-Cigs
• Mining Co. Says EPA Is Shifting Blame For Gold King Spill
• Subaru Slammed With Suit Over SUV Air Bag Sensors
• Bayer Essure Injury Suits Kicked Back To Pa. State Court
• Weitz & Luxenberg Beats Ex-Client's Appeal Over BMS Case
• FDA Won't Vouch For CBD's Safety In Products
• Urban Air Mobility Needs Policy Support To Achieve Liftoff
• Doctor Gets 18 Months For Prescribing Oxy Pills To 'Con Man'
• M&M Ice Cream Buyers Cry 'Food Fraud' Over Vanilla Flavors
• Boston Scientific Gets Sanctions Nixed In FCA Suit
• DC Circ. Doubts Malaysia Airlines Flight Row Belongs In US
• Apple Can't Get Cert. Denial In IPhone Screens Suit Reboot
• Fatal Bus Crash Verdict Won't Be Undone By Out-Of-State Law
• Michigan Latest State To Ban Vitamin E Acetate In Pot Vapes
• Nonsignatories Can't Force Arbitration, High Court Hears
• Army Corps Will Review Wash. Dam Discharges To Settle Suit
• Book Review: Who's To Blame For The Broken Legal System?
• Justices Decline Pfizer's LA Court Fight, Hospital FCA Cases
• 3rd Circ. Sends Fosamax Suits To District Court
• Freed WaPo Reporter Gets $180M Default Win Against Iran
• Former Raytheon Worker Wins $1M In Whistleblower Suit
• California Revokes Cannabis Co.'s Licenses After Raid
• Trucker Fired Over CBD Oil Gets Another Shot At RICO Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court To Rethink J&J's $20M Mesh Verdict Appeal
• Miller Law Firm Nabs Lead In Ford Fuel Economy MDL
• Nuisance Claim Tossed In SoCalGas Aliso Canyon Leak Case
• How States' 2020 Policy Agendas Are Taking Shape
• Texas Justices Deny VW's Bid To Toss State Emissions Suits
• J&J Loses 'Premature' Bid To Toss $37.3M Asbestos Verdict
• Exxon Wants $31M From Insurer For Groundwater Losses
• NYC Faces Tough 2nd Circ. In Sweeping Big Oil Climate Case
• Monsanto Can't Ditch LA County's PCB Suit
• Judge Kills Oil Industry Group's Calif. Oil Spill Claims
• Split Calif. Court Revives Chipotle Diner's Food Poison Suit
• 10 Firms Vie For Lead Status In Ford Fuel Economy MDL
• Insys Reaches Creditor Deal For Tiered Ch. 11 Recoveries
• CBD Co. Says Potency Labeling Suit Is Too Hazy To Proceed
• Mass. Senate OKs 75% Tax On E-Cigarettes, Vapor Products
• RI Climate Suit Is No State Court Matter, 1st Circ. Told
• Zimmer Must Face Pa. Woman's Faulty Hip Implant Claims
• EPA Says Regulation Of 'Forever Chemicals' Coming Soon
• Senators Press FDA Nominee On Vaping Flavor Ban
• Removing Reopeners May Speed Up Superfund Settlements
• Pa. Justices Reopen Time For 'Thousands' Of Risperdal Suits
• Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Ingredients Not So 'Simple,' Buyers Say
• Gov. Can't Ban Vapes Via Exec Order, Mass. Top Court Hears
• Ex-Orrick Atty Tapped As SF Court's 1st Black Female Judge
• Opioid MDL Judge Plots New Bellwether Trials Across US
• Total E&P Wants 5th Circuit to Toss $21.6M Jury Verdict
• Mass. Gov. Defends Vape Ban In 'Time Of Crisis'
• Purdue Gets OK To Pay States' Costs In Opioid-Related Ch. 11
• 9th Circ. Leaves Door Open To Go After Chemical Safety Rule
• NJ Justices Skeptical Of Ford's Bid To Duck Asbestos Ruling
• Apple Takes A Bite Out Of IPhone Pixel Count Suit
• Exxon, Suncor Tell 10th Circ. Climate Suit Is Federal Issue
• Logitech Buyers Denied Cert. As Alsup Raps Both Sides' Attys
• How To Hire Lateral Partners More Effectively
• No Punitive Damages For GM For Faulty Switches: 2nd Circ.
• NY AG Accuses Juul Of Targeting Teens With Vaping Ads
• PG&E's Delays Over 'Mystery' Atty-Client Privilege Irk Judge
• Insurer Says Group Conspired To Abandon Ship In $18.5M Suit
• Retrial Sought Against J&J After FDA Finds Asbestos In Talc
• $42M GM Oil-Guzzling Engine Deal, $3.4M Atty Fees Approved
• Purdue Opioid Claims Need National Fix, High Court Told
• NJ Justices To Pick Up Pieces Of Asbestos Liability Puzzle
• Calif. AG Sues Juul Over Advertising To Teens
• Bernstein Litowitz Scores Lead In Boeing Max Stock-Drop Suit
• Burger King Customer Says Impossible Burgers Aren't Vegan
• Judge Caps Insys Exec's 'Astronomical' Nixon Peabody Tab
• US Trustee Says Sackler Ties Bar E&Y From Purdue Ch. 11
• Hershey Escapes Dark Chocolate False Ad Suit
• J&J Defeats New Trial Bid In NJ Asbestos-In-Talc Case
• RJR, Phillip Morris Owe $157M To Smoker's Widow, Jury Says
• Recently Reversed: How J&J, Avis & LG Toppled Big Verdicts
• J&J's $572M Opioid Loss Cut To $465M As Judge Fixes Math
• Motley Rice's Joseph Rice On The Opioid MDL And More
• EPA Can't Escape Suit Seeking Tighter Asbestos Standards
• Indivior Can't Duck Opioid Marketing Fraud Indictment
• Purdue Says Paying States' Costs Will Help Ch. 11 Estate
• Opioid Distributors Didn't Cause Nuisance, Pa. Judge Told
• CBD Retailer Says Dosage Suit Doesn't Show Actual Injury
• US, China Make Moves To Open Up Poultry Trade
• Negligence Claims Trimmed In Ricola Cough Drop Label Suit
• Wildfire Responses Resonate Beyond California
• Massachusetts Supreme Court Keeps Vape Ban In Place
• Whole Foods Accused Of Hiding Sugar In Oatmeal Ingredients
• CBD Capsule Case Belongs In State Court, Plaintiff Says
• Ford Owes $64K In First PowerShift MDL Verdict
• Insys Alters Ch. 11 Plan After Claimant Deal Falls Through
• Paint Cos. Tell Ill. Justices They Don't Owe For Blood Tests
• Ex-NFL Player Agrees To Pay $1.25M Concussion Deal Loan
• Several Families Settle With Boeing Over Lion Air Crash
• 9th Circ. Strikes Key Part Of EPA Toxic Substances Rule
• Nestle Sued Over 'Fake' White Chocolate Chips
• Calif. Opens Investigation Into Utilities' Power Shutoffs
• Buyers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive General Mills False Ad Suit
• Engaging With International Carcinogen Evaluations
• Kellogg's Deal Highlights Sugar Focus In Label Class Actions
• 2 Firms Get $3M Payday In Google, Huawei Faulty Phone Suit
• Purdue's Law Firms Must Return Retainers, US Trustee Says
• SoCal Edison To Pay Cities, Counties $360M Over Wildfires
• Southwest, Boeing Can't Duck Max 8 Suit, Passengers Say
• Mass. House Approves Taxing Of E-Cigarettes, Vapor Products
• Purdue Claimants Oppose Payment Of Settling States' Costs
• Boeing Seeks To Ground Pilots' 737 Max Lost Wages Suits
• FDA Gives No Final Answer On E-Cig Flavor Ban Timeline
• Women Sue Co. Over 'Exorbitantly Priced' Preterm Birth Drug
• Wis. PFAS Proposals Present Challenges For Businesses
• How Food Label Class Actions Fare In Calif. Vs. NY
• House Dems Skewer EPA Science Rule As Too Restrictive
• More Info Needed To Stop $135M Navistar Deal, Judge Says
• Texas Could Take Page From Mass.'s Judicial Selection Book
• 7th Circ. Ends Insurer's RICO Suit In Testosterone MDL
• No Ford Focus, Fiesta 'Shudder' At High Speeds, Jury Hears
• Feds' Deal For Posting 3D-Printed Gun Plans Ruled Unlawful
• FDA's Special Treatment Of Big Tech Faces Mounting Scrutiny
• FAA Expands Boeing 737 NG Crack Inspections
• Flavored Vape Ban In Wash. Won't Alleviate Lung Illness Crisis
• Judging A Book: McKeown Reviews 'Conversations With RBG'
• Opioid Co. Inks $1.6M Deal To End Suit Over FDA Rejection
• High Court Allows Sandy Hook Families To Sue Remington
• Mass. Pot Board Largely Preserves State Ban On Weed Vapes
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Pradaxa User's Labeling Claims Preempted, Calif. Judge Rules
• E-Cig Co. Must Face Youth Marketing Suit In State Court
• Ocean Spray To Pay $5.4M To End 'No Artificial Flavors' Suit
• VW Wants Redo Of Pre-Production Cars Ruling
• Hess' Faulty Valve Suit Against Schlumberger Gets Trimmed
• Ben & Jerry's Sued For Calling Milk Cows 'Happy'
• CDC Finds Vitamin E Link To Vaping Lung Illnesses
• Utah Agrees To Drop Partial Ban On Flavored Vapes
• Judge Refuses Recusal, Scolds Atty In Deepwater MDL
• Juul's Online Verification Violates Ill. Biometric Law, Suit Says
• States' Vaping Bans Face Legal Hurdles
• L'Oreal Buyers Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Defective Pump Suit
• Keurig Beats Claims Of Arsenic-Laced Bottled Water, For Now
• Sparks Fly In Opioid MDL As Judge, Attys Debate Next Trials
• NY AG's Trial Against Opioid Makers Scheduled For January
• NFL Can't Deny Role In Painkiller Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Texas Justices Told Atty Immunity Asserted Too Soon
• Navistar, Truck Buyers Defend $135M Engine Settlement
• Targeting Jury's 'Reptile' Brains Not Enough For Mistrial
• PG&E Says Wildfires, Blackouts Are Fiscal Risks
• Centrus Wants Out Of Ohio Radioactive Site Class Action
• LED Maker Should Face Claims Over Bulb Life, Judge Says
• Teaching Witnesses To Avoid Cross-Examination Traps
• Juul Pulls Mint Flavor From Market
• BMW Loses Bid To Sanction Consumer For Altering Vehicle
• Ford Still Jerks And Stalls After 8 Clutch Repairs, Jury Told
• Rhode Island Flavored Vape Ban Will Stay In Effect For Now
• DA Hits Juul With Pennsylvania's First E-Cig Marketing Case
• Novartis Unit's Supplement Loaded With Aluminum, Suit Says
• Purdue Opioid Suits Put On Hold Until April
• EPA Can't Delay Landfill Emissions Regs, Court Rules
• Wolf Haldenstein Tapped To Lead Curaleaf Stock Drop Suit
• Feds Ordered To Hand Over Docs To Ex-Theranos CEO
• Chinese Vape Companies Accused Of Counterfeiting
• Insys Creditors Say Liquidation Would Spark Chaos
• Insurer Can't Blame Drug Cos. For Its Inaction, 7th Circ. Told
• Ford Faces First Federal Jury Over Fiesta, Focus Fracas
• Zurich Must Pay $2.7M Asbestos Award, Md. Justices Told
• Opioid MDL Judge Draws Fresh Fire From Pharmacies
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Exploding Vape Batteries
• Justices Keep The Laughs Coming In Port Safety Case
• Mercedes Drivers' Claims Trimmed In Peeling Paint Suit
• Mass. Board To Decide If Vape Ban Applies To Medical Pot
• Supplement Maker Hid Illegal Stimulant, Consumers Say
• 4 Top Compliance Issues Facing Hemp Industry
• Litigation Funder Loses Bid To Rein In Concussion Deal Judge
• 4 Keys To Defending E-Cig Battery Explosion Cases
• PG&E Switches To Opt-In Releases In Revised Ch. 11 Plan
• An Inside Look At PFAS Regulatory Action: Part 2
• Coloplast Sets Aside $60M For Surgical Mesh Litigation Costs
• Ex-Theranos CEO Claims FDA Destroyed Key Evidence
• Mass. Top Court To Hear Argument Over State's Vaping Ban
• 3 Questions About Boeing's Growing 737 Max Legal Tangles
• Amazon Can't Shake State Farm's Hoverboard House Fire Suit
• VW Gets Part Of Pre-Scandal Car Sellers' Suit Dismissed
• How To Drop A Client Ignoring Your Bills: 3 Cases To Know
• 9th Circ. Won't Reopen Boeing Fatal Crash Suit
• Asbestos Coverage Rule To Take Spotlight In Md. High Court
• An Inside Look At PFAS Regulatory Action: Part 1
• Flat-Fee Legal Billing Can Liberate Attorneys
• Insurer Tries To Dodge Claims Over Builder's Faulty Homes
• Calif. Gov. Appoints Energy Czar, Blasts PG&E's 'Ineptitude'
• Thrivest Wants Ex-NFLers Thrown In Jail Over Nonpayment
• Justices Asked To Review Fight Over Cellphone Warning
• Man Can't Prove Colgate Shave Talc Caused Mesothelioma
• Spoliation Rule Remains Ambiguous Despite Amendments
• Assessing USDA Hemp Rule's Impact On Cannabis IP
• 4 Tips For Cannabis Companies Amid Lung Illness Outbreak
• Trump Taps Cancer Doc To Lead FDA
• Health Hires: King & Spalding, Arnold & Porter