Product Liability Archive » March, 2020

Product Liability - March, 2020

294 articles

• Avet Diabetes Med Contains Carcinogen, Suit Says
• Tribe Hits 3M And USA With $21M Suit Over Polluted Water
• Indivior Again Fails To Dodge Feds' Opioid Marketing Case
• Israeli Firearm Co. Founders Want Out Of Libel Dispute
• Monsanto Must Face Baltimore Water Contamination Claims
• Ohio Justices Agree To Mull VW's Emissions Preemption Fight
• Ford Warps Jurisdiction In State Defect Suits, Justices Told
• EpiPen Buyers Can't Inject RICO Suit Into MDL, Court Told
• Ex-Theranos CEO Wants Trial Prep OK'd Amid Pandemic
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• JM Smucker Escapes 'Natural' Peanut Butter Claims
• What FDA Has Done So Far In Response To COVID-19
• FDA Seeks Extension Of Vape App Deadline Due To COVID-19
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Dunkin' Customer's 'Angus Steak' Beef
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• PG&E Not Liable For Fire-Prevention Blackouts
• Merck Can't Trim Dozens Of Suits From Zostavax MDL
• Pa. Asbestos Ruling Ignores Science And Hurts Defendants
• Cadwalader Cuts Pay Across The Firm To Weather Pandemic
• Intel Shakes Microprocessor Security Flaw Suit For Now
• 9th Circ. To Mull Fraud Standard In VW Bondholder Row
• 6th Circ. Says Court Had No Jurisdiction In DePuy Hip Suit
• Monsanto Wants To Erase $265M Dicamba Verdict
• 4th Circ. Says Boeing Workers May Testify In UK Arbitration
• CBD Buyers Say They Shouldn't Have To Wait For FDA Action
• Drivers' Lack Of Injury Dooms Certified Jeep-Hacking Class
• Anapol Weiss Seeks Much Of $3.8M Sorin MDL Common Fund
• Insurer Wants $1.1M From Lowe's Over Humidifier Blaze
• Some Claims Weeded Out Of CBD False Ad Suit
• Passengers Rip Southwest's Appeal Bid In 737 Max RICO Suit
• Federal Judge Ribs Atty For Name Mix-Up In Proposed Order
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• COVID-19 Raises Unique Issues For Health, Life Sciences Cos.
• GM Strikes $120M Deal With Drivers In Ignition Switch MDL
• Justices Won't Let Citgo Off Hook For $133M Oil Spill
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Greens See Red, Attys Urge Care With New EPA Virus Policy
• Monsanto Must Face San Diego Port's PCB Nuisance Claim
• DLA Piper Brings Ex-Paul Hastings Atty To San Francisco
• BMW Can't Escape Md. Drivers' Oil-Guzzling Engine Suit
• Monsanto To Pay $39M In Roundup False Ad Class Settlement
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Intercept Beats Investor Suit Over Liver Disease Drug Deaths
• Overturned $9M Verdict Sparks Feud In Dallas Appeals Court
• Texas Appeals Court Limits Discovery In Hyundai Injury Suit
• Coronavirus Q&A: Buchanan Ingersoll's FDA Chair
• Baker Hughes Says Docs Off Limits For German Arbitration
• Bosch Must Face Mercedes And Daimler Emissions Fraud Suit
• Pandemic Won't Stop Arguments In J&J's $4.7B Talc Appeal
• NY AG Warns Air Purifier Sellers To Stop COVID-19 Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Merck Vaccine Suit Over Atty Conduct
• Convicted Insys Exec Says Forfeiture Unfair In Bear Market
• Pandemic Spotlights Opportunistic Product Health Claims
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• NCAA Must Face Suit Over College Linebacker's Suicide
• Automakers' Shift To Med Supplies Comes With Legal Hazards
• PG&E Granted Approval For Updated Ch. 11 Disclosures
• FTC Reaches Agreement With Brake Pad Co. Over Ad Claims
• Insurer Says No Coverage In Contaminated Melatonin Suit
• Chevron Urges Courts To Ignore 4th Circ.'s Climate Ruling
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Spotlight On MDL Venue
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Spectrum Brands Escapes Mosquito Candle False Ad Suit
• NJ, Texas Law Firms Beat Suit Over Pelvic Mesh Atty Fees
• Pa. Panel Orders New Trial In Ameron Asbestos Suit
• Counsel To Get Up To $93M In Fees In Xarelto MDL
• Atty's Apple FaceTime Eavesdropping Suit Tossed For Good
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo $41M Verdict For Engle Smoker
• Sports Swing Tech Co. Gets 2nd Shot In Defective Parts Suit
• Crib Bumpers Needn't Be Deadly To Cause Harm, Court Told
• EpiPen Buyers Tear Into Mylan, Pfizer Bid For Cert. Review
• Calif. Tells 9th Circ. EPA Opinion Can't Nix $25M Bayer Verdict
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive CVS Aloe Vera Gel Labeling Suit
• Lessons From A $265 Million Dicamba Damages Award
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Samsung Pixel Count Suit Pared Of Some State Claims
• Fla. Panel Won't Order New Trial In Smoker's Fight With RJR
• PG&E's Fate May Rest With One Of Its Sharpest Critics
• Opioid Negotiation Class Says It's Not Bound By 'Straitjacket'
• Drug Cos. Want Slow SF Opioid Case Timeline Amid COVID-19
• High Court Turns Down Allergan Breast Implant Suit
• Ex-Theranos Execs Holmes, Balwani To Get Separate Trials
• Lack Of Notice Dooms Kombucha Brewer False Ad Claim
• Apple Urges End To Fla. Class Action Over IPhone Updates
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• PG&E Will Plead Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter In Calif. Fire
• NFL's New CBA Is A Raw Deal For Players, Attys Say
• Burn Victim's Family Says Co. Made Dangerous Water Heater
• Insys Founder Tells 1st Circ. COVID-19 Risk Merits Bail
• Flintstones 'Complete' Vitamins Consumers Seek Class Cert.
• 8th Circ. Revives Design Defect Claim In Explosion Case
• Farming, Food Groups Sue EPA Over Glyphosate Approval
• J&J Says Talc Supplier Imerys Doesn't Need More Ch. 11 Time
• Attys Awarded $7M Fee In Fitbit Sleep-Tracker Class Suit
• Investors Cite Atty Conflict In $3.1M Fraud Suit DQ Bid
• BMW Must Face Oil-Guzzling Engine Suit In Colo.
• FDA Tries To Boost Hand Sanitizers Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• Suit Over Bad Atty, Exploding Vape Stays In Federal Court
• Judge Can't Impose Vape Application Deadline, 4th Circ. Told
• Beyond Meat Execs Face Another Investor Suit
• Enviro Attorneys Pivot To Clients' Coronavirus Concerns
• Ruling In HHS Case May Mean More Drug Trial Reporting
• Fiat Chrysler Gets Fla. Driver Kicked Out Of Gearshift MDL
• Plains To Face Most Of Property Owners' Oil Spill Claims
• Late Worker's Family In 'Dickensian' Fight To Revive Spill Suit
• CBD Biz Sues Hemp Grower, Distributor Over Pesticide Use
• COVID-19 Closures Could Help Illegal Dealers, Pot Groups Say
• Gilead Knowingly Peddled Dangerous HIV Drugs, Suit Says
• PG&E Bankruptcy Proceeds As Virus Delays Calif. Cases
• Suit Claiming Defect In GM's Impala Cars Is A Non-Starter
• Bayer Asks Ill. Justices To Boot 160 Claims From Essure Suits
• COVID-19 Relief Bill Includes Protections For Face Masks
• Wastewater Plant's 'Fingerprints' All Over Oil Spill, Feds Say
• First Zofran Bellwether Delayed Indefinitely Due To COVID-19
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• NECC Execs Push 'Legal Impossibility' Defense In 1st Circ.
• NY County Fights Mallinckrodt Bid For Separate Opioid Trial
• The Top Coronavirus Questions Health Attys Are Hearing
• Chemical Firm Fishing For Extra Damages, NJ Justices Told
• Bridgestone Says It Has No Ties To Ohio Superfund Site
• Calif. Man Tells 9th Circ. To Restore $75M Roundup Damages
• Del. Judge Axes Halliburton Discovery Order For Arbitration
• CBD Producer Wants Out Of Suit Alleging Illegal Product Sales
• Pet Food Co. Must Face 'Grain-Free' False Ad Claims
• NHTSA Lays Path For Eased Self-Driving Car Safety Rules
• DC Circ. Backs Info Safeguards In DOT Hazmat Train Rule
• Vape Shop In TM Suit Will Destroy 'Stoney Patch' Gummies
• Energy Bar Maker Ducks Sugar Content False Ad Suit
• Exxon Climate Suit Headed Back To Mass. State Court
• Risperdal Breast-Growth Trial Won't Go To Pa. Supreme Court
• FDA Finalizes New Cigarette Warning Graphics After Setbacks
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• FDA Offers 'Unprecedented' Leeway For Coronavirus Tests
• Class Cert. Extended In Monsanto, BASF Dicamba MDL
• Southwest Attendants Say Boeing Misrepresented Max Safety
• Hemp Co. Says CBD Wares Not 'Illegal,' Just Not Regulated
• Drug Wholesalers Look To Derail W.Va. Bellwether Opioid Trial
• Sacklers Say Major Purdue Deal Hinges On Longer Ch. 11 Stay
• Coast Guard Looks To End Energy Co.'s Suit Over Oil Cleanup
• Claims Trimmed In Hyundai, Kia Engine-Defect Suit
• Davis Wright Staffer's Death Not Linked To COVID-19
• Colo. Justices To Weigh $2.5M Defect Award Coverage Fight
• Boeing's 737 Max Legal & Regulatory Woes: A Year Later
• What's Puzzling About The Kobe Bryant Wrongful Death Suit
• Conn. Judge Again Finds Pradaxa Claims Preempted
• NY County Says Meyer Suozzi Betrayed It In Opioid Case
• FDA Report Brings Hope For CBD Dietary Supplements
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Texas Justices Allow Third Party After Statute Of Limitations
• Plains To Pay $60M To Settle With Calif., Feds Over Oil Spill
• FTC Shouldn't Try To Protect Consumers In Foreign Countries
• A Look At EPA's Plan To Regulate PFAS In Drinking Water
• Mattresses Can Spread Invisible Glass Fibers, Suit Says
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• 8th Circ. Says Rx Dog Food Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Insys Execs Say Virus Could Further Delay Surrender Dates
• Davis Wright Staffer Dies Following Flu-Like Symptoms
• Consumers Claim Diet Supplements Had Deadly Ingredients
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• Sports COVID-19 Shutdown A Smart Move, Despite Defenses
• Clubman Didn't Test Its Talc, VP Admits In Asbestos Trial
• Farmers, Monsanto Urge Dicamba Class Cert. Extension
• NY AG Tells Alex Jones To Stop Selling Fake Coronavirus Cure
• NFL Retiree Dodges Contempt Order In Suit Funder Loan Fight
• Ohio Gov., AG Unveil Opioid Settlement Framework
• CBD Co. Says Buyer Class Action Should Wait For FDA Rule
• NFL Hammered By 9th Circ. Panel Over Painkiller Policies
• Trump Wants Court To Toss Suit On Bump Stock Ban
• Lloyd's Off The Hook At 2nd Circ. For Olin Pollution Deal
• 2 Circuit Court Rulings Convolute Class Jurisdiction Outlook
• Owens-Illinois Unit's Asbestos Claimants Fight Ch. 11 Probe
• Insurance Suit Over Boeing Pipeline Rupture Gets Judge's OK
• Hairdressers' Exposure To Talc Went Ignored, Witness Says
• NY AG Issues Notices Targeting Purported Coronavirus Cures
• BASF Wants No More Delays On Dicamba Class Cert. Battle
• Nixon Peabody Nabs 2 New Chicago Partners
• Fortnite Player's Mom Sues Sony Over In-Game Purchases
• NY AG Throws Support Behind Mallinckrodt $1.6B Opioid Deal
• Juul MDL Complaints Consolidate National E-Cigarette Cases
• Fed. Circ. Raps Importer For False Certification Of Gas Tanks
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• Conair Hit With Another Suit Over Sparking Hair Dryers
• Chicago's Opioid Bellwether Plan Is 'Unworkable,' Judge Says
• IRobot Fired Compliance Head For Flagging Issues, Suit Says
• Ex-Kirkland Atty Won't Recuse As Judge From 737 Max Suit
• Trump's Pick For No. 2 At EPA Quizzed On Climate, Fuels
• Taro Escapes Off-Label Use Claims For Heart Drug
• $1B Fukushima Suit Belongs In Japan, 9th Circ. Told
• Md. Judge Pauses Allstate's Lead Paint Coverage Suit
• Opioid Judge Taps Harvard Prof To Guide $3B Fee Fight
• Expert Tells NJ Jury He Found Asbestos In Clubman Talc
• Owens-Illinois Unit Fights US Trustee's Push For Ch. 11 Probe
• Burger King Seeks Quick Win In Vegan's Whopper Suit
• Mass. AG Fines Used Car Dealer $1.5M For Predatory Lending
• Insurers Say Defective Apple Battery Caused Condo Blaze
• Pa. Asbestos Ruling Helps Extend Claims To Bankrupt Entities
• FTC Settlement Expands Influencer Endorsement Guidance
• Boeing Case Overcharge Ruling May Not Survive If Appealed
• Efforts To Repair Fla. Construction Defect Law Are Limited
• No Class Cert. For Mondelez Biscuit Buyers In False Ad Suit
• RI, Calif. Say 4th Circ. Backs State Court Climate Suits
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• PG&E Strikes $1B Wildfire Settlement With FEMA
• Pa. Had No Role In Out-Of-State Mesh Case, Justices Told
• FDA Warns E-Cig Makers, 7-Elevens Over Selling Flavors
• Coronavirus Derails Eagerly Awaited New York Opioid Trial
• Honolulu Sues Fossil Fuel Cos. Over Climate Change Impacts
• NY Jury Clears Port Authority In $15M WTC Asbestos Suit
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• VW Jury Sets $100K Punitive Damages In 'Clean Diesel' Trial
• FDA Hits Vitamin Co., Televangelist For Fake COVID-19 Cures
• NFL Retiree Says Suit Funder Can Recoup $800K Loan Itself
• Boeing Rips Pilots' 737 Max Wage Suits Amid Recusal Row
• FDA Defends Approval Of Genetically Engineered Salmon
• Subaru Urges Court To Shatter Windshield Defect Class Action
• Suncor To Pay $9M For Colo. Refinery Emissions Violations
• Power Line Co. Says Defective Steel Poles Cost It $15M
• Muscle Milk Maker Reaches $12M Deal To End False Ad Suit
• Curaleaf Looks To Permanently End Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Reinstate $3M Verdict For Reed Smith Widow
• 4th Circ. Nudges Climate Torts Toward High Court Review
• Doctors Say No Secret Info Used In FCA Suit Against J&J
• AIG Unit Must Pay Co-Insurer $10M In Wildfire Defense Row
• Morgan Lewis Hired In Sprawling PFAS Class Action
• Beth Wilkinson On Talking To Jurors
• US Trustee Knocks Owens-Illinois' Pick For Ch. 11 Claims Rep
• FDA Focus: What King & Spalding's Practice Head Is Watching
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• J&J Escapes Suit After Couple Can't ID Pelvic Mesh Maker
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• 4th Circ. Keeps Baltimore Climate Suit In State Court
• VW's Dirty Laundry Aired In Calif. Punitive Damages Trial
• Penn Prof Added To Special Masters In NFL Head Injury Deal
• PG&E Wants Nod For $454M In Worker Incentive Packages
• Dems Push To End Amtrak's Forced Arbitration Clauses
• Purdue Wants Ch. 11 To Hold Opioid Cases At Bay Longer
• PFAS Regulation, Litigation May Be Shaped By Media Claims
• Del. Justices To Weigh In On AmerisourceBergen Doc Fight
• Manhattan US Atty's Criminal Appeals Chief Rejoins Wachtell
• Ford Reaches $5.3M Deal On Frozen Truck Door Latch Suit
• New Jersey Jury Told That Barbershop Talc Caused Cancer
• Biz Group Tells Justices State Defect Suits Flout Due Process
• Insys Execs Can't Delay Prison In Opioid Kickback Case
• Homeowners Seek Dismissal Of Their Defective Shingle Suit
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit Coverage Denial For Rock Cleanup
• Insurer Wants Off The Hook For $23M Aircraft Policy
• 4 Things To Know About CPSC Chair Nominee Nancy Beck
• VW Tailpipe Pollution Raised Public Health Risks, Jury Hears
• Chicken Co. Wants Nationwide's $8.6M Coverage Suit Tossed
• Mich. Judge Adds Residents To Flint Lead Water Case
• GM Ignition Switch MDL Ready For 4th 'Wave' Of Plaintiffs
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Wrongly Put Warning In FDA Complaint
• Ex-NFL Player Must Undergo Psych Evals In Pain Pump Case
• New York Court Refuses To Delay March Opioid Trial
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• NeuroMetrix Settles FTC Suit Over Wearable Devices For $4M
• Insurers Nab Partial Win In $4.6M Levee Repair Coverage Suit
• Dad Tells Court NHL Can't Preempt Suit Over His Son's Death
• Judge Reins In Suit Against PetSmart Over Runaway Rodents
• VW Slams Drivers' Move To 'Intimidate' Court With Mistrial Bid
• Insurer Sued Over McDonald's Wrongful Death Suit
• Insurers Defeat Cleanup Group's Bid For Superfund Coverage
• Starbucks Can't Escape Pesticide Emotional Distress Claims
• Ga. Class Rep In CR-V Suit Agreed To Arbitration, Honda Says
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• 5th Circ. Orders Rethink Of $77M Deepwater Horizon Award
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• VW Must Face Punitive Damages 'Clean Diesel' Trial
• Boeing Seeks To Ground ERISA Suit Alleging Safety Cover-Up
• Ford Gets Consolidated Opt-Out Suits Split Up In Takata MDL
• Norton Rose Snags Ex-Crowell Tort Trial Whiz In Calif.
• Volkswagen Awaits Calif. Jury's 'Clean Diesel' Verdict
• Bayer, Google Among Cos. Urging Change To Expert Standard
• Seeger Weiss Defends Latest Concussion Deal Fee Request
• Church & Dwight Must Face False Ad Suit Over Vitamins
• Coronavirus Puts Japanese Cruise Co. Into Insolvency
• NY Cancer Doc Dodges Prison In Insys Kickbacks Case
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Mediators To Form Plan For Purdue Ch. 11 Claims Distribution
• Nintendo Can Arbitrate Joystick Dispute But Can't Dismiss It
• ConAgra Loses Bid For Coverage Of $102M Lead Paint Deal
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Shook Hardy Brings On 4 Goodell DeVries Attys In Philly
• How Environmental NGOs Are Targeting Plastic Pollution
• Frito-Lay's Labeling Ruffles Potato Chip Buyer
• Hemp Seed Seller Looks To Nix Suit Over Ruined Crop
• Buyers Say CBD Co. Can't Escape Potency Mislabeling Claims
• Medical Device Maker Wants Asset Case Tossed From Philly
• Apple Will Pay Up To $500M To End MDL Over Slow iPhones