Product Liability Archive » April, 2020

Product Liability - April, 2020

293 articles

• DOJ Opioid Indictment Unconstitutional, Drug Distributor Says
• NY AG Slams Sacklers' Tepid Financial Info Disclosures
• Southwest Pilots Union Gets Boeing Suit Sent To State Court
• Canadian Pot Co. Unwinds Class Cert. Over Recalled Weed
• Fiat Chrysler Hit With Jeep Oil-Guzzling Engines Class Action
• Alsup Tells PG&E To Hire Inspectors After Tree-Trimming Fails
• NH Chemical Standards Shouldn't Be Enjoined, Enviros Say
• New Pharmacy Bellwether Trial Set For 2021 In Opioid MDL
• Keystone XL Builder, Trade Groups Urge Permit Order Pause
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• Pandemic Creates Extra Cyber Risk For Health Care Providers
• 3D Printing Holds Promise And Risk During Pandemic
• Del. Justices Uphold Demand For AmerisourceBergen Docs
• Daimler To Pay $19M To End Diesel Emissions Securities Suit
• County Says Mallinckrodt Shouldn't Get Separate Opioid Trial
• Benihana Tries To Scuttle Crab Meat False Ad Suit
• J&J Beats ERISA Suit Over Asbestos In Baby Powder
• Zoom User Claims 'Uninvited Men' Let Into Pole-Dancing Class
• Southwest, Boeing Fight Pierce Bainbridge Withdrawal Bid
• Tesla Sued Over First 'Autopilot' Pedestrian Death
• CBD Co. Settles FTC Suit Over COVID-19, Cancer Cure Claims
• Congress Presses FDA To Curb COVID-19 Testing Fraud
• Lax Regs, COVID-19 Impacts May Mean More Asbestos Suits
• Drivers Rip Volvo's Bid To Dodge Android Compatibility Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Class Cert. In Honda Power Window Suit
• Fiat Chrysler Says Class Claims Are Doomed In Gearshift MDL
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• J&J Talc Users Get One More Shot At False Ad Class Action
• Enough Already With Opioid Bellwethers, Pharmacies Say
• 7th Circ. Weighs Limits On Packaging In Bud Light Ad Row
• $13.5B PG&E Bankruptcy Deal Shorts Fire Victims, Judge Told
• Ford Eyes Escape From Consumers' Truck Fuel Economy MDL
• NY Judge Dismisses Nabriva Investors' FDA Approval Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Revise Fee Award In Fatal Toyota Crash Suit
• 'Safe' Doesn't Mean 'Legal,' 11th Circ. Told In Bacardi Gin Row
• Judge Won't Flinch On 'Disruptive' Nationwide Permit Order
• Texas Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Settlement Advice
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• Superfund Ruling Aids State Climate Suits, Circuit Courts Told
• 2nd Circ. Reverses Utica Mutual's $64M Win In Asbestos Case
• Apple Inks $18M Deal In IPhone Facetime Failure Suit
• J&J Can't Boot Experts To Sink Asbestos-In-Talc MDL
• GM's $120M Deal To End Driver Ignition Claims Gets Initial OK
• Project Developers Pivot After Nationwide Permit Upended
• Sherwin-Williams Wants Judge DQed Over His Writings
• Judge Keeps EpiPen Expiration Date Suit Out Of MDL
• Dechert Adds Kirkland Trio To Product Liability Practice
• Ford Ducks Cops' Class Suit Over Explorer Defect
• Missouri Farm Fights BASF's Bid To Escape $250M Verdict
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Seltzer Buyers Claim Drink Lacks Juice In Class Suit
• Insys Founder's Prison Report Date Pushed Back Amid Virus
• HP Can't Duck Suit Over Printer Firmware Update
• 1st Circ. Says Fukushima Suit Against GE Belongs In Japan
• J&J's Efforts To Toss $4.7B Talc Verdict Get Mixed Reception
• Vape Shops Settle With Mondelez Over 'Stoney Patch' Baggies
• 3 Classes Certified In GM Engine Defect Suit
• $12M Atty Fee Slashed In Defective Toilet Settlement
• Interlocutory Appeals In MDLs Would Burden Litigants, Courts
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Texas Justices Overturn Atty's $135K 'Push Poll' Sanction
• FDA Warns Trump-Touted Drugs Have Dangerous Side Effects
• Calif. Says Vegan Dairy Jumped The Gun With Labeling Suit
• Insys Prosecutors To Appeal Part Of Landmark Guilty Verdict
• EPA Pushes Crackdown On Illegal Coronavirus Disinfectants
• Hilliard Martinez Hires Kirkland Atty To Open Chicago Office
• No DQ For Atty Who Might Be A Witness In $3.1M Fraud Case
• Georgia Man Claims Zantac Caused His Stage 3 Colon Cancer
• American Ordered To Face Trimmed Toxic Uniforms Suit
• Ohio Justices Back AIG In Chemical Co.'s $50M Coverage Row
• Judge Rips Attys For Needing 'Babysitting' In Samsung Suit
• Dodge Owner Out As Class Rep For Removing Disputed Parts
• L'Oreal Wins Toss Of Hair Relaxer Suit
• Cos. Making Hand Sanitizer Must Track FDA Guidance
• Calif. COVID-19 Class Actions: Early Trends And Key Defenses
• Ill. Judge Won't Stop Trump's Ban On Firearm Bump Stocks
• GM Closes In On $120M Deal To End Driver Ignition Claims
• Superfund Ruling Highlights EPA's Authority Over Cleanups
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• FDA Warns CBD Sellers Over Opioid Addiction Relief Claims
• 9th Circ. Partly Reverses Asbestos Coverage Ruling
• 9th Circ. Slams EPA's 'Egregious' Delay On Pet Pesticide
• LA City Atty Says At-Home COVID-19 Test Is False Advertising
• Corrections Dept. Wants $2.4M From Feds For Water Pollution
• Bid To Redo Kimberly-Clark Gown Suit Gets Cool Reception
• Liability Insurance Outlook For Opioid Public Nuisance Claims
• Opioid Funds Should Be Used For Mental Health, Judge Told
• FTC Inks $38M Settlement Over Supplement False Ad Claims
• Decision To Include Purdue In NY Opioid Trial Not Yet Ripe
• Virtual Mediation A Viable Option For Class Action Litigants
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• What 2 Jurisdiction Rulings Mean For Class Action Defendants
• Post Must Face Claims Over Honey Bunches Of Oats Labeling
• Robbins Geller, Pomerantz Vie For Lead In Southwest Suit
• New York Accuses Mallinckrodt Of Opioid Insurance Fraud
• ACH Food Batters Suit Over Half-Full Baking Mixes, For Now
• How J&J's $4.7B Appeal Could Shape Missouri's Talc Trials
• Calif. Agency Seeks $2B Fine, PG&E Bankruptcy Plan Tweaks
• State AGs Urged To Target CBD Cos. Making COVID-19 Claims
• BASF Wants Out Of $250M Dicamba Punitive Damages Verdict
• Apple, AT&T Hit With Suit Over Exploding iPhone Injury
• Chipotle To Pay $25M Fine Over Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
• High Court Opens Can Of Worms With Superfund Ruling
• Class Attys Seek $1M Award In McCormick Slack-Fill Suit
• Lands' End Can't Escape Suit Over Delta Uniforms
• Calif. Auto Defect Law Makes The Roads Safer For Everyone
• As Zantac Litigation Accelerates, MDL Data Collection Is Key
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Juul Wants Antitrust Suits Kept Out Of Vaping MDL
• Anapol Weiss Gets Largest Share Of $3.8M Fee In Sorin MDL
• Drug Cos. Say Foreign Status Outs Them From Opioid Case
• Insys Founder Says Feds Singling Him Out On Prison Delay
• Starbucks Says Bodum Broke Deal In French Press Suit
• Families Sue Helicopter Co. Over Deadly Kobe Bryant Crash
• FDA Warns British CBD Seller Over Virus Prevention Claims
• Ill. Firm Says Lion Air Attys Skirting Co-Counsel Fee Deal
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Coronavirus Q&A: Covington's Life Sciences Chair
• 3rd Circ. Is Raising Standards For Sealing Confidential Docs
• Justices Pass On Fishermen's Deepwater Horizon Claim Spat
• Opioid Cos. Hold To Drug Data Pursuit In Chicago Case
• NJ Firm Denied High Court Appeal Over $550M Mesh Award
• Aviation Watch: The Uncertain Future Of The 737 Max
• High Court Leaves States, Fed Out Of Ford Defect Case
• Justices Say Superfund Deal Doesn't Block State Law Claims
• San Diego Doc Sold Fake COVID-19 'Miracle Cure,' Feds Say
• Whistleblower Can Move Gilead FCA Suit To State Court
• Blue Bell Settles Shareholder Listeria Suit, Staving Off Trial
• Pa. Judge Rips Aventis' Last-Minute Subpoenas In FCA Fight
• AmerisouceBergen Wants Shared Docs Blocked In Del. Appeal
• Ex-Philip Morris Atty New GC At Redwood Green Cannabis Co.
• Opioid MDL Needs New Pharmacy Bellwether, Judge Says
• Judge Shuts Down Family Dollar Aloe Vera Labeling Suit
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• Trial Recess: Mark Lanier On Isolating At His Houston Ranch
• EPA Asks 9th Circ. To Allow Landfill Emissions Regs Delay
• Nivea Maker Beats Claims Lotion Was An Unapproved Drug
• Gov't To Pay $6.4M To Fund Local NM Water Cleanup Effort
• GM Trusts Clash Over Ignition Switch Settlement
• J&J Can't Shake Texas Woman's Asbestos Talc Suit In NJ
• Insurer: Claims Don't Stick In Faulty Frying Pan Class Suit
• Keystone XL Pipeline Ruling Throws Projects Into Chaos
• Purdue Says Ch. 11 Stay Can't Be Lifted For NY Opioid Trial
• Gas Storage Cos. To Challenge Nixed Discovery Bids
• Chicken Co. Wants Counterclaims Cut In $8.6M Insurance Suit
• Fla. Law Firm Exits Negligence Suit Over Exploding Vape
• Executing Product Safety Recalls In The Age Of COVID-19
• 5 Ways Attys Can Help Expert Witnesses Thrive During Trial
• How Courts Are Shaping Disclosure Of 3rd-Party MDL Funding
• Fed-Up Judge Tells Attys To 'STOP!' With Opioid Filings
• Homeowners Must Weigh In On Insurer's Battle With Builder
• AirPod Buyer Claims Costco Misled On Charging Ability
• Problematic 'Unavailability' Insurance Exception Lives On
• Juul Antitrust Plaintiff Seeks To Join Product Liability MDL
• Charlotte's Web Says False Ad Suit Mixes Up Hemp And CBD
• Cheese Buyers Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Parmesan Label Suit
• Enviros Get Army Corps' XL Pipeline Permit Remanded
• Consumers Say Blue Diamond Vanilla Yogurt Is Mislabeled
• J&J Must Face Retrial In Pa. Pelvic Mesh Injury Case
• Southwest Wants Fatal Engine Failure Suit In Federal Court
• Ex-Theranos CEO's Criminal Trial Delayed Until October
• CARES Act Will Accelerate OTC Drug Development
• Last Doctor Charged In $5M Opioid Ring Will Plead Guilty
• Emerging Trends In COVID-Related Commercial Litigation
• DOJ Halts Collection Of Civil Penalties, Citing Coronavirus
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• Drug Cos. May Find Real-World Evidence Cuts Both Ways
• Health Hires: Jones Day, Wilson Sonsini, King & Spalding
• 4th Circ. Foreign Discovery Ruling Champions Int'l Arbitration
• 6th Circ. Limits Opioid Claims Against Pharmacies
• Pacifier Maker Ducks Some Claims In False Ad Suit
• Ex-Theranos CEO Seeks 2021 Trial After New Charges Emerge
• Montana Says Tobacco Cos. Owe $43M For Settlement Breach
• Fla. Judge Cuts Cord On Class Claims Over IPhone Updates
• PG&E Gets OK On Manslaughter Plea Deal For Paradise Fire
• Gunmakers Must Face Suit Over Las Vegas Mass Shooting
• Union Pact Key To Venue Args In Southwest Pilots' Max Suit
• VW Dealers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Lost Profits RICO Suit
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Fireman's Rule Could Guard Against COVID-19 Product Claims
• MyCharge Must Face Power Pack Capacity Suit
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Robinhood Users Get Service Outage Suit Moved To Calif.
• GM Escapes Most Claims In Defective Touchscreen Suit
• BASF Can't Skirt $250M In Dicamba Damages, Monsanto Says
• PG&E Nears OK Of Deal Over Deadly Wildfire In Paradise
• 9th Circ. Denies Atty Fees In Tootsie Roll Slack-Fill Suit
• Del. Judge Denies German Energy Storage Co.'s Doc Request
• Cherokee Tribe Fires Opening Salvo In Opioid Bellwether
• NY Town Sues Own Fire Dept. Over Chemical Cleanup Cost
• VW Says SEC Can't 'Pile On' With Late Emissions Fraud Suit
• Takeaways From FDA's Relaxed Rules For Making Face Masks
• Pipeline Co. Tries Again To Nix Spoiled-View Claims After Spill
• Toyota Sees Warranty Claims Trimmed In Transmission Suit
• Insys Execs Should Stay In Jail During Appeal, Gov't Says
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Pharma Cos. Slam Opioid Negotiation Class At 6th Circ.
• Opt-Out VW Drivers' Punitive Damages, Mistrial Bid Slashed
• 5th Circ. Nixes Rain-X's $720K Award In False Ad Fight
• No Fees For Attys Who Bungled Toyota Suit, 8th Circ. Says
• Amazon Settles Suit Over Hoverboard House Fire
• MDLs Need A New Path To Interlocutory Appeals
• Drivers Call For Cert. In Acura 'Infotainment' Glitch Suit
• EPA Issues Guidance For Cleanups During Coronavirus Crisis
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• Some Public Nuisance Claims Cut In NY Opioid Suit
• Blank Rome, Andrus Wagstaff Clash Over Pelvic Mesh Fees
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• Humane Society Says USDA Poultry Regs Risk Pandemics
• Wegmans Hit With Cake Mix Label Class Action
• Calif. Small Businesses Sue China For $8T Over COVID-19
• VW Drivers Say Defective Sunroofs Damage Cars' Electronics
• FDA Warns InfoWars Over COVID-19 Claims
• PG&E Touts Erin Brockovich's Support Of Reorganization Plan
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Drivers Claim Honda Acura Computer Defect Stops Cars
• Pfizer Beats Viagra MDL After Plaintiffs' Experts Booted
• 5th Circ. Says Emerson Not Liable For $8M Turbine Damage
• Fla. Woman Claims Fast-Food Chains' Containers Made Her Ill
• Turning To Zoom, Texas Justices Hear $1.7M Negligence Spat
• PG&E Tort Claimants Object To How Utility Plans To Pay Fine
• Allstate Sues QVC Over House Fire Caused By Insect Trap
• Ghirardelli Tastes Victory In Chocolate-Less White Chips Suit
• Ill. City Is Immune From Some Claims In Train Crash Suit
• COVID-19 Countermeasure Protections Are Not Absolute
• NY AG Seeks Additional Sackler Family Financial Info
• Does COVID-19 Fall Under Insurers' Pollution Exclusions?
• FDA Warns More CBD Sellers About Bogus COVID-19 Claims
• J&J Unit Beats Suit Over Defective Breast Implants
• Altria, Juul Face Consumer Antitrust Action Over $12.8B Deal
• Can Cannabis Survive the Virus? Hemp Has A Leg Up
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• Pentax Reaches $43M DOJ Deal Resolving Scopes Charges
• PG&E Judge Won't OK COVID-19 Letter Co. Atty Called 'Silly'
• Pfizer Dodges Suit Claiming Lipitor Causes Diabetes
• ND Judge Tosses Tribe Members' Pipeline Trespass Suits
• Tesla Won't Face Punitive Damages In Defective Door Suit
• Calif. Auto Defect Law Incentivizes Overlitigation
• Steel Cos. Ask High Court To Uphold Mill Cleanup Ruling
• 5th Circ. Ruling Amplifies Bristol-Myers Class Action Debate
• COVID-19 Kicks Owens-Illinois Ch. 11 Probe Back A Month
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• Claims Cut From Opioid MDL's Hospital Bellwether
• Aurobindo, Heritage Accused Of Hiding Drug Contamination
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• No Conn. Link Sinks Some Claims In GM Gear-Defect Suit
• Objector Appeals $7M Fee In ConAgra Deal To 9th Circ.
• $13.5B PG&E Deal With Wildfire Victims Loses Some Support
• Baxter, Hospira Beat Saline Price-Fixing Class Action Again
• VW, Drivers Spar Over $100K Punitive Damages Jury Award
• E-Cigarette Deadline Extended Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
• Fla. High Court Won't Reinstate $42M Engle Verdict
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• Insurer Told To Defend Builder In Construction Defect Suits
• Atty Fights 'Farce' DQ Bid In Investors' $3.1M Fraud Suit
• Key Issues As Automakers Shift To Medical Device Production
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• Zurich Not Liable For Full $2.7M Asbestos Award In Md.
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Big Tobacco Sues FDA Over New Graphic Warnings
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Sugar Claims Tossed In Kombucha False Labeling Suit
• Philip Morris Takes Second Shot At $20M Award In 11th Circ.
• CBD Co. Latest Target In COVID-19 Scam Enforcement
• Pa. Attorney Wins Meat Grinder Injury Malpractice Suit
• Ford Can't Duck State Defect Suits, Law Profs Tell Justices
• Festival Case May Be Preview Of COVID-19 Consumer Suits
• Defending Against A Wave Of Hand Sanitizer Class Actions
• 3M Can't Pin Defective Earplugs On Gov't, Military Users Say
• Justices' Citgo Ruling Offers Shippers Contractual Clarity
• Emergency Laws Protect Cos. Enlisted In COVID-19 Fight
• Families Say Faulty Helicopter Part Led To Marines' Deaths
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• VW May Face European Dieselgate Claims In National Courts
• Merck, Takeda Unit Beat Off-Label FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Clark Hill Adds Construction Atty From Offit Kurman In Philly
• Napoli Shkolnik Seeks To Duck Negligence Bid
• FTC Sues Altria And Juul, Says $12.8B Deal Hurt Competition
• Justice Delayed: Coronavirus Halts Opioid, Cancer Trials
• UK Man Snuck Fake Coronavirus Meds Into Calif., Feds Say
• Fed Agencies Flag Ex-NFLer For Claiming CBD Cures Virus
• Oil Giants Seek High Court Review Of Remand In Climate Case
• Theranos Judge Rips 'Tone' Of Attys' Pandemic-Related Filing
• Pharmacies' Doctor Claims Dropped From Ohio Opioid MDL
• EPA Watchdog Confirms Dramatic Enforcement Drop
• MTA Notches Win In ADA Suit Over Subway Elevators
• Hyundai Again Beats Fraud Claims Over Powertrain
• FDA Orders Heartburn Meds Off Shelves Over Cancer Risk
• StarKist Not Off Hook In 'Dolphin Safe' Tuna Label Suit
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation