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Product Liability - June, 2020

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• Consumers Say Vaping Claims Aren't Barred In Juul MDL
• Imerys Ch. 11 Sale Process OK'd Despite Insurer Concerns
• EPA Plans To End Controversial COVID-19 Enforcement Policy
• Baltimore Asks Justices Not To Bother With Climate Case
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• Why FDA's Proposed Food Standard Principles Are Important
• Key Defense Approaches To 'Other Similar Incident' Evidence
• Amputee's Widow Aims To Keep Bayer, Merck On The Hook
• Robbins, WeissLaw To Lead Apple Suit Over Slow IPhones
• Pharmacies Urge 6th Circ. To Boot Opioid MDL Judge
• Bayer, Beiersdorf Can't Ditch Or Move Coppertone Claims
• Ex-Owner Can't Sue For $20M Hotel Coverage, 5th Circ. Rules
• Venable Adds 3 Former Schiff Hardin Partners
• AmerisourceBergen CEO Must Testify In Opioid Bellwether
• Bayer, GE Must Face Suit Over Woman's Chemical Sickness
• CrossFit Rival And Insurer Must Wait For Coverage Ruling
• Volkswagen Says DOJ Deal Bars SEC Emissions Fraud Claims
• Soy Milk Maker Latest Co. Accused Of Vanilla Fraud
• FDA Ducks Suit Challenging Stimulant Crackdown
• Mass. Court Deadline Tolling Will Cause Problems For Years
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• J&J Can't Beat $186M Punitive Award In Talc Asbestos Case
• J&J Put In A Corner By Court That Slashed $4.7B Talc Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Pelvic Mesh Atty Fees Suit
• Boeing Says 'Far-Fetched' 737 Max Claims Should Be Trimmed
• Talc Maker Can't Interview Ex-Jurors After Virus Mistrial
• No Meat To Tyson 'Prime Pork' False Ad Suit, Judge Says
• Insys Founder Says 4th Circ. Ruling Aids New Trial Bid
• Ford Says Homeowner Suit Over Fumes Must Be Axed
• 5th Circ. Snuffs Challenge To FDA Regulation Of E-Cigs
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• US Farmers Lash Out Against New Chinese COVID-19 Measure
• 2nd Circ. Dumps One Class, Affirms Another In Wet Wipes Suit
• 7th Circ. Tosses Insurance Claims Over $50M Pollution Award
• BMW, Bosch Duck RICO Claim In Car Emissions Cheating Suit
• Tesla Airbags, Seat Belts Faulted In Woman's Brain Injury Suit
• Pa. Panel Punts On Jurisdiction For Out-Of-State Cos.
• NJ Justices Nix $6.3M Jury Award In Kia Brake Defect Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms High Corporate Scienter Pleading Standards
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• 4 Tips For Defending Consolidated Cases
• Bayer Ducks Suit Over Birth Control Device Defect Claims
• Oil Co. Blames Bad Chemicals For $10M Damage In Blowout
• DC Latest To Accuse Energy Giants Of Climate Fraud
• Caterpillar Says Class Claims Over Engine Defects Unviable
• Mass. AG Says Pharmacy Paid Law Firms For Opioid Patients
• Daimler Must Give Judge More Info On $19M Emissions Deal
• Bayer Offers $400M To Settle Dicamba Suits With Farmers
• Acuity Must Defend Pharma Co. In Opioid Liability Suits
• Prevagen Maker Inks Deal To Settle Half-Dozen False Ad Suits
• Bayer Reaches Major $820M Settlement Over PCBs
• 'Natural' Brand Names Not A Warranty, Personal Care Co. Says
• Justices' Superfund Ruling May Change Settlement Process
• Under Armour Wants Activewear Tech Antitrust Suit Shredded
• A Strategy To Address Uncertainty In Life Sciences Contracts
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Over Faulty Embryo Storage Tank
• Minn. Climate Fraud Suit Targets Exxon, Koch, Trade Group
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• Juul, Altria Want Gov't Suits Tossed In Vaping MDL
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• With $10B Deal, Bayer Aims To Put Roundup Battles Behind It
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• Debt Relief Co. Will Pay $3.6M To Consumers, NY AG Says
• Walmart Accused Of Misrepresenting Toddler Formula
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Cited In Bid To Ax Investors' Grenfell Fire Suit
• FCC Supports Mobile Industry In RF Emissions Suit
• VW Asks Ohio Justices To Snuff Emissions Tampering Suit
• Chicago Says Drug Cos. Shouldn't Exit Opioid Bellwether Suit
• Glyphosate Brief Exposes Calif.-Federal Chemical Regs Clash
• COVID-19 Insurance Disputes Need Creative Solutions
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• Texas Homeowners Blame Kinder Morgan For Tainted Water
• Navajo Nation, New Mexico Fights EPA's Doc Bid In Mine MDL
• Koch Uses Trademark Law To Accuse Rival Of Tariff-Dodging
• Pandemic May Push 1st Zofran MDL Bellwether To 2021
• Purdue Gets OK For $6.5M Investment In Overdose Drug
• Mo. Appeals Court Slashes $4.7B Talc Verdict Against J&J
• Purdue Wants Sackler Claims To Stay Blocked By Ch. 11
• Ala. Jury Awards $2.8M Over Waste Disposal Fight
• FDA Says To Avoid 9 Potentially Harmful Hand Sanitizers
• Cook Medical Wants Fraud Claims Tossed From MDL
• CORRECTED: Monsanto Blocks Calif. Glyphosate Cancer Warning Label
• Bid To Trim $3M Oil Spill Verdict Is Old Argument, Court Told
• Insurer Hits Furnace Co. With $4M Suit Over Explosion
• Lansing, Mich., Starr Indemnity Settle Sewage Coverage Suit
• Chicken Plant Must Face Del. Landowners' Contamination Suit
• Pilots Say Boeing Can't Escape 737 Max Lost Income Suit
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• Investor Says Endo Lied About Role In NY Opioid Crisis
• Sports Store Fights 9th Circ. Rehearing In Coverage Suit
• Insurers Settle Some Claims In $8.6M Tainted Chicken Suit
• Roundup Atty, Partner Cop To $200M Corporate Extortion Plot
• 4th Circ. Orders New Trial For W.Va. Doctor In Opioid Case
• Drivers Defend Standing In 7th Circ. Jeep-Hacking Class
• PG&E Bankruptcy Judge Confirms $59B Reorganization
• Study Says Calif. Didn't Learn From Tobacco In Regulating Pot
• Cigar Groups Ask Full 4th Circ. To Allow E-Cig Rule Challenge
• Calif. Winemaker Accused Of Lying About Products' Origin
• EPA Issues Final Risk Evaluation For Methylene Chloride
• FTC Sends Another Round Of COVID-19 Warnings
• ND Tribe Members Urge 8th Circ. To Revive Oil Pipeline Suit
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• NJ Talc Ruling Is Unlikely To Affect NY's Stance On Daubert
• Essure Negligence Suit Shouldn't Be In Pa. Court, Bayer Says
• Wright Medical, MicroPort Don't Want Implant Suits In MDL
• GM Wants Defective Touch-Screen Suit Tossed
• Remington Says Revised Sandy Hook Suit Still Lacking
• VW, Bosch Again Dodge Sales Reps' Lost Commissions Suit
• SoCal Edison 'Death Trap' Blamed For Near-Fatal Explosion
• EPA Lists New Substance As Hazardous Under Clean Air Act
• 9th Circ. Scrubs Suit Over St. Ives Cleanser Safety
• Saul Ewing Adds Longtime Litigator For Miami Dolphins
• EPA Declines To Regulate Perchlorate In Drinking Water
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• Walmart Investors Want Docs To Probe Role In Opioid Crisis
• PG&E Fined $3.5M For Causing 84 Deaths, Starting Camp Fire
• Nestle Can't Duck Slave Labor Claims With 1st Amendment
• False Ad Suit Over Panera Bagels Is Underbaked, Judge Says
• PG&E Execs Deserve Prison, Camp Fire Victims' Families Say
• NGO Says Menthol Cigarette Ban Delay Hurts Black People
• EPA Defends Its Revised Dicamba Policy After 9th Circ. Order
• EPA Should Reexamine Fluoridated Water Risks, Judge Says
• Owens-Illinois Spinoff Gets Court Nod For Ch. 11 Claims Rep
• Chevron Says 9th Circ. Ruling Can't Revive NYC Climate Suit
• FAA Chief Faces Senate Heat Over 737 Max Certification
• Toyota Buyers Want Fuel Pump Suits Rolled Into MDL
• Insurer Says Manufacturer Not Covered For Faulty Reactors
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• MDL Decisions Demonstrate The Need For Rule 702 Reform
• J&J Says Imerys Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Info
• Mass. MDL Over Car Seat Safety Expands With Calif. Suit
• Pharmacies Want Out Of Opioid MDL 'Public Nuisance' Suits
• EPA Risk Assessment Director Stands By Fluoridated Water
• Another CBD Suit Put On Hold While FDA Develops Rules
• Candy Giants Prevail In Child Labor Warning Suits At 1st Circ.
• J&J CEO Falsely Painted As A Crook At Talc Trial, Court Told
• Senators Propose FAA Reforms In 737 Max Aviation Safety Bill
• Google Shopper Claims Deception In Germ-Killing Cleaner Ad
• Officials Hold Out Little Hope Of Compromise On Ligado
• EPA Tells 9th Circ. Lead Dust, Paint Rule Should Stand
• 3 TSCA Developments To Watch This Summer
• PG&E Cops To 84 Manslaughter Counts Over 2018 Camp Fire
• FDA Issues Warnings Over Unapproved Homeopathic Drugs
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• Native American Tribes Say Juul Targeted Them With Vapes
• Malaria Meds Don't Cure Virus, May Hinder Gilead Drug: FDA
• EPA Experts Say Fluoride Not Shown Toxic At Low Levels
• John Crane's Primary Insurance Not Exhausted, Ill. Court Says
• AirPod Buyers Fight Costco's Bid To Duck False Ad Row
• Okla. Ruling Highlights Nuances In Drafting Service Contracts
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• Automated Vehicle Safety Issues Present Litigation Risks
• 4 Stages Of Witness Preparation You've Likely Never Heard Of
• Trial Recess: Allison Brown On Changing Firms Amid Chaos
• Pharmacies Can't Avoid Common Discovery In Opioid MDL
• Nestle Denied Win In Coffee-Mate False Ad Suit
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• 3rd Circ. Backs Revised Rules For NFL Concussion Deal
• EPA Defends Safety Of Fluoridated Drinking Water At Trial
• Cherokee Nation Fights Bid To Nix Opioid Bellwether
• Actress Sues Lloyd's For Wildfire Coverage Under $9M Policy
• Texas Justices Won't Revisit Atty 'Push Poll' Sanction Case
• 9th Circ. Restores Punitives In Fiat Chrysler Jeep Defect Row
• Nature's Way Can't Dodge Revived Ginkgo Class Action
• Green Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Force Immediate Herbicide Ban
• Long Island Federal Judge Arthur D. Spatt Dies At 94
• Will Companies' COVID-19 Efforts Sway Juries?
• Mueller Water Investors' Securities Fraud Suit Nixed
• Novartis Can't Duck Suit Over Cancer Drug Side Effects
• Atty-Turned-Trucker In Plea Talks Over Alleged GM Scam
• Pierce Bainbridge Breakup Sparks Rift In Boeing Class Suit
• Used Car Dealerships Ask 9th Circ. To Undo $10B VW Deal
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms Chemical's Listing As Carcinogen
• Move Quickly To Regulate 'Forever Chemicals,' EPA Hears
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• Amazon, EBay Told To Stop Selling Unproven Virus Cleaners
• Honda Gets 2 Crash Detector Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Hiscox Must Fund NY Drug Biz's Defense In Opioid Trial
• EPA Scientist Testifies Animal Studies Point To Fluoride Risks
• Insys Manager Who Flipped On Bosses Avoids Prison Time
• EPA Virus Enforcement Policy Threatens Species, Groups Say
• Post Wants Sugar Cereal Class Decertified
• Mining Co.'s $25M Dam Failure Deal Gets OK'd By Judge
• COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Can Limit Liability From Trials
• HP Looks To Ax Printer Buyer's Suit Over Ink Usage Deception
• Terminal Owner Doesn't Deserve $3M For Oil Spill, Court Told
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• Buyer Says Muscle Supplements Contain Carcinogen
• Air Purifier's Cleaning Claims Just Blowing Smoke, Suit Says
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• Fluoride In Water Is 'Endangering' Children's IQs, Judge Told
• Motorcycle Co. To Pay $1.9M To End Calif. Emissions Probe
• Zantac Users Push To Consolidate Calif. Cancer Suits
• The Remote Jury Trial Is A Bad Idea
• Drivers Say Fiat Chrysler Can't Decertify Gearshift Defect MDL
• Fla. Appeals Court Erases $25M Cannabinoid Crash Verdict
• Tom's Of Maine Sued Over 'Natural' Toothpaste Labeling
• ConAgra Gets Win In Suit Over Exploding PAM Can
• Apple IPhone Users Urge Court To Keep Emissions Claims
• Bayer, Merck Beat Dr. Scholl's Buyer's Leg Amputation Suit
• PG&E Rips Objections To $59B Bankruptcy At Trial's Close
• Ford Wants New PowerShift Trial After Driver Atty 'Misconduct'
• Advocates Say Fluoride Harms Infants As Trial Opens
• CBD Co. Fights Dismissal Of Claims From $6M Contract Suit
• E-Cig Trade Group Fights Another Flavored Vape Ban In Calif.
• EPA Cancels Approval Of Dicamba Pesticide
• PG&E Seeks About $9B From Investors For Ch. 11 Exit
• Supplements Co. Hit With Suit Over Muscle-Building Claims
• COVID-19 Product Liability And The 'Innocent Seller'
• EPA Agrees To Drinking Water Standards Timeline
• Why Fla. Courts Are Split On Unfairness Under Consumer Law
• Amazon Caused $10M Damage To Warehouse, Suit Says
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• Takeda, Eli Lilly Lose High Court Bid Over Actos RICO Claims
• PG&E's Share Terms For Fire Survivors Unfair, Judge Told
• Feds Say Chinese Co. Sold Defective Masks Amid Pandemic
• Calif. Trial To Decide Risk Of Fluoride In Drinking Water
• Split 6th Circ. Backs Approval Of Enbridge Pipeline Spill Plan
• 4 Takeaways From The Product Liability Litigation Report
• 2nd Circ. Tosses EPA Mercury Reporting Exemption
• Investors Accuse Curaleaf Of Downplaying Stock Drop Claims
• Ex-Juul Worker Says 'Terrorizing' NDA Blocks Whistleblowing
• Texas High Court Will Hear $15M Repairman Injury Suit
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• High Court Ruling May KO 2nd Circ. WWE Injury Appeals
• 'The Government Said I Could' As A Defense During COVID-19
• Dow Chemical, Others Must Face 24 Contaminated Water Suits
• Nestle Ducks Suit Over 'Fake' White Chocolate Chips
• Attys Bag Over $1M From $2.5M McCormick Slack-Fill Deal
• 3rd Circ. Cuts Strings From Ex-Body Armor GC's Fees Bid
• PG&E Bankruptcy Plan Is 'House Of Cards,' Objectors Warn
• 7th Circ. Mulls Consequences Of 'Objector Blackmail'
• Juul Says Pa. AG Can't Sue Over Alleged Youth Marketing
• Caremark Precedent Should Inform Boards' COVID-19 Duties
• The EPA's Action Plan On PFAS, One Year Later
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• Spencer Fane Snags Environmental Litigator From Polsinelli
• 2nd Circ. Sends Amazon Customer's Drug Row To Arbitration
• Ill. High Court Boots Out-Of-Staters From Bayer Device Suit
• PG&E Warns Of 'Draconian' Results If Bankruptcy Plan Denied
• 9th Circ. Nixes EPA Approval Of Dicamba Herbicides
• Trial Recess: Alex Walsh On The Pleasant Surprises Of Zoom
• Opioid MDL Judge Orders More Briefing On $3B Atty Fees
• Fla. Panel Affirms $2.4M Verdict For Smoker's Widow
• Judges Mull If Philly Tool Sales Establish Venue In Injury Suit
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face Suit After Atty Privilege Violated
• EPA Must Update Oil Spill Response Plans Under CWA Rules
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Pandemic MDLs
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• Purdue's Ch. 11 Claim Deadline Bumped 30 Days For Virus
• Owners Of Failed Dam Accused Of 'Despicable' Safety Record
• Fla. Judge Recuses Himself In CR Bard Vein Filter Suit
• Trade Groups Escape Suit Over Child Killed By Ikea Dresser
• In GE, Supreme Court Extends Reach Of Int'l Arbitration In US
• Asbestos Liability In NJ Extends To Parts Cos. Didn't Build
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Wood Smith Partner To Insurance Team
• 4 Highlights As Senators Eye FDA Actions On COVID-19
• RJ Reynolds Says Federal Law Bars LA County Vape Ban
• 9th Circ. Leaves VW Bracing For Post-Sale Tampering Claims
• Monsanto Says $78M Roundup Verdict Barred By Federal Law
• Gardening Tools Co. Can't Take Pa. Hearing Offline
• These Firms Are Handling The Most Product Liability Cases
• Justices Nix 11th Circ.'s 'Formalistic' View Of Arbitration Law
• 6th Circ. Says Ex-Mich. Gov. Must Face Flint Questions
• PG&E Resolves Fire Victims' Ch. 11 Plan Objections
• Sanofi Boots Some Plaintiffs From Chemo Hair Loss MDL
• First Nations Cigarette Co. Fights State Sales Rule At 2nd Circ.
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• Studying The Post-Pandemic Juror By Generation
• How NJ Talc Case May Shift NY Courts On Expert Testimony
• Acadia Can't Slip Investor Suit Over Parkinson's Drug Deaths
• 3rd Circ. Punts Amazon Seller Liability Case To Pa. Justices
• Rail Co. Can't Escape $30M Claim For Firefighting Costs
• A New Cost-Effective Approach To Class Action Discovery
• Esperion Investor Class Wins Cert. In Cholesterol Drug Row
• Drug Co. Wants 'Free Pass' For Shady Opioid Sales, DOJ Says
• Imprisoned NECC Pharmacist Can't Get COVID-19 Release
• EPA Finalizes Ethylene Oxide Reduction To Lower Cancer Risk
• Asbestos Battles Show One Possible Fate For J&J After Talc
• 9th Circ. Revives Post-Sale Claims In VW Emissions Suit
• Contractors Can't Escape Insurer's $1.4M Water Damage Suit
• Tufts Must Face Suit Over Patient's Infection Death
• Consumers Say Co. Touts More CBD Than It Delivers
• Md. Accuses Paper Mill Of Polluting Potomac River
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Suits
• 'Smart Sock' Baby Monitor Maker Beats Defect Suit, For Now
• 2nd Circ. Side-Eyes Vehicle Emissions Penalty Rollback
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• BMW Drivers Not Typical Of Class In Engine Defect Suit
• Justices Revive GE Unit's Arbitration Bid In Steel Plant Row