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Product Liability - September, 2020

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• Judge Slams Class Counsel In Bimbo Bread Label Deal
• Amazon's 'Place Your Order' Link Ships Buyer To Arbitration
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK For Payments, Opioid Suit Shield
• Insurer Must Face Coverage Suit Over LA Port Contamination
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• No Class Cert. In Kia Shattering Sunroof Suit
• Atlanta Homeowners Say Sterigenics Plant Cut Property Value
• Post Buyers Get Another Shot At Cereal Sugar Suit
• Chrysler Beats $1M Punitive Verdict On Appeal
• Boehringer Ingelheim Wins Pradaxa Wrongful Death Suit
• Walgreens Asks 9th Circ. To Decertify Theranos Class
• Key Contractual Protections For Cos. In The PPE Space
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Allergan Investors Lose Class Cert. Bid Over 'Serial Litigant'
• NFL Concussion Atty To Pay $386K To End SEC Fraud Claims
• 3rd Circ. Vexed By Vagueness In Abbott Artery Device Suit
• Firm-Pharmacy Referral Deal Raises Red Flags In Mass.
• J&J, Mallinckrodt Push For Stay Of NY Opioid Fraud Cases
• Calif. Judge Says No Need To Wait For FDA In CBD Candy Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Finds Gun Shield Law Unconstitutional
• Jury Selection Implications Of Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• Garmin Ducks Claims That Defective GPS Caused Plane Crash
• Pomerantz To Lead Endo Investor Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• Fiat To Pay SEC $9.5M To End Emissions Disclosure Dispute
• Global Opioid Deal In Doubt After 6th Circ. Class Ruling
• Golf Channel Workers Hit Lockheed With Pollution Suit
• EPA Watchdog Says Civil Rights Office Falling Short
• Goodwin Seeks $1.5M For Work On GM Ignition Litigation
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Remaining 9/11 Cleanup Injury Suits
• VW Rips Pre-Scandal Car Owners' 'Pile-On' Damages Bid
• Ill. Supreme Court Tosses Chicago Lead Pipe Suit
• IUD Users Want Teva Defect Suits Sent To Calif. MDL
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Insurer Won't Have To Defend Roofing Co. From $5M Suit
• Wash. High Court Won't Revive Toyota Suit Over Mirror
• NJ's The Place For Eye Damage MDL, Patients Say
• Mass. AG Says Firm Took Kickbacks To Refer Opioid Patients
• EPA Accused Of Hiding Report On Formaldehyde Health Risk
• Medical Science Co. Wants Hiscox To Foot False Ad Defense
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Shareholders Must Cover Successors' Costs In Aspirin Suit
• Amazon Cases Show E-Tailer Product Liability Varies By State
• Just Brands Fights False Ad Suit Over CBD Content
• FDA OKs Import Of Some Prescription Drugs From Canada
• J&J, Bausch Look To Finally Flush Talc False Ad Suit
• EPA Downplays Pesticide Risks As Greens Ready For Battle
• Patients Say Suit Over Faulty Embryo Tank Not Too Verbose
• Judge Says Tesla Autopilot Death Suit Belongs In Japan
• 'Improper' Testimony Lets Ford Skirt Punitive Award, For Now
• Katten Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Dallas From Jones Day
• Drivers Say Fiat Chrysler Can't Dodge Lifetime Warranty Suit
• Aviation Watch: Controllers' Liability In Kobe Bryant Crash
• Bard Strikes $60M Multistate Deal Over Pelvic Mesh Marketing
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• Opioid MDL Negotiating Class Struck Down By 6th Circ.
• Boehringer Escapes Suit Over Underfilled Inhalers
• Princess Cruise Passengers See COVID-19 Suit Slashed
• Rawlings Hits Back On Bid To Deny False Ad Suit Coverage
• Drug Distributors Seek Out Of W.Va. Opioid Bellwether
• Judge Says O'Reilly Tractor Fluid Settlement Needs Work
• AmerisourceBergen Says Chancery Records Ruling Too Broad
• Amazon Bypasses Pa. High Court Liability Ruling With Deal
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• Lessons From An In-Court Jury Trial During The Pandemic
• 5 Ways Retailers Can Mitigate Product Liability Litigation Risk
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Justifying An MDL
• Supplement Maker Can't Erase Anti-Aging Fraud Suit In NJ
• Weil Conflict Tainted Insys Exec's Conviction, 1st Circ. Told
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• Pharmacies Lose Bid To Revisit Ruling On Their Opioid Duties
• Chubb Must Defend Rite Aid In Opioid Suits, Del. Court Says
• Asbestos Risk Group Slams EPA's Bid To Avoid Tighter Rules
• EU Told That COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Shouldn't Be Liable
• Daimler $19M Emissions Deal Gets Initial Approval
• Flint Says It's Complying With Deal To Replace Water Lines
• Claims Trimmed Again In Walmart False Ad Suit
• Trustee Bristles At New $45M Purdue Bid For Ch. 11 Bonuses
• More Ill. Sterilization Cos. Face Residents' Air Pollution Suits
• Airline Wi-Fi Provider Gogo Again Seeks To Nix Investor Suit
• Nissan Can't Escape Bulk Of Braking System Defect Suit
• Key Regulatory Concerns For Cos. Making COVID-19 Products
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Philip Morris Investors Can't Revive Suit Over E-Cig Sales
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• Juul, Altria Seek To Snuff Out RICO Claims From Vaping MDL
• Navy Contractor Targeted In Latest Virtual Asbestos Trial
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• House Passes Bill Allowing FDA To Seize Counterfeits
• Home Depot Ducks Roundup Cancer Warning Suit, For Now
• Feds Seek Approval For Duke Energy Plan After Coal Ash Spill
• Insurers Must Cover $34M Explosion, Pipeline Says
• Keurig Buyers Get Cert. In Recyclability False Ad Suit
• Buyers Fight CVS, Walgreens' Bid To Exit Blood Pressure MDL
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Roundup Atty Gets 2 Years For $200M Extortion Plot
• McDonald's Hit With Latest Suit Over Vanilla Ice Cream Flavor
• Chiquita Worker's Claims Axed From Pesticide Injury Suit
• House Forwards Bill On Counterfeit Medical Devices
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• Texas Panel Tosses $900K Verdict Over Bad Foam Insulation
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• Wireless Comms Assoc. Wins Suit Over RF Exposure Law
• Ring Security Cam Buyer Can't Rep Class In False Ad Suit
• Cigar Makers Want FDA Rule Vacated For Now
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• US Says Philip Morris Not Exempt From Tobacco Warnings
• Big Oil Faces Rising Tide Of Gov't Climate Change Suits
• DC Circ. Allows Ill. Mining While Safety Appeal Is Heard
• How DOE Compliance May Change For Certain Equipment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Liberty, Hartford, Others Need Not Cover Toxic Exposure Fight
• DOJ Policy Puts Superfund Settlement Funding In Question
• Hagens Berman Inks Deal To End Pa. Legal Malpractice Suit
• Admiral 'Chasing The Reaper,' Jury Told As Zoom Trial Ends
• NY Files Charges Against J&J Over Opioid Marketing
• Purdue Wants Opioid Suit Ch. 11 Shield Extended To March
• 7th Circ. Judge Wary Of 'Orwellian' Defense Of Cheese Labels
• Blue Bell Fined $17.25M In Criminal Listeria Outbreak Case
• Plant Engineering Co. Can't Escape $15M Suit Over Mill Fire
• Scenic Railroad Co. Wants $30M Wildfire Trial Heard By Locals
• Mercedes-Benz Can't Outrun Emissions Warranty Suit
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• Attys Clash Over Fees In $25M Coffee False Ad Settlement
• SEC Calls Bid To Ditch NFL Player Fraud Suit An 'Utter Failure'
• Grenfell Tower Fire Case Moves From Pa. To UK
• Okla. Sued Over Plant-Based Food Labeling Law
• House Panel Blames Boeing, FAA For 737 Max Crashes
• Key Compliance Tips For 2020 TSCA Chemical Reporting
• Kirkland Alum Among 2 Prosecutors Tapped For Tenn. Bench
• Dollar General Hit With False Ad Suit Over Infant Pain Reliever
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• Walmart, Toy Maker Want Out Of Tinkerbell Toy Injury Suit
• 9th Circ. Told Weedkiller Ruling Ignores EPA's Bad Science
• Stryker Awarded $2.5M Pre-Filing Interest In Insurance Fight
• 11th Circ. Won't Toss $2M Verdict Against RJ Reynolds
• Judge OKs DOJ Deal With Harley After $3M Enviro Project Cut
• VW Completes Post-Emissions Scandal Compliance Overhaul
• Colgate Ditches Some Claims In Deodorant False Ad Suit
• Ak-Chin Tribe's Suit Over Ariz. Water Supply Will Flow On
• FCA, Bosch Want Opt-Out Drivers' Bellwether Claims Snuffed
• Bayer's Roundup Settlements Back On After 'Slight Hiccup'
• Ex-Acclarent Execs Can't Slip Misbranding Convictions
• Food Label Ruling Shows How To Make Preemption Stick
• J&J Workers Fight To Keep Asbestos ERISA Suit Alive
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• L'Oreal Ditches False Ad Suit Over Keratin Shampoo
• Buyers Slam Post Foods' Bid To Toss Cereal Sugar Suit
• 9th Circ. Doubts Drugmakers' Bid To Revive Free Speech Suit
• Hershey Unit Can't Ditch Calif. Protein Bar False Ad Suit
• Mercedes-Benz To Pay $700M In Emissions Fraud Deal
• Coronavirus Q&A: Venable's FDA Co-Chair
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Conn. Latest State To Target Exxon With Climate Fraud Claims
• 2nd Circ. Reinstates NY Tax On Opioid Distributors
• 12 Tips For Presenting Evidence In Remote Trials
• The Latest Labeling Issues For Plant-Based Substitute Foods
• Ill. Appeals Court Frees Insurer From Covering Tech Sale Suits
• Judge Slams Hagens Berman's Pause Bid As Stalling Tactic
• Anheuser-Busch Sued Over 'Rita' Drinks Lacking Wine, Liquor
• Juul Beats 'Gag Order' Claims In NDA Fight
• Split 9th Circ. Backs $50M FTC Win Against Online Publisher
• Oil Co. Seeks Insurance Coverage Of $1M Spill At 9th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive Claims Drugs Caused Disease
• Minn. Fights To Move Climate Fraud Suit Back To State Court
• Insys Boss Tells 1st Circ. Feds Made Him Opioid 'Scapegoat'
• EPA Struggles To Put Environmental Justice Vows Into Action
• Conagra Says Presuit Letter Dooms False Ad Claim Over Oil
• 3M Sued Over 'Forever Chemicals' Pollution In NJ Town Water
• 1st Circ. Debates If RI Climate Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Feds Can Test Ex-Theranos CEO's 'Mental Disease' Defense
• Pension Fund Urges 9th Circ. Not To Ax VW Emissions Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Unwind $10B VW Deal For Used-Car Dealers
• Delaware Demands Big Oil Foot Bill For Climate Change
• Injured Rider Sues Revel Over Moped Crash, Lax Safety
• FDA Warns Websites Over Illegal Opioid Sales
• What Rejection Of EPA Immunity In Flint Suits Means For Cos.
• Jaguar Can't Nix Claims It Misclassified Parts To Cut Warranty
• FDA Seeks To Ditch Big Tobacco's Cigarette Warning Suit
• 3 Developments As Trump Admits Downplaying Virus Threat
• 3rd Circ. Won't Slash Podhurst's Fee In NFL Concussion Deal
• SC Johnson Wants Windex Cleaner False Ad Suit Scrubbed
• Doctor Says FDA Made Wrong Call On Opioids In NY AG Suit
• Chevron, Exxon Want 5th Circ. Coastal Drilling Ruling Reheard
• 2nd Circ. Tosses WWE Injury Suits After 'Fatal' Inaction
• W.Va. Opioid Trial Prep Under Time Crunch Due To Pandemic
• Football Is Back. Football Litigation Never Left.
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• Duracell Sues Energizer In Ongoing Battery Advertising War
• GM Says Recall Voids Suit Over Engine Heater Defect
• Big Pharma CEOs Vow No Shortcuts On COVID-19 Vaccine
• Septic Co. Sued For Flooding Restaurant With Feces
• Pa. AG Asked To Investigate Online Bar Exam Security
• 5th Circ. Clears Chemical Co. In Gulf War Mustard Gas Suit
• Senate GOP Unveils 'Targeted' COVID-19 Relief Package
• Family Of Japanese Man Struck By Tesla Fights To Sue In US
• General Mills To Alter Labels To End 'No Artificial Flavors' Suit
• Ohio Counties Blast Pharmacies' Review Bid In Opioid MDL
• End Of EPA Virus Policy Poses Challenges For Cos.
• Ex-Insys Execs Cite Virus, Family In Bid To Delay Sentences
• Flint Is Violating Deal To Fix Water Pipes, Groups Say
• Kellogg Faces False Ad Suit Over Strawberry Pop-Tarts
• Princess Says Cruisers' COVID-19 Injuries Too Varied For Cert.
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• BodyArmor Must Face False Ad Claims Over Sports Drinks
• Tristar Sued Over 'Dangerous' Pressure Cooker
• Stryker, XL Clash Over Interest After Insurance Verdict
• Lockheed, Others Accused Of Covering Up Nuclear Exposure
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Farm's Pesticide Cancer Suit
• Teva's $23B Opioid Litigation Deal Faces New Wave Of Attacks
• Gov't Must Review Auto Safety Regs To Foster New Tech
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• Conagra Unit, Others To Pay $1.6M In Landfill Cleanup Fight
• GM Can't Decertify Class Claiming Engine Defect Sparks Fires
• Tom's Of Maine Says False Ad Suit Same As Earlier Cases
• Trucking Co. Says New Orleans Atty Paid For Staged Crashes
• Ford Gets Fraud Claims Dumped In PowerShift MDL
• T-Mobile's Bad Service Caused Tragedy, Justices Told
• FDA Rule On Tobacco Products Won't Be Delayed, Court Says
• 9th Circ. Pauses VW, Counties' Anti-Tampering Dispute
• A Mixed Ruling On Coupon Redemption Rates And Atty Fees
• Calif. Jury Clears Honeywell In Zoom Asbestos Trial
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Insurer Slams Rawlings' Coverage Claims In Bat False Ad Suit
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• AbbVie Can't Escape Investors' Humira Kickbacks Suit
• GM Dodges Oil Consumption Defect Suit In Washington state
• FDA Remarks On CBD Should Restart Suit, Consumers Say
• VW Dealers Tell 9th Circ. Bosch's Fraud Obliterated Profits
• Amazon Says 9th Circ. Ruling Irrelevant To Recall Suit
• Metalclad Says Asbestos Trial Experts Limited By COVID-19
• Tree Trimmer Pays Texas $20M Over Massive 2011 Wildfire
• NJ City Latest To Launch Climate Suit Against Big Oil
• Tobacco Cos. Strike Out In Challenge To City Flavor Ban
• 15 Years Of Ohio Product Law Have Been Good For Cos.
• Steel Plant Owner Says GE Motors Fight Belongs In Court
• Taco Bell Toxic Container Suit Stays In Federal Court
• Retirement Savers Slam Boeing's Bid To Exit ERISA Suit
• Wash. AG Sues Juul Over Youth Marketing
• Insurer Can't Dodge $20M Hotel Suit Over Water Damage
• EPA Moves To Defeat Push For Stronger Asbestos Regs
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• Princess Cruise Passengers Want Cert. In Virus Exposure Suit
• Beyond Meat Investors Defend Stock Suit Over Supplier Row
• Allergan, Teva Accused Of Hiding 'Critical' Opioid Info
• Monsanto Asks Calif. High Court To Ax Cancer Liability Loss
• FDA Guidance Addresses Wave Of Impurities In Popular Drugs
• Teva Hit With Suit In NY Over Broken Birth Control Implant
• Calif. Jury Told No Pets In Zoom Asbestos Trial Deliberations
• Hedge Fund Seeks Exit From SEC Suit Over NFL Player Fraud
• VW Says Sales Reps' Lost Income Suit Still 'Nonsensical'
• Dynegy Tells 7th Circ. Water Pollution Claims Are Doomed
• Courts Are Right To Limit Disclosure Requirements For Cos.
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• Honda Escapes Belt, Air Bag Defect Suit Over Missing Expert
• Whistleblower Swap Doesn't Kill FCA Standing, 3rd Circ. Says