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Product Liability - May, 2021

224 articles

• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• 3M Wins In 2nd Bellwether Trial Alleging Faulty Earplugs
• Key Opioid Trials To Watch As Cases Heat Up Nationwide
• Elizabeth Holmes Wants 45-Page Questionnaire For Jurors
• 11th Circ. Upholds Convictions Of Ex-Balch Partner, Coal Exec
• Flint Plaintiffs' Attys Argue For Final OK Of $641M Settlement
• 11th Circ. Rejects Berkshire Bid To Ax $4M Insurance Award
• FDA Opts To Keep Unapproved Drug Program Axed By Trump
• Snapchat Case May Offer Opening For Design Defect Plaintiffs
• Latham Atty's 2010 Notes Fair Game In Fluor-Zurich Trial
• 6th Circ. Sends Flame-Resistant Fabric Suit Back To Trial
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• Hain Urges JPML Not To Group Baby Food Suits
• JPML Weighs New Opioid MDL As McKinsey Suits Surge
• 3rd Circ. Says NJ Cap Doesn't Block Mesh Case Fees In Texas
• RJR Never Quit Most Dangerous Cigarettes, Expert Testifies
• Bayer May End Glyphosate Retail US Sales
• 5 Current Ad And Marketing Legal Risks To Watch Out For
• LA Firm Says Girardi Keese Owes It $25M In Referral Fees
• Boeing To Pay $17M To FAA Over 737 Max Production Issues
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• Bankrupt Girardi Firm Passes Off 86 Talc Cases Against J&J
• Purdue Statement Gives Creditors Enough Info, Judge Says
• Landmark Shell Ruling Could Spur Wave Of New Climate Suits
• DOJ Nominee On Track As GOP Blasts 'Defense Judges'
• Instant Pot Maker Pressured Over Ga. Discovery Delay
• Tobacco Cos. To Pay $200M To End Texas' Settlement Fight
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo Jury Win In Suit Over Wood Chippers
• Insurance Ruling Clarifies Excess Coverage For Opioid Suits
• Dow Chemical Unit Gets New Trial In Widow's Asbestos Case
• Judge Won't Trim Gerdau's Suit Seeking Litigation Coverage
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Location Is Central
• Okla. AG To Resign Amid Reports Of Extramarital Affair
• Judge Won't OK $2B Deal For Future Roundup Claims
• Tesla Sued Over Fatal Wreck Blamed On Autopilot System
• Dutch Court Tells Shell To Dramatically Cut Carbon Emissions
• EPA Contractor Can't Duck Gold King Spill Suit, Navajo Say
• Justices' Guam Ruling Adds New Wrinkle To Superfund Deals
• Schlumberger Tells 5th Circ. Hess Broke Valves It Calls Faulty
• Judge Revisits Grocer's Defense Dispute Over Opioid Injury
• RJ Reynolds Owes Smoker $3M For Lung Disease, Jury Rules
• Tobacco Cos. Say Improper Remarks Led To $10M Verdict
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Mentor Breast Implant Suit
• AMAG Escapes Suit Over Preterm Birth Drug's Effectiveness
• There Is No 'Junk Science' Epidemic In Consumer Litigation
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• Pa. Court Affirms Decision Rethinking Shared Liability Rules
• Colo. Justices Rebuff Insurer's $2.5M Defect Award Challenge
• EPA Slammed By Watchdog For Politicized Herbicide Review
• Calif. Jury Hears Of Heartbreak In Case Of Destroyed Embryos
• Needles Litter Oakland, City Official Says In Opioid Trial
• Purdue's New Ch. 11 Plan Docs Detail Claims Trust Framework
• 8th Circ. Revives HVAC Co.'s Bid For Asbestos Suit Coverage
• Ad Agency Revives Dispute With NRA After Ch. 11 Toss
• RJR Caused Entrepreneur's Lung Disease, Fla. Jury Hears
• Hagens Berman Loses Privilege In Thalidomide Sanction Fight
• Jury Can Hear Some Evidence Of Elizabeth Holmes' Wealth
• US, Claims Rep Challenge Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Trial Icon Hanly Remembered As Litigator's Litigator
• NJ Justices Won't Reconsider Ducking Fray Over Mesh Fees
• Justices Wipe Out Climate Suit Venue Rulings From 3 Circuits
• Justices Revive Guam's $160M Landfill Suit
• Drugmakers Throw Purdue Under Bus In Opioid Trial Gamble
• Shkreli, Vyera Rip FTC Sanction Bid Over Alleged Phone Wipe
• Midcase Appeal In Opioid Bellwether Not Needed, Tribe Says
• 4 Ways Biden Is Making Headway On Chemical Oversight
• NY Property Exec Pleads Guilty For Asbestos Releases
• Med. Records Don't Tell The Whole Story, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Cantey Hanger Brings Aboard 3 Litigation Attys
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• Bad Burger Case Serves Up New Civil Mistrial Rule In Mass.
• Industry Tells 9th Circ. No Cancer Warning For Glyphosate
• Dove 'Stain Defense' Lets Them See You Sweat, Suit Says
• Ga. Justices Urged To End 'Unconstitutional' Jurisdiction Rule
• PG&E Creditors' Challenge To Ch. 11 Interest Rate Ruling Fails
• French Press Maker Reaches Deal In Suit Over Burned Child
• EPA Asks 9th Circ. To Remand Part Of Weedkiller Review
• Trade Groups Urge Justices To Review $600M NY Opioid Tax
• Diamond Pet Foods Can't Outrun Toxic Ingredients Suit
• Judge Initially OKs 53 Firms' Fee Plan In GM Ignition MDL
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• Purdue Says It May Have To Push Back Ch. 11 Schedule
• Feds Still Can't Dodge Chevron Unit's Mine Cleanup Suit
• Pandemic-Era Jury Trial Innovations May Be Here To Stay
• Paper Mill Co-Owned By Robert Kraft Sued Over Air Pollution
• French Court Orders Damages For Breast Implant Victims
• Judge Raises Litigation Risks, Doubts In $2B Roundup Deal
• Copeland Corp. Can't Upend $26.6M Verdict In Asbestos Suit
• Sens. Pitch Bill To Regulate CBD Products In Food And Drink
• What Attorneys Should Know About State MDLs
• Hagens Berman Suffers Privilege Defeat In Thalidomide Row
• Prepare Now For New PFAS Regulations In Calif.
• Instant Brands Hit With Sanctions Over Discovery Failures
• FTC Wants Shkreli Sanctioned For Allegedly Wiping Phone
• US Chamber Backs Walmart In 5th Circ. Opioid Challenge
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Vagina-Scented Candle Allegedly Explodes
• Inside The Dispute Over $2B Deal For Future Roundup Claims
• Objectors Target Atty Fees In $17.5M Firefighting Foam Deal
• CBD Labeling Suit Doesn't Need To Wait On FDA Guidance
• Opening Args In NY Opioid Trial Set For End Of June
• 10th Circ. Affirms Remington's Victory In Misfire Suit
• $8M Asbestos Win Stands In Secondhand Exposure Death Suit
• 8th Circ. Shoots Down Suit Over Deodorant 'Pink Tax'
• Counties' Suit Against VW Could Complicate Emissions Regs
• Aggregating Claimant And Case Data In Mass Torts
• Puerto Rico Ports Say Norwegian Can't Shake $9M Crash Suit
• Groups Say EPA Must Reexamine Legacy Asbestos Risks
• Tort Claimants Can't Alter Committee Makeup In Cyprus Ch. 11
• Judge Fletcher Makes Way For 4th Biden Vacancy On 9th Circ.
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• VW Says Drivers' Porsche Emissions Cheat Suit An Overreach
• Blue Diamond's $2.6M Deal Over Vanilla Gets Court's OK
• High Court Inches Toward Resolving Climate Suits
• Law360's Tort Report: Suit Over Chris Cornell's Suicide Settles
• Apple Can't Break Up Class Suing Over Refurbished IPhones
• Novartis Can't Claw Back Atty Email In Terbutaline Drug Suit
• Imerys Seeks Permission To Pursue Ch. 11 Acquisitions
• FTC Continues Crackdown On CBD Sellers' Cure-All Claims
• High Court Won't Hear $70M Risperdal Verdict Challenge
• Justices Say 4th Circ. Review In Climate Suit Was Too Narrow
• 9th Circ. Won't Wipe Out $25M Roundup Verdict
• 'Inconsistent' CWA Claim Axed From NM's Gold King Mine Suit
• 9th Circ. Says EPA Must Revisit Lead-Related Standards
• EPA Wants Do-Over On Methylene Chloride Risk Evaluation
• EU Medical Device Regulation May Spur Litigation Uptick
• Lockheed Martin Can't Escape Fla. Contamination Suit
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• Hain Baby Food Heavy Metal Suits Consolidated
• Whistleblower Will Be Deposed In Saint-Gobain PFOA Case
• Indivior Wants Ex-Worker's Retaliation Claims Thrown Out
• Groups Tell 11th Circ. To Flip Roundup Cancer Link Ruling
• EPA Watchdog Says Enforcement Decline Increases Risks
• 4th Circ. Undoes $2.75M Ford Air Bag Wrongful Death Verdict
• LG Exploding Battery Suits Find Likely Path Forward In Ga.
• What Cos. Must Know About New Sesame Allergen Labeling
• San Juan Pilots Group Wants Out Of $9M Port Crash Suit
• Pro Hac Trouble For Dallas Firm Triggers Wave Of Withdrawals
• Attys 'Wasting Time' In Sluggish Opioid Trial: Calif. Judge
• 7th Circ. Denies Rehearing Of Lead Paint Award Reversal
• Ad Agency Wants To Revive Beef With NRA After Ch. 11 Toss
• Challenging Class Cert. When Plaintiffs Missed 'False' Ad
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against Pfizer Over Lipitor
• BMW Germany Can't Duck Emissions Suit, But Bosch Can
• Watchdog Says EPA Issues Jeopardize Pollution Enforcement
• Rosen Law Will Lead Walmart Investor Suit In Delaware
• Biden Pick For EPA Water Chief Sounds Collaborative Tone
• J&J Faults Doctor's Affidavits In Ga. Suits Over Cancer Deaths
• Judge Tosses False Ad Suit Over Topco's Infant Pain Reliever
• House Reps Renew Bipartisan Pipeline Cybersecurity Push
• Purdue's Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing Set For August
• Fears Nachawati Snags Atty To Handle Mass Torts
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• Toyota Can't Duck Claims Soy-Coated Wiring Attracted Rats
• Walmart Wants 5th Circ. To Revive Opioid Suit Against Feds
• Elizabeth Holmes' Mystique Unlikely To Survive Looming Trial
• Judge Says Attys Can Get Fees In Vt. PFOA Settlement Fight
• Cyprus Mines To Depose Candidates For Ch. 11 Claims Rep
• Drivers Win Final OK On $1.3B Hyundai, Kia Engine Flaw Deal
• 26 More Flint Water Victims Object To $641M Settlement
• 3M's Expert Nixed From Earplug MDL Bellwether Case
• Calif. Cities Fight US Supreme Court Review Of Climate Suit
• Texas Pharma Co. Settles Opioid Whistleblower Suit For $2.8M
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• Colonial Hack Sets Stage For Pipeline Cybersecurity Push
• Sinclair Oil Unit Can Pursue Atty Fees In Blast Coverage Battle
• Aqua Pennsylvania Hits Slew Of Chem Cos. With PFAS Suit
• Gov't Can Seek $43M From Taylor Energy For Oil Spill Cleanup
• High-End Hotel Slams Builder's Trial Expert In Nuisance Suit
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• NTSB Says Autopilot Couldn't Be Activated In Tesla Crash
• It's Not 'Groundhog Day,' Court Isn't Bill Murray, Judge Rules
• McCormick Inks $3M Deal In 'Natural' Spices Labeling Suit
• Pharmacies Seek Appeal On Opioid Duties In Tribal Bellwether
• Mining Cos. Settle Toxic Spill Claims With Utah For $5.5M
• LA County Urges 9th Circ. To Preserve Flavored Vape Ban
• Endo Wants Stay Of $2.4B Opioid Baby Trial Pending Appeals
• Merck Sued Over Asthma Drug's Alleged Psychiatric Effects
• Purdue Asks For Another Month's Hold On Opioid Suits
• 10th Circ. Won't Undo Samsung Washer Settlement Over Fees
• Ford 'EcoBoost' Engine Defect Suits Consolidated In Calif.
• Clinics' Stem Cell Treatments Endanger Patients, DOJ Says
• Ex-Theranos CEO Vies To Shield Jury From Wealth, Reportage
• Ford Faces Challenge Of PowerShift Suit Win At 9th Circ.
• Ga. Judges Say GM CEO Can Be Deposed Over Fatal Crash
• Vague Pleading Dooms Hyundai, Kia Engine Defect Suit
• Navajo Nation, NM Urge Sanctioning EPA For Ruining Proof
• The Biden Administration Is Sharpening The TSCA's Sword
• 1st Circ. Hints Insys Execs' Convictions Will Stand
• Pot Co. Can't Sell Nerds Knockoff, Calif. Judge Says
• S.C. Johnson Can't Duck Suit Over 'Plant-Based' Cleaner
• Skin Care Co. Sued Over 'Mineral-Based' Sunscreen Labeling
• Quest Pharmaceuticals Loses In Opioid Liability Coverage Suit
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Massage Oil Class Action
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• Ex-Theranos CEO Blasts Government's Expert Witness Plan
• Opioid Crisis Is In Hospital's Front Yard, Doctor Testifies
• 11th Circ. Urged To Reverse Roundup Failure-To-Warn Ruling
• Full 5th Circ. Redo Sought In Sanofi Chemo Hair Loss Suit
• Allergan Can't Escape NJ Defective Breast Implant Claims
• Ill. Judge Questions Infant Pain Reliever False Ad Claims
• W.Va. Consumer Law Changes Offer Help For Finance Cos.
• Keep Junk Science Away From Juries
• Peloton Launches Recall Of Treadmills After Child's Death
• Ex-Theranos CEO's Defense Emerges In Pre-Trial Battle
• 'Gateway Effect' Is Instant Flashpoint In Opioid MDL's 1st Trial
• Insurers Burn Cookware Co.'s Coverage Bid In Frying Pan Suit
• Wash. State Pot Regulator Clarifies Delta-8-THC Warning
• 4th Circ. Says Va. County Opioid Claims Belong In Fed. Court
• The Purposeful Availment Test After Ford
• Pre-Scandal VW Car Owners Prod 9th Circ. On Damages Fight
• Mining Co. Beats Feds' Toxic Spill Claims, For Now
• Riddell Says No Evidence Helmet Caused Player's Suicide
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• Corteva Wants Pesticide Use Allowed During EPA Review
• 9th Circ. Declines To Review Impossible's Fake Meat Colorant
• McKesson Wants Quick Win In Opioid Suit Coverage Battle
• Opioid Reps Taught To Ease Doctors' Doubts, Witness Says
• Skittles Maker Claims Hemp Co. Violated Its Trademark
• Sanofi Misled Buyers About Pain Relief Patches, Suit Says
• More Suits Allege Herbicide Paraquat Causes Parkinson's
• EPA Kicks Off Effort To Reduce Hydrofluorocarbon Use
• Mass. Court Doubts 1998 Deal Bars $11M Philip Morris Verdict
• Feds Want Harsher Prison Terms In Meningitis Outbreak Case
• At W.Va. Opioid Trial, Drug Cos. Battle 'Occam's Razor'