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Product Liability - June, 2021

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• 3 Highlights From NY Opioid Trial's 2nd Day
• Reps Urge DOJ To Deny Sacklers Releases In Purdue Ch. 11
• Fla. Atty's Fiery '1984' Talk Gets $37M Tobacco Verdict Tossed
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive False Ad Claims Over Tainted Pet Food
• Okla. Judge Won't Certify Midcase Appeal In Opioid Bellwether
• Pension Fund Sues BioPharma Board Over COVID Vax Fiasco
• Thermo Fisher's Bad Faith Claim Split From AIG Pollution Row
• Key Opioid Study 'Of Zero Assistance,' Doctor Testifies
• Ohio Justices Say VW Can't Evade Emissions Tampering Suit
• New FDA Yogurt Standard Signals Focus On Nutrition Goals
• Goldberg Segalla Says Fired Partner Never Signed Contract
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• Whole Foods Ducks Vanilla Almond Milk False Ad Suit
• Litigation Over Recyclable Claims Is Bad For Recycling
• Facing 1st Jury, Opioid Attys Turn To Instagram, 'Wizard Of Oz'
• Drug Cos. Share Blame For Opioid Crisis, NY Jury Told
• Amazon Gets 5th Circ. 'Seller' Win After Texas Court Weighs In
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Revive HSBC, JPMorgan Swipe Fee Row
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Amazon Arbitration Clause Ruling
• Girardi Firm May Be Able To Pay Creditors, Erika Girardi Says
• Bus Maker Can't Duck Suit Over Foot Crushed By Bookmobile
• What COVID-19, Social Issues Mean For Pharma Case Juries
• Trader Joe's Gets Vanilla Labeling Suit Sent To California
• EPA's Stance On Roundup Is Shaky, 11th Circ. Told
• La. Parishes Fight Bid To Get Drilling Case To Fed. Court
• J&J Supplier Gets Talc Claims Tossed In Ga. Cancer Suit
• Latham Attorney DQ'd From Upcoming Fluor-Zurich Trial
• Consumers Want In On Monsanto Roundup Suit In Delaware
• Jaguar Offers Warranty, Payments In Timing Chain Deal
• Opioids Were Mission Of 'Mercy' For Doctors, Expert Testifies
• 6th Circ. Says Arbitrator Must Pick SmileDirectClub Suit Venue
• Pa. Woman Too Late To Add 2nd Product To Pelvic Mesh Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Pollution Fight Against Dynegy
• Audi, VW Must Face Trimmed Faulty Engine Suit In NJ
• Discovery Talks 'Abysmally Failed' In VW Suit, Judge Says
• Attys Get $5.5M Fee In Settlement Of Post Cereal Label Suit
• Texas Justices Tell 5th Circ. Amazon Not A 'Seller'
• Juul Reaches $40M Deal With NC Over Teen Vape Marketing
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• 3rd Circ. Asks Pa. Justices To Take Up Device Liability Row
• J&J Strikes $230M Opioid Deal With NY AG, Exits Trial
• Kona Coffee Farmers' Attys Earn $5.6M Fee For $51M Deal
• 3 Pharmacies Cut From NY Opioid Trial, CVS Reaches Deal
• Boeing Board Accused Of Safety Neglect In Chancery 737 Suit
• Dodge Hit With Suit Alleging A Defect In Its Muscle Cars
• Split 9th Circ. Resets VW Bondholder Emissions Fraud Row
• Pharma Co. Sues Insurer For Coverage In Opioid Suits
• Mylan Nabs Partial Win On EpiPen Claims, Still Faces Trial
• Amazon's Ring Can't Arbitrate Minors' Hacking Claims
• PacifiCorp Seeks To Keep Fire Damage Suit In Federal Court
• Erika Girardi Accuses Trustee's Atty Of Harassment
• Hemp Tea Co. Won't Dodge THC Suit On Residency Basis
• How Automakers Can Minimize Cybersecurity Liability
• NJ Attorneys Urged To Avoid Paying For Client Referrals
• Texas Justices Keep Suit Over Conn. Insulation Co. In State
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2021: Midyear Report
• J&J's Appeal Of $29M Talc Verdict Meets Skeptical Judges
• 5 Key Details To Know Before Epic Opioid Trial Starts In NY
• 11th Circ. Backs Pfizer Unit's Win Over False Ad Suit
• Ford Ruling Affirms Basic Principles Of Personal Jurisdiction
• Polaris Can't Duck Claims Seat Paralyzed West Point Cadet
• 238 Deepwater Horizon Suits Tossed For Discovery Violations
• Rising Star: Baum Hedlund's R. Brent Wisner
• 9th Circ. Is Wrong On Consumer Fraud Injunctive Relief Issue
• Girardi Claims Pile Up Ahead Of Bankruptcy Deadline
• Wis. Opioid Settlement Measure Clears State Legislature
• Erika Girardi's Accountant, Atty Targeted In Hunt For $20M
• Court Rules Committee Moves To Stiffen Expert Standard
• Exxon Must Face Mass. AG's Climate Change Suit
• House Clears Bill To Study Crypto And Consumer Protection
• Judge Trims Investors' Claims In Revamped Grenfell Fire Suit
• Cos. Must Consider Electric Vehicles' Unique Risk Profile
• Televangelist Bakker To Pay $156K Over COVID Cure Claim
• Judge Backtracks On Juror Vaccine Mandate In Opioid MDL
• Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Kristen Richer
• Toyota Gas Tank Deal Offers Free Repairs, $1.1M Atty Fees
• Ex-AstraZeneca Rep Wins $2.4M Verdict On Retaliation Claim
• Calif. Judge Rips Monsanto's Atty In $87M Roundup Appeal
• Imerys Talc Says New Ch. 11 Acquisition Plan Lowers Risk
• Neutrogena Sued Over Claims Sunscreen Contains Benzene
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Calif. Bill Would End Damages Injustice For Dead Plaintiffs
• Vaccine Mandate May Skew Opioid MDL Jury, Pharmacies Say
• Chinese Drug Co. Chief Must Testify In Tainted Valsartan MDL
• Rising Star: Troutman Pepper's Eric Rumanek
• Ga. Supplement Seller Admits To Selling Unapproved Steroids
• Judge Blasts 'Breathtaking' Atty Fee Bid In Roundup MDL
• EPA's Draft Formaldehyde Assessment Can Stay Private
• Entwistle, Wolf Haldenstein Vie To Rep Emergent Investors
• Mich. Clinic Workers Indicted In Alleged $6.6M Opioid Scheme
• Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Emily Ullman
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• Jury Says Service Member's 3M Earplug Injury Worth $1.7M
• US Chamber Urges Justices To Review NY Opioid Tax Row
• Oil Rig Owner Says It Didn't Agree To Arbitrate Accident Fight
• Judge OKs Honeywell Appeal Of FCA Damages Offset Denial
• Saint-Gobain Fights Whistleblower Deposition In PFOA Case
• How Attorneys Can Reach Claimants In Today's Comms Era
• Bard Hit With $3M Verdict In Vein Filter Suit
• GSK Gets Top Court Assist In MDL Victory 'Roadmap'
• Rising Star: Andrus Wagstaff's David Wool
• Girardi Keese Loaned $20M To Erika Girardi's Biz, Atty Says
• Court Says Liberty Mutual Must Pay Full Asbestos Settlements
• Walmart CEO Faces Opioid MDL Grilling Despite Protest
• Reddit Says Section 230 Shields It From Child Porn Suit
• Ex-Merck Sales Rep Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Kickback Fight
• Biden Admin. Further Delays Lead And Copper Rule
• Telehealth Must Contend With Compounded Medication Regs
• Cosmetics Trade Group Escapes J&J Asbestos-In-Talc MDL
• HHS Chief Faces Call To Fire FDA Brass After Biogen Approval
• Coke Recyclable Bottle Claims Misleading, Consumers Say
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Senate Confirms Biden's EPA Water Office Nominee
• Trader Joe's Dodges Suit Over Vanilla Flavoring
• Girardi's Ex-Clients Go After His Wife In State Malpractice Suit
• NYC Doc Gets Over 4½ Years For Taking Insys Kickbacks
• Insurance Language Lesson From An Opioid Ruling
• Shielding Corporate Execs From Depositions After GM Ruling
• Whole Foods Released From Toxic Baby Food Suit
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• New York Opioid Trial Delayed Again As Jury Selection Lags
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Faegre Drinker Pharma Litigation Vet
• Army Sergeant Is Latest To Sue Supplement Co. Over THC Tea
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Challenges Shot Down
• Drugmakers Can't End Calif. Opioid Trial, Judge Rules
• NFL 'Race Norming' Settlement Expected By End Of Summer
• Watchdog Questions Imerys Talc's Ch. 11 Asset Buy Plans
• Baby Food Contamination Cases Face Class Action Hurdles
• Gerdau Seeks Win In Miami Bridge Collapse Coverage Suit
• Fla. Jury Adds $2M In Punitive Damages Against RJR
• Erika Girardi's Atty Wants Out, Citing 'Breakdown' Of Trust
• Morgan & Morgan Launches Toxic Tort, Enviro Group
• W.Va. State Opioid Claims Will Be Heard By A Jury
• Monsanto To Pay Up To $45M To End Roundup Labeling Suits
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Unilever Vanilla Ice Cream Suit
• Red Lobster's Seafood Sustainability Is Fishy, Suit Says
• Justices Aren't Eager To Skip Ahead On Climate Litigation
• Mallinckrodt Says Ch. 11 Disclosures Have Enough Info
• After Ga. Ruling, Defense Must Aim To Limit Exec Depositions
• Justices Stay Out Of California Cities' Climate Change Suits
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• Insurer Needn't Help Cover $20M Award From Akorn Meds Suit
• Tenn. Appeals Court Won't Halt Endo's $2.4B Opioid Trial
• 3rd Circ. Cuts Oral Arguments On Player's Settlement Denial
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Conn. Pot Bill Gets Special Session
• Meet The Judge Overseeing The 1st Opioid Jury Trial
• Congress Should Step In To Solve The Opioid Crisis
• Hyundai Hit With Class Action Over Genesis 'Defects'
• NJ Judge OKs Subaru Windshield Deal, Wary On Counsel Fee
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• Insys Seeks Ch. 11 Clawback Of $10M In Ex-CEO's Legal Fees
• Calif. Counties Battle Drugmakers' Bid To Nuke Opioid Trial
• Freezer Co. Hit With $15M Verdict Over Destroyed Embryos
• EPA Proposes Collecting PFAS Manufacturing Data
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Sanofi Chemo Hair Loss Suit
• VW Rips Sales Reps' 9th Circ. Bid To Save Lost Income Suit
• RJR Faces Punitive Damages After Verdict In Cigarette Case
• The Future Of Climate Suits After Justices' Baltimore Ruling
• 5 Steps To Successful Mass Tort Management
• Green Groups Split Over EPA's Request To Review Glyphosate
• BP Unit Drops High Court Appeal Of $111M Superfund Case
• 11th Circ. Upholds Fee Award In Chinese Drywall MDL
• Elizabeth Holmes' Privilege Loss 'A Cautionary Tale,' Attys Say
• Kraft Says Chemical In Mac And Cheese Permitted By FDA
• Exxon Seeks Pause Of Conn. Climate Suit Remand
• Ex-VW Execs To Pay €17.8M Over Roles In Emissions Scandal
• Atty Rift Over $30M From Syngenta Deal Sent To Kansas Court
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• MSP Recovery's Opioid Claims Consolidated With Ohio MDL
• Girardi Firm Trustee Can Hire Atty To Chase Wife's Assets
• Aleut Org. Sues Juul For Unequal Impact On Alaska Natives
• Michigan Loses Bid To Keep PFAS Suit Out Of MDL
• JPML Sends Herbicide Liability Litigation To Illinois
• JPML Won't Lump Baby Food Suits Together
• Settlement Ends Dietary Supplement TM Dispute Mid-Trial
• AGs Back Bid To Close Sackler Family's Liability Loophole
• Wet Ones False Ad Suit Over Effectiveness Gets Tossed
• VW Asks 9th Circ. For Say Over Jones Day Docs In FOIA Suit
• Target Hand Sanitizer Doesn't Kill All Germs, Suit Says
• Monsanto Ducks Wrongful Death Claims In Ga. Cancer Suit
• Too Late To Change Hormone Pellet Complaint, Ill. Panel Says
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To FDA Regulation Of E-Cigs
• Calif. Survival Damages Bill Would Cost Cos., Consumers
• How Ad Disputes Between Cos. Fuel Consumer Class Actions
• FDA OKs Biogen Alzheimer's Drug Despite Evidence Issue
• JPML Sends McKinsey Opioid Cases To New MDL
• Monsanto Asks 11th Circ. To Create Roundup Label Precedent
• General Mills Label Deal Rejected Over Collusion Concerns
• Feds Attack Ex-Theranos CEO's 45-Page Juror Questionnaire
• Retailers, Generics Makers Want Out Of Zantac MDL
• NY AG Dodges Removal From Imminent Opioid Trial
• Rapid-American Files Asbestos Trust Ch. 11 Plan
• NFL Asks To Punt Class Cert. In Ex-Players' Painkiller Suit
• Ga. Judge Hints 3M May Dodge Chemical Pollution Suit
• Bee Advocates Urge 9th Circ. To Kill EPA Pesticide Approvals
• Insurer Wants Out Of Blue Bell Investor Listeria Suit
• Opioid Bellwether Trials Against Pharmacies To Be Bifurcated
• FDA Details Drug Security Essentials In 4 Compliance Guides
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Trader Joe's Chicken Labeling Row
• Attys For NJ Nab $2.5M Fee Award For MTBE MDL Deals
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Colo. Eyes New Caps On Pot Sales
• Google Wants Out Of Suit Over Its Gift Card Security System
• Burt's Bees Sued Over Chemicals In 'Natural' Pet Shampoo
• Texas Appeals Court Backs $194M Damages Against Toyota
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Drugmakers Fire Torpedo At 'Centerpiece' Of Calif. Opioid Trial
• Dem Advisory Panel Backs 9 For Fed. Judge, US Atty In Fla.
• Drugmakers Urge Fla. Court To Trim Zantac MDL
• Charlotte's Web Says Keep CBD Suit Paused Amid Legislation
• Ex-Theranos CEO Can't Have Atty Privilege Via Boies Schiller
• Ex-Steelers Allowed To Join Race-Norming Settlement Talks
• Cherokee Tribe Calls McKinsey 'Ringleader' In Opioid Crisis
• Citigroup Says Developer Can't Make It Clean Superfund Site
• Elizabeth Holmes Wants 'Anecdotal' Evidence Blocked In Trial
• Firm Settles AG's Claim It Traded Referrals For Yacht Outing
• Health, Green Groups Push FDA To Ban PFAS
• Exxon Climate Case Sent Back To Connecticut State Court
• Purdue Asks To Extend Opioid Suit Shield To End Of Summer
• Asphalt Maker Strikes Settlement Over Alleged Calif. Pollution
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Pharmacist Says 8 Years Enough For Lab Outbreak Scandal
• Hobby Lobby Wants To Claw Back $7M Over Stolen Artifacts
• Emergent Faces Investor Suit Over Destroyed COVID Vaccines
• 11th Circ. Won't Lift Stem Cell Clinic Ban
• Insurers Push Back On Cyprus Mines' Pick For Claims Rep
• NFL Seeks To End Race-Based Concussion Tests After Outcry
• Costco Vendor's Insurer Says Costco Not Covered For Injury
• Dealerships Seek Sanctions In Hyundai Engine Fraud Suit
• Justices' Guam Ruling May Give New Life To CERCLA Claims
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• EPA Bid To Review Methylene Chloride No Good, Groups Say
• EPA Slams Sanctions Bid In Mine Spill Suit
• Cos. Should Review Insurance Policies For PFAS Coverage
• Shkreli Punished For Secret Phone But Can Deny Conspiracy
• New Lead Atty In Opioid MDL Carries On 'Legacy' Of Hanly
• Sanofi Urges 10th Circ. To Revive EpiPen Antitrust Case
• 9th Circ. Strikes Down $7M Atty Fees In ConAgra Label Deal
• $8.5M Tractor Fluid False Ad Settlement Gets Final OK
• Cleaning Wholesaler Claims Hand Sanitizer Bait And Switch
• Selsun Blue Maker, Buyer Settle Irritating-Shampoo Claims
• Key Ruling Foils GSK Zofran MDL Ahead Of Bellwether
• Roundup Case Shows State Law Can Top Preemption Defense
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• Calif. Doc Can't Force CVS To Fill Opioid Prescriptions
• High Court Won't Hear J&J Challenge To $2.1B Talc Verdict