Product Liability Archive » July, 2021

Product Liability - July, 2021

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• J&J Wins Ill. Talc Cancer Trial Despite Contempt Finding
• Judge Refuses To Delay 3M Bellwether After Plaintiff Switch
• Allegheny County Sues Pa. AG Over $26B Opioid Deal
• Zurich, Gerdau End Fight Over Bridge Collapse Defense Costs
• Cancer Patient Slams J&J's 11th-Hour Bid To Upend Talc Trial
• 5th Circ. Says Boeing Can Shield Some Docs In Max RICO Suit
• McKesson Wants Prescription Data In Cherokee Opioid Case
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Adds 5 New Attys In Houston
• 9th Circ. Honey Label Ruling Reflects 'Common Sense' Shift
• General Mills Beats Part Of Artificial Flavoring Suit
• Taco Bell Patron Says Tainted Nachos Left Her Paralyzed
• Imerys Ch. 11 Tort Group Delays J&J Talc Claim Spinoff Fight
• McKinsey Opioid MDL Has A Need For Speed, Judge Says
• Tesla Inks $1.5M Deal Ending Spat Over Battery Safety Update
• Beverage Maker Celsius Can't Nix Artificial Fruit Flavoring Suit
• 7th Circ. Says It Can't Consider Best Buy TV Warranty Fight
• Novartis Cancer Drug Suits Too Few To Centralize, JPML Told
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Reinsurers In Asbestos Coverage Suits
• 4 Areas EPA Could Expand With House's 23% Budget Boost
• Will You Be Ready If Your Class Action Goes To Trial?
• Insurer Can't Escape Hotel Owner's $20M Burst Pipe Suit
• JPML Urged To Consolidate Weight-Loss Drug Cancer Suits
• Graco Says Buyer's Remorse Can't Justify Booster Seat Class
• Baker Donelson Adds Energy Pro In Houston
• Energy Cos. Expand Arguments For RI Climate Suit Removal
• Bayer To Set Aside Another $4.5B For Future Roundup Claims
• Opioid Distributors Pin Blame On Others As W.Va. Trial Ends
• Endo, Arnold & Porter Accused Of Cover-Up In Opioid MDL
• Amid FTC Row, GOP Reps. Invite Agency Whistleblowing
• McKinsey Says Cherokee Opioid Suit Can't Go To State Court
• House Subcommittee Asks J&J About Talc Bankruptcy Plans
• P&G Seeks To End Crest Charcoal Toothpaste Class Action
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Imerys Seeks Talc Indemnification From Johnson & Johnson
• DuPont Sees Problems But Can't Halt $65M Tainted Water Deal
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Closing MDLs
• Maine Recycling Law Could Spark Wave Of Policies Across US
• 4 Key Details As Opioid Liability Trial Concludes In Calif.
• 'Mountainous' Opioid Shipments Fed Crisis, Judge Told
• 9th Circ. OKs USDA Win In Clash Over Ads To Eat More Beef
• Monsanto Hit With $185M Verdict Over PCB Brain Damage
• Wise Foods Beats Class Action Over Artificially Flavored Chips
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Johnson & Johnson Held In Contempt In Illinois Talc Trial
• Remington Offers To Pay Sandy Hook Victims' Families $33M
• Philips Faces Class Suits Over Recalled CPAP Sleep Devices
• Purdue Pharma Reports Glowing Vote Results For Ch. 11 Plan
• Erika Girardi Claims Atty's Harassment 'Significantly Worse'
• McKinsey Sued For Opioid Effect On W. Virginia Addicts' Kids
• Mall Developer's Asbestos Caused Cancer, Calif. Judge Told
• Norwegian Lodges Emergency Bid To Inspect Ship Crash Site
• Watchdog Says DOD Lagging On PFAS Study, Mitigation
• Massage Oil Co. Drops Indemnity Bid In Class Action Fight
• DOJ Fights Walmart's Opioid Challenge At 5th Circ.
• DuPont, Others Must Face Claims In Indiana Superfund Row
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• Juul Execs, Altria Trim — But Can't Nix — 18 Bellwether Suits
• Opioid Wholesalers, W.Va. Gov'ts Set To Wrap Bellwether
• SEC Settles With Hedge Fund At Center Of NFL Fraud Suit
• Amazon Axes Mandate That Customers Arbitrate Disputes
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Amazon Becomes Pot Lobbyist
• GM Issues Second Recall Over Chevy Bolt Battery Fire Risk
• Builders Appeal $5.5M Award Over Notre Dame London Dorm
• Product Liability Regs, Bills To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2021
• Kia Cleared In $104.5M Seat Belt Defect Trial
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hyundai Sanctioned For 'Shocking' Fraud Suit Spoliation
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 2 Insurance Attys From Reed Smith
• Saint-Gobain, 3M, Honeywell To Pay $65M Over Tainted Water
• DC Circ. Affirms FDA Fees, Premarket Review Of Pipes, Cigars
• CR Bard Nets 2 Wins, 1 Loss In Faulty IVC Filter Suits
• Philly DA Slams Opioid Settlement As A Sellout For City
• PG&E To Spend Over $15B Burying 10K Miles Of Power Lines
• Endo Offers To End Tenn. Opioid Baby Suit For $35M
• Biden Names Victoria Kennedy, Other Attys As Ambassadors
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Despite Fanfare, $26B Opioid Offer Far From Finish Line
• House Again OKs Bill Regulating 'Forever Chemicals' PFAS
• Renter Can't Allege Age Bias Over Targeted Facebook Ads
• 5th Circ. Mulls New Trial Bid In Sanofi Chemo Bellwether
• Reinsurer Tells 2nd Circ. To Uphold Asbestos Coverage Win
• As Girardi Scandal Deepens, Lawmakers And Bar Trade Blame
• 'Right To Repair' Law Puts Car Brands In Lurch, Court Told
• Pharmacist Gets More Prison In Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
• AGs Unveil $26B Global Opioid Deal With J&J, Distributors
• NY Official Tells Jury Public Was Taught To Treat Opioid ODs
• Bayer Gets Failure-To-Warn Claim Cut Ahead Of Roundup Trial
• Opana Sales Calls Didn't Cause Rx Rise, Economist Testifies
• 3rd Circ. Judge Bows Out Of NFL Concussion Deal Fight
• Apple Sees Defective Laptop Display Claims Tossed, For Now
• Technicolor Insurers Dodge Defense Of Taiwan Class Suit
• A Look At Tribal Involvement In Juul Litigation
• NY Urges Justices To Pass On State Opioid Tax Challenge
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Hawaii Climate Suits Belong In Fed. Court, 9th Circ. Told
• Examiner Clears Sacklers Of Influencing Purdue's Board
• Girardi Investigations Fizzled Amid Watchdog's 'Mistakes'
• Gordon & Rees Adds Ex-Burnham Brown Litigator In Calif.
• Shell Will Fight Dutch Court's Emissions Plan Ruling
• Drug Distributors Strike $1.1B Opioid Deal, Exit NY Trial
• J&J, Distributors Set To Unveil Opioid Deals Worth $26B
• House Passes Bills To Tackle Energy Cybersecurity Threats
• US Trustee Flags Sacklers' Release, Atty Fees In Purdue Plan
• FDA-Nixed Language Can Be In Drug Promos, Expert Testifies
• Gag Order Issued On NFL Concussion Race-Norming Talks
• Talc Plaintiffs' Attys Fume At Idea J&J Might Use Ch. 11 Tactic
• Indiana Univ. Can Keep COVID Vax Requirement During Suit
• FDA Q2 Warning Letters Show Agency Enforcement Priorities
• How Girardi Lowered The Bar
• Girardi Warning Signs Slipped Through Legal Loopholes
• Exxon Renews Bid To Keep Colo. Climate Suit In Federal Court
• Insurer Loses Bid To Escape Carbon Monoxide Coverage Suit
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Hacking Suit Against NFL Settlement Firm Sent To Pa.
• Bowman And Brooke Adds Ex-Morgan Lewis Auto Litigator
• Pot Legalization Bill Empowers US Agencies In New Ways
• AstraZeneca's Anemia Drug Sees Setback At FDA Committee
• Bankruptcy Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2021
• 9th Circ. Stings Shoppers In Trader Joe's Honey False Ad Row
• NY Gun Law May Create Opioidlike Litigation For Insurers
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 2
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Manufacturer Must Face NJ Suit Over Asbestos In Air Force
• Ford Defect Didn't Cause Deaths Of Mom, 2 Kids, Jury Finds
• VW Rips Opt-Out Drivers' 9th Circuit Bid For Trial Redo
• Pa. Judge Defends Financial Discovery In Vein Filter Litigation
• Environmental Policy To Watch In 2021: Midyear Report
• Opioid Cos. Defied FDA Promo Limits, Ex-Commissioner Says
• McKesson's 'Abusive Discovery' Is FCA Dismissal Ploy: DOJ
• Litigation Funder Says DQ'd NFL Concussion Firm Owes $30M
• Va. High Court Bars Injury Suits Over Radio Frequency Signals
• 9th Circ. Keeps Methylene Chloride Risk Evaluation For Now
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 1
• Calif. Winemaker Must Face Claims About Grapes' Origin
• Pfizer And EpiPen Consumers Reach $345M Deal
• As State Anti-Vax Laws Pass, Mandate Suits Poised To Evolve
• CPSC Targets Amazon Over Dangerous Third-Party Products
• $10M Tobacco Verdict Tossed Over Atty's Improper Remarks
• Consumers Ask Court To OK Class In Toyota Camry HVAC Suit
• Mich. Suspends Pot Co.'s License, Citing Food Handler Slips
• Sherwin-Williams Deal Should Bar Enviro Claim, NJ Court Told
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• BakerHostetler Snags Ex-McGuireWoods Atty As Leader In LA
• Top Senate Dems Admit Pot Legalization Push A Long Shot
• Consumer Says Nestlé Shorting Buyers On Coffee Creamer
• 3 Takeaways From Senate Dems' Pot Legalization Bill
• DuPont, Others Ink $50M Del. Deal Over 'Forever Chemicals'
• Kraft Heinz $16M Coffee Label Deal Is 'Good To Last Drop'
• NFL Concussion Deal Masters Say Atty Fabricated Evidence
• J&J Win In Asbestos-Talc Case Meets Skeptical Appeals Panel
• Biden Taps Trumka Jr. For CPSC Commissioner Seat
• Opioid Rx Rise Can't Be Pinned Only On Ads, Prof Says
• Doctors Were Engine Of Opioids' Rise, Cos. Tell Jury
• Cherokees Say McKinsey Opioid Suit Shouldn't Head To MDL
• Mich. Gov. Signs Bill To Regulate Delta-8 Cannabis Products
• Chobani Hit With False 'Fair Trade' Ad Class Action
• Consumers Make Push For Trial In Toyota Camry HVAC Suit
• What To Watch As EU Clinical Trial Compliance Changes
• Peloton Buyer's 'Puzzling' Errors Doom NY False Ad Claims
• J&J, Rite Aid, CVS Talc Suit Remanded To NY State Court
• NY Judge Sours On Suit Over Coca-Cola's 'Slightly Sweet' Tea
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Meet JPML's Favorite Judge, Tasked With New Opioid MDL
• Dog Food Co. Still Faces Fraud Claims In Trimmed Class Suit
• Opioid Cos.' Sales Training Misled Doctors, Jury Hears
• EPA Moves To Include PFAS In List Of Water Contaminants
• Pension Fund Wants Rehearing In 9th Circ. VW Emissions Suit
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• Amend Rule 702 To Clarify Expert Witness Standards
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Energy Litigation To Watch In The Second Half Of 2021
• VW Offers Reimbursements To End Faulty Transmission Suit
• Volkswagen To Appeal Ohio Diesel Ruling To Supreme Court
• Shaming Doctors Was Vital To Opioid Adoption, NY Jury Hears
• Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Restructuring Uncertainty To Continue Through 2021
• FDA Head Seeks IG Probe Of Biogen Alzheimer's Drug Talks
• Jury Awards Utica Mutual $10.9M In Asbestos Reinsurance Rift
• J&J Can't Block Deposition Of Media Rep In Talc Cancer Suit
• Bayer, Janssen Duck Louisiana Blue Cross' Xarelto Claims
• NFL Injury Fund Manager Probing If DQ'd Atty Still On Case
• Pa. Cases To Watch In 2021: Midyear Report
• ParkMobile Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• Generics, Retailers Escape Zantac MDL With Preemption
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
• Opioid 'Gremlins' Torment Patients, New York Jury Hears
• Alere Agrees To Pay $38.8M Over Blood Monitoring Device
• Ill. Atty Accused Of Faking Startup Contributions To His Firm
• St. Jude Medical To Pay $27M To End Faulty Heart Device Suit
• Mass. Judge OKs $5.5M Award Over London Dormitory Work
• Mars Wrigley Licks Vanilla Ice Cream False Ad Suits
• Avanos To Pay $22M To Settle Surgical Gown Criminal Charge
• Fla. Justices To Mull Punitive Damages Ratio In Tobacco Case
• Sailor's Asbestos Suit Sunk Again Under New High Court Test
• Evanston May Be On Hook For Property Managers' Defense
• Shell, Gulf Oil Sued Over Climate Threats To Fuel Facilities
• Alzheimer's Drug Getting Label Revision, Biogen Says
• Corrupt Ex-NYC Pain Doc Hammered With 17½ Years In Prison
• 3rd Circ. Questions How To Identify Gas Pipe Owner Class
• How Dutch Shell Carbon Emissions Ruling May Affect US Cos.
• 15 States Sign On To $4.5B Opioid Deal With Purdue
• Calif. Coroners Testify Opioid Death Causes Can Be Unclear
• Midwest Retailer Says Insurers Must Cover Opioid Injury Suits
• NY Opioid Trial Dives Into History On 4th Day
• Theranos Judge Mulls WilmerHale's Role In Losing Key Data
• Ethicon Says Fla. Pelvic Mesh Suit Was Filed Too Late
• Navajo Can't Appeal Gold Mine's Exit From Toxic Spill Suit Yet
• Ga. Justices To Review Snapchat Speed Filter Injury Suit
• Pharmacist Linked To Deadly Outbreak Gets Extra 5 Years
• 3 Tips For Compliance With FTC's New Made In USA Rule
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• Calif. Drivers Object To $1.1M Toyota Fuel Tank Deal In Texas
• The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2021: Midyear Report Part 1
• Tom Girardi Victims OK'd To Go After Erika Girardi For Funds
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• Jeep Troubles Blamed On Nonexistent Defect, Chrysler Says
• DC Circ. Drops World Bank Suit Over Alleged India Pollution
• How Cos. Should Respond To Gov't Requests For PFAS Info
• VW Fights Pre-Scandal Car Owners' 9th Circ. Bid For Damages
• Kroger Settlement Over Breadcrumb Trans Fat Gets Initial OK
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• Georgia's Biggest Appellate Rulings Of 2021 So Far
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Mob Appeals, Labor Fight, 'Cars For Kids'
• Top Transportation Rulings Of 2021: Midyear Report
• Top Bankruptcy Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Rodan & Fields Skirted FDA On Eyelash Product, Insurer Says
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• Fla. Man Fights To Get Experts Admitted In Cancer Cluster Suit
• NY Asbestos Ruling Could Change Insurers' Approach
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• Retailers, Pharmacies Freed From Zantac Personal Injury MDL
• 5th Circ. Says Oil Spill Contractor Immune To Taylor Claims
• Attys Want $3.9M After 3M Mich. Water Deal
• Insurer Seeks Discharge From Texas Hurricane Flooding Suits
• Consumer Contract Terms Offer Cos. Arbitration Alternatives
• Ga. Power Can't End Cancer Suit Over Nuclear Plant Asbestos
• Ad Dispute Process Does Not Boost Class Action Risk
• Consumers Claim Organic Tampons Unravel During Use
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Chinese Drywall Attys Want Redo In 11th Circ. Fee Award
• Robert Kraft-Owned Paper Mill Wants Air Pollution Suit Tossed