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Product Liability - September, 2021

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• 'What's The Evidence?' Calif. Judge Asks After Big Opioid Trial
• Curaleaf Hit With Suits Over Allegedly THC-Laden CBD
• Coke Wants To Throw Away '100% Recyclable' Dasani Suits
• Trucker Gets $3M In Suit Over Defective Tire Treads
• Cherokee Want Pharmacies In State Court After Opioid Deal
• J&J Sunscreen Carcinogen Suits Doubtful For MDL In NJ
• 2nd Circ. Revives Medtronic Mesh Implant Suit In NY
• Mass., West Pa. Cited As Viable Homes For Philips CPAP MDL
• Aldrich Pump $545M Asbestos Deal Draws Claimant Criticism
• Celgene Ended Theranos Deal Early Over Bad Data, Jury Told
• 7 Key Details As Pharmacy Giants Head To 1st Opioid Trial
• Bills To Cut Drug Prices, Fight Counterfeits Sent To Full House
• Judge Orders Mallinckrodt Trial On Acthar Antitrust Claims
• Chemical Storage Co. Blames Bearings Maker For Texas Fire
• Boeing Case Highlights Risk For Health, Life Sciences Boards
• Vein Filter Victim Calls On Pa. Justices For Tort Law Shake-Up
• Wilson Sonsini Nabs Trial Vet From Akin Gump in LA
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• Missourians Say Northrop Downplayed Toxic Water Pollution
• Ex-Insys Sales Rep Admits Guilt On Day 4 Of Kickbacks Trial
• Truck Co. Navistar Must Face Suit Over EPA Standards Claims
• Holmes Texts Show Investor Cash Poured In As Lab Struggled
• Texas Justices Mull Overlap In Jurisdictional, Merits Discovery
• Public Health Groups Urge FDA To Speed Up E-Cig Reviews
• DC Circ. Hears DEA Should Not Oversee Hemp Manufacturing
• J&J Wins Multiplaintiff Mo. Talc Trial After High Court Setback
• Counties' VW Tampering Claims Not Barred, Feds Tell Justices
• CVS Accused Of Trial-Delaying Flip-Flop In Sanitizer Row
• Private 737 Max Buyers Drop Suit Against Boeing
• Drug Cos. Say DA's Opioid Settlement Objections Are Unripe
• Biden Deals Final Blow To Trump-Era Royalty Valuation Rule
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• Endo Agrees To $7.5M Deal With La. AG Over Opioid Claims
• Police Lose Appellate Bid In Bulletproof Vest Class Action
• Cherokee Nation Inks $75M Opioid Deal With Distributors
• NY Bankruptcy Judge Who Oversaw Purdue Ch. 11 Will Retire
• Couple Lose Bid At 8th Circ. To Revive Bayer Drug Claims
• Prop 65 Judge Out, Slams Bid's 'Aggressive' Privacy Invasion
• 1st Circ. Backs Convictions Of NECC Execs In Meningitis Case
• Sempra, SoCalGas Cut $1.8B Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Deal
• SEC Loses Bid To Share Secret VW Emissions Suit Docs
• Romney, Kaine Press FDA On Delayed E-Cigarette Decisions
• NJ Justices To Hear Widow's Union Carbide Asbestos Case
• McKesson Tells 9th Circ. Opioid FCA Suit Correctly Dropped
• Texas Cops Sue Tesla Over Autopilot Crash At Traffic Stop
• VW To Pay $1.5M To Settle NH, Mont. Tampering Claims
• Insys Manager Asks Full 1st Circ. To Review 'Pill Mill' Guilt
• BASF, Cahill Gordon To Pay $22.5M Atty Fees In Asbestos Suit
• J&J Says Cyprus Can't Intervene In Imerys Coverage Fight
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Checking Out Of An MDL
• Theranos Execs Put PR Over Patients, Ex-Lab Chief Testifies
• California AG Announces Appeal Of Purdue Ch. 11 Plan
• Otis Dodges Insurer's Suit Over Elevator Fall In Skyscraper
• Walgreens Escapes 'Pink Tax' Suit Over Hair Loss Meds
• What Plaintiffs Can Do If J&J Succeeds In Bankruptcy Strategy
• Health Beverage Co. Seeks To Block Rival's Name In IP Suit
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• SC Jury Awards $32M In Kraft Heinz Asbestos Death Suit
• Philadelphia Jury Clears J&J In Talc Cancer Case
• Skechers Gets Sneaker Burn Suit Tossed For Good
• Linda Evangelista Files $50M Suit Over 'Disfiguring' Procedure
• Edelson Nabs Interim Lead In Tech Giant Gambling App MDL
• Monsanto PCBs Contaminated Del. Waterways, AG Suit Says
• Judge Says 3rd Time's The Charm For Cop's Glock Defect Suit
• Big Oil Aims To Pause Remand In Hoboken's Climate Suit
• No 9th Circ. Rehearing In VW Bondholders' Emissions Suit
• Insurer Wants 3M To Pay Up For Warming Device Defense
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds Atty To Expanding Insurance Practice
• Chubb Slams Sweep Of Opioid Defense Order For Rite Aid
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses $10.5M Smoker's Award
• Superfund Tax Would Boost Cleanups At Polluted Sites
• Aldi Freed From False-Ad Claims Over 'Vanilla' Almond Milk
• US Trustee Challenges Constitutionality Of Purdue Releases
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• 6th Circ. Says GE Not Liable For $44M Rail Yard Clean-Up Bill
• Mattis Doubted Theranos 'Transparency,' Holmes Jury Hears
• Police Say Court Erred In Halting Bulletproof Vest Class Action
• Plaintiff Fact Sheets In Mass Tort Discovery: Keys To Success
• Harley-Davidson Inks Deal To End Defective Brake Suit
• Theranos Test Wrongly Suggested Miscarriage, Jury Hears
• Ohio Counties Want Unvaxxed Jurors Out Of Opioid MDL Trial
• Army Housing Contractors Can't Shield Docs In Mold Dispute
• Porsche Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Faulty Software Update
• Insurer Says Faulty Headset Caused Fire At Kansas Wendy's
• Vaping Industry Rips Into FDA After Nearly 1M Products Pulled
• NJ Court Won't Stop J&J's 'Texas Two-Step' In Talc Suits
• Feds Didn't Tell Oil Cos. To Deceive Hawaiians, 9th Circ. Hears
• Ga. High Court Won't Drop Rule On Foreign Co. Jurisdiction
• Honeywell Fights Ch. 11 Asbestos Trust Over $2.3B Liability
• Paragard IUD Maker Wants 'Shotgun' MDL Claims Tossed
• Walmart Beats Greenpeace's Recycling Label Suit, For Now
• J&J May Court Trouble With 'Texas Two-Step' Talc Gambit
• Imerys Ch. 11 Vote Change Challenged By Del. Judge
• Auto Parts Maker Escapes Suit Over Fatal Factory Accident
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• Judge Limits Stanford Doctor's Testimony In Opioid MDL
• Juul, Altria Fight Investors' Class Certification Bid
• Oil Cos. Ask 1st Circ. To Put Climate Fight In Federal Court
• Md. Judge Axes Pabst, Others From $4.8M Superfund Suit
• Holmes Rushed Device Testing For Walgreens Deal, Jury Told
• Endo's Attys In 'Career-Wrecking' Peril As Opioid Woes Grow
• Family of Pilot Killed Fighting Wildfire Sues Helicopter Maker
• DePuy Escapes Implant Suit After Expert Is Limited
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• Judge OKs $2M Preliminary Deal in Indivior Stock Drop Suit
• Hyundai Elevates Assistant GC To Chief Legal Officer
• Ohio Cuts $808M Opioid Distributor Deal Plus $42M Legal Fee
• Ga. Judges Deny LG Chem's Bid To End Faulty Battery Case
• Galena Settles Investors' Revived Opioid Row For $1.6M
• Imerys Tort Claimants Want To Change Ch. 11 Vote To 'Yes'
• Patient Says Removal Of Ethicon Mesh Didn't Tip Her To Injury
• MVP: O'Melveny's Steve Brody
• Pa. AG Says DAs Can't Sue To Stop $26B Opioid Settlement
• US Trustee To Appeal Sackler Releases In Purdue Ch. 11
• David Boies Threatened Theranos Whistleblower, Jury Told
• Mass. AG Deal Can't Save Philip Morris From $10M Punitives
• 8th Circ. Scraps Biker Appeal Over K&N Motorcycle Oil Filters
• NY Judge Preserves Trucker's Fraud Claim Against CBD Co.
• Ford Settles 12 Suits In PowerShift Transmission MDL
• 9th Circ. Ruling Signals Scrutiny Of Class Settlement Fees
• MVP: Morgan & Morgan's James Young
• FERC Shirked Climate Review Of LNG Project, DC Circ. Told
• Holmes Fan's #MeToo Callout To Jurors Draws Judge's Ire
• CDC, FDA Issue Warnings About Delta-8 THC 'Weed Light'
• Local Orgs Tell 4th Circ. Climate Claims Belong In State Court
• 'Red Flag' Expert's Opinion Limited In Opioid MDL
• Mallinckrodt Aims To Push Back Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Until Oct.
• Vermont Latest To Sue Big Oil Over Climate Change
• NHTSA Asks Other Automakers For Aid On Tesla Probe
• Abrams & Bayliss Says Chancery Must Clarify Boeing Ruling
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• MVP: Venable's Craig A. Thompson
• Greenberg Traurig Taps Ex-FDA Atty For Litigation Team
• Alsup Grills PG&E Worker Over Record-Breaking Dixie Fire
• General Mills Buyers Take 2nd Shot At Fruit Snack Settlement
• 28 Deepwater Claimants Hid Workers' Compensation, BP Says
• Insurer Wants Out Of 3 Hand Sanitizer Class Suits
• 8th Circ. Revives ND Tribal Members' Pipeline Challenge
• Cyprus Mines Asks To Join Imerys Ch. 11 J&J Suit
• Judge Doubts 'Pink Tax' Suit Over Walgreens Hair-Loss Meds
• Mallinckrodt Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Understates Revenues
• Balwani's Counsel Can't Reserve Seats To Watch Holmes Trial
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Fiat Chrysler Eyes Bellwether For Lifetime Warranty Spat
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK For $7.1M In Exec Incentives
• Pop Warner Wins 9th Circ. Concussion Case With Girardi Ties
• Firefighter Union Loses Bid To Stop Gear Test Involving PFAS
• MVP: Gibbs Law Group's Amy Zeman
• J&J Says Plaintiff Firms Can't Hide From Talc Media Subpoena
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Pharma Cos. Should Prepare For New Drug-Rebate Scrutiny
• Conagra Must Face Suit Over Cooking Spray Explosion
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Calif. Passes Sweeping Hemp Bill
• J&J Targeted Overweight Women For Talc Sales, Jury Hears
• Mass. COVID Tolling Rule Could Affect Thousands Of Suits
• Insurer Ducks Claims It Destroyed Evidence In Sprinkler Suit
• Rum Blend Only As Old As Its Youngest Component, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink Dumping Of High-Ethanol Fuel Rule
• MVP: Skadden's Allison Brown
• J&J Courted 'Death And Destruction' With Talc, Jury Hears
• Endo Strikes $50M Opioid Deal In NY Amid Trial Tumult
• Elizabeth Holmes' Fraud Trial Delayed Over Virus Concerns
• Allergan Investor Class Certified With New Lead Plaintiff
• Jury Awards Calif. City $48M After Tainted-Water Trial
• Jury Hands CR Bard A Win In Ohio Hernia Mesh Bellwether
• FDA Delays On Juul, Orders Other E-Cigs Off Market
• Unvaccinated Aegerion Rep Can't Delay Prison, Feds Say
• 9th Circ. Backs Class Cert. In Theranos Blood Test Suit
• Rapid-American Wraps 8-Year Ch. 11 With Asbestos Trust
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• Boat Maker Wants Judgment Or New Trial After $200M Verdict
• Mylan Pushes Back Against EpiPen Buyers' Appeal Bid
• Opioid MDL's Tribal Bellwether Paused, Global Deal Possible
• Tobacco Cos. Say Improper Voir Dire Led To $42M Verdict
• Nonprofit Sues FDA Over Unanswered Hair Loss Drug Petition
• Skittles Maker Wants IP Suit Against Cannabis Co. Kept Alive
• Baltimore Tells 4th Circ. Climate Claims Belong In State Court
• Mallinckrodt Pushes Back Ch. 11 Plan Vote After $583M Deal
• Oil Cos. Must Fight Hoboken's Climate Suit In State Court
• What 9th Circ.'s Tinder Ruling Means For Class Settlements
• CPAP Maker Sued Over Recall For Chemical Inhalation Risk
• Insurer Should Defend Opioid Suits, Ohio Court Told
• Holmes' Fraud Trial Openings Draw Crowds, Look-Alikes
• Nissan Drivers Want OK On $277M Transmission Settlement
• Bowling Co. Loses EU Safety Fight Over Pin Machines
• Boeing Board Must Face Safety Neglect Claims In Del. Court
• Fla. Jury Returns $43M Tobacco Verdict Against Philip Morris
• Colgate Exits False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Tom's Products
• Chicago's Discovery Bid A Defective 'Attack,' Endo Says
• CVS Says New Complaint Too Late In Hand Sanitizer Suit
• Sports Supply Co. Can't Dodge Ruling In Dick's Burst Ball Suit
• Advocacy Groups Can't Sue FTC Over Used Car Safety Orders
• How PFAS Action Act Could Complicate Superfund Cleanups
• Online Retailers' Losing Streak Shows Evolving Liability Trend
• 11th Circ. Tosses Insurer's Escape Bid For HVAC Death Suit
• 737 Max Flyers Win Class Cert In Boeing, Southwest RICO Suit
• Mass. Justices OK COVID-19 Deadline Tolling In Injury Case
• 10th Circ. Backs FDA's Salmonella Rule For Pet Food
• Purdue's 'Bitter' Pill For Victim Recoveries Here To Stay
• Bard Denied Early Win In Hernia Mesh Bellwether
• Top Florida Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2021
• BP Says Some Deepwater Suits Not Supported By Diagnoses
• No Excuse To Delay Discovery, Mallinckrodt Claimants Say
• Team Of 3 Firms Seeks To Lead MSG Deal Suits In Chancery
• Newell Unit Hit With $1M Verdict In Defective Heater Trial
• Sandy Hook Families Fight Remington's School Records Bid
• Talc Users Want To Bar J&J's 'Texas Two-Step' Ploy In NJ
• Calif. Jury Empaneled In Trial Of Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes
• Calif. High Court To Mull Releasing State Bar's Girardi Files
• Mich. Residents' Attys Get $3.9M For 3M Water Deal
• Ill. Officer Wins $7.5M For Ammo Maker's Metal Warning Fail
• NY Judge Consolidates Nurture Baby Food Heavy Metal Suits
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• Holmes Trial Jury Pool Narrowed For Final Day Of Selection
• Ex-Drug Distributor CEO Slated For January Opioid Trial
• Ammo Maker Tells Ill. Jury Misjudgments Led To Cop's Injury
• Endo Beats Investors' Opioid Crisis Class Suit, For Now
• VW Inks $42M Deal To Resolve Takata Air Bag MDL
• Law Firms Aim To Sink J&J Subpoenas For Talc Media Info
• Pot Advocates Advise Careful Rollout Of Federal Legalization
• Walmart Is Latest Co. Hit With Baby Food Heavy Metal Suit
• Superfund: The Wrong Tool For PFAS Cleanup Efforts
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• VW Asks Justices To Undo Ohio Emissions Tampering Ruling
• Procter & Gamble Slips 'Natural' Pantene Shampoo Label Suit
• Graco Can't Beat Suit Over Safety Of Car Booster Seats
• Purdue Pharma Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK With Sackler Releases
• Dow Chemical Ropes Northrop Grumman Into Pollution Suit