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Product Liability - November, 2021

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• 'God's Tigress': Feds Query Holmes On Balwani 'Love' Texts
• Behind The Scenes With Opioid Attys At Landmark Jury Trial
• Amazon Keeps Win In 3rd-Party Electric Bike Injury Suit
• Samsung Gets Shattered Glass Claims Sent To Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Sends Drug Effect Questions To Ala. High Court
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• Holmes Says Ex-Theranos Exec Controlled And Abused Her
• GM Gets Camaro Starter Defect Suit Trimmed
• J&J's Bankruptcy Move To NJ Cracks Door For Dismissal Bid
• Oreos Fudged Cookie Ad Ingredients, Customer Says
• House Lawmakers Prod FAA Chief For Boeing Oversight Info
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Judging MDLs
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• VW Transmission Class Settlement Gets Go-Ahead
• Hagens Berman Stalling Thalidomide Suits Probe, Clients Say
• CORRECTED: Ex-NFL Players Reveal Alleged Drug System
• Tribes Fight Juul's Dismissal Bid For E-Cigs Suits
• Mass. Builders Ask 1st Circ. To Clip $5.5M Notre Dame Award
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Ruling That Talc Claims Were Late
• Attys Get $3.9M Fee In Settlement Of Kellogg Cereal Label Suit
• Fiat Chrysler Denied Bellwether For Lifetime Warranty Suit
• Convicted Ex-Insys Execs Must Pay $48.3M To Victims
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Teva Attorneys Leave Goodwin Procter For Greenberg Traurig
• Holmes Admits Adding Pfizer Logo To Reports For Walgreens
• Despite Jury Win, Opioid Attys Predict 'A Long Way To Go'
• Ariz. Reaches $14.5M Settlement With Juul Over Youth Vaping
• US Gun Makers Slam Mexico's Suit Over Cartel Violence
• Monsanto Tells Justices $25M Roundup Verdict Must Fall
• Pharmacy Giants Fueled Opioid Crisis, Ohio Jury Finds
• ​​​​​​​Meta Investors Sue Over Alleged Mental Health Concerns
• Holmes Testifies She Thought Theranos Could Do 'Any Test'
• Poppy Seed Stroke Coverage Suit Belongs In NJ, Insurer Says
• DOJ-Walmart Opioid Battle Halted As High Court Reviews CSA
• J&J Talc Claimants Vow To End Unit's 'Bad Faith' Ch. 11 Case
• Insurer Says It's Off The Hook For $32M Kraft Heinz Verdict
• Pesticide Use Targeted In New Senate Farmworker Safety Bill
• Curaleaf Sued Again In Oregon Over THC In CBD Drops
• Shoppers Hit Del Monte With Suit Over Salt In Green Beans
• Navigating The New Wave Of PFAS Regulation And Litigation
• Ga. Women Lob Class Claims At Health Co. Over Mud Product
• Similac Formula Not Comparable To Breast Milk, Suit Says
• Jaguar Escapes Defective Turbocharger Warranty Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Review Kodak Injury Claims From Ch. 11
• Amazon's Ring Urges 9th Circ. To Upend Arbitration Denial
• Acthar Claimants Seek Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 Vote Probe
• John Wood Unit Can't Get $811M Ruling Blocked In Colombia
• Man Gets 1 Year For Selling Weight Loss Drug Sans FDA OK
• Holmes Tells Jurors Some Investors Didn't Want Theranos Info
• Boeing, Southwest Get Limited Stay In 737 Max RICO Suit
• Delta Can't Escape Claims In Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Judge Chides Commerce For 'Policing' False Advertising
• Weber Gallagher Adds 3 Litigation Attys In New York
• Ga. Buyers Get Second Shot At False Ad Claim Against Graco
• Texas Justices Side With ExxonMobil On Explosion Discovery
• Michelin Gets Trial Win In Suit Over Motorcycle Crash
• Fortune Writer Claims Holmes Duped Him As DOJ Wraps Case
• Cannabis Co. Must Face Skittles IP Suit
• Calif. High Court Leaves $87M Roundup Verdict In Place
• Pot Equipment Maker Beats Ex-Partner's $1M 'Hashatron' Suit
• Purdue Cleared To Pay Gov't Groups Over $12M In Ch. 11 Fees
• Fla. Justices Won't Revive Smoker's $5M Punitive Award
• 'Robust' Process Picked Imerys Claims Rep, Trustee Says
• Hand Sanitizer Co. Settles $2.5M Suit Over Disinfectant Order
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Won't Restart Monday
• Taylor English Duma Adds 5 Attys To Fla., Ga. Offices
• Class Cert. Granted In Orthodontic Pacifier False Ad Suit
• Theranos Patient Got Incorrect HIV Test Result, Jury Told
• T-Mobile Says It's Been Blocked From Fixing Own Equipment
• Insurance Suits Over 2017 Calif. Fire Sent Back To State Court
• Feds Escape Liability For Michigan Dam Failure
• COVID 'Devastating' For Opioid Epidemic, Wash. Judge Told
• Recent Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Suits Offer Best Practices
• Ohio Counties Deride Pharmacies' Opioid Mistrial Bid
• Consumer Counsel Gets $115M From EpiPen Settlement
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Nautilus Gets First OK For $7M Deal In Treadmill Motor Suit
• Skadden's Allison Brown On J&J's Talc Trial Win In Mo.
• Firms' Fight Over Roundup Settlement Fees Lands In Court
• Teva, Cooper Cos. Must Face All Claims In Paragard IUD MDL
• Investors Gave Theranos $96M Despite Due Diligence Gaps
• Pharmacies Urge Mistrial In Opioid Case As Jury Deliberates
• VW Must Face Audi Drivers' Claims Over Faulty Engines
• Purdue Claimants Say Ch. 11 Appeals Threaten Recoveries
• Pfizer Must Face Trimmed Robitussin Labeling Suit
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Goldberg Segalla Opens Office In SF With 5 Walsworth Attys
• NC AG Investigating Puff Bar Over Youth E-Cig Sales
• Theranos Investor FOMO Is Due Diligence Lesson, Attys Say
• Mondelez Inks $8M Deal In Suit Over Sugar In Biscuits
• Wash. AG Steals Defense Thunder As $95B Opioid Trial Starts
• Lax Pharmacies Fed Opioid Crisis, Jury Told As Trial Ends
• Theranos Investor Emailed Prosecutors During Trial, Jury Told
• Army Sergeant Wins $13M Damages In 3M Earplug Trial
• Federal Cannabis Reform Turns New Leaf With GOP Bill
• Evanston Says It Shouldn't Pay Policyholders' Atty Fees
• 6th Circ. Backs FDA, Won't Let Co.'s E-Cigs Back On Market
• High Court Won't Hear Breast Implant Suits Against J&J Unit
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• Ill. Court OKs Telecom Co.'s $15M Contract Win Over Tech Co.
• Clinique Labs Can't Escape 'Oil-Free' Skin Care Claims
• Exxon Says High Court Ruling Voids $14M Pollution Award
• Imerys Judge Won't OK Mediation Without Clear Rules
• Blue States, NYC Say Conn. Climate Suit Is State Matter
• GM Asks Ga. High Court To Shield Its CEO From Deposition
• Philips Claims Order A Hurdle To Fixing Sleep Apnea Devices
• Ohio AG Hits Facebook With Fraud Suit Tied To Whistleblower
• Justices Won't Hear VW Post-Sale Emissions Tampering Fight
• 5 Key Details As Drama Surrounds $95B Opioid Trial In Wash.
• Messer Sanctioned For Hiding Evidence In Factory Death Suits
• Saint-Gobain Reaches $34M Deal In Teflon PFOA Case
• Insurers Say Mallinckrodt Sales Strategy Cost Them $320M
• Fed. Law Doesn't Let Railroad Beat Worker's Asbestos Suit
• Bipartisan CFIUS Proposals Lack Cohesive Security Strategy
• Girardi Keese Trustee Swaps Out Attorney Amid Squabbling
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• Coal Plant Neighbors Say Georgia Power Pollutes Community
• J&J's Win In Opioid Health Insurance Class Action Is Affirmed
• LG Wins Another Look At Exploding Battery Suit In NJ
• Biden Taps Ex-FDA Boss Califf To Lead Agency Again
• Cravath, Baker McKenzie-Led J&J Plans Consumer Biz Spinoff
• $626M Flint Water Deal OK'd, $202M Atty Fee Addressed Later
• Theranos Exec Threatened Investor With Litigation, Jury Told
• 11th Circ. Told PREP Act Preempts COVID Death Suit
• Opioid Litigation's Pillar Theory Is Suddenly Showing Cracks
• Boeing, Ethiopian Crash Families Reach Deal On Damages
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• J&J Talc Liability Unit's Ch. 11 Transferred To NJ
• BMX Star Mat Hoffman Says Volvo Defect Caused Brain Injury
• Eon, Sandoz Escape Claims Over Generic Heart Drug
• Exxon Says Mass. AG's Climate Suit Penalizes Free Speech
• NHTSA Awards $24M To Hyundai, Kia Whistleblower
• 3M, DuPont Face PFAS Suit Over Contaminated LA Water
• Haagen-Dazs Maker Looks To Devour Chocolate Fraud Suit
• Erika Girardi, GK Trustee Colluded In 'Shakedown,' Firm Says
• Ex-Theranos Lab Chief Doubted Holmes' 'Implausible' Takes
• COVID Apps Can't Force Action Against Apple, FTC Says
• Ammo Maker Wants To Void $7.5M Metal Warning Jury Verdict
• Freezer Maker Can't Get Redo Of $15M Verdict Over Embryos
• Jaguar Must Face Warranty Claims In Computer Defect Suit
• Purdue Agrees Not To Finalize Ch. 11 Plan Until Appeals Done
• Pepperidge Beats Cracker Buyers' 'Butter' False Ad Claims
• Texas Judge Temporarily Blocks State's Delta-8 Ban
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• Resolving Asbestos Suits Faster In The Pandemic And Beyond
• 9th Circ. Told Hawaii Climate Suits 'Pretending Away' Claims
• Digital Warnings, Safety Info Have Legal Implications For Cos.
• Okla. High Court Overturns J&J's $465M Opioid Defeat
• 11th. Circ. Won't Revive Bacardi Gin Class Suit
• Sanofi, Whistleblower Settle 19-Year Cancer Drug FCA Battle
• High Court Won't Hear Breast Implant Suit Against J&J Unit
• Insurers Claim Mallinckrodt Inflated Acthar Price By $300M
• Treadmill Buyers Want $7M To End Bowflex Motor Suit
• Ye's Yeezy Brand To Pay $950K Over Late Shipping
• Judge Ends THC Tea Suit Against Wellness Co.
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• Priority Of Coverage Lessons From 2nd Circ. Insurance Ruling
• J&J's Ch. 11 Talc Stay Deferred Until Case Venue Is Decided
• 4 BigLaw Players In Elizabeth Holmes' Criminal Fraud Trial
• Boeing Board Inks $238M Deal To End 737 Max Derivative Suit
• Mallinckrodt Cleared On $94M Ch. 11 Bond Penalty
• J&J Unit's Ch. 11 Committee Approved Over Venue Concerns
• Dental Co. Sues Competitor Over Claims Of Effectiveness
• Sierra Club Asks Ga. Appeals Court To Rethink Coal Ash Case
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• US Supreme Court To Hear Ala. 'Pill Mill' Conviction Case
• Coca-Cola Plaintiffs' Decert. Highlights Class Claim Problems
• Cancer Patient Urges High Court To Ignore Monsanto Appeal
• Conn. Insists Exxon Climate Fraud Suit Is A State Matter
• Ex-Rivian Exec Says Electric Car Co. Has 'Toxic Bro Culture'
• Reynolds Responsible For Lung Cancer Death, Fla. Jury Hears
• Holmes Cited Walgreens Deal In Rushing Investors, Jury Told
• Cherokee Nation Bashes Pharmacies' Prescription Data Bid
• Apple Seeks Toss Of COVID App Programmer's Antitrust Suit
• 5 Takeaways From Drugmakers' Win In Calif. Opioid Trial
• Insurer Sues Makers Of Chair, Battery Over $1.4M Store Fire
• Mallinckrodt Can Duck Acthar Royalties In Chapter 11
• Miss. AG Says J&J Using Justices' Time To Delay Talc Trial
• 5th Circ. Probes Duty To Defend In Roofing Co.'s $5M Suit
• Making Arbitration More Efficient Won't Make It More Just
• Faulty Dirt Bike Caused Maryland Tween's Amputated Finger
• Johnson Controls Must Face Toxic Vapor Claims In Chem Suit
• Boies Said Theranos Tech Was Sound, Investors' Atty Testifies
• Judge Ends Lawsuit Over Alleged Mercedes Sunroof Defects
• J&J Unit Says Ch. 11 Stay Extension Needed To Handle Claims
• FAA Chief Updates Senate Panel On Reforms, Boeing 'Reset'
• 5th Circ. Doubts Revival Of $218M Schlumberger Valve Suit
• Erika Girardi Calls Edelson's Fee Agreement 'Illegal'
• Judge Slashes Suit Alleging Hemp Tea Contained THC
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• Justices Appear Open To Curtailing NY Gun Law
• Arbitration, Dismissal Ordered In Ford Faulty Engine Suit
• Ex-Cravath Atty Introduced Rich Clients To Holmes, Jury Told
• Walmart Tells 5th Circ. Its Pharmacists Are Stuck Over Opioids
• Antitrust Group Says Mallinckrodt Plan Lacks Sufficient Votes
• Acura Drivers Seek $4M Deal To End Honda Touch-Screen Suit
• Teligent's Creditors Decry 'Skewed' Bankruptcy Financing
• House Dems Subpoena Oil Giants For Climate Deception Info
• How Hueston Hennigan Notched A Landmark Opioid Trial Win
• Nut Co. Wants Liberty Mutual Poppy Seed Stroke Claims Axed
• Contractor Flipped Workout Machines On Amazon, Suit Says
• SC Asbestos Decision Eases Causation Burden For Plaintiffs
• Calif. Attys Could Get $1.9M In Fees In Audi Brake Suit
• Locke Lord Adds Ex-Saul Ewing Atty To Litigation Team In DC
• Drugmakers Not Liable For Calif. Opioid Crisis, Judge Finds
• Juul Says Schools Should Be 1st MDL Bellwether Trials
• Travelers Says No Defense Owed In Suit Over Spoiled Pies
• Whirlpool, Customers Strike Deal Over Leaky Dishwashers
• J&J, Costco Near Deal In MDL Alleging Tainted Sunscreen
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Rosati's Restaurants Settle Frozen Pizza IP Claims
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Hearing Starts With Valuation Questions
• EPA Plan Changes PFAS Outlook For Companies, Regulators
• Employer, Tire Maker Share $1.2M Verdict In Explosion Suit
• Insurer Off The Hook For Silica Exposure Injury Award
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking