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Product Liability - February, 2022

243 articles

• Flint Water Engineers Were 'Puzzle Pieces' Of Crisis, Jury Told
• Endo, Arnold & Porter Opioid Discovery Called 'Truly Awful'
• Mylan Inks $264M Deal Ending EpiPen Class Price-Hike Suit
• 3 Jackson Rulings To Know In Product, Personal Injury Cases
• Calif. Judge Sends PacifiCorp Wildfire Suit To State Court
• 4 Ketanji Brown Jackson Decisions Impacting Transportation
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Hemp Oil Co. Loses $1.5M Suit Over Faulty Distillation Unit
• Chubb, Rite Aid Battle Over Scope Of Opioid Defense Ruling
• Smith & Nephew Gets Claims Trimmed In Hip Implant MDL
• Sports Co.'s Faulty Charger Started House Fire, Insurer Claims
• 3rd Circ. Preview: March Roars With Ch. 11, Poaching Spats
• Buyer Says Cheesecake Factory Bread's Looks Are Deceiving
• Bankrupt Stem Cell Biz To Pay $3.65M In Class Settlement
• Bankruptcy Is Optimal Venue For Mass Tort Cases
• Justices Appear Skeptical Of EPA Air Power Fight — For Now
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• DOJ Has Few Allies, Many Foes In High Court Opioid Brawl
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• Clock Still Ticking For Tesla Fatal Crash Suit Over Defect
• EPA Rejects Challenges To Ban On Chlorpyrifos In Food
• Litigator Makes Move From Bartlit Beck To Winston & Strawn
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• What's At Stake In Doctors' Opioid Liability Case In High Court
• Keurig To Pay $10M, Edit K-Cup Labels To End False Ad Row
• ABI Panelists, US Chamber Support Ch. 11 3rd-Party Releases
• Attys Want $27M For Juul, Altria Underage Marketing Suit
• Ga. Judge Finds Atty Fees Must Be Public After $200M Verdict
• J&J, Drug Distributors' $26B Opioid Settlement Is Finalized
• Scouts Mass Tort Shows How Victims Can Be Left Behind
• 6th Circ. Revives $95M Suit Over Kia Crash That Killed 3
• J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Case Allowed To Go Forward
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• DuPont Spinoff Must Face Investors' Enviro Liabilities Suit
• EPA Contractor Can't Shift Blame For Mine Spill, NM Says
• FDA Rips CytoDyn's 'Concerning' COVID Video
• 'As Seen On TV' Co. Ducks Healthvana's Sanitizer TM Row
• Teligent Says Stalled Plan Talks Make Liquidation Best Option
• Epson Says Rival Lies About Projector Brightness On Amazon
• Buyers Sue Family Dollar Over FDA's Rat Infestation Find
• Seed Co. Wants Payback After Ethanol Co. Ditched Neb. Site
• Judge Orders 500 Cases In 3M Earplugs MDL To Prep For Trial
• Costco Artificial Flavoring Is A Lie, Court Told
• New Balance Says It Already Sewed Up 'Made In USA' Claim
• Parsing The Recent Surge In Midwest Food Labeling Litigation
• Cut Fees Won't Save Wesson Oil False-Ad Deal, Judge Says
• Energy Cos. Can't Dodge Climate Claims In Hawaii State Court
• Benihana Sinks Class Cert. Bid In Imitation Crab Suit
• NFL, Concussion Counsel Rebut Race-Norming Concerns
• Ford Beats Truck Fuel Economy MDL For Good
• Trade Org Urges Gov't Action On Hemp-Derived Intoxicants
• What To Know About The Growing PFAS Litigation
• Chancery OKs Record $237.5M Boeing 737 Max Damage Deal
• BMW Can't Toss Drivers' Defective Engine Claims As Too Late
• Tainted Products Force Hand Sanitizer Maker Into Ch. 11
• Walgreens, Drugmakers Can't Get Stay In Opioid Bellwether
• Chevron Beats Claims Over Contaminated Louisiana Land
• Kaiser Gypsum Can't Undo Verdict Over COVID Precautions
• Virgin Galactic Hid Space Rocket Design Flaws, Investor Says
• Bayer Entity To Pay $25M To End NH PCB Contamination Suit
• Maker Of Recalled COVID-19 Tests Accused Of False Labeling
• FDA Urged To Rethink CBD Status In New Trade Org. Petition
• Texas Justices Question Basis For State VW Emissions Suit
• Self-Evaluative Privilege May Protect Internal Investigations
• Sole Fitness, Consumers Get OK Of $3.65M Treadmill Deal
• Kirkland Snags $200K Fees From NY In Opioid Surcharge Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Navistar Class Settlement Opt Out Row
• Jaguar Ditches Remaining Claims In Infotainment Suit
• Justices Reject Ex-Balch Atty, Coal Exec's Bribery Appeal
• L'Oreal's 'Paris' Label Belies Arkansas Origins, Suit Says
• J&J Talc Unit Says Ch. 11 Only Recovery Option For Claimants
• Bad River Tribe Seeks Quick Win In Enbridge Pipeline Suit
• Prenatal Defect Test Maker Hit With Suit Over False Positives
• Buyers Hit Abbott Labs With Baby Food Suit Amid FDA Probe
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• Sacklers Offer Another $1.6B For Purdue Ch. 11 Settlement
• Goldberg Segalla's SF Office Grows, Adds Transportation Pro
• Tesla Seems Poised To Face NJ Fatal Crash Suit Over Defect
• Talc Claimants Say J&J Unit's Ch. 11 Benefits Parent Co. Only
• Facebook Class's $98M Fee Win 'Outrageous,' 9th Circ. Told
• GM Must Face Trimmed Suit Alleging Faulty Touchscreens
• Gov't Oil Demands Justify Climate Suit Removal, 9th Circ. Told
• Feds Open New Tesla Autopilot Probe For 'Phantom Braking'
• Attys From Four Firms Named To Co-Lead Philips CPAP MDL
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• Amid Historic Spending, Congress Should Strengthen FCA
• State Farm Hits Tesla With $1.2M Suit Over Car, Garage Fire
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Military Base Toxic Water Suit
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Motley Rice
• Purdue Gets OK For 2-Week Opioid Suit Freeze Extension
• Endo Urges Opioid Judge's DQ For 'Egregious' Ethics Lapses
• Pfizer Prevails In Proposed Class Action Over Chantix Recall
• Concerns Aired Over Atty's Release In NFL Race-Norming Deal
• '150 Billion Pills' Gaffe Imperils NY AG's Opioid Win Over Teva
• Costco Customer Asks 9th Circ. To Recharge AirPod Ad Row
• Boston Firefighters Say 3M, DuPont Hid PFAS Cancer Risk
• Pepper Spray Maker Can't Beat Wrongful Death Suit
• Nissan Braking System Stops For Nothing, Drivers Say
• Ex-Pharma CEO Wants Landmark Opioid Conviction Tossed
• What Cos. Can Learn From The 2021 FCA Recovery Statistics
• Jones Day Lures Two King & Spalding Litigation Pros
• Cities, Tribes, Schools Fight Toss Of McKinsey Opioid MDL
• Monsanto, BASF Say $75M Dicamba Verdict Misplaced Blame
• Oil Co. Says Starr Must Cover Contaminated Oil Shipment
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Keller Rohrback
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• 4 Takeaways From $73M Remington Deal Over Sandy Hook
• Ch. 11 For J&J Talc Unit Only Wise Choice, Top Lawyer Says
• Wis. Tribe Pushes To Kill Enbridge Pipeline
• Firefighting Foam Distributor Says Insurer Must Pay MDL Bills
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Champion Dog Food False Ad Suit
• Ga. Justices Push Back At GM's Bid To Stop CEO Deposition
• Smith & Wesson Can't Dodge Guard's Faulty-Gun Suit
• EPA Can Revisit Large Farm Emissions Reporting Exemption
• Ind. Steel Mill Reaches Deal Over Lake Michigan Pollution
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• In Close Vote, Senate Confirms Califf To Head FDA
• Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M
• Insurer Ducks $1.7M Payment Over Poor Construction Claims
• Apple Slams Hagens Berman $27.5M Fee Bid In Warranty Row
• Endo Opioid Saga 'Like A John Grisham Movie,' Judge Says
• Public Nuisance Claims Trimmed In Paraquat MDL
• Talc Claimants Argue Bad Faith In J&J Unit's Ch. 11 Trial
• Fiat Chrysler Beats Jeep Transmission Defect Suit
• Mallinckrodt Seeks Last Extension Of Ch. 11 Acthar Suit Pause
• California Court OKs U-Haul's Arbitration Win In Crash Suit
• Expect Aggressive Life Sciences Enforcement In 2022
• All But 2 Claims Trimmed In Pa. Pelvic Mesh Case
• LG Fights Texas Courts' Jurisdiction Over Faulty Battery Suits
• Ford Again Gets Faulty Hybrid Battery Claims Trimmed
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Girard Sharp
• 5 Key Details As Endo Is Rocked Again By Opioid Default
• NFL, Class Attys Pave Way For Race-Norming Deal Approval
• What Happened In Flint: Trial To Pull Back Curtain On Crisis
• FTC Threat Over 'Log4J' Elevates Risk Of Failing To Fix Flaws
• Supply-Side Data Can Help Product Defect Damages Models
• Law Professors Say J&J Talc Ch. 11 Is Shielding Assets
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Faegre Drinker
• Endo Hit With New Default Ruling In Opioid Discovery Debacle
• Wash. Lays Out $38B Opioid Abatement Plan To Trial Judge
• Tribe Says Its Legislators Can't Be Deposed In Pipeline Suit
• Mitsubishi Hit With Class Action Over 'Fluttering' Hoods
• J&J Unit Says Ch. 11 Is Best Response To Talc Suit 'Tsunami'
• 10th Circ. Ruling Bolsters Climate Suit Remand, Conn. Says
• 5th Circ. Grants New Trial Over Sanofi Chemo Drug
• CPSC Sues Pillow Co. Over Product Recall After Two Deaths
• 9th Circ. Puzzled On Origins Of Zurich Defense Dispute
• J&J Can't Be Allowed To Dodge Civil Justice With Bankruptcy
• Court Tosses Insurers' $28M Suit Against GE For No Notice
• 3M Wants High Court Look At Surgical Blanket Expert Ruling
• Coal Co. Can't Escape Black Lung Benefits To Ex-Miner
• Insurer Hits QuikTrip With Negligence Suit Over Fire
• Aldrich Pump Strikes Deal On Coverage From Defunct Insurer
• Blood Filter Co. Can't Withhold Financial Records In Mass Tort
• Feds Hit ND Pipeline Co. With Trespass, Damages Claim
• Red Lobster Looks To Drown Customer's Greenwashing Suit
• NY Judge OKs Canadian Entities' Late Purdue Ch. 11 Appeal
• Medtronic Can't Ditch All Claims In Faulty Pacemaker Suit
• 2 FTC Settlements Guide On Consumer Review Best Practices
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• Cooperator In Meningitis Outbreak Case Gets Time Served
• Opioid Crisis In Wash. State 'Unique,' Judge Told
• 10th Circ. Again Says Climate Suit Belongs In Colo. Court
• Lost Theranos Data 'Paints Picture Of Deception,' Judge Says
• Senators Hear Possible Solutions To 'Texas Two-Step' Issues
• Canadian Entities Seek Late Appeal In Purdue Ch. 11 Case
• Southwest Pilots Union Urges Boeing Max Wage Suit Revival
• Important Product Liability Practice Trends To Watch In 2022
• Boeing Crash Families Bash DOJ For Denying Victim Status
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• Haynes And Boone Hires Norton Rose Litigator In Houston
• Teligent Lender Slams Creditor Group Bid To Claw Back Cash
• 1st Circ. Spots 'Gap' In Cancer-Drug Suit Against Karyopharm
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Hess' $218M Schlumberger Valve Suit
• J&J Drops Bid To Block Reuters Story As Attys Trade Barbs
• Poland Spring's 'Lemon' Water Lacks Twist, Suit Says
• FDA Probing Possible Death Risk Of Lymphoma Drug
• Judge Says 4th Try At Chobani False Ad Suit Can Move Ahead
• Engineering Co. Can't Escape Flint Water Negligence Claim
• NY Judge Recommends No Atty Fees For Evanston Insureds
• Ill. Judge Trims False Ad Suit Over Family Dollar Almonds
• Texas Strikes $225M Deal With Teva Over Opioid Crisis
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2022 Editorial Boards
• $65M New York 'Forever Chemical' Water Suit Gets Final OK
• Flint Residents' Attys Awarded $39.6M As Part Of Water Deal
• Ex-Theranos Exec Seeks To Block Holmes Trial Evidence
• Reuters Says J&J Too Late To Nix Story Over Atty Leak Claim
• China's Expanded Data Clampdown Rankles US Lawyers
• Boat Maker Opposes $60M In Atty Fees After $200M Verdict
• Nike Hits StockX With TM Suit Over Sneaker NFTs
• Texas Justices OK Jurisdictional, Merits Discovery Overlap
• Ex-NECC Execs Seek New Trial After Revived Convictions
• Feds Say J&J Talc Trust Can't Exclude Medicare Claims
• Purdue Asks For New Extension On Opioid Suit Freeze
• McGinnis Lochridge Adds Cantey Hanger Trio In Dallas
• Pharma Co. Can't Escape Most Of Fluoride False Ad Suit
• Philly, Pittsburgh DAs Lose Bid To Stop Opioid Settlement
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Gets Green Light From Del. Court
• J&J Says Talc Plaintiff Attys Fed Confidential Docs To Reuters
• Opioid Trial In Wash. State Briefly Interrupted For Evacuation
• Calif. Judge Unpersuaded To Nix Drugmakers' Opioid Trial Win
• Calif. AG, Perrigo Strike Deal To Reduce Lead In Baby Formula
• New Docs Warrant Arbitration In Oil Rig Accident, Court Told
• Nissan Sued By Drivers Who Say Fluid Tanks Are Too Similar
• Wastewater Plant Seeks Reversal In Oil Spill Cleanup Case
• Scholar Briefs OK'd In J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Dismissal Bid
• Upcoming Rulings Key To Defining PREP Act Protections
• Gunmakers Must Face Mexico Trafficking Suit, States Say
• 11th Circ. Won't Block FDA Regulation Of Tobacco Products
• Asbestos Suit Returns To NJ State Court After Boeing's Exit
• Calif. Survival Law Change Calls For Trial Preference Revamp
• Apple Defeats Consumer Suit Over IPhone Water Resistance
• Drug Distributor Stymied On FDA Topics In Wash. Trial Cross
• COVID App Makers Can't Revive Antitrust Suit Against Apple
• Georgia Public Utility Can't Ax Pollution Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Marriott Developer Says Contractor Liable For $2.8M Damage
• DOI Says It Can Vacate Marathon Unit's Pipeline Right Of Way
• EPA Asks Court To OK $4.1 Deal With Alcoa And Howmet
• 'Irritated' Judge Nearing Verdict On Mass. Car Data Law
• JPML Sends False Ad Suits Over Sleep Device Cleaners To Pa.
• Biden Nominates Michigan District Judge To 6th Circ.
• Ex-Drug Co-Op CEO Convicted In Landmark Opioid Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses $42.5M Verdict In Smoker's Case
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Taxotere Eye Damage Suits Consolidated In Louisiana MDL
• Chemical Powerhouses Can't Shake NJ Pollution Complaints
• Home Depot Insurer Not Liable For $9M Electric Shock Award
• How Rx Drugs Become Illegal Street Sales Murky, Judge Told
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of LG Exploding Battery Cases In Ga.
• EPA Contractors Can't Dodge Mine Spill Suit, Judge Says
• Tesla Ending 'Rolling Stop' Feature In 54,000 Self-Driving Cars
• CPSC Says Fitness Co. Didn't Report Injuries, Will Pay $6.5M
• DOD Will Fight Hawaii Order To Drain Leaking Fuel Tanks
• Engineer Tells Justices Union Pacific Can't Slip Negligence
• Purdue Closing In On New Ch. 11 Deal With Sackler Family
• Husky Oil's $1M Refinery Explosion Settlement Gets Final OK
• What Pa. Procedure Rule Change Means For 'Snap Removals'
• Tribes Reach $590M Opioids Deal With J&J, Distributors