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Product Liability - May, 2022

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• 5th Circ. Puts Entergy Power Grid Suit In State Court
• Biz Groups Say Calif. Climate Suit Ruling Must Be Undone
• Kroger Can't Snuff Out False Ad Suit Over 'Smoked' Gouda
• Home Depot Can't Nix Claims That Router Severed Thumb
• Paper Cos. Fight Bid To Restart 6th Circ. Superfund Row
• Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Opioid Judge Raiding Settlements For Atty Fees, 6th Circ. Told
• Texas High Court To Weigh In On Cotton Crop Pesticide Fight
• 5th Circ. Says Jury Must Decide Oil Spill Cleanup Costs Fight
• 9th Circ. Partly Revives Fiat Chrysler Lifetime Warranty Spat
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Avenatti's Fox News Suit Heats Up June
• Justices Should Give Feds' Roundup Amicus Little Weight
• Twitter's $150M Privacy Fine Shows Cost Of Misleading Users
• Judge Approves $230M Calif. Oil Spill Deal
• FDA Sends Warning Letters To Cos. Selling CBD Animal Drugs
• Teva And Cephalon's Marketing Ignored Plea Deal, Judge Told
• Ex-Theranos Exec's Fraud Trial Delayed Until June 7
• Drink Co. Touted Health Claims To Skirt Calif. Fees, Jury Told
• NY Ruling Seen As Big Step Toward Gun Industry Reckoning
• Cardinal Investors Reach $124M Settlement In Opioid Suit
• Fla. Regulator Wants Access To VW Emissions Software
• Void Insurance Buyers May Seek Premiums, Del. Court Says
• ABA Isn't Giving Up On Diversity Efforts By Ending CLE Rule
• Suits Over Rats At Family Dollar Belong In Tenn., Panel Told
• For Texas Mass Shooting Victims, Civil Claims Won't Be Easy
• Conn. Says Precedent Is Building For Climate Suit Remand
• UN Plastics Resolution Means A New Chapter In Enviro Policy
• Groups Tell 9th Circ. EPA-Approved Herbicide Kills
• Monsanto Knew Of PCBs' Dangers, Jury Hears In Latest Trial
• Walmart Can't Escape Suit Over Crash That Killed Girl Scouts
• Arnold & Porter Stuck In Sanctions Scuffle Despite Endo's Exit
• SF Opioid Judge Is Told Cos. Put Profits First In Marketing
• Witness Travel 'Not My Problem,' Judge Tells Drink Co. Attys
• Chevron Must Cover Kinder Morgan Unit In Asbestos Suit
• FDA Found 'Egregious' Conditions At Abbott Baby Food Plant
• Smuckers Sued Over Jif Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
• Mass. AG Sues 3M, Other Chemical Cos. Over PFAS Pollution
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Travel
• Lateral Candidate Screening Steps To Prevent Bad Behavior
• Red States Say Calif. Climate Decisions Could Cause 'Chaos'
• Fed. Judge Tosses Gun Industry Suit Over NY Liability Law
• P&G Can't Move Smart Toothbrush BIPA Suit Out of Illinois
• Teva, Allergan Strike $161M Deal With W.Va. AG In Opioid Case
• Ex-Anda Chief OK'd Unlimited Opioid Supplies, Judge Hears
• Judge Slashes $55M Jury Verdict In 3M Earplug Bellwether
• FTC Launches Inquiry Into Infant Formula Shortage
• Hill's Dog Food MDL Judge Tosses German Buyer's Suit
• Ill. Cookie Buyers Defend Walmart Mint Fudge False Ad Suit
• Berkshire Hathaway Co. Sued Over Fires, Faulty Wiring In RVs
• Justices Urged Not To Review $87M Monsanto Roundup Loss
• Kellogg Beats False Ad Suit Over Strawberry Pop-Tarts
• Committee Pros Approved In J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Case
• 2nd Circ. Backs Stock Suit Over SEC Probe Into Tobacco Co.
• A Look At The Legal Profession Since Murder Of George Floyd
• Week In Bankruptcy: Dioceses Settle; Wind-Downs Reined In?
• Ford Inks $19.2M Deal To End States' False Ad Claims
• Exhaust Fan Seller Defeats Insurer's Hotel Fire Liability Suit
• Dairy Co. Wants Moms' Tainted Milk Class Action Tossed
• Exxon Must Face Climate Suit, Mass. Top Court Rules
• Joint Juice Is 'Snake Oil,' Not Health Aid, Jurors Hear
• 1st Circ. Keeps Rhode Island Climate Suit In State Court
• DEA Draws Judge's Ire In Calif. Opioid Trial
• SoCal Oil Spill Claim Attys Jockey To See Who's Up First
• Judge Skeptically Probes Fate Of FDA's Cigar Regulation
• Mallinckrodt Calls Shareholder Ch. 11 Stay Bid Untimely
• Monsanto Urges High Court To Take Up $25M Roundup Verdict
• Candy Co. Once Again Takes Aim At Cannabis Knockoffs
• NY Ruling Correctly Deems Legal Finance Docs Irrelevant
• Avanir Hit With Suit Over Alleged Nuedexta Kickback Scheme
• McCarter & English Enters Midwest With New Indiana Office
• The Case Runner: Girardi Pal's Scandals Go Beyond Lion Air
• Hemp Co. Says Competitor Swiped Trademarked 'Jars' Logo
• Marshall Dennehey Boosts Casualty Department In Central Pa.
• Hawaii Local Gov'ts Say Climate Suit Can't Go To Fed. Court
• Rawle & Henderson Hires Product Liability Litigator In Philly
• Balwani Trial Goes On, Despite Juror's Positive COVID-19 Test
• 9th Circ. Says Delta-8 Vapes Are Federally Lawful In TM Case
• 3M Hit With $77.5M Verdict In Final Bellwether Earplug Trial
• FDA Won't Totally Ban Phthalates From Food Packaging
• 6th Circ. Says Gov't Contractor Can't Dodge $3B Coal Ash Suit
• Fed. Circ. Says Child Due Compensation For Vaccine Injuries
• Holmes' Sealed Docs Might Sway Balwani Jury, Judge Says
• SF Fire Dept. Treats 7 Opioid Overdoses Daily, Judge Told
• Del. Judge Dumps Suit Targeting DuPont Spinoff's Enviro Bills
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Apple Laptop Screen Defect Suit
• Ill. Court Reverses J&J Contempt In Talc Cancer Case
• FDA Head Pressed On Infant Formula Shortage, Abbott Plant
• FDA Defeats Ban On Warning Of Veterinary Pharmacy's Drugs
• Feds Ink $27.7M Deal For Waste Cleanup At Ohio Landfill
• Apple Says Cert. Bid In False Ad Suit Lacks Commonality
• Toyota's $20M Deal In Prius Stalling Defect Suit Gets Early OK
• Flint Engineers Lose 'Arguably Frivolous' Mistrial Bid
• Valisure Can't Get Fees For Quashed Subpoena In Zantac MDL
• 11th Circ. Ban On Service Awards May Inhibit Class Actions
• Ohio Atty Hit With $250K Sanction Over Sue-And-Withdrawals
• Overcommunicate With Your Summer Associates This Year
• Attys Try Again To Beat BP Spill Relief Malpractice Claims
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Construction Partner In Las Vegas
• Biden Takes Steps To Put More Baby Formula On US Shelves
• Balwani Shut Down $96M Investor's Due Diligence, Jury Told
• Many SF Walgreens Opioid Scripts Had Red Flags, Judge Told
• Hemp Biz Group Urges FDA Action On CBD After New Study
• Navajo Farmers Seek 10th Circ. Redo In Gold King Mine Suit
• Water Contamination Suit Against Northrop Tossed, For Now
• Mallinckrodt Noteholders Say They're Owed $94M For Default
• Biz Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Void Ford Mustang Defect Class
• Sustainable Salmon Suit Survives Aldi's Dismissal Bid
• 11th Circ. Asks NY Court For Guidance On Settlement Suit
• Purdue Ch. 11 Bonus Plan Gets Court OK, CEO's Delayed
• Energy Cos. Press 9th Circ. To Rethink Climate Suit Remand
• Docs Urge 1st Circ. To Revive J&J Hip Replacement FCA Suit
• What FDA Warning Letters Signal About Delta-8 Enforcement
• Nev. Case Highlights Settlement Authority Dilemmas For Cos.
• Wendy's, McDonald's Customer Has Beef With Burger Sizes
• Ohio Counties Put On Show In Opioid Damages Trial
• L'Oreal Wants False Ad Suit Over 'Paris' Labels Wiped Out
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue Bonus, PR Pension Appeal
• TV Buyers Push Back On Vizio's Bid To Ax Defective-TV Suit
• ITG Balks At Reynolds' Bid To Shift Fla. Cig Deal Payments
• Delta, LA Homeowners Spar Over Jet Fuel Dump Class Claims
• Vaping Cos. Say FDA Changed Rules On Flavored Products
• Sick Juror Delays Ex-Theranos Exec's Criminal Fraud Trial
• Tort Report: Reddit Tries To Stop Revival Of Child Porn Suit
• Vaping-Linked Lung Issues May Ignite More Diacetyl Litigation
• Hawkins Parnell Adds Ex-Drew Eckl Atty In Atlanta
• 4th Circuit Won't Rethink Baltimore Climate Suit Remand
• Key Rulings And Cases As COVID Claimed 1M American Lives
• Parents Say Apple AirPods' Volume Ruptured Son's Eardrum
• Doctors' Opioid Data Kept From Walgreens Stores, Judge Told
• Abbott, FDA Reach Agreement To Reopen Infant Formula Plant
• Counties Bungled $875M Ask After Opioid Trial, Judge Told
• Finding Uninjured Consumers In Drug Antitrust Class Actions
• High Court Won't Hear 3M's Appeal In Surgical Blanket Case
• Owens-Illinois Asbestos Unit Gets Nod On $610M Ch. 11 Plan
• Plains Agrees To Pay $230M For 2015 Calif. Oil Spill
• Insys Founder Says Looming Opioid Ruling Boosts Appeal
• Walgreens Deal Spurred Quick Theranos Investment, Jury Told
• Pharmaceutical Co. Sued Over Recalled Thyroid Medication
• States Say Purdue CEO Should Answer For Opioid Crisis Role
• Claimant Info To Stay Hidden In Honeywell Asbestos Fight
• Judge Tosses Greenpeace Claims In Walmart Recycling Suit
• GOP States Back 4th Circ. Redo On Baltimore Climate Ruling
• The Fastest Federal Trial Courts: A Look At Virginia, Florida
• 'Measly' Opioid Fine Invites BigLaw Defiance, NY AG Warns
• Walgreens' Priority Was Filling Drug Orders Fast, Judge Told
• TGIF: Why Juries Love To Start The Weekend With A Verdict
• Late Expert Report Won't Free Pella Windows From Defect Suit
• Synthetic Nicotine Industry Could Be Set To Evaporate
• EPA Proposes Tightening Rules Around Confidential Biz Info
• Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
• Gordon & Rees Hires Expert Mesothelioma Litigator In LA
• Conspiracy Caused Insulin Price Spike, Arkansas Says
• Walgreens' Opioid Orders Like A 'Time Bomb,' Judge Told
• W.Va. Opioid Defense Expert Testifies Death Data Are Suspect
• Balwani Invoked Lawyers To Cow Wavering Investor, Jury Told
• Fla. Court Erases $148M Punitive Damages In Smoker's Suit
• En Banc 9th Circ. Won't Rethink LA's Flavored Tobacco Ban
• 9th Circ. Judges See Problem With $500M Slow IPhone Deal
• Lawmakers Say Emergent Destroyed 400M COVID Vaccines
• Industry Backs Enbridge Bid To Trim Wis. Tribe's Line 5 Suit
• Nike Adds Fuel To StockX TM Fight Over Sneaker NFTs
• Courts Must Tackle Lack Of Diversity In Class Counsel
• Feds Settle GMO Salmon Suit Fees Issue With Enviro Groups
• J&J Ch. 11 Talc Claimants Get Nod For 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Confirmation Of 3rd FTC Dem Locks In Ambitious Agenda
• FDA Asks To Nix Ban On Warning Of Animal Pharmacy's Drugs
• Amazon Seeks To Escape Liability For Solar Generator Fire
• Hawkins Parnell Expands Asbestos Practice With New Partner
• Ex-Hawkins Parnell Atty Joins Lewis Brisbois' Toxic Tort Team
• Opioid Jurors Detail Talks As Pharmacy Trial Gets Feisty Start
• 'Catastrophic' SF Opioid Death Toll Like AIDS Era, Judge Told
• Balwani Didn't Void Tests After Feds Flagged Issues, Jury Told
• Feds Ask Justices To Let $25M Monsanto Roundup Verdict Be
• Blanket Gag Orders, Secret Deals Could End With Calif. Bill
• MacBook Buyers Urge 9th Circ. To 'Tweak' 2012 Decision
• Attys Urge 4th Circ. To Revisit W.Va. Law On Drug Case Ads
• Sanitizer Co. Gets OK For Ch. 11 Loan To Destroy Products
• Army Contractor Settles Class Action Over Moldy Housing
• Week In Bankruptcy: Mass Torts Stumble, New Ch. 11 Crop
• How To Efficiently Deploy Your Professional Growth Strategy
• Georgia-Pacific Says 6th Circ. Flubbed $49M Superfund Row
• Genie Hit With $3.3M Verdict In Defective Boom Lift Suit
• Massive Opioid Campaign Duped Docs, Bellwether Judge Told
• 'No Legitimate Basis' For New Opioid Trial, NY AG Insists
• Enbridge Asks To Trim Wis. Tribe's Pipeline Suit
• Nissan Escapes Shattering Sunroof Suit For Good
• Chevron, Chiquita Can't Escape Asbestos Cancer Death Suit
• More Than 20,000 Claims Axed In 3M Earplug MDL
• 3M Must Once Again Face Suit Over Defective Face Mask
• A 6-Step Framework For Legal Industry Professional Growth
• Calif. Bar, Girardi Trustee Reach Deal On Records Handover
• Kraft Beats False Ad Suit Over Bagel Bites Cheese And Sauce
• Explosives Co. Can't Escape Farmers' Montana Wildfire Suit
• Why Contempt May Be Apt Punishment For High Court Leaker
• Pharmacies Face Key Trial Test As Opioid MDL Intrigue Swirls
• Camp Claims Wood Stain Caused Spontaneous Combustion
• Walgreens Says Insurers Must Defend It In Opioid Cases
• 4th Circ. Urged To Rethink Remand Of Baltimore Climate Suit
• Fiat Chrysler Contractor Wants Out Of $3.8M Judgment
• State Farm Counsel Sanctioned In Sherwin-Williams Suit
• Judge Axes Benicar Fee Suit, Says Firm Didn't Overcharge
• Gordon Rees Adds Litigation Partner In New Orleans
• FDA Significantly Curtails J&J's COVID Vaccine Clearance
• Repair Startup Sues McDonald's Soft Serve Unit Contractor
• EPA Floats New Asbestos Reporting Rule
• Walgreens Hid Menthol Risk In Cigarettes, Buyer Says
• Mass. Woman Can't Revive Genzyme Injection Injury Suit
• Insurers Seek Claimants' Names In Asbestos Trust Row
• Improving Defense Case Stories In An Age Of Misinformation
• Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary
• Philip Morris Can't Undo $2.5M Verdict In Engle Death Suit
• Florida And Walgreens End Opioid Trial With $683M Deal
• Balwani Can't Use Giant Spreadsheet In Theranos Defense
• Yakama Nation Seeks Early Win In Wash. Superfund Suit
• Biotech Co. Sued Over Lackluster Cannabis Oil Production
• Expanded Talc Claim Committee Nixed In J&J Unit's Ch. 11
• Feds And Tobacco Cos. Agree On Retail Health Warnings
• Entergy Tells 5th Circ. Power Grid Suit Isn't Fit For State Court
• FDA Warns Cos. They're Illegally Marketing Delta-8 THC Goods
• Asbestos Trust Drops Bid To Hide Claimants' Law Firm Names
• Pot Industry May Soon Face Surge Of Product Liability Suits
• Greens, EPA Alumni Urge Senate To Confirm Blocked Leaders
• Policyholder Gains In Virus Coverage State Trial Court Suits
• IPhone 4 Owners Get $20M Deal With Apple Over Bad Update
• Buyers Seek Class Cert. In J&J 'Oil Free' False Ad Suit
• Pfizer Scientist Didn't OK Theranos Using Logo, Jury Hears
• 10th Circ. Says Farmers' Mine Blowout Suit Is Time-Barred
• EPA Will Assess PVC Toxicity Under New Settlement
• Texas Judge Apologizes To 737 Max Families For Boeing Flub
• Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue On Defense, Becker Goes To Jail
• Insurer Says Yacht's Damage Is Taiwanese Builder's Fault
• Procter & Gamble Sued Over Carcinogen In Deodorant Sprays
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Opioid Claim Coverage
• 3rd Circ. Casts Skeptical Eye On Firm DQ Bid In Maxus Case
• Wash. AG, Distributors Cut $518M Deal Ending Opioid Trial
• 5 Questions That Can Help Law Firms Win RFPs
• Firm Seeks To Toss 'Speculative' Suit From 9/11 Family
• 3M Hit With $2.2M Verdict In Latest Earplug Bellwether Trial
• Yakama Still Can't Back Up CERCLA Claims, Wash. City Says
• Calif. AG's Exxon Probe Ups Ante On Plastics Pollution Suits
• Consumers Say Fitbit Burns Skin, Which Google Won't Admit
• Juul And Altria Can't Cut Most Claims From Teen's Vaping Suit
• Dutch CBD Co. Beats NY False Ad Suit Over THC Content
• Latham Can Drop Sanctioned Russian Bank As Client
• BP Unit Owes More In Smelting Site Cleanup, 9th Circ. Told
• A Guide To Nonverbal Cues As In-Person Jury Trials Resume
• How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans