Product Liability Archive » June, 2022

Product Liability - June, 2022

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• We're Not All Textualists Now, Kagan Warns In Climate Dissent
• SF Says Pharmaceutical Cos. Created City's Opioid Crisis
• Opioid Distributors Headed To 2nd W.Va. Nuisance Trial
• Boeing Requests Bench Trial For 2 Remaining Lion Air Cases
• Justices Tell Courts To Review Gun Control Laws In 4 States
• Juul Buyers Win Cert. For 4 Classes In Vape MDL
• 3rd Circ. OKs Future Talc Claims Rep. In Imerys Ch. 11
• No Stick In Dollar General's Pain Relief Patches, Suit Says
• Suit Blames Meta, Snap's 'Addictive' Platforms In Teen's Death
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Pleads 5th In Flint Trial Appearance
• Monsanto Can't Keep LA's Pollution Suit In Federal Court
• In COVID, Can PREP Act Protection Extend To Patent Suits?
• VW, Audi Say Texas Can't Pick Judges To Mull Emissions Case
• Michigan Pot Company Asks Court To Cancel Competitor's TM
• Ethics Considerations For Attorneys Joining Nonprofit Boards
• NC Panel Told Manufacturer Hid Its Name To Duck Crash Suit
• NJ High Court Restores Union Carbide Asbestos Verdict
• Credit Reporting Agencies Hit With Suit Over Faulty Reports
• Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Bryce Cooper
• High Court Pares Down EPA's Clean Air Act Power
• NY AG Blames Gunmakers For 'Ghost Gun' Violence Crisis
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Claims No Memory On Aspects Of Flint Crisis
• Juul Says Politics Drove FDA Ban, Seeks To Extend Stay
• Williams-Sonoma Seeks To Put Thread-Count Suit To Bed
• Sears Lease Fight Hits High Court, Gulf Coast Plan Approved
• High Court's Opioid Ruling Shows Limits Of CSA's Reach
• VW Gets Green Light For $80M Porsche Emissions Cheat Deal
• What Maine's Recent PFAS Crackdown Means For Companies
• 16 States Ask 1st Circ. To Redo Rhode Island Climate Case
• Del. Poised To Repeal Gun Industry Liability Shield Law
• Rising Star: Simmons Hanly's Holly Nighbert
• Texas AG Investigates Walmart's Opioid Sales Practices
• High Court's CSA Decree Augurs Opioid Upheaval For DOJ
• Flint Jury To Hear From Ex-Gov. After Court Quashes Charges
• Calif. Panel Won't Disqualify Law Firm In Pipe Maker's Fight
• State AGs Press FDA To Cut Toxic Metals In Baby Food
• Veteran Opposes 3M's Gov't Contract Defense In Earplug Suit
• Calif. Court Tosses LG Exploding Battery Suit
• Daikin Can't Take Bid To End PFAS Claims To Ga. Justices
• Ex-Mass. AG Returns To Foley Hoag As AG Practice Co-Chair
• EPA's New PFAS Listings Raise Enforcement, Litigation Risks
• Rising Star: Seeger Weiss' Parvin K. Aminolroaya
• As Opioid Trial Ends, Judge Jokes Of 'Generous' Time Limits
• Opioid Distributors Cut $250M Deal With Holdout Okla. AG
• Ga. Judges Say Dietary Supplement Label Suit Is FDA Issue
• La. Enviro Agency Can't Join Pollution Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Balwani's Trial Features Tears, Tension And Holmes' Shadow
• Meta Says Section 230 Bars Suit Over Girl's Death By Suicide
• PacifiCorp Can't Keep Fire Claims In Federal Court
• Thinking Strategically About The Weekend's Impact On Jurors
• 9th Circ. Keeps Calif. Climate Change Cases In State Courts
• Nautilus' $7M Class Deal Over Treadmill Speeds Gets Final OK
• Ditching Live Testimony For Declarations Is Risky, Attys Say
• Toshiba Defends $500M Hydro Plant Work In Bid To Duck Suit
• McGlinchey Adds Liability, Employment Atty In New Orleans
• Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Phong-Chau G. Nguyen
• High Court Won't Hear $87M Monsanto Roundup Appeal
• Prescriber Intent Matters In Opioid Cases, High Court Rules
• Joint Juice Slams 'Staggering' $141M Ask For False Ad Verdict
• 'Trust Your Eyes,' Feds Urge As Balwani Charges Go To Jury
• Juul Wants Okla. Tribe's Nuisance, Product Safety Claims Cut
• Clif Bar Inks $10.5M Deal To End Sugar False Ad Action
• Subaru, Parts Maker Want Fuel Pump Suit Tossed Again
• Rising Star: Dechert's Jonathan Tam
• Now's The Time To Address Archaic Law School Curricula
• DC Circ. Blocks Enforcement Of FDA's Juul Vape Ban
• 11th Circ. Gives Berkshire Split Ruling In $4M Coverage Case
• Texas Justices Abate VW, Audi Emissions Suits
• Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
• Balwani Rips Feds' 'Incomplete' Case As Trial Nears End
• High Court Ruling Tees Up Tough Gun Control Battle
• 'Absurd' Loophole Keeping Abbott Formula Suits Federal Fails
• Orrick Hires 2 Trial Attys From BakerHostetler
• 5th Circ. Grants En Banc Hearing On ATF's Bump Stock Ban
• When A Nonmanufacturer Is The 'Apparent Manufacturer'
• EPA's Coronavirus Policies Left Superfund Cleanup Gaps
• 23 AGs Call For Congress To Act On 'Copycat' THC Edibles
• Clement Exits Kirkland After Firm Drops Gun Cases
• Drivers Ask 6th Circ. To Revive Ford Truck Fuel Economy MDL
• State Natural Resource Damages Suits: What Cos. Must Know
• Cyprus Mines Wins Ch. 11 Stay Of Actions Against Parent
• Wash. State Troopers Don't Want Ford Interceptor Suit Split Up
• FDA Orders Juul E-Cigs Off Shelves
• Justices Strike Down NY Gun Law, Expand 2nd Amendment
• Lessons From Lawyer Fee-Sharing Agreements Gone Wrong
• Balwani's Atty Tells Jury Romance With Holmes Not A Crime
• 3 Takeaways From EPA's Guidance On PFAS In Drinking Water
• Recycling Co. To Settle PFAS Suit By Funding Water Cleanup
• Insurer Doesn't Want To Cover PPE Maker In PFAS Suits
• Insurer Owed LA Port Operator Defense From City, Judge Says
• Oil Cos. Want 1st Circ. To Rehear Rhode Island Climate Case
• Senate Confirms Boyle As CPSC Commissioner
• LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Highlights Pass-Through Tax Issue
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Bid For Halliburton Docs In German Arbitration
• LG Chem Loses Exploding Battery Jurisdiction Fight in Ohio
• Circuits' Remand Of State Climate Suits May Mean Big Liability
• Bankruptcy Judge Skeptical Of Honeywell's Beef Over Forms
• 1st Amendment May Help Cannabis Cos. Beat TM Claims
• LG Unit Can't Escape Exploding Vape Battery Suit
• Imerys, Cyprus Don't Need To Share Docs With Insurers
• Gorton's Wants Off The Hook For 'Invented' Frozen Fish Suit
• Ga. Justices Say Ford Can't Show Evidence Of Seatbelt Use
• Feds Portray Balwani As Holmes' Partner In Crime In Closings
• FDA Seeks To Cap Cigarettes' Nicotine Content
• Food Cos. Drop Faulty Engine Claims Against Caterpillar
• Judge Approves $45M Roundup False Ad Deal
• Philips Knew Of CPAP Foam Issues In 2015, Device Users Say
• Revlon Case Opens, And LATAM Lands Its Ch. 11 Plan
• Edelson Launches DC Office With Prosecutor Hire
• 8 Steps To Creating A Legal Ops Technology Road Map
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Ex-Trenam Law Attorney In Florida
• High Court Won't Review $25M Monsanto Roundup Verdict
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Will BigLaw Regret Its Hiring Spree As The Economy Softens?
• Bayer Notches 4th Trial Win Over Roundup Weedkiller
• Fed. Circ. Axes Bid For Expanded Agent Orange Act Coverage
• Facebook Accused Of Lifting Patient Data From Hospital Sites
• Coke Seeks Escape From Piña Colada Fanta False Ad Suit
• Teligent's Post-Sale Drug Recall Puts Its Ch. 11 Plan In Doubt
• 9th Circ. Tells EPA To Reevaluate Glyphosate's Cancer Risk
• Unilever Must Face Deceptive 'Gentle' Dove Soap Label Claims
• Coal Co. Faces $1.2M Fine For Not Vacating Mine During Fire
• Tobacco Cos. Want Stay Lifted On $11M Bond In TM Case
• Yale Law Prof Defends Allergan In SF Opioid Trial
• Apple Can't Ax Exploding IPhone 6 Proposed Texas Class Suit
• Pa. Court Halts Recall Of Cannabis Vape Products
• Mich., Wis. Biz Group Backs Bad River Tribe In Line 5 Suit
• Class Objectors Tell 11th Circ. To Ax $40M Sunglasses Deal
• The Importance Of Data And Data Analysis In Litigation
• Why Medical Product Cos. Must Watch Dobbs Decision
• VW Inks $80M Deal To Settle Porsche Emissions Cheat Suit
• Rest Of Ethiopian Boeing Crash Suits To Get Bellwether Trials
• Scientists Say EPA Can Use Chemical Regs To Rein In GHG
• Dogecoin Buyer Accuses Musk Of Fraud In $258B Suit
• Lingering Questions After 9th Circ.'s Delta-8 TM Ruling
• SF Opioid Crisis Not From Allergan's Market Share, Judge Told
• DOT's Autonomous Vehicle Crash Stats Leave Questions
• J&J Keeps Victory Over Defective Mesh Claims At 7th Circ.
• EPA Cuts Acceptable PFAS Levels In New Water Health Rules
• 2 New Defenses To Federal Shareholder Derivative Claims
• CBD Cos. Must Beware COVID Claims Amid Gov't Scrutiny
• Nestle's Gerber Toddler Formula Falls Short, Buyer Says
• Objector Tells 11th Circ. Atty Fees Too High In $8M Class Deal
• Judge Trims CEO's Bonus Pay At His Last Purdue Hearing
• SF Opioid Judge Not 'Sympathetic' To City's Scheduling Issue
• 'Huge Problem': FDA Leaders Fear Collapsing Trust In Agency
• Remand Denial Raises Question In W.Va. Opiate Litigation
• Camera Co. Beats Suit Over Alleged Pentax Defect
• Small Biz Debt Limit Raised, Crypto Exec Can't Ditch Case
• J&J Talc Unit Wants Ch. 11 Claims Estimation Process
• Judge OKs Email Service Of Law Firms In Cyprus Mines Suit
• Steps Companies Can Take To Mitigate Privilege Labeling Risk
• Judge Breyer Pitches Law Chat As SF Opioid Trial Nears End
• Ohio Counties Open To Lowering Opioid Damages Request
• 'Where's The Protein?' Asks Beyond Meat False Ad Suit
• NY AG's Opioid Trial Theory Fatally Flawed, Teva Says
• Cannabis Grower's Faulty Light Suit Stays In Federal Court
• Texas Judge Won't Toss Vineyards' Suit Against Bayer, BASF
• Walmart Wipes Out Class Claims Over 'Hypoallergenic' Labels
• Aviation Watch: Why Boeing Pilot's Indictment Was Misguided
• W.Va. Enviro Dept. Says Opposing Attys Are Suing Own Client
• Hemp Equipment Co. Fights Bid To Ditch Counterclaims
• High Court Keeps Unsafe Military Housing Suits In State Court
• Justices Spurn Insys Exec's Appeal In Landmark Opioid Case
• Opioid Judge Disavows 'Unfair' Atty Fees But Still Draws Fire
• Bayer Notches 3rd Roundup Trial Win With Missouri Verdict
• Balwani Can't Get Jury Edge Over Lost Theranos Database
• DC Circ. Upholds FDA's Unpasteurized Butter Ban
• What Litigation Funding Disclosure In Delaware May Look Like
• Many State Classes Dropped From Ill. Mattress Fiber Suit
• State Crackdown On Deceptive Ads For Drug Suits Is Welcome
• 3M Earplug MDL Sent To Mediation To Avoid 'Flooding' Courts
• Pa. Justices To Weigh 'Industry Standard' As Defect Defense
• Balwani Rests After Testimony On Lost Theranos Database
• GM, Bosch Can't Duck Trimmed Chevy Cruze Emissions Suit
• FDA Answers Hair Loss Drug Petition, Group Drops Suit
• Kansas Judge Ends Fiat Chrysler Lifetime Warranty Row
• Genie Wants New Trial In Boom Lift Injury Suit
• Smoker's Sister Asks Fla. Justices To Revive $16M Award
• NJ Sanitizer Maker Cops To Fraud For Fake COVID-19 Claims
• Early Defense Lessons From Surge Of Protein Label Cases
• FDA Medical Device Cyber Guidance Protects Patients, Cos.
• L'Oreal Slips NJ Claims Over Toxic Chemicals In Mascara
• Drug Industry Didn't Create Nation's Opioid Crisis, Judge Told
• Yakama Tribe And Wash. City Square Off In Superfund Suit
• Costlier Loans Clear Mallinckrodt For Ch. 11 Exit Next Week
• Apple Beats Buyers' Faulty Security Flaw Fixes Suit, Again
• Cyprus Sues In Del. Ch. 11 To Block 'Alter Ego' Talc Suits
• Judge Won't Revive BP Spill Fraud Claims Against Attys
• Medtronic Hernia Mesh Suits Transferred To Mass. By JPML
• Joint Juice Hit With $1.49M NY Class False Ad Verdict
• Exxon, Suncor Ask Justices To Review Climate Suit Remand
• DEA Change In Opioid Policy Created Confusion, Judge Hears
• Chrysler To Extend Warranties To End Faulty Engine Claims
• Harvey Weinstein Goes After Fiat Chrysler Over 2019 Crash
• GE Says $28M Turbine Damage Dispute Must Be Arbitrated
• Meta Hit With Suit Over Platforms' Harmful Effect On Youth
• FDA Chafes At Drugmaker's Graphic Design In Promo Piece
• Split Looms Over 9th Circ. Injunctive Relief On False Labeling
• Wis. Judge Blocks Tribal Court Opioid Suit Against McKinsey
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Keeping Grenfell Fire Liability Case In UK
• Consumers Say Coca-Cola Rewards No Longer Pay
• FTC Sues Over Footwear Pain Relief Claims
• States Push DC Circ. On Trump Lead Water Deadlines
• Ex-NFLers Tell 9th Circ. It's Not Too Late For Painkiller Suit
• Ex-Eli Lilly Worker Sues Over 'Serious' Manufacturing Issues
• StockX Defends Authentication Process Amid Nike NFT Suit
• Coke, Pepsi, Others Must Face Calif. Plastic Pollution Lawsuit
• Chrysler Fights Class Cert. Bid In Faulty Head Restraint Suit
• 3rd Juror Sick As Balwani Trial Nears End Without Holmes
• How In-House Legal Leaders Can Drive Corporate Growth
• McKesson Seeks Early Appeal In Opioid Coverage Dispute
• Calif. Bill On Protective Orders Threatens Privacy Norms
• Zoetis Must Face Suit Over Horse's Death From Antibiotics
• Chubb Unit Says Other Insurers Owe $3.3M For Defense Costs
• Target Gets Most 'Oil-Free' Cosmetics Labeling Claims Tossed
• Uvalde Victim's Father Tells Gunmaker To Preserve Evidence
• Wash. High Court Says Drugmakers Need Not Warn Patients
• Migrant Workers Sue Farm Over Exposure To Pesticides
• Attys File $2.5M Fee Bid In J&J MDL Over Tainted Sunscreen
• Family Dollar Rat Infestation Suits Transferred To Tennessee
• Attorneys Should Tread Carefully On Job Counteroffers
• Policy, Not Lawsuits, Is The Best Way To Fight Climate Change
• Walgreens Exec Faces Tough Queries From SF Opioid Judge
• Panel Rejects Opioid MDL Expansion Despite 'Flood Of Cases'
• NY Fisher-Price Buyers Win Issues Cert. In Rock 'N Play MDL
• Fiat To Pay $300M In Criminal Emissions Test Fraud Case
• Calif. Supreme Court Will Guide 9th Circ. On PG&E Liability
• Fed. Circ. Revives Hurricane Harvey Takings Claims
• Fiat Chrysler, Cummins Want Faulty Fuel Pump Suit Slashed
• Cannabis Co. Can't Dodge Suit Over Grow Facility Fire
• Baltimore Sues 'Ghost Gun' Maker Over Handgun Kits
• Beyond Meat's Ingredient Claims Are False, Competitor Claims
• GM Deposition Ruling In Georgia Offers Silver Lining To Execs
• 'Overzealous' Claim Not Enough To Redo Teva NY Opioid Trial
• Justices' Jurisdiction Ruling Could Increase Business Liability
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Time To Get Serious About Data
• Curaleaf Sued Again Over CBD Drops Containing THC
• Not All 'Forever Chemicals' Are Unsafe, McDonald's Argues
• SF Opioid Judge Told Higher Doses Increased Addiction
• Tom Girardi Disbarred By California Supreme Court
• Sidley Not Conflicted, NJ Diocese Ch. 11 Moves Forward
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Navajo Farmers' Gold King Mine Suit
• Trinity's $56M Deal To End Mo. Guardrail Suit Gets Initial OK
• Zydus Defeats 209-Patient Suit Over Heart Pill Marketing
• Ga. Justices To Consider Fate Of Vape Shop's Delta-8 Suit
• Calif. Panel Reverses Zimmer's $7.7M Hip Implant Retrial Loss
• 3M Wants Judge To Undo 'Excessive' $50M Ear Plug Verdict
• Ga. Justices Won't Shield GM CEO From Being Deposed
• Examiner Gets $950K In Fee Cuts In J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11
• Electronics Biz To Pay $8M For NJ, Mass. PCB Contamination
• SF Opioid Judge Irked At Allergan Argument Against Expert