Product Liability Archive » February, 2023

Product Liability - February, 2023

274 articles

• 10th Circ. Backs $503M Award Following Syngenta Fee Fight
• J&J Judge Rejects 'Whining' MDL Objection, Attys Get $2.5M
• Bindle Bottles Have High Lead Levels, Class Action Says
• Feds Sue La. Neoprene Factory To Stop Cancerous Emissions
• Abbott Wants 26 People Removed From Infant Formula MDL
• FDA Seeks New Food Deputy Commissioner
• Families Blast 'Dehumanizing' Stance As Opioid Trial Closes
• Tesla Rips 11th Circ. Retrial Bid Over Teens' Deadly Crash
• Unilever Can't Nix TRESemme Shampoo User's Hair Loss Suit
• Tesla Wants Out Of Suit Over Model S Door Defects
• 2 Takeaways From 3rd Circ.'s J&J Bankruptcy Ruling
• Wash. Suits Blaming Big Tech For Kids' Crisis Added To MDL
• FDA Cracks Down On Import Of Tranquilizer Linked To Deaths
• Bimbo Cake Uses False Flavor Labeling, Proposed Class Says
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Gun Co. Says Uvalde Mom Is 'Forum Shopping' To Avoid Toss
• Insys Founder Says Prison Release Could Be 'Life-Saving'
• Toyota Accused Of Hiding Defective A/C Units At Fla. Trial
• Norfolk Southern To Allow More Exam Time At Derailment Site
• GNC 'Total Lean' Snack Bars Too Fatty, Proposed Class Says
• Drug Distributors Not The Cause Of Opioid Harm, Jury Told
• Dow Judge Tells Modesto: Take $16M Or New Punitives Trial
• Consumers Get Class Cert. In Breyer Vanilla Row On 2nd Try
• 8th Circ. Upholds Minn. City's Flavored Vape Ban
• Supreme Court Says La. Pollution Suit Will Stay In State
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
• Justices Won't Hear Pharmacist's Appeal In Deadly Outbreak
• Justices Spurn RJ Reynolds' Fight Over LA's Tobacco Limits
• Elizabeth Holmes Cites Newborn In Ripping Flight Risk Claim
• A Dozen Dem AGs Sue Over FDA's Abortion Drug Regulations
• Feds Want All $25M Of Insys Founder's Money For Restitution
• FDA Plans Slew Of New Tobacco Program Efforts
• F-150 Drivers Can't Add More Models To Class, Judge Says
• Texas High Court To Hear LG Chem Faulty Battery Case
• Norfolk Southern Derailment Sparks Rail Regs Scrutiny
• Monster Wants $167M Added To $293M VPX False Ad Verdict
• Youngstown Couple Sue Norfolk Southern Over Derailment
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• Former New Mexico AG Counsel Joins Nachawati Law
• Litigation, ESG Are Accelerating Shift To Circular Economy
• Energy Group Says Abandoned-Well Suit Could Harm Industry
• Judge Gives Go-Ahead To Porsche Faulty Software Settlement
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Keller Rohrback
• Ex-Pharma CEO Can't Undo Landmark Opioid Conviction
• 737 Max Victims' Families Want 5th Circ. To Undo Boeing Deal
• GM Fights To Reverse $100M Verdict In Engine Defect Case
• Norfolk Southern Derailment Exacerbated By Poor Comms
• Polish Airline Wants 400+ Boeing Documents In Fraud Suit
• Uvalde Mom Asks To Join Other Parents' Claims In Austin
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Dow Corning Implant Settlement Claims
• Adult Flint Residents Urge Judge To Preserve Water Claims
• Bestwall Says J&J Unit's 3rd Circ. Loss Shouldn't End Ch. 11
• Boeing Settles With Two More Crash Victims' Estates
• Train Crew Tried To Stop Before Ohio Derailment, NTSB Says
• Chicago Firm Salvi Schostok Adds Three New Partners
• EQT Can't Nix Its Former Atty From Abandoned Gas Well Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Hires NY Partner From Crowell & Moring
• Tips For Appellate Counsel Working With A Trial Team
• Preparation For EPA Regulation Of PFAS Starts Now
• Norfolk Southern Sued Over Drop In Ohio Property Values
• Oil Cos.' Pollution Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Justices Told
• Kardashian, Other Celebs Push To Cancel Crypto Promo Suit
• Judge Boils Down Moms' Tainted Milk Suit
• FDA Wants Plant-Based 'Milk' To Specify Nutrition Differences
• John Deere Tries To Sink Right-To-Repair Suit
• Health Orgs Tell 6th Circ. $650M Opioid Verdict Must Stand
• In First, FDA Fines E-Cig Cos. Over Unauthorized Products
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• State AGs May Put Investors On The Hook For Co. Bad Acts
• Enforcement Risks Of Carbon Offsets Are Growing
• Case Law, Class Rules Could Derail Ohio Train Disaster Suits
• Colgate Sued Over Bacteria In Fabuloso Cleaning Products
• US Chamber, Legal Groups Favor J&J Talc Ch. 11 Rehearing
• VW Tells Texas Justices Lone Star Emissions Suit Should End
• Abbott Investigated By Feds, SEC, FTC Over Infant Formula
• Cricket Wireless Wants Court To Ax 4G RICO Claims
• Suit Alleging Glass In Smucker's Jam Moved To Federal Court
• Gunmaker Seeks Toss Of Uvalde Family's Suit
• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Pay For Derailment Costs
• Mich. Regulators Suspend Cannabis Co. Over Tainted Goods
• Kia, Hyundai Skimped On Anti-Theft For Profit, Suit Says
• Judge OKs $500M Deal Over IPhone Performance
• Judge OKs All-Clad Cookware Settlement, Adds Fee Caveat
• US Cos. May See More Multiclaimant Actions In UK, EU
• Robitussin 'Naturals' Cough Syrup Mislabeled, Suit Says
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• Enviro Group Can't 'Second-Guess' Mass. Agency, Judge Says
• Insurer Says Defective Fan Caused $3M In Motel Damage
• High Court Won't Review $302M J&J Fine Appeal
• Feds Say Insys Founder's Health Doesn't Merit Early Release
• US Settles With Individual Plaintiffs In Gold King Mine MDL
• Native Corp., Feds Seek Pause On Suit Pending Land Buy
• Walmart Rejects Opioid Liability Over 'Unwitting' Pharmacists
• Apple Wins Trims But Can't Defeat Watch Defect Suit
• Balwani Fights 13-Year Sentence, $900M Restitution
• Attys Seek Out Of Cancer Patient's Monsanto Civil Rights Suit
• Hyundai Wants New Trial After Jury Nixes Damage Award
• Feds Vow To Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable In Derailment
• 5th Circ. Grants En Banc Review Of $14M Exxon Pollution Fine
• NJ School District Sues Social Media Apps Over Mental Health
• Ford Failed To Fix SUVs With Fire Risk, Suit Says
• JAMS Adds Construction Industry Expert To Panel In Florida
• 2 Thompson Coburn Partners Move To Lewis Brisbois In Mo.
• Dairy Farmer Awarded $6.5M Over Grave Tractor Injuries
• Monsanto Hopes To Undo $600M Verdicts In Wash. Appeal
• 7th Circ. Asked To Rethink New Trial For Worker Who Lost Leg
• Insurer Sues Label Maker Manufacturer After Gov't Office Fire
• EPA Floats Stronger Pesticide Rules For Farmworker Safety
• Derailment Exposed Public To WWI-Era Gas, Complaint Says
• Paul Mitchell Broke No-Animal-Test Vow For China, Suit Says
• Whole Foods, Unit Duck Most Of Mac & Cheese Slack-Fill Suit
• Tesla Recalls 363K Vehicles With Full Self-Driving Tech
• Juul Wants 888 Plaintiffs Axed From Marketing MDL Deal
• Columbus Sues Kia, Hyundai Over Auto Thefts
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• Adapting Trial Graphics To All Jurors' New Media Expectations
• Ohio AG Mulls Suing Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment
• Pom Wonderful Maker Sued Over 'Forever Chemicals' In Juice
• LG Microwave Sparked $1M House Fire, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Benicar Atty Fee Award Suit
• Flint Questioned On Funding For Residents' Info Requests
• Sterigenics Argues Breast Cancer Cases Must Be Severed
• No Evidence Hain Baby Food Caused Kid's Autism, Co. Says
• 'Egregious' Opioid Sales Support $650M Verdict, 6th Circ. Told
• Pa. Court Says Asbestos Exposure Evidence Revives Suit
• DOI Enviro Damage Assessment Proposal May Add Flexibility
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• DC Circ. Questions Timeliness Of Pipeline Rule Challenge
• Reporter Sheds Charges Over Ohio Train Derailment Coverage
• Mercedes Sued Over Alleged 'Sunroof Explosions'
• Burned Customer Drops Sanctions Bid Against Starbucks
• 4th Circ. Says Insurer Can't Object To Ch. 11 Asbestos Trust
• Overheated Wheel Bearing May Have Caused Ohio Derailment
• Opioids More Addictive Than Cocaine, Ga. Jury Told
• J&J Talc Unit Seeks 3rd Circ. Rehearing On Ch. 11 Dismissal
• FDA Says Legionnaires' Disease Found On Cruise Ship
• Jury Slams Milk Co-Op With $8.65M Verdict After Ritz Recall
• Muscogee Nation Says Juul Labs Targeted Youth
• Shook Hardy Brings On 3 Partners For Auto Practice
• DOJ Backs Farmers In John Deere Right To Repair Suit
• Ga. Doc Tells 11th Circ. Roundup Claims Not Barred
• CBD Buyers, Maker Fight Over Stay In Mislabeling Suit
• 5 Steps Cos. Can Take Amid Surge In 'Right To Repair' Actions
• Lindt Hid Dark Chocolate Bars' Unsafe Metal Levels, Suit Says
• Bosch Inks $2.4M Deal To Resolve Chevy Emissions Suit
• Napa Valley Hilton Sued Over Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak
• Texas Two-Step Still Worth The Gamble, Ch. 11 Experts Say
• 6th Circ. Upholds Manufacturer's Win In Generator Fire Suit
• Biden Taps Ann Carlson To Lead US Auto Safety Regulator
• Mercedes Vehicles Prone To Subframe Rust, Suit Says
• Cos. Sued Over Tainted Eye Drops Linked To Infection
• J&J Ch. 11 Ruling Highlights 'Texas Two-Step' Skepticism
• K&L Gates Adds Akin Gump Class Action Expert In SF
• Ex-Theranos Exec Balwani Fights Feds' $900M Restitution Bid
• Red And Blue State AGs Join Legal Fight Over Abortion Pill
• Opioid Judge Targets 'Unfortunate' Gaps In Pharmacy Deals
• Meet The Attorneys Suing Amazon Over Suicide Chemical
• Shipping Cos. To Spend $45M To Settle Oil Spill Suit
• Girardi Son-In-Law Pleads Not Guilty In Ill. Client Theft Case
• EpiPen Rebates Help Middlemen, Not Patients, Justices Told
• Harley-Davidson Warranty Claims Centralized To Wisconsin
• 737 Max Victims' Families Can't Scrub DOJ-Boeing Deal
• Calculating The Discount Rate For Natural Resource Damages
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• Ex-Chemical Co. Atty Need Not Testify In Contamination Suit
• Tips To Reduce Confirmation Bias In Jurors, Attys And Clients
• NY Atty Group Can Back Ex-Knicks Star In MSG Suit
• Colgate-Palmolive Hid Risk Of Bacteria In Cleaners, Suit Says
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• Gerber Judge Calls Baby Food False Ad Claim 'Pretty Weird'
• Texas Fights ATF Rule On Pistols With Stabilizing Braces
• Conn. AG Sues Retailers Over Sale Of Delta-8 THC Products
• Class Members Ask Court To Reject PG&E 'Backdoor Deal'
• Mitsubishi 'Fluttering Hoods' Lawsuit Trimmed In Half
• Crisco Owner Says Atty Manufactured Cooking Spray Suit
• Buyers Slam McDonald's Bid To Ax 'Forever Chemicals' Suit
• South Korea Fines German Auto Cos. $33M Over Emissions
• THC False Ad Plaintiffs Oppose Dismissal Conditions
• Class Slams Co.'s Exit Bid In Faulty Extinguisher Suit
• Ex-Girardi CFO Pleads Not Guilty To Aiding Client Theft
• Mercedes Faces Over 330,000 Claims In UK 'Dieselgate' Suits
• J&J Says Carcinogenic Shampoo Claims Should Be Tossed
• LA Homeowners Get Class Cert. In Delta Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
• Mich. Pot Co.'s Water Heater Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Aldi Can't Escape 'Dolphin Safe' Tuna False Ad Suit
• Third Suit Filed Over Ohio Train Derailment, Chemical Leak
• Merck Seeks Dismissal Of NC Gardasil Vax Claims
• Hyundai, Kia Engine Fire Deal Covering 2.1M Cars Wins OK
• Consumers And Insurers Get Class Cert. In Valsartan MDL
• Boeing Gets Polish Airline's 737 Max Contract Suit Trimmed
• Judge Says Kraft MiO Suit Should've Mixed In More Facts
• Wahlburgers Says Mislabeled Pickle Suit Should Be Dropped
• Vitamin Shoppe Hyped Weak Muscle Powder, 1st Circ. Told
• Coca-Cola Beats '100% Natural' Fanta Labeling Suit For Good
• Sale May Tie Fiat Chrysler To Mass. Defect Suit, Court Hints
• NY Atty Group Again Backs Ex-Knicks Star In MSG Suit
• Fridge Maker Says Consumers Haven't Signed Settlement
• 5th Circ. Hears Debate On Police Reports And Defamation
• Zantac Plaintiffs Must File Separate Complaints, Judge Says
• Parents Put Squeeze On Coca-Cola Over 'Healthy' Juice Boxes
• Drug Execs Testify About DEA Compliance In Ga. Opioid Trial
• SEC Can't Force VW To Name Who Knew About Cheat Devices
• RI, Hawaiian Counties Say No Review Needed In Climate Row
• Walmart Fake Fudge Suit Gets Tossed Again
• W.Va. Landowners Fight Energy Co. EQT's Bid To DQ Attys
• EU To Consider Ban On Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'
• Fiat Chrysler Gets Pentastar Engine Class Action Trimmed
• Volvo Escapes Class Action Over Hybrid Car Driving Range
• Bankruptcies Aren't The Real Problem In Mass Tort System
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• NJ Car Rental Co. Sues Insurers Over $1M In Ida Damage
• JPML Sends L'Oreal Hair Relaxer-Cancer Link Suits To Illinois
• Tenn. Woman Says L'Oreal Products Caused Her Cancer
• Marine Traffic Org. Must Face Suit For SoCal Oil Spill
• Experts Hired By Mich. Tribe Wary Of Line 5 Explosion Risk
• Fla. Judge Axes Sanctions In Deadly Tesla Collision Suit
• Starbucks Faces Sanctions Bid In Burn Suit Discovery Row
• Cos. Sued Over Recalled Eyedrops Linked To Outbreak
• Coke Hit With False Ad Suit Over Apple Juice Preservatives
• Girardi Competency Hearing Ordered In LA Wire Fraud Case
• Gov't Wants To Weigh In On 3M 7th Circ. Bankruptcy Appeal
• Ga. Family Reveals Generational Opioid Addiction At Trial
• Ex-Client Says Fla. Law Firm Behind On Malpractice Deal
• EQT Asks For $16M In Ending Faulty Valve Case
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-Greenberg Attys To Trial Team
• Barnes & Thornburg Grows In NJ, Pa. With 5 New Attys
• USDA Floats New Limits On Sodium, Sugar In School Meals
• Vets With Hearing Loss Seek Dismissal Of 3M Bankruptcy
• Opioids Ravaged Ga. Family, Jury Told In Distributor Case
• NJ Transit, County Face Class Action Over Flooding From Ida
• Sig Sauer Wants Defective Pistols Lawsuit Broken Up
• Philip Morris Says Baltimore Litter Rules Usurp Federal Law
• Food Co. Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Pay $19.2M Over Outbreak
• 2 Texas Energy Cos. Win $42M Verdict Over Well Seepage
• Tort Report: Live Nation Can't Exit $60M Suit In Rapper's Death
• Boeing Toxic Air Cabin Suit To Stay in Illinois
• Pending FDA Cosmetics Review Allows Class Action Defense
• Girardi Thefts A Tough Lift For Client Restitution Funds
• Pure Body Naturals Not Really Natural, Suit Says
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• 5th Circ. Strikes Down Domestic Violence Firearms Prohibition
• Boeing Rebuts Claims That DOJ 737 Max Deal Is A 'Charade'
• Milk Co-Op Says Evidence Will 'Poison' Jury In Ritz Brand Suit
• Moms Slam Dismissal Bid In Toxic Baby Food Class Action
• 11th Circ. Affirms Injured Pelvic Mesh Patient's Trial Win
• Chrysler Buyers In Fire-Risk MDL Look To Add New Claims
• DC Circ. Doubts Bank Can Be Sued For '98 Embassy Attacks
• Google Wants Audio Device Privacy Suit Arbitrated
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• Farm Takes Clean Water Act Citizen Suit To High Court
• 3M Unit Bankruptcy Is A Smokescreen, 7th Circ. Told
• Girardi Indictment Sparks Joy, Frustration, Disbelief
• GrayRobinson Continues Hiring Spree With New Food Atty
• WaterWipes Sued Over '100% Biodegradable' Labeling Claims
• Toshiba Can't Kill $500M Hydro Plant Job Contract Breach Suit
• From Star Litigator To Criminal Defendant: A Girardi Timeline
• Eisai Settles Recalled Diet Drug Cancer Claims
• GM Ducks Flex-Fuel Fraud Suit For Now
• 9th Circ. Affirms Cleanup Ruling For Montana Smelter Site
• 3rd Circ. Revives Six Flags Rider's Suit Over Blinded Eye
• Judge Puts A Safety On NJ AG's New Gun Law For Now
• Girardi's Mental State Emerges As Early Legal Battleground
• Mother Says Cow Milk-Based Formula Killed Premature Baby
• Buyers Say Toyota Unit Can't Ditch Fake Emissions Data Suit
• Former EQT Atty Rips 'Vague' DQ Bid In Abandoned-Well Suit
• Christopher Warren Joins Buchanan Ingersoll As Counsel
• Ill. AG Sues 3M, Bayer, DowDuPont Over PFAS Contamination
• Procter & Gamble Seeks To Dismiss Tampon False Ad Suit
• Vanda Sues FDA Over Approval Of Teva Generic Sleep Drug
• Insys Founder Asks To Leave Prison After 2 Heart Attacks
• Atty Says Firm's 'Disloyalty' Claim A Pretext To Skirt Bonus
• Tom Girardi Indicted In Calif., Ill. Over Client Theft Scandal