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Product Liability - April, 2023

286 articles

• Woman Says Hip Implant Releases Toxic Metals In J&J Suit
• Juul 'Leadership Reset' Not Altria's Call, Bellwether Jury Told
• Sig Sauer Must Face Defective Pistol Suit, Injured Man Says
• Costco And Buyers Pen $5M Deal To End Wipe Claims
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In BMW SUV Fire Suit
• Vet Says 3M's $50M Bellwether Verdict Appeal Is 'Scattershot'
• Pa. School District Says Derailment Suit Should Stay In Pa.
• Ford Warranty Doesn't Cover Modifications, Judge Rules
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• CEO Concedes Youth Vaping Hike After Altria Investment
• Michigan Auto Seat Co. Says $4.5M Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Watchdog Says DOD Is Slow To End Sales Of Toxic Products
• Court Orders Feds To Repay Oil Cos. $60M For Cleanup
• McKinsey, Plaintiffs Spar Over Picking Opioid Bellwether Tribe
• Philips Fights Claims Based On 'Competition' With SoClean
• Vets Seek To Resume Mediation Talks Over 3M Earplugs
• What's Next After High Court Stay On Abortion Pill Ruling
• Biz Group Backs Chemours' EPA Water Standards Challenge
• Morgan Lewis Bolsters Toxic Torts Team With Trial Veteran
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Conducting Jury Focus Groups
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Morgan & Morgan's Yanchunis
• Judge Abused Discretion In Abortion Pill Order, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Revive Hunting Stand Injury Suit
• Houston Urges 5th Circ. To Keep $14M Exxon Pollution Fine
• Monsanto Insider's Roundup Tune Got Rosier, Jury Hears
• Top Juul Investor Facilitated, Got $2.45B From Altria Deal
• Advocacy Org. Attys Nab $333K In NH River Pollution Suit
• Holmes' Prison Date Delayed As 9th Circuit Considers Bail
• Social Media Addiction Suit Filed By Ky. School District
• Monsanto Seeks To Undo 'Staggering' $62M PCBs Verdict
• Big Oil Certiorari Denial May Alter Climate Change Litigation
• Cos. Sold Smoke Detectors With Fake Marks, Amazon Says
• BASF Looks To Dodge Punitive Damages In Peach Farm Suit
• Ex-Hinshaw Litigator Joins McCarter & English In Miami
• Nelson Mullins Opens Chicago Office With Benesch Team
• Travel Booking Biz Hopper Can't Duck Suit Over 'Price Freeze'
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Edelson's Jay Edelson
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• 6th Circ. Joins 5th Circ. In Nixing Federal 'Bump Stock' Ban
• Mich. Judge Moves Rollover Crash Case To North Carolina
• Altria Knew Juul Targeted Youth Before Investing, Jury Told
• VW Scoffs At Fees For Opt-Out Drivers In 'Clean Diesel' Case
• Deal In Volkswagen Sunroof Suit Gets Judge's Preliminary OK
• Talc Claimants Move To Toss J&J Unit's Ch. 11
• Honda Hit With New Suit Over Civic Power Steering
• Insys Founder Says US Attorney 'Misled' Prisons Bureau
• Pa. School District Brings New Claims Over Ohio Derailment
• Diaper Genie Makers Want False Ad Suit Tossed
• Allianz Says No Coverage For Ballooning Co.'s Injury Suits
• NC Justices Doubt LG Chem Battery Suit Flouts Jurisdiction
• Tools To Reduce Implicit Bias in Modern Juries
• CVS Reaches $3.8M Settlement In Suit Over Lidocaine Labels
• Boeing Rips 737 Max Pilots' Judicial Bias Claims In 7th Circ.
• Dog Owner Says Toxic Metals Pet Food Suit Must Be Revived
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• 4 Issues Remaining From The Flint Water Crisis
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Girard Sharp's Dena Sharp
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK To Sell Over-The-Counter Business
• Opioid Judge Rips UnitedHealth's 'Insulting' Coercion Charge
• Surgeon Tells How J&J Unit's Mesh 'Scarred To The Muscle'
• Altria Created 'Vaping Crisis,' Jurors Told At Trial Kickoff
• Justices Won't Hear Daimler Trucks' Calif. Jurisdiction Fight
• Texas Tenant Sues Property, Home Tech Cos. After Break-In
• Motorola Gets Brain Cancer Cellphone Suit Slashed
• Nissan Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Oil Defect
• Full Steam Ahead For Climate Torts After Justices Take A Pass
• Feds Settle Misbranded Meat Dispute With Halal Co.
• Arconic, Shareholders Reach $74M Deal In Grenfell Fire Suit
• Chicago Says Vape Cos.' Reading Of Local Law Is Incorrect
• Coca-Cola Didn't Deceive With Hard Seltzer 'Margarita' Labels
• VW Escapes SEC Sanction Bid Over Noncompliant Employee
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• US Cos. Should Prep For EU Green Claims Compliance
• Cosmetics Co. Reaches $6.3M Deal In Eye Serum Suit
• BCLP To Open Seattle Office This Summer With 2 Litigators
• Justices Stay Out Of Climate Suit Forum Fight
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Monsanto Can't Move Roundup Trials, Mo. High Court Hears
• VW Judge Doubts Counties' Emissions Tampering Claims
• Tesla Wins Calif. Autopilot Trial Over Driver's Injuries
• What To Know About Biden's Enviro Justice Executive Order
• J&J Talc Claimants Form Committee To Support Ch. 11 Plan
• Supreme Court Preserves Abortion Pill Access, For Now
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Ford Truck Fuel Economy Dispute
• Navajo Damage Claims Not Physical Repair, Judge Rules
• Oil Trader Sues Liberty Mutual For Contamination Damage
• 8th Circ. Judge Is Right — Climate Suits Should Be Federal
• Musk Must Answer Questions In Tesla Crash Suit
• FTC Says Footwear Co. Broke Settlement With Testimonials
• Energy Drink Company Sued Over Preservatives
• Mich. Judge Pauses Notifying 26 GM Classes Pending Appeal
• Ill. Judge Trims False Ad Suit Over Kroger Pain Patches
• Allstate Hits Water Heater Co. With Texas Flood Damage Suit
• Ex-Blue Bell CEO Plea Highlights Enforcement Risk In Recalls
• State AGs Demand Recall Of Theft-Prone Hyundai, Kia Cars
• ​​​​​​​Landowners Accuse Oil Cos. Of Trying To Intimidate Expert
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• Recycling Biz Will Stop Wastewater Dumps To End PFAS Suit
• Mallinckrodt Trust Can't Be Used To Pay Attys In Opioid MDL
• Sorrels Adds Litigation Muscle In Houston With Ex-Prosecutor
• EPA Seeks Ban On Methylene Chloride In All Consumer Uses
• Monsanto Argues Citizenship Wasn't Needed For $413M Deal
• ND Energy Co. Wants Second Drilling Rights Suit Nixed
• No J&J Talc Trials For 60 Days, Bankruptcy Judge Rules
• Altria Can't Bar School's 'Sparkly' Video From Vaping Trial
• Wis. Judge Awards Attys $2.7M In Fees Over $1M Settlement
• Abortion Pill Maker Fights FDA To Protect Drug Approval
• Widow Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold $100M Fatal Crash Award
• GNC Says 'Lean' Bars Are About Lifestyle, Not Fat Content
• HIV Drug Patients Fight Gilead's Bid To Toss Plaintiffs
• Distributors Push 4th Circ. To Uphold Opioid Verdict
• LA Oil Site Owner Says Cos. Can't Enforce $7.6M Cleanup
• Hyundai, Kia Drivers Say Objectors Misinterpret $326M Deal
• 3M Respirator Suits Belong In Federal Court, 6th Circ. Says
• NJ's Natural Resource Damage Order May Be Helpful For Cos.
• LG Chem Dismissed From Suit Over Exploding Vape Battery
• Fla. Judge Sends Benzene Suit Against Unilever To Conn.
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• Volkswagen On Verge Of Settling Leaky Sunroof Claims
• Alito Extends Freeze On Abortion Pill Rulings
• Elizabeth Holmes Fights 'Unjust' Conviction At 9th Circ.
• Abortion Pill Foes Tell Justices FDA 'Federalized Abortion'
• Amazon Slammed For Seeking Early Win In Teen Suicide Case
• Paul Mitchell Says Animal Testing Allegation Is Speculation
• J&J Unit Knowingly Marketed Faulty Knee-Device, Suit Says
• R.J. Reynolds Loses 8th Circ. Rehearing Bid After Vape Ban
• Talc Claimants Attack Suit Injunction In J&J Unit's Ch. 11
• Social Media Is Not A Product, Tech Cos. Tell MDL Judge
• Peloton Investors Ask For OK In $13.9M Treadmill Settlement
• 5th Circ. Must Probe DOJ-Boeing 737 Max Deal, Families Say
• Webster Bank, Fraud Detection Servicer Sued For Data Breach
• W.Va. County Urges 4th Circ. To Revive Opioid Distributor Row
• Abortion Pill Rulings Will Hinder FDA Authority
• The Legal Consequences Of High PFAS Background Levels
• 'All' Detergent Overstates Amount Of Cleaner, Suit Says
• 6th Circ. Mulls New CAFA Standard In 3M Respirator Suits
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• Ex-FDA Officials, Legal Scholars Rip Abortion Pill Ruling
• GM Wants Class Cert. In Fuel Pump Suit Reversed
• Monster Wants Rival VPX's Fla. False Ad Suit Tossed
• LA Homeowners Say Delta Is Delaying Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Dry Shampoo Maker Wants Consumers' Benzene Suit Tossed
• Whole Foods Cupcake Allergen Suit Revived By 5th Circ.
• Hyland's Can't Excape Baby Cold Remedy Death Suit
• Investors Slam Desktop Metal's Exit Bid In Merger Recall Suit
• Insurer Says Faulty Valve Caused Seattle Condo To Flood
• Justices Won't Review Bar On New Calif. Prop 65 Suits
• Apple Urges Justices Not To Take Up IPhone Radiation Suit
• Fiat Chrysler Says Recall Should Quash Jeep Electrical Suit
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• GE's Bad Motor Caused Natural Gas Pump Fire, Insurer Says
• Juul, Minn. AG Ink Deal After Close Of Trial
• Wash., Big Tobacco Spar Over Master Tax Settlement
• Insurer Sues Hot Tub Manufacturer Over $379K Fire Damage
• Climate Change And Discount Rates: A Broader Perspective
• Feds, Wash. Fight Red States' Bid To Join Abortion Pill Suit
• Insurers Object To Covering Oil Provider Facing Class Action
• Liability Claim Cut From Chubb Unit's $3M Fire Suit
• Justice Alito Keeps US Access To Abortion Pill, For Now
• What To Know About 5th Circ.'s Midnight Abortion Pill Ruling
• Investors Fight For Class Cert. In Bayer Securities Fraud Suit
• Tire Co. Must Face NY Suit Over Limo Crash That Killed 20
• Insurer Drops Suit Against Faucet Seller Over Home Damage
• Customer Says Daiso Must Face Ingredient Mistranslation Suit
• Indianapolis FedEx Shooting Victims Sue Over Magazine Size
• NC Families Push Again To Join Dow Asbestos Cancer Suits
• EPA Seeks Input To List More PFAS As Hazardous
• Monsanto Shouldn't Escape Seattle's PCB Suit, Judge Says
• EPA Dicamba Approval Must Again Be Squashed, Farmers Say
• FTC Warns Companies Not To Make Unbacked Health Claims
• Starbucks Suit Over Potassium Should Stay, Woman Argues
• Judge Tosses Suit Claiming Sure Deodorant Caused Cancer
• Court Urged To Keep Walmart $1.37M Flare Gun Damage Suit
• DOJ To Take 5th Circ. Abortion Pill Ruling To Supreme Court
• Uvalde Officers Seek Dismissal From School Shooting Suit
• Monster's Injunction Drops Bomb On Bang's 'Super Creatine'
• Altria Vaping Bellwether Trial Poses Key Public Nuisance Test
• 5th Circ. Partly Stays Texas Judge's Abortion Pill Ruling
• 5th Circ. Rejuvenates Louisiana's Meat Labeling Law
• Birth Control Clip Wreaked 'Havoc' On Bodies, Women Claim
• Samsung Wants Galaxy Storage Suit Sent To Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Vacates $8M Brain Supplement Deal
• Corcept Inks $14M Investor Deal Over Off-Label Drug Sales
• NY Halal Biz Broke Meat Inspection Laws, Feds Allege
• Endo Gets OK For $27M Deal With Novavax In Contract Fight
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• Juul To Pay $462M To End Predatory Marketing Claims
• Insys Founder Is No Threat, But May Not Get Early Release
• Standing May Prove To Be Abortion Pill Ruling's Achilles' Heel
• J.Crew Factory Buyers Say 'Comparable Value' Prices Mislead
• Biden Admin. Seeks Public Input On Rules For AI Safety
• Boohoo, Nasty Gal Ink $197M Gift Card Deal Over Sale Claims
• J&J Unit Ch. 11 Judge Slows Pace On Renewed Dismissal Try
• Elizabeth Holmes Can't Stay Free During Appeal, Judge Rules
• Green Groups Want 9th Circ. To Undo EPA Pesticide Approval
• Judge Won't Trim Juul Bellwether Vaping Case
• Whirlpool Liable For $175K Dishwasher Fire, Insurer Says
• 4th Circ. Won't Let Hand Amputation Suit Go Forward
• Navy Fuel Spills Led To Polluted Drinking Water, Suit Says
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive NC Mom's Asbestos Death Claim
• Ga. Judge Refuses To Exclude Claims In Solar Farm Fight
• Mich. County, Atty Sanctioned For Opioid Deal Challenge
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• Ohio AG Says 'Charity' Ran Off With Derailment Donations
• DOJ Asks 5th Circ. To End 'Misguided' Abortion Pill Order
• Funds Say Boeing Can't Ditch 737 Max Securities Fraud Suit
• Aerospace Company Escapes Florida Cancer Cluster Suits
• Bird Can Be Sued Over Poorly Parked E-Scooters, Panel Says
• Talc Claimants Call J&J Unit's New Ch. 11 Fraudulent
• Privacy Suit Rips Tesla's 'Invasive' Camera Recordings
• Judge Says J&J Removed Hip Implant Suit To Cause Delay
• Judge Tosses Death Suit From Kia 'Crime Wave' MDL
• Norfolk Southern Says Pa. Derailment Suit Belongs In Ohio
• Wildlife Group Wants EPA Cadmium Standard Stricken
• Dell's Inspiron Laptops Have Defective Hinges, Suit Says
• Pa. Supreme Court Can Finally Set Proper Venue Standards
• Law Profs Tell DC Circ. Climate Suit Belongs In State Court
• W.Va. Strikes $7.9M Juul Deal Over Youth Marketing
• Pharma Execs Slam Abortion Pill Ruling, Citing Industry Risk
• Mercedes Plaintiffs Can Consolidate Subframe Suits In Ga.
• General Motors Wants Shifter Defect Dismissal To Stay
• Enviros' Suit Over PFAS-Treated Containers Tossed, For Now
• JPML Sends Boeing Java Sea Crash Suits To Virginia
• J&J's New Talc Ch. 11 A Rehash Of Nixed Case, Claimants Say
• Texas Judge Pushes Pause On FDA Abortion Drug Approval
• Judge Says Trial Needed In $30M Atty Fee Dispute
• Diet Supplement Co. Targets Unauthorized Amazon Sellers
• Antitrust Red Flags For Green Product Initiatives
• Balwani Can't Dodge Prison Pending Appeal, 9th Circ. Says
• Insys Ch. 11 Trustee Slams Kapoor's Legal Fee Clawback Bid
• Ga. Machine Cos. Not Covered In Asbestos Suits, Insurers Say
• Awning Maker Hid Deadly Defect For Years, Feds Claim
• Prosecutors Group Backs NJ's Bid To Revive Gun-Safety Law
• EPA Floats Cutting Ethylene Oxide, Other Chemical Emissions
• FDA Revokes Clearance For Premature Birth Drug Makena
• Purdue Seeking OK To Put Over-The-Counter Biz Up For Sale
• Suits Over Mercedes Subframes Should Merge, Plaintiffs Say
• Johnson Controls Settles Indiana Toxins, Asbestos Claims
• Tesla Rips Drivers' Injunction Bid Over 'Full Self-Driving' Tech
• 20 Years On, Campbell Holds Lessons On Reining In Ratios
• Doctor Tells 11th Circ. EPA Doesn't Bar Roundup Warning Suit
• Oil Cos. Ask Judge To Enforce $7.6M LA Oil Cleanup Deal
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• J&J Talc Plaintiffs Say Future Claims Rep Went Too Far
• Court Won't Rethink Certification In Chrysler Headrest Suit
• GM Drivers Settle Faulty Cadillac Touch Screens Suit
• 31 Norfolk Derailment Suits Consolidated In Ohio Fed. Court
• Subaru's Starlink Infotainment System Freezes, Suit Says
• Fitness Drink Maker Gets $7.8M Deal OK'd In Mislabeling Suit
• 4th Circ. Punts Pelvic Mesh Case Question To W.Va. Justices
• GM Must Face Trimmed Buick, Chevrolet Engine Defect Suit
• Health Groups Tell 5th Circ. FDA Right To Deny Vape Products
• Buyers Want An End To 7-Year Pause In Kix Cereal Suit
• Prudential Mootness A Valuable Tool In Auto Class Actions
• How Willingness To Pay Informs Damages Methodology
• MG+M Adds Former Assistant DA As Boston Partner
• Migrant Workers In Pesticide Suit Want Farm Attys Sanctioned
• DOJ Can't Justify Climate Suit Flip-Flop, Justices Told
• Medical Device Execs Buried Lead Test Defects, Feds Say
• 5th Circuit Upholds Biden GHG Cost Metrics
• Misleading Jelly Suit Should Be Preserved, Woman Says
• Skadden Adds Former Co-Head Of Proskauer's Trial Practice
• THC False Ad Plaintiffs Want Atty Fee Bid Tossed
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Extending 3M Unit's Bankruptcy Stay To 3M
• Tesla Driver Defends Standing In Model S Door Defect Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Sends SmileDirect Injury Suit To Arbitration
• 2 EU Laws Could Supercharge Product Liability Class Actions
• Dentons Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Chicago
• J&J Talc Unit Refiles For Ch. 11 With $8.9B Deal
• EQT Must Face West Virginia Abandoned Wells Class Action
• Nissan Drivers Win Class Cert. In Faulty Brake Case
• Tesla, Musk Slam Dogecoin Buyers' 'Fanciful' Fraud Suit
• Clean Water Act Citizen Suit OK, Enviros Tell Justices
• Arkansas Suit Disputing Pot Potency Goes Federal
• Competency Question Keeps Mattress Injury Case Alive
• Drivers Win Class Cert. In GM Fuel Pump Suit
• Chancery Rules Merck Kept Talc Liabilities In $14B Merger
• Medtronic Wants 'Untenable' Insulin Pump Stock Suit Tossed
• Broker Scores Win In Lightbulb Recall Coverage Dispute
• DC Urges Court To Keep Its Climate Suit In State Court
• Gain Detergent Doesn't Offer 32 Full Loads, Suit Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• As EVs Surge, Regs For Charger Warranties Remain Murky
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• Fee Award For Defective Toilet Settlement Plunges To $1.95M
• Economic Efficiency In Mass Tort Cannot Trump Constitution