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Product Liability - May, 2023

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• J&J Defends Talc Powder As 1st Post-Spinoff Trial Begins
• PG&E To Pay $50M To End Criminal Case Over Zogg Fire
• Mallinckrodt Can't Get Out Of Manhattan Project Waste Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Honda's Win Striking Experts In Airbag Row
• FDA Cracks Down On Illegal Sales Of Disposable E-Cigs
• Feds Offer Automatic Emergency Brake Rule For Cars, Trucks
• Water Utilities Lukewarm On EPA's PFAS Drinking Water Rule
• Florida Judge Rejects Sanctions For Witness Intimidation
• NC Atty, Mazda Drivers Say Mazda Knew Of Oil Leak
• Wash., Md. AGs Sue 'Forever Chemicals' Makers 3M, DuPont
• Boeing Can't Cut Ethiopian Air Families' Preimpact Damages
• T-Mobile Gets Last Claim In Fake Ringtone Suit Dropped
• NC Manufacturer To Disband Amid Mountain Of Benzene Suits
• Bayer Fights Ariz. Challenge To EPA's Dicamba Approval
• Caesars Sportsbook Parent Wants 'Free Bet' Suit In Arbitration
• Dechert Attys Get 11th Circ. To Dump 3M Trial Sanctions
• Bayer Calls Whistleblower's Ex-Attys' Fee Bids Excessive
• Delta Accused Of Falsely Claiming To Be Carbon-Neutral
• Ariz. Water Rights Suit Heads Toward Resolution, Parties Say
• California Reaches $5M Settlement To Block 'Ghost Gun' Sales
• Biden Withdraws Carlson As US Auto Safety Chief Nominee
• R.J. Reynolds Gets Partial Reversal Of $17.5M Verdict
• FCA Wants Non-Fire Claims Tossed In Engine Defect Suit
• Insurers, Cold Storage Co. Settle $12M Warehouse Fire Suit
• Justices Won't Review Dismissed Reddit Child Porn Suit
• Former FDA Officials Say Fosamax Claims Aren't Barred
• Auto Cos. Can't Halt Mass. AG's 'Right To Repair' Enforcement
• Elizabeth Holmes Begins 11-Year Prison Sentence In Texas
• Federal Restrictions On Phthalates Are Long Overdue
• Zoup Cheats Customers Out Of Soup, Suit Says
• Duck Boat Captain Gets Indictment Tossed At 8th Circ.
• Prolific False Ad Atty Defends Against Possible Sanctions
• J&J Says New Ch. 11 Would Be Largest Settlement In History
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sackler Releases In Purdue Ch. 11 Plan
• USDA Salmonella Proposal Propels New Food Safety Journey
• Blaze Intel Didn't Demand Shutoffs, PacifiCorp Jury Told
• Dam Owner Ignored Flaw Before Collapse, Mich. Says
• Flint Still Violating Water Pipe Deal, Groups Say
• Judge Dismisses All Claims In $24M Mich. Asbestos Row
• Apple Cuts $35M Deal To End IPhone 7 Audio Defect Claims
• DEA Targets Opioid Distributor Over 'Egregious Failures'
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face Most 'Fix And Repair' Claims
• Some Client Speculations On AI And The Law Firm Biz Model
• Calif. Judge Says Fatal F-350 Roof Defect Suit Filed Too Late
• FDA Warns Cos. Of Potential Vape Product Violations
• Roofer Owes $4.7M For Poultry Farm Damage, Insurer Says
• Home Depot Wants Locks Law DQ'd In Mower Accident Suit
• Firms Want W.Va. Camp Lejeune TCPA Allegations Tossed
• Gordon & Rees Expands Product Liability Team In Texas, Okla.
• Automakers Want Mass. 'Right To Repair' Blocked Until Ruling
• Investor's Fiery Letter To Class Counsel Gets Criminal Referral
• Amentum Says Exercise Company Atty Intimidated Witness
• Hess Corp. To Pay $106M In Ch. 11 To Cure Asbestos Claims
• Negligence Fight Over NJ Furnace Fire Sent To Arbitration
• Enbridge Allies Can't Add Old Econ Evidence In Pipeline Row
• VW To Pay $85M To End Texas Emissions Cheating Suit
• Remaining Lion Air Families Can Ask 7th Circ. For Boeing Trial
• Johnson & Johnson Settles 161 Hernia Mesh Suits In Ga.
• Mich. Supreme Court To Consider Treadmill Fall Suit
• RI Sues 3M And DuPont Over PFAS Contamination
• Dissecting The Case Law On Automaker Arbitration Provisions
• Painter's Estate Pins Death On Auto Dealer, Garage Door Co.
• Social Media MDL's Bold Theory Echoed In US Health Alert
• P&G Must Face Suit Alleging Excessive Melatonin In Sleep Aid
• Hotspot Co. Signs $2.4M Investor Deal Over Battery Claims
• 8th Circ. Sends 'Non-Drowsy' Walmart Suit Back To Fed. Court
• Recalled Dehumidifier Caused $1M Church Fire, Insurer Says
• Judge Says Pallet Jack Injury Suit Shows Potential Defect
• State Farm Settles Defective QVC Pressure Cooker Suit
• On Deck In JPML: FTX, Cheer Abuse, T-Mobile
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Fosamax MDL
• Ford Sued Again In Georgia Over Deadly F-250 Truck Roofs
• Walmart Pays Calif. $500K For Selling Brass Knuckles Online
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDLs As A Last Resort
• Coalition Ignites Challenge Of Wash. Gas Appliance Limits
• Meta Product Liability Case Remanded To Conn. State Court
• Monsanto Wins Roundup Trial Brought By Gardener
• Calif. Climate Suits Against Energy Cos. Return To State Court
• Dollar General Escapes Pain Patch Packaging Class Action
• Bayer Beats Consumers' 'Vague' Benzene Contamination Suit
• Sports Drink Co. Casts Doubt On Testing In Consumer Suit
• Spectrum Brands Escapes Pressure Cooker Injury Suit
• VW, Audi Negotiating To End Texas Emissions Cheating Suit
• Purdue Approved For OTC Biz Sale As Ch. 11 Case Drags On
• GM Urges Court To Nix Class Cert. In Faulty Engine Suit
• 2nd Circ. Backs AIG Unit's $7.2M Win Against Reinsurer
• False Ad Firm Lost 82% Of Decided Dismissals, Rival Says
• Walgreens Nears Settlement In Theranos MDL
• Coke Greenwashing Suit Twists DC Law, Trade Group Says
• A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Discovery
• Calif. Refinery Can't Shake Claim From 2015 Fire
• Soda Water Deceptive Labeling Suit Falls Flat, Coca-Cola Says
• Patient Wants Pa. Health Co. Nude Photo Leak Suit Alive
• Economic Claims Tossed From Abbott Formula MDL
• 3M CEO Needed For 'Critical' Earplug Mediation
• High Court's Ethics Statement Places Justices Above The Law
• Ex-Miss. Water Chief Wants Out Of System Failure Suit
• EPA Seeks Ruling In Cadmium Water Standard Fight
• Gordon & Rees Adds 4 Attys From Sinars Slowikowski
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trucker Blames Goodyear, Gas Station For Exploding Tire
• Justices Stay Out Of PG&E Post-Ch. 11 Interest Rate Row
• High Court Won't Take Up IPhone Radiation Suit
• Walgreens Judge Warns SF $230M Opioid Deal No Candy Jar
• Monsanto Rep 'Always' Considered Roundup Safe, Jury Told
• Curaleaf Settles Latest Suit Over THC-Laden CBD Drops
• Suit Over Biscotti Flavoring Meets Damages Bar, Judge Says
• Bayer Investors Land Class Cert. Over Roundup Litigation
• Subway Customer Rejects Sanctions Bid In Tuna Suit
• Exploding P&G Cascade Pod Hurt Consumer's Eye, Suit Says
• Texas High Court Says LG Chem Can't Avoid Suit Over Battery
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive J&J Hip Implant False Claims Act Suit
• Ga. Urges 11th Circ. To Affirm $100M Fatal Crash Award
• NJ Says High Court Backs Remand Of Climate Change Suit
• Jury Clears Miami Drug Trial Co.'s CEO Of Fraud Charges
• Ill. Judges Caution Prolific Atty About Deluge Of False Ad Suits
• Dow Cancer Suits To Stay Separate Over Workers' Differences
• Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of Adjuncts
• GOP States Back Gun Cos. In 1st Circ. Mexico Liability Appeal
• Apple IP Judge Laments Twombly Standard 'Gift And A Curse'
• Fireball Maker Must Face Claim Malt Mislabeled As Whiskey
• FDA Says More Than 250 E-Cig Products Can't Be Sold In US
• Wash. Residents Hit 3M With Another PFAS Suit
• Property Owners Seek Class Cert. In Louisiana Pollution Suit
• Lawmakers Call Camp Lejeune Claim Delays An 'Injustice'
• Oregon Says Gun Groups Misread Permit Measure
• Dog Owner Loses Cert. Bid In Champion Heavy Metals Suit
• Hyundai, Kia Ink $200M Deal To End Consumer Car Theft Suits
• 5th Circ. Needles FDA On Its Abortion Pill Approval Process
• Embers Likely At Fault In Ore. Fire, PacifiCorp Expert Testifies
• Pipe Co. Blamed For Seattle Jail Plumbing Fiasco At Trial
• Juul And Altria To Pay $60.5M In Minn. Youth Vaping Deal
• No Immediate Risk Of Pipeline Rupture, Enbridge Tells Court
• Meta Wants Co-Defendants Kicked From Mental Health Suit
• NRA's Md. Affiliate Challenges State's New Firearms Laws
• Adidas Says Red Wings Jersey Suit Lacks Detail
• Grinder Maker Not Liable For Arm Amputation, Jury Says
• Elizabeth Holmes Gets New May 30 Self-Surrender Date
• Mazda Wants Oil Leak Class Action Tossed
• Peloton Investors Take Aim At Bid To Combine Chancery Suits
• Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy
• Walgreens To Pay SF $230M After Landmark Opioid Trial Loss
• High Court Declines To Block Illinois Gun Laws
• Despite $1B Deal, Wells Fargo Still Faces Storm Of Litigation
• PacifiCorp Exec Can't Name Wildfire Responses In Testimony
• Holmes Ordered To Prison, Hit With $452M Restitution
• Kim Kardashian And Others Beat Crypto Promo Suit, For Now
• Ga. High Court Reviews 'Recklessness' In Ford Rollover Row
• J&J's $8.9B Talc Deal Includes $400M To 6 States
• Pa. Justices Say Contractors Can Be Liable For Clear Dangers
• DC Circ. Vacates Valve Rule For Gathering Pipelines
• Ohio Gov. Fires Back At 'Farce' Derailment Response Suit
• PFAS Coverage Litigation Strategy Lessons For Policyholders
• Family Says Ford Must Face Crushed F-350 Roof Suit
• Kidde-Fenwal To Seek Ch. 11 Sale Over Chemical Suit Claims
• J&J Talc Unit Can Pursue Ch. 11 Plan During Dismissal Fight
• Litigator Returns To Honigman After Stint With His Own Firm
• Unique Issues To Look Out For In Generative AI Transactions
• Qualms With Abortion Can't Crush Pill Access, 5th Circ. Told
• Pollution Suits Send Kidde-Fenwal Into Ch. 11
• Jury Urged To Award $100M In Latest Monsanto PCB Trial
• Gilead HIV Drug Fight Begins Rare Summary Jury Trial
• Oregon Wants Challenge To Gun Permitting Measure Tossed
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Drivers' Lifetime Warranty Claims Slashed
• Tesla Owners Say Software Updates Hobbled Car Batteries
• Justices Won't Take Up $39M Monsanto Cy Pres Settlement
• Judge OKs Ga. Manufacturer's Plan To Stop PFAS Pollution
• Gov't Tells 4th Circ. Residents Can't Join Paper Mill Suit
• Water Co. Wants Colorado Natl. Park Damage Suit Trimmed
• Farmers Want Deere To Turn Over Right-To-Repair Docs
• H&M Slips Missouri Greenwashing Suit Over 'Conscious' Line
• When Are Cos. Liable For Building Customers' Designs?
• LG Wants Gas Stove Emissions Suit Over Health Risks Tossed
• Drowned Worker's Widow Sues Meter Maker, Engineering Cos.
• Costco Settles Fla. Car Battery Warranty Suit With Customers
• Migrant Workers, Mich. Farms Look To Settle Pesticide Suit
• High Court Denies SC Farm Challenge To Clean Water Suit
• What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms
• Gardener Rests Roundup Case After Telling Of Cancer Pain
• Biotech Co. Wants Chubb Unit's $3M Fire Suit Tossed Again
• Boeing Can't Shake Irish Co.'s 737 Max Fraud Suit
• McDonald's Liable For Girl Burned By McNugget
• FDA Won't Approve 6,500 E-Cigs For US Market
• Calif. Trucking Bill Has Autonomous Vehicle Industry On Edge
• 9th Circ. Affirms Walmart's Win In Supplement Mislabeling Suit
• Oregon Officials Freed From Suits Over Ammo Capacity Limit
• The Latest Legal Trends In The Food And Beverage Industry
• Talc Victims Seek Right To Sue J&J Over Voided Funding Deal
• Ford Must Face New Trial After 'Skulduggery' In Asbestos Suit
• Lyft, Driver Settle Suit Over Crash On Eve Of Trial
• Sig Sauer Seeks To Nix $30M Suit Alleging Design Defects
• Gunmakers Urge 1st Circ. To Holster Mexico Policy 'Clash'
• Nike Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Sustainable' Clothing
• A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties
• Altria's Vaping Claims Deal Could Spur Other Settlements
• Class Action Over Safeway 'BOGO' Deals Heads To Fed. Court
• Feds Can't Block 18- To 20-Year-Olds From Buying Handguns
• SmileDirectClub Asks 9th Circ. To Seal Invisalign Co.'s Suit
• Wis. Tribe Seeks Pipeline Shutdown Amid 'Alarming' Erosion
• Kansas Residents Denied Class Cert. In BNSF Flood Fight
• Ohio Opioid Settlement Foundation Must Make Records Public
• Tackling Long-Tail Legacy Liability Risk: A Defendant's Toolkit
• Product Liability Atty Joins Faegre Drinker From Shook Hardy
• NY AG Says Magazine Lock Helped Buffalo Mass Shooter
• Tesla Eyes Exit From Fla. Model S Wrongful Death Suit
• Peloton Recalls Millions Of Bikes Over Broken Seat Posts
• Judge OK's Vinyl Co. Deal, Rejects 'Reverse Auction' Claims
• Shoppers Rip Kellogg's 'Useless' Protein Claims At 9th Circ.
• Rail Safety Bill After Ohio Derailment Clears Senate Committee
• Roundup Cases Need To Move, Mo. High Court Hears
• Judge Greenlights Claim Over 'Extra Strength' Vitamin C
• Pratt & Whitney To Resist Indian Airline's Arbitral Award Push
• Parents, Amazon Clash Over Distress Claims In Suicide Suit
• Trader Joe's Sued Over Alleged Metals In Chocolate Bars
• J&J Says Customer's False Ad Suit Misinterprets 'Baby' Label
• Walmart Lied To Sell Flimsy Tablets, Suit Claims
• Preparing For Legal Scrutiny Of Data Retention Policies
• Altria Strikes $235M Deal To End Youth Vaping Claims
• Roundup Was Likely Cause Of Plaintiff's Cancer, Jury Hears
• Dow, PPG Can't Escape Punitives In Calif. Contamination Suit
• SF Schools Need $92M For Vaping Fix, Altria Jury Told
• FDA's 'Radical' Abortion Pill Stance Fails, 5th Circ. Told
• Gun Control Groups Ask High Court To Review Bump Stocks
• Widow Blasts Ford Bid To Undo Asbestos Verdict As Recycled
• DEA Extends Telehealth Rule For Controlled Substances Rx
• Boeing Rips Funds' 737 Max Securities Fraud Claims
• Insurer Settles Fire Damage Suit With Golf Simulator Co.
• Ga. City, Manufacturer Agree To Stop PFAS Pollution
• Kia Wants TikTok Challenge Death Suit Tossed
• 3rd Circ. Says J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Should Proceed
• 12% Interest On Judgments No Problem, Mass. Justices Say
• Altria Fueled Juul Vaping Crisis, Harvard Prof. Testifies
• 7 Homes Took $1.6M In Damage In Alleged PacifiCorp Blaze
• FDA Hit With Suit Looking To Keep Abortion Drug Access
• Illinois Defends Assault Weapons Ban To Justice Barrett
• Mercedes-Benz Can't Escape Wash. Defective Brakes Suit
• Colo. Class Scores Cert. In GM Faulty Engine Suit
• Talc Co. Tells 3rd Circ. Ch. 11 Mandamus Writ Is Premature
• Class Action Says Sony Camera Shutters Stop Working
• Grow Light Makers Blamed For Pot Farm Going Up In Smoke
• CPSC Fines Generator Co. $15.8M Over Finger Amputations
• DC Circ. Doubts Oil Giants' Basis For Removal Of Climate Suit
• Plaintiffs In 3 States File United Suit Over Ohio Derailment
• Quinn Emanuel Hires Kirkland Atty As Expansion Continues
• Insurer Takes Ch. 11 Asbestos Trust Challenge To High Court
• Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI
• 3rd Circ. May Preview: Dryers, Debt And A Dean
• Ga. Jury Awards $4.5M To Woman Over Spinal Device Injury
• Walgreens To Face Theranos MDL, Escapes Punitive Claims
• Joint Juice Maker Rips Class Attys' 'Overstated' $8.3M Fee Bid
• Manufacturer Asks Philly Judge To Nix $25M Asbestos Verdict
• Roundup User's Lymphoma Journey 'Not The Norm,' Jury Told
• USC Targeted Students For Inferior Online Program, Suit Says
• Stryker Settles Faulty Spinal Device Claims Days Before Trial
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Farmers' Crop Damage Suit
• PHMSA Floats Gas Pipeline Leak Detection, Repair Rule
• Meta Mental Health Suit Moves Forward As MDL Looms
• Split Texas Justices Say VW Can Face State Emissions Suit
• Drug Co. Wants Houston Judge To Halt Opioid MDL Discovery
• Hyundai, Kia $326M Deal In Brake Defect Suits Wins Final OK
• 350 Adult Residents Cut From EPA Flint Water Suit
• Subway Seeks Sanctions For Customer's Atty In Tuna Suit
• Popeyes Patron Dished Up Fried Mouse Suit To Wrong Party
• NC Town Sues 30 Cos. Alleging 'Forever Chemicals' Pollution
• Data-Driven Insights Are Key To Attracting Today's Clients
• Kroger's 'Cage-Free' Eggs Misleading, Suit Claims
• 11th Circ. Urged To Rethink Nix Of $8M Supplement Deal
• Ford To Settle Faulty Airbag Suit For $1.5M, Attys Get $675K
• Parts Maker Can't Dodge Distributor's Suit Over Logo Use
• Venue Agreement Dictates Dismissal Of Doc's Hair Robot Suit
• Illinois Ace Hardware's Potting Soil Is Contaminated, Suit Says
• Keurig Descaler 'Defect' Suit Holds Water, Consumers Say
• Kroger Strikes $68M Deal To Avoid Trial In W.Va. Opioid Suit
• Dykema Adds Squire Patton Product Liability Atty In Calif.
• Ga. Judge Refuses To Remand Camper Death Suit
• Altria Accused Of 'Pseudo Social Responsibility' At Trial
• Ex-FDA Officials Back Feds In Abortion Pill Fight At 5th Circ.
• Ohio AG Gets Derailment 'Donations' Frozen For Scam Case
• Dismissal Motion Hearing Set For June In J&J Talc Ch. 11
• Amazon Avoids Class Claims Over Alexa Voice Data Collection
• 6th Circ. Judge 'Befuddled' By Mich. Long-Arm Statute
• $74M Arconic Grenfell Fire Deal Gets First Approval
• W. Va. Abortion Drug Law Fight Can Continue, Judge Rules
• Ruling Shows Hurdles To Defending Consumer PFAS Claims
• Insurer Owes No Coverage In Fish-Tool Injury Suit, Court Told
• The Rise Of 'Safetyism' Has Entered The Courtroom
• Ghosting In BigLaw: Why Better Feedback Habits Are Needed
• Benesch Adds Ex-Drinker Biddle Litigator In San Francisco
• Ore. Blaze Victims Tell Jury Of Lingering Fear, Homesickness
• Fla. Judge Reopens Mediation Talks In 3M Earplug MDL
• Ex-Juul COO Says He Was Fired After Raising Teen User Fears
• Reject 'Carte Blanche' For Risky Opioid Sales, 4th Circ. Urged
• First Liberty Can't Keep $1M House Fire Suit In State Court
• Full DC Circ. Won't Rethink ATF Win In Bump-Stock Ban Suit
• Talc Claimants Ask 3rd Circ. To End J&J Unit's New Ch. 11
• High Court Whistleblower Case Is Bigger Than Wall Street
• Mustang Warranty Claims Proper In Seat Belt Trial, Panel Told
• 2 Firms Vie To Lead Tesla Investor Suit Over Self-Driving Cars
• Paul Pierce Tells Crypto Investors SEC Deal Is Out Of Bounds
• Essential Oils False Ad Suit Revived By 2nd Circ.
• Apple Says Consumers Fail Again To Justify Watch Defect Suit
• Hyundai, Kia Want Consumers' Car-Theft Crisis MDL Slashed
• Proposed PFAS Water Standards Will Likely Face Pushback
• NJ Jury Sides With J&J Unit In Pelvic Mesh Injury Suit
• Pfizer, J&J And Moderna Hit With Texas COVID Vax Probe
• Apple Faces Fight For Class Action Over IPhone Batteries
• Juul Investor Concedes Family's Vaping Concerns At Trial
• PacifiCorp Power Lines Ignited Trees In Ore. Blaze, Jury Hears
• Indian Airline Seeks Arbitral Awards From Pratt & Whitney
• NC Couple Drops 3M, Others From Asbestos Cancer Suit
• Judge Wary Of Economic Claims In Abbott Formula MDL
• 9th Circ. Says City Can't Back Up $48M Tainted Water Award
• LG Once More Gets Faulty Dishwasher Suit Trimmed
• 9th Circ. Backs Toss Of 'Just Fruit' Kroger False Ad Suit
• Mattress Co. Faces Suit Over Nontoxic Chemical Claims
• Arrayit Exec Denied New Trial In COVID Test Fraud Case
• Senate GOP Warns Auto Safety Chief To Back Off EV Mandate
• 3M Pushes Back At Vets' Mediation Bid In Faulty Earplug MDL
• Law Needs A Balance Between Humanism And Formalism
• Jeep Drivers Fight Chrysler Attempt To Stop Defect Case