Product Liability Archive » June, 2023

Product Liability - June, 2023

286 articles

• Opioid Judge Mulls Liability Of 'Don Draper' McKinsey
• FTC Pitches Crackdown On Fake Reviews, Social Media Tricks
• Talc Claimants Call J&J Unit's 2nd Ch. 11 A Tort Dodge
• Samsung Must Try Again To Wipe $10.8M E-Cig Judgment
• Woman Says Academy Bike Injured Her Finger Before Recall
• DC Circ.'s Perchlorate Ruling Means Regulatory Restart
• Hot Carafe Burn Victim Says JetBlue Destroyed Evidence
• MG+M Adds Experienced Litigation Partner In NY
• Appellate Funding Disclosure: No Mandate Is Right Choice
• New 'Forever Chemicals' Face Tough Test Under EPA Protocol
• GM, Drivers Spar Over State Claims' Viability In Emissions Suit
• 7th Circ. Questions Gun Advocates' 'Common Use' Argument
• Ga. Judge Trims Camper Death Suit
• Coke Wants Out Of Apple Juice Consumer Fraud Suit
• Pipe Cos. Hit With $18M Jury Verdict Over Seattle Jail Leaks
• Cos. Argue Social Media Immunity From Mental Health Claims
• Tennessee Accuses 3M, DuPont Of PFAS Foam Contamination
• DOJ Fights AmerisourceBergen's Dismissal Bid In Opioid Suit
• Atty For Theranos Exec Joins Seattle's Corr Cronin
• Sig Sauer Must Face $30M Pistol Defect Suit In NC
• Co. Tells Jury It's Not At Fault For Seattle Jail Plumbing Crisis
• J&J Took Initiative On 2019 Talc Recall, Jury Hears
• Mich. Farmers Say Insurers Owe Over $2M After Crop Damage
• Privacy Suit Says AI Could 'Decide To Eliminate The Species'
• Va. Man Says Cook Medical Filter Punctured Large Vein
• Preparing For FDA's Surprise Foreign Drug Inspection Regime
• Synagogue Members Can't Block NY Concealed Carry Law
• FCA Accuses Drivers Of 'Wordplay' To Revive MDL Claims
• C&H Sugar Hit With Suit Over 'Rotten Egg' Odors
• Paltrow Win Offers Lesson In Celebs Staying On Brand At Trial
• Chemical Co. Agrees Not To Send PFAS To Ga. City
• FTC Fines Clothing Cos. For False 'Made In USA' Claims
• Pierre Fabre Can't Clean Out All Of Benzene Shampoo Suit
• NJ Reaches 'Historic' $393M PFAS Settlement With Solvay
• Wash. Judge Tosses Suicide Suit Against Amazon
• 3M Asks 11th Circ. To Lift Injunction In Ch. 11 Case
• J&J Talc Unit Dismissal Trial Focuses On Funding Agreements
• Samsung Can't Be Sued For Headphone Allergy, Judge Rules
• DOJ, Prof Spar Over Secret Jones Day VW Emissions Docs
• Mass. Justices Take Dealerships Off Hook For Loaner Car Torts
• Investors Say J&J Can't Get 2nd Try On Law Firm Subpoenas
• Texas Firms' Paxil Fee Fight Survives Anti-SLAPP Challenge
• What RJ Reynolds' Calif. Suit Means For Tobacco Regulation
• Ex-Knick Can't Pause Suit Over Ejection Amid Recusal Bid
• NBA Players Must Avoid Legal Fouls In CBD Deals
• Upside For Advertisers After 2nd Circ. False Ad Suit Revival
• Cellino Can't Get Fees From Ga. Mesh Lawsuit, Atty Claims
• NC Dental Board Wants To Ax Kroger's Ohio Opioid Subpoena
• Supreme Court's Opioid Edict Spawns 'Troubling' Divisions
• County Wants Pipe Co. Sanctioned In Seattle Liability Trial
• Attys Want $76M After $255M Juul Settlement
• 3M Strikes Confidential PFAS Deal With Fla. City
• Insys Founder Kapoor Released After 2 Years In Prison
• Kia Escapes Litigation Over Tenn. Crash That Killed 3
• No Jurisdiction In 2 Cook Medical MDL Suits, Panel Rules
• Hospitals' Nude Photo Leak Suit Returned To Pa. State Court
• Flint Rebuffed In Contempt Fight After Ex Parte Filing
• Mallinckrodt To Make Payments On $1.7B In Term Loans
• How Attys Can Avoid Exposing Their Firms To Cyberattacks
• 10 Years Of The 10 Biggest US Firms
• A Need To Be Big: US Law Firms Kept Foot On Gas In 2022
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• McKinsey Nears Opioid MDL Deal With Tribes, Insurance Plans
• Split 9th Circ. Rules Idaho Court Can't Hear Plane Crash Suit
• Colo. Startup Didn't Pay For Heart Device Study, Suit Says
• Chubb Unit Keeps Win In Carbon Monoxide Coverage Dispute
• NTSB's Ohio Derailment Hearing Scrutinizes Rail Regs
• VW Judge Tosses Counties' Emissions Tampering Claims
• Texas Justices Rule Investors Not Liable For TPC Explosion
• 7-Eleven Says Info Sought In Class Action Is Unnecessary
• Pickle Co. Says No Harm Shown In Wahlburgers Labeling Row
• Rare FDA Move Shows Stance On Remote Monitoring Devices
• Chinese Chemical Cos. Charged In Major Fentanyl Bust
• 6th Circ. Trims Wyndham Hotel Suit Over Elevator Inspection
• Icon Ken Feinberg Shares Lessons From A Life Mediating
• NJ Atty Sues Microsoft For $1.7M Over Email Access Issues
• NJ Law Firm Hit With Malpractice Claims Over Atty Fees
• Del. Justices Partly Reverse Toss Of Monsanto PCB Suit
• What Purdue Ch. 11 Means For Future Of Third-Party Releases
• Gordon & Rees Adds 4 From Melick & Porter In New England
• Trial Set In Ga. Woman's Pelvic Mesh Case
• Colorado Gun Law Eases Way For Victims To Sue
• Virginia 'Rocket Docket' Slowdown Is Likely A Blip
• Hunter Takes Aim At Dick's, Tree Stand Co. For Faulty Product
• Panel Sends Baffling, 'Borrowed' Hemp Ruling Back For Redo
• NTSB Hearing Dives Into East Palestine Train Disaster
• Abortion Litigation To Watch As Dobbs Decision Turns 1
• Sterigenics Has To Face Joined Cancer Suits Plus Bellwethers
• Lozenge Buyers Push Back On P&G Bid To Toss False Ad Suit
• 3M Strikes $12.5B Deal Over PFAS Contamination
• Lyme Disease Test 'Useless,' 'Inaccurate,' Suit Says
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Mercedes-Benz Stadium Death Suit
• NJ Meat Retailer, Costco Hit With Salmonella Sickness Suit
• Fiat Chrysler Faces Suit Over Alleged Minivan Headrest Injury
• Full 6th Circ. Won't Review Ford Fuel Economy Suit
• Duane Morris Adds Ex-Bracewell Trial Partner, Judge In Texas
• Enviro Groups Challenge Louisiana Permit For Gas Pipeline
• Zuckerberg, Other Meta Execs Slam Human Trafficking Suit
• Ga. City Settles Bulk Of Carpet Industry PFAS Suit
• 7th Circ. Reverses Ceramic Co.'s Win In Asbestos Suit
• Attys Blast 'Barebone' Defenses In Camp Lejeune Water Suits
• Rail Lobby Seeks To Block Calif. Locomotive Emissions Rule
• Zoetis Seeks Access To Stable In Antibiotic Horse Death Suit
• Split 7th Circ. Vacates Gun Ruling After High Court Decision
• Claims Trimmed In Suit Over Pulverizer Injury
• Ga. Law Applies In Death Suit Against Ga. Power, Parents Say
• Consumers Say Coca-Cola's Soda Water Arguments Fall Flat
• VW Judge Rips Opt-Out Drivers' Fee Ask, 'Lavish Spendings'
• Illinois AG Must Turn Over Docs To Monsanto In PCB Fight
• Fashion Brands Must Be Ready For Greenwashing Claims
• NJ Gets Climate Change Suit Remand, But No Atty Fees
• Chrysler Owners Win Cert. Of 6M Class In Takata Airbag MDL
• Whirlpool Latest To Face Gas Stove Emissions Risks Suit
• 7th Circ. Backs TRT-Maker Actavis In Man's Heart Attack Suit
• Family Dollar Inks $25M Gift Card Deal In Rat Infestation Suits
• 4th Circ. OKs Ban On Asbestos Suits Against Georgia-Pacific
• 3M Urges Reversal Of $50M Faulty Earplug Bellwether Verdict
• Sanofi Needn't Indemnify German Pharma Co. In Zantac Suits
• Boeing Settles Remaining Ethiopian Air Case With Trial Date
• Diacetyl Jury Verdicts Fuel Continued Flavoring Litigation
• Cosmetic Packaging Co. Sues Plastic Mold Makers For $28M
• Suit Over THC In Pot Products Can Go On, Judge Says
• 5 Management Tips To Keep Law Firm Merger Talks Moving
• Ex-Knicks Star Seeks 2nd Circuit DQ For Judge In MSG Suit
• Texas Justices Grant Retrial In Schindler Elevator Injury Suit
• Enbridge Given 3 Years To Move Pipeline Off Wis. Reservation
• Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Amazon Can't Nix Wash. Suit Over Teens' Chemical Suicide
• Calif. Bar Moves To Expel Girardi's Son-In-Law, Ex-Colleague
• Family Slams Home Depot's DQ Bid In Mower Accident Suit
• Insurer Says $1M In Apartment Damage Due To Bad Sprinkler
• Walgreens Must Face Bulk Of Kids' Cough Medicine Suit
• Champion Sports Must Face Defect Injury Claim In Hurdle Suit
• Colgate-Palmolive Can't Nix 'Mineral' Sunscreen False Ad Suit
• LG Chem May Have To Face Exploding Vape Battery Suit In NC
• 2nd Circ. OKs FDA Denial Of Bid To Market Flavored E-Cigs
• Purdue Seeks Ch. 11 Stay Extension To Implement Its Plan
• Tofurky's Beef With La. Labeling Law Leaves Open Questions
• Utility Co. Says Ill. Residents' RICO Suit Should Be Tossed
• Hospitals Seek Class Counsel In Opioid MDL
• Mich. Staffers Not Liable For Unemployment Fraud Error
• Mercedes-Benz Seeks Dismissal Of Subframe Rust Case
• 5th Circ. Denies Arbitration In Lab Equipment Contract Row
• 2nd Circ. Reinsurance Ruling Correctly Applied English Law
• NJ Judge Still Won't Transfer 3D Gun Law Case To Texas
• Hyundai Sued Over Faulty SUV Tow Wiring That Can Ignite
• The Texas Two-Step May Be Losing Steam
• NY AG Inks $6.9M Deal Over Roundup Safety Ad Claims
• Ohio's Adoption Of EPA Rules Will Aid Hazardous Waste Cos.
• RJ Reynolds Faces Fees Bid Despite Beating $16M Fla. Verdict
• Mallinckrodt Skips Bond Interest Bill While Mulling Options
• Wash. County Officials Let Out Of Assault Weapons Ban Suit
• Boeing Settles 5 Ethiopian 737 Max Cases, Tees Up 1 For Trial
• 3 Firms Vie To Lead Barclays Unregistered Securities Suit
• Manufacturer Sued In Philly After Driver Crushed By UTV
• Zurich, Manufacturers Look To End $90M Settlement Row
• PacifiCorp Sees $18M Added To $72M Oregon Blaze Verdict
• Golden Grain Co. Defeats Suit Alleging Underfilled Rice Pilaf
• 3M Unit Gets OK To Take Ch. 11 Dismissal Appeal To 7th Circ.
• Ex-Knicks Star Can't Oust Judge In MSG Suit
• Compressed-Gas Maker Can't Evade 'Whip-It' Crash Death Suit
• Rethinking In-Office Attendance For Associate Retention
• Lawmakers Push FDA To Finish E-Cig Applications
• Trader Joe's Denies Harmful Levels Of Metals In Chocolate
• Boeing Wants Airline's 737 Max Contract Fraud Suit Trimmed
• Monsanto's 11th Circ. Appeal Deal Queried In Roundup Case
• Union Carbide Can't Escape Man's Asbestos Suit
• Del. Suit Targets Carvana Insiders For Titling Problems
• Ch. 11 Dismissal Trial A Gating Issue In J&J Talc Unit Case
• Meijer Insurers Must Face Opioid Coverage Suit In Michigan
• Holmes Opposes Feds' Post-Prison Victim Payment Plan
• DOJ's 'Hyperbolic' Opioid Suit 'Falls Far Short,' Rite Aid Says
• Ford Says Weak Roof Plaintiffs Haven't Shown Injury
• Feds Back Automakers' Challenge To Mass. Auto Data Law
• Sunscreen Buyers Push To Keep 'Baby' False Ad Suit Alive
• Costco, Kimberly-Clark Get OK For $20M Flushable Wipe Deal
• 10th Circ. Declines To Block Colo. Coal Mine Expansion
• Kirkland Seeks $13M Fees In 3M Unit's Tossed Bankruptcy
• Montana Calls Youth Climate Suit 'Boring' As Trial Begins
• Chemical Co. Agrees To Not Dump PFAS In Ga. City
• Peloton Hit With Investor Suit Over Bike Recall
• 6th Circ. Orders Ohio Family To Clean Pesticide-Fouled Land
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Suit In Deadly Native Road Washout
• ALI, Bar Groups Need More Defense Engagement For Balance
• Despite Its Plan Objections, UST Also Won In Purdue Ch. 11
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Mont. AG Latest To Question National Org. Over Funds Use
• Liquor Store Faces Third-Party Complaints In Fan Fire Suits
• PacifiCorp Owes $72M+ To Property Owners After Fires
• Twitter Escapes 9th Circ. Rehearing Of Child Sex Trafficking
• Murdaugh Trials Offer Law Firms Fraud Prevention Reminders
• 1st Circ. Upholds Vitamin Shoppe's Win In Muscle Powder Suit
• Woolite Buyers Ink $3.3M False Ad Deal Over Color Claims
• 9th Circ. Nixes P&G False Ad Suit, Calls Label 'Concerning'
• Ark. Justices Say Ex-Bayer CEO Must Testify In Roundup Suit
• Chevron, Syngenta Say No Science Backs Paraquat Claims
• Judge Initially Approves $2M Settlement In Body Spray Suit
• Marathon Pipeline Trespass Suit Back On After 2-Year Stay
• GM Can't Undo $100M Class Action Engine Defect Verdict
• Judge Tosses 3M Unit's Bankruptcy Case As Invalid
• Law Firm Faces Sanctions Bid In Fee Escape Attempt
• New Mexico Inks $500M Opioid Deal With Walgreens
• Steelmaker Gets Body Armor Death Suit Claims Trimmed
• Cherokee Nation Sues Opioid Distributor After DEA Discipline
• FTC Mulling Juul-Altria Settlement Offer Staffers Oppose
• 'Phony Charity' Settles Ohio AG's Scam Claims, Will Dissolve
• Nestle Asks 9th Circ. To Toss 'Implausible' False Ad Suit
• EPA Proposes Broad Ban On Toxic Dry-Cleaning Solvent
• Tribe, Green Groups Say Fruit Company Is Polluting Wetlands
• Chrysler Sale Roots Sebring Defect Suit In Mass., Justices Say
• 3rd Circ. Says No Proof DuPont Made Hazardous Dryer Plastic
• 2nd Circ. Reinsurance Ruling Misconstrues English Law
• Nevada, Teva Ink $193M Deal Over Opioid Crisis
• Pacific Power Sat And Let Power Lines Ignite, Jury Hears
• Feds Claim SoCal Edison Owes $40M For 2017 Creek Fire
• Ex-Insys CEO Says Legal Fee Clawback Unsupported In Ch. 11
• Suit Says Toddler Died In Car Seat Maker Knew Was Unsafe
• 3 Cities' 'Crime Wave' Suits Added To Hyundai, Kia Calif. MDL
• Gun Maker Sued After Dropped Pistol Kills Ga. Man
• Judge Reverses Course On Jurisdiction In False Ad Suit
• CPSC Tells Meta To Yank Sales Of Deadly Infant Sleepers
• General Motors Can't Overturn Class Cert. In Fuel Pump Suit
• Maine PFAS Law Is A Lesson In Legislative Flexibility
• Firm Tips For Helping New Lawyers Succeed Post-Pandemic
• Chancery Says QBE-Walmart Fight Belongs In Arkansas
• John Deere Calls Farmers' Docs Request Overbroad
• NJ Asks 3rd Circ. To Greenlight Gun Nuisance Law
• E-Cig Co. Says FDA Wrongly Denied Premarket Applications
• 9/11 Cases Provide A Playbook For Camp Lejeune Water Suits
• A Brief Primer On Using Web-Archived Evidence
• NYC Latest City To Sue Hyundai, Kia Over Car Theft 'Epidemic'
• Pipe Co. Exec Speaks To Corrosion Risk During Trial
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Heavy Metal Pet Food Case
• Wash. Panel Disputes J&J Analysis On Protecting Health Data
• Case Against Takeda, Eli Lilly Gets Partial Class Cert.
• Talc Claimants Object To Fee Deal For J&J Plan Supporters
• NJ Class Claims Over Pet Food Plant Odors Fail Smell Test
• Gun Owners Can't Shoot Down Wash. Assault Weapons Ban
• A&W 'Aged Vanilla' $15M False Ad Deal Gets 1st OK
• Evenflo Says Amending Booster Seat MDL Would Be 'Futile'
• Smucker Sold Tainted Jif Peanut Butter, Consumer Says
• 4 Emerging Risks For US Insurance Markets
• 8th Circ. Says Man's Chemical Dumping Suit Came Too Late
• Circuits 'Didn't Get The Memo' On Opioid Cases, Justices Told
• Mallinckrodt Considers New Bankruptcy Over Opioid Payment
• JPML Consolidates Thyroid Drug Hearing-Loss Suits In Illinois
• Split 6th Circ. Backs Pipeline Operator's Civil Penalty
• Owner Must Face Insurer's $1M Demand For Tenant Suits
• Tesla Wants 'Hastily-Filed' Camera Recording Suit Tossed
• Buchalter Wins Bid To Arbitrate Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• Texas Justices Say Austin Immune In Woman's Sidewalk Suit
• Tackling Judge-Shopping Concerns While Honoring Localism
• Litigator Who Opened Bradley Arant's Dallas Office Goes Solo
• J&J Wants Review Of Talc Attys' Media Contact Subpoenas
• Atty Hounded Girardi Keese Victim For Money, Judge Told
• Peloton Investors Withdraw Bid To Combine Chancery Suits
• Norfolk Southern Wants Combined Derailment Suit Dropped
• Potential Risks And Benefits Of NY Cannabis Crop Rescue Act
• Ford Owners Want Full 6th Circ. Review Of Fuel Economy Suit
• 3M Nearing Global Settlement In 'Forever Chemicals' Case
• Texas Supreme Court To Review $26M Honda Crash Judgment
• Solar Co. System Fire Suits Get Consolidated In Wisconsin
• 9th Circ. Revives Lanham Act Suit As Dissent Raises Red Flag
• Oakland Schools Say Social Media Cos. Causing Health Crisis
• Kia And Hyundai Slapped With Another Car Theft Loss Suit
• 10th Circ. Backs Early Win For FCA In Airbag Defect Suit
• GM Must Face Fraud, Omission Claims In 'Flex Fuel' Suit
• Continental Tire Not Liable In Rollover Death
• Diversified And EQT Can't Escape W.Va. Unplugged Wells Suit
• How Attorneys Can Help Combat Anti-Asian Hate
• Congress Needs To Enact A Federal Anti-SLAPP Statute
• DuPont, Others Strike $1B Deal In 'Forever Chemicals' Suits
• J&J Tells Jury 1970s Talc Findings Irrelevant Now
• Software And Mortgage Cos. Sued Over Data Breach
• 3M, Daikin And Others Seek Toss Of Ga. Water Pollution Suit
• Leader Berkon Atty Out After Alleged Wig Grab Goes Viral
• 6th Circ. Urged To Revive Drivers' Suit Over Ford Engine Fires
• Texas Judge Grants Injunction on ATF's Pistol Braces Rule
• Uvalde Victim's Family Says County Can't Evade Liability
• Calif. Assembly Advances Autonomous Trucking Bill
• Napoli Trio Puts Process Servers Through Paces In Bias Row
• United Airlines' Website Inhibits Legally Blind, Suit Says
• Engstrom Lipscomb Faces SoCalGas Leak Malpractice Suit
• Walmart Toxic Baby Food Claims Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Jaguar Driver Can't Get 3rd Circ. To Revive Infotainment Suit
• Dealing With Dogmatic Jurors: Voir Dire And Trial Strategies