Product Liability Archive » September, 2023

Product Liability - September, 2023

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• Gilead Must Face HIV Drug Design-Defect Claims At Trial
• 'Prescription Diet' Pet Food Buyers Win Cert. In Fraud Suit
• Wait For New Judges Frustrates Mass. Lawyers
• FDA Wants Oversight Of Lab-Developed Tests
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Terminix 'Super Termite' Investor Action
• DOD Acquisition Reg Prohibits PFAS Firefighting Foams
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• SkyeTec To Pay $2.35M Over False Energy Star Certifications
• Greenwashing And 'Greenhushing': Lessons For Fashion Cos.
• Energy Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• The Likable Witness: Key Traits And Psychological Concepts
• First-Time Advocates Dominate High Court's Fall Schedule
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Whirlpool Wants 'Vague' Extended Warranty Suit Axed
• Calif. Judge Trims Airport Collision Litigation From US Gov't
• EPA Promises New Climate-Related Enforcement Actions
• $1.7B Verdict Winners Want Ga. Gov't To Stay Out Of Suit
• Opioid Special Master's Email Doesn't Betray Bias, Court Told
• Ohio Judge Trims Sherwin-Williams Cabinet Contract Case
• Probe Of Lahaina Fire May Last Months, Utility CEO Says
• Gun Cos. Say 'Ghost Gun' Injunction Is Within High Court Stay
• Imerys Insurers Will Get Mediator For Ch. 11 Settlement Effort
• Monsanto Wins Directed Verdict In Missouri Roundup Trial
• Monsanto Questions Relevance Of PCB Rat Research At Trial
• Roundup Plaintiff Rests Case In Mo.
• Aearo Earplug Attys Push $7M Fee Bid For Ch. 11 Dismissal
• 'Unreliable' Experts Sink $224M Talc Award, J&J Tells Court
• Noteholders, Shareholders Call Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Unfair
• DOJ Sues EBay For Defeat Device, Solvent, Pesticide Sales
• Hobby Lobby's $7M Stolen Artifact Suit Sent To Okla.
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A One-State MDL?
• Ohio Sens. Call For State Of Emergency Over Train Derailment
• 2nd Circ. Says Conn.'s Exxon Climate Suit Is State Issue
• Class Claims Homeopathic Eye Products Being Sold Illegally
• Banana Boat Maker Faces False Ad Suit Over Face Sunscreen
• State AGs Urge Congress To Dump Bill Limiting Food Regs
• Trials In Camp Lejeune Litigation Set To Begin In 2024
• Ga. Carpet Co. Strikes Deal In PFAS Water Pollution Suit
• Feds Agree To Cough Up $48.9M For Guam Landfill Costs
• McKinsey Strikes $230M Opioid Deal With Gov'ts And Schools
• Monsanto PCBs Didn't Show Up In Testing, Seattle Jury Told
• Agencies Face Steep Learning Curve Under Biden GHG Order
• WR Grace Seeks $2.6M Fee Refund From US Trustee
• Aircraft Maker Avoids Suit Over Engine Maintenance Kit
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Full Revival Bid In Lead Paint Suit
• FDA Draft Guidance Aims To Beef Up Sesame Allergy Labeling
• Judge Limits Flint Expert's Testimony On 'Community Trauma'
• 3M And DuPont Want Ga. PFAS Pollution Suit Paused
• Boeing Can't Ditch Defunct Airline's 737 Max Fraud Suit
• Judge OKs Fees For Talc Lawyers In J&J Unit's First Ch. 11
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• Monsanto's 1971 PCB Study Had Fake Data, Seattle Jury Told
• IBM, J&J Face Class Action Over August Patient Data Breach
• Target Must Face Bulk Of Suit Over 'Non-Drowsy' Flu Medicine
• Maker Of Recalled Generators Sued For Causing Burns
• Truck Owners Take Ford Fuel Economy Suit To High Court
• Candle Co. Hit With $1M Jury Verdict Over House Fire
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Buchalter To Pay $147K For 'Kona' Coffee Class Action Delays
• Newsom's Veto Of Calif. Autonomous-Truck Ban Riles Labor
• Class Seeks $1.1M Atty Fees In CVS Lidocaine Label Suit
• Tips For Camp Lejeune Attorneys To Mitigate TCPA Suit Risks
• Whirlpool Accused Of Hiding Fridge Defect From Customers
• Kidde-Fenwal Defends Bid To Extend Ch. 11 Plan Deadline
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• How Attys Can Weather The Next Disaster Litigation Crisis
• Roundup User Tells Jury Agriculture Jobs Didn't Cause Cancer
• Monsanto Bid To Nix Deposition From PCB Trial Irks Judge
• Judge Won't Toss Water Damages Claims In La. Pollution Suit
• Chevron Doctrine Supporters Flock To High Court In Key Case
• Chicago Gets Wins In Underage, Flavored Vape Sales Suit
• Enviro Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• Master Service Agreements Can Mitigate Manufacturing Risks
• 7 Ways Telco Operators Can Approach Lead Cable Claims
• Consumer Atty Rips Fireball Maker's Belated Sanctions Bid
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• Feta Maker Puts Greek Font Labeling Suit Out To Pasture
• CBD Cos. Want Supreme Court Review Of RICO Decision
• Monsanto's Track Record On PCB Warnings Debated At Trial
• Calif. Sues 'Predatory' Clinics Over 'Abortion Pill Reversal'
• Pomerantz To Be Lead Counsel In Mallinckrodt Investor Suit
• Monsanto Funded Favorable Roundup Research, Jury Told
• Judge Tosses Suit Claiming Lead In Vitamin Shoppe Products
• Climate Week: Spotlight On International Climate Cases
• Boeing Fights Lion Air Families' 7th Circ. Bid For Jury Trial
• Opioid MDL Special Master Fights Bias DQ For 'Email Mistake'
• Canadian Tribe Denied More Time To Appeal Purdue Injunction
• Ford Drives Away From Safety Defect Suit In Light Of Recall
• Hartford Unit Scores 11th Circ. Win In Opioid Coverage Row
• Proving Causation Is Key To Fairness And Justice
• 9th Circ. Finds Couple's Challenge To Calif. Gun Law Moot
• Judge Says Mich. Road Law Trumps Bird Scooter Stipulations
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Class Spiked In Headrest Defect Suit
• Skadden Nabs $19M Fee For 4 Months' Work On Endo Ch. 11
• Biden Holds Off On Disaster Declaration Over Ohio Derailment
• Mass. Judge Tosses Desktop Metal Securities Suit For Good
• Nelson Mullins Adds Dechert Trial Atty/Doctor In San Diego
• Conn. Man Sues After Cessna Crashed Into His Workplace
• Calif. Ruling Got It Wrong On Trial Courts' Gatekeeping Role
• Tenn. AG Inks $44.5M Opioid Deal With Grocery Chain
• Machine Makers Hit With Negligence Suit Over Amputation
• Navigating PFAS Compliance With FDA, Emerging State Laws
• Monsanto's 'Safe Level' PCB Defense Contested At Wash. Trial
• Republicans Use FTC Nominee Hearing To Go After Khan
• Gerber Escapes Toddler Formula False Ad Suit, For Now
• Chicago Wants Monsanto To Pay For Contamination Cleanup
• Southwest Flies From Investors' Safety Lapse Suit, For Now
• Honda Drivers Seek $5M Atty Fees For $1.4M Valve Defect Win
• Widow Sues Google Maps Over Fatal Crash At Defunct Bridge
• ATF Says Texas Judge's 'Ghost Gun' Ruling Defies High Court
• State Farm Seeks $670K From Kia Over Vehicle Fire
• Mallinckrodt Gets Final OK For $250M Ch. 11 Financing
• Fiat Chrysler Wary Of Buyers' Defective Infotainment Claims
• Ill. Justices Mull Sending Suit Over Abbott Drug To Jury
• Bumble Cos. Can't Escape BIPA Suit Over Face Scans
• General Dynamics CEO Will Remain In Yemeni Civil War Suit
• Del. Justices Urged To Reverse AmerisourceBergen Dismissal
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• Mich. High Court Won't Revive Flint Water Prosecutions
• Monsanto Docs Show It Knew PCB Risks, Wash. Jury Hears
• Families Want Navy Sanctioned Over Deleted Text Messages
• Judge OKs Juul's $255M Deal, Bars AI Co.'s 'En Masse' Claims
• J&J Defends Texas Two-Step Talc Gambit To Lawmakers
• Ga. High Court Clarifies 'Reckless' In Product Liability Cases
• Buyer Of Kitchen Biz Sues In Del. Over Product Recalls
• Frontier Airlines Issued 'Worthless' Flight Vouchers, Suit Says
• 1st Circ. Sides With J&J Subsidiary In Lactaid False Ad Suit
• HIV Drug Case Against Gilead Threatens Medical Innovation
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• Railcar Owners Want Out Of East Palestine Derailment Suit
• $1.7B Verdict Winners Fight Ford's Bid To Halt Atty Fees
• Roundup's Cancer Link Has Solidified Over Time, Jury Hears
• Calif. Accuses Oil Giants Of Decades Of Climate Deception
• Ind. Judge Cuts Negligence Claim Over U.S. Steel Spill
• FDA Warns Vape Cos. To Stop Selling 'Illegal' Products
• Commanders Can't Arbitrate Railing Collapse Suit
• EPA Whiffed Toxic Chemical Deadline, Nonprofits Claim
• EPA Coal Ash Rule Was Unlawful Change, Utilities Claim
• Boeing Can't Ditch 737 Max Securities Fraud Suit, Judge Says
• Insurer Settles $2M Freezer Fire Suit Against Refrigeration Co.
• Target And P&G Sued Over 'Useless' Nasal Decongestant
• Starbucks Can't Dodge Bulk Of Refreshers Fruit Suit
• Bracing For Rising Cyber-Related False Claims Act Scrutiny
• Mr. Coffee, Target Should Pay For Severe Burns, Suit Says
• Lumen Hit With Securities Suit Over Toxic Cable Disclosures
• What New EPA Enforcement Initiatives Mean For Industry
• Companies Say Judge Went Too Far In Mass. PFAS Report
• Concerns For 510(k) Sponsors After FDA Proposes Major Shift
• Walmart Settles Suit Over Fatal Crash Tied To Air-Can Huffing
• Judge Denies Veolia's Expert Challenge In Flint Case
• Atty Says E-Bike Flaws Sent Him 'Flying Over The Handlebars'
• Teva Faces Massive Investor Suit Over Opioid Scandal Fallout
• Couple Gets Another Shot In Deodorant Cancer Defect Suit
• Climate Activists Gaining Ground In Courts Worldwide
• Leadership Redo Bid Rejected In Camp Lejeune Row
• Ford Wants Atty Fee Issue Halted Amid $1.7B Verdict Appeal
• Railcar Co.'s $5M Suit Over Derailed Ga. Train Must Go To Trial
• GSK, P&G And Others Sued Over 'Ineffective Decongestants'
• Dow Rips Norfolk Southern's Bid To Share Derailment Cleanup
• Mass. Lawmakers Weigh Ending Asbestos Claims Time Limit
• Sig Sauer Gets DHS Agent's Defective Gun Suit Tossed
• Shook Hardy Expands Litigation Team In SF With Auto Expert
• Goodyear, Michelin Seek $4.6M Over Damaged Rubber Cargo
• Silicon Valley Cities Must Face SF Bay Sewage Pollution Suit
• Minn. Product Case Highlights Challenges Of Misuse Defense
• Justice Thomas Picked In NY Gun Background Check Appeal
• P&G And J&J Sold Useless Decongestants, Suit Says
• Ford Can't Get $1.7B Truck Rollover Verdict Reduced
• Warranty Doesn't Cover Ford Hood Corrosion, Judge Rules
• High Court's ID Theft Limits No Help To Drug Rep, Judge Says
• Camp Lejeune Attys Accused Of 'Nepotism' In Leadership Row
• Calif. Lawmakers Send Right To Repair Act To Gov. Newsom
• In Ga., Promptness Is Key To Setting Aside Default Judgments
• Sbaiti To Lead Barclays Unregistered Securities Investor Suit
• Allen Matkins Fights Union Pacific's DQ Bid In Enviro Suit
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• Product Liability Claims Rose Over 5 Years, Report Says
• Roundup Agricultural Use Irrelevant To Cancer Suit, Jury Told
• Boeing Blamed For Birth Defects In Factory Workers' Children
• Calif. Farm Says PFAS Suit 'Stretches The Bounds Of Liability'
• EPA Settles Enviros' Long-Standing Pesticide 'Megasuit'
• RJR Gets New Trial, $2M Award Nixed In Smoking Death Suit
• House Panel Debates Autonomous Trucks And Supply Chain
• Gun Rights Group Says Colo. Magazine Ban Can't Be Justified
• Split 9th Circ. Backs Apple's Win In Security Flaw Fix Fight
• Meet The Attys In Pivotal Vehicle Emissions Rules Arguments
• Medical Device Cos. Fight To Toss Conn. Birth Control Suits
• Pixel Owner Must Arbitrate Google 5G Claims, Court Says
• 9th Circ. Says Calif. Gun Ad Law Stifles Free Speech
• Claim Of Faulty Chainsaw Nixed From NJ Fire Insurance Suit
• Starbucks Must Face Trimmed 'Sprouted Grain' False Ad Suit
• DuPont Wants Terms Of PFAS Deal With Ga. City Kept Secret
• Ringleader In $41M Opioid Scheme Sentenced To 20 Years
• GM Engine Oil Defect Suit Time-Barred, Judge Rules
• Insurers Seek Toss Of Foam Co.'s Chemical Coverage Suit
• Enbridge Urges 7th Circ. To Axe $5M Pipeline Removal Order
• Judge Trims Tampon Labeling Suit Against Procter & Gamble
• Opioid Sales Fell By Half After 2010, DEA Data Shows
• Hershey Must Face Scaled Back Metals-In-Chocolate Suit
• Sotomayor Won't Halt NY's Gun Background Check Change
• Tuna Biz Says US-Caught Fish Sink 'Made In America' Class
• 'Demonstrably False' Claims Doom Dutch Airlines Climate Suit
• Lead-Covered Verizon Cables Put Workers At Risk, Suit Says
• PREP Act Doesn't Nix Worker-Injury Suit, Ohio Panel Finds
• Calif. Senate Tees Up Autonomous Truck Ban For Newsom
• Fla. Suit Claims P&G Lied About Tide Detergent Load Capacity
• Jeep Class Doesn't ID Alleged Windshield Defect, Court Told
• Full 2nd Circ. Urged To Review $312K Sanctions In WWE Suit
• No 4th Circ. Review For Law Firm In Camp Lejeune TCPA Suit
• 6th Circ. Asks Ohio Justices To Settle $650M Opioid Question
• Conagra Faces Proposed Class Action Over Plastic In Chicken
• Justice Asked To Halt NY's Gun Background Check Change
• Burger King In Miami Served Meal With Glass Shard, Suit Says
• Michigan Says Airport's Firefighting Foam Is Polluting Water
• Hyundai, Kia Rip Insurers' And Cities' Claims In Car-Theft MDL
• Nitrous Distributor Hit With $700M Verdict Over Crash Death
• Sikorsky Says Deadly Chopper Crash Suit Belongs In Canada
• Del. Judge Cites 3rd Circ. Ruling In Toss Of Gun Law Suit
• Green Groups Take Factory Farm Fight With EPA To 9th Circ.
• Group Seeks Revival Of EPA Hazardous Waste Rules Fight
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• Kroger Beats Claims Of Metal-Tainted Baby Food, For Now
• Longtime Sidley Partner Charles Douglas Dies At 75
• Doctor Wants J&J Unit's Libel Suit Over Talc Study Tossed
• Gordon & Rees Adds 3 Senior Attys From Copeland Stair
• Florida Judge Asked To OK $2.4M Deal In Costco Battery Suit
• Gordon Rees Hires MG+M Partner In Chicago
• J&J Talc Unit Questions Distress Need In Ch. 11 Appeal
• Reynolds Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Made In U.S.A.' Label
• Gordon & Rees Sued For Malpractice In Product Liability Case
• Tesla Wants Battery Update Class Action Claims Tossed
• Kraft Heinz Goes 1-For-2 By Beating MiO Mislabeling Claims
• Recalled Lentil Crumbles Cost Woman Gallbladder, Suit Says
• Landfill Cos. Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Toxic Fumes Trial Delay
• 2 High Court Cases Could Upend Administrative Law Bedrock
• Fresenius Gets 13 Cases Trimmed From Dialysis MDL
• Atty Ends $1.7M Suit Against Microsoft For Lost Email Access
• Union Pacific Wants Attys Axed From Contamination Row
• Top Court Urged To Weigh Liability For Wildfire Negligence
• Tapping The Full Potential Of The Juror Questionnaire
• Traeger Can't Block Cert. In Wood Pellet Class Action
• Kroger To Pay Up To $1.4B To End Opioid Claims
• Arnold & Porter Hires 6-Atty Trial Team From Shook Hardy
• Kraft Heinz Must Face Crystal Light False Ad Suit
• Exxon Mobil Pushed On McKinsey Docs In Mass. Climate Case
• Walgreens Cuts $44M Deal To End Theranos Consumer Suits
• 3rd Circ. Clears HP, Nvidia From Laptop-Speed False Ad Suit
• GAO Finds Border Wall Impacted Tribal Sites, Water Sources
• ATF Overreached With Ghost Guns, 5th Circ. Told
• BlendJet Blenders Melt And Catch On Fire, Class Action Says
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• Conn. Regulators Are Coming For Unlawful Cannabis Sales
• Consumer Group Backs Ga. Doctor's Appeal In Roundup Suit
• Philips Inks $479M Economic Losses Deal In CPAP Recall MDL
• Calif. Justice Doubts PG&E Can Be Liable For Blackouts
• Altria's $45M Deal With Vapers Over Unsafe E-Cigs Wins OK
• Trailer Maker Can't Escape Worker's Injury Suit
• Georgia-Pacific Urges Justices To Take Up CERCLA Dispute
• Ex-Glass Co. CFO Looks To Shatter SEC Suit Over SPAC Deal
• Fla. Judge Orders Elon Musk To 'Be Prepared' For Deposition
• HP Must Face Trimmed Suit Alleging Fatal Laptop Fire
• Pomerantz Seeks To Lead Mallinckrodt Investor Suit
• Jeep Recall Lets Fiat Chrysler Off The Hook In Defect Suit
• Fla. Widow Tells Justices She Is Surviving Spouse Under Law
• Mondelez Can't Escape 'Protein-Packed' Chip False Ad Suit
• US Disputes Mont. Climate Ruling's Impact On Ore. Kids' Case
• Verizon Pays $4M To End Federal Cybersecurity Claims
• NFL Player's 1st Firm Entitled To Half Contingency Fee
• Sherwin-Williams Rips Insurers' Ohio Supreme Court Fight
• OpenAI, Microsoft Accused Of Taking Private Info In New Suit
• DOJ, Navy Create Settlement Option For Camp Lejeune Claims
• Tesla Seeks Arbitration For 'Right-To-Repair' Monopoly Claims
• All 50 State AGs Urge Congress To Help Protect Kids From AI
• Eli Lilly Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Testosterone Drug
• Gun Trigger Co. Ordered To Stop Sales For Now
• ARC, Delphi Face NHTSA Recall Effort On 52M Airbag Inflators
• Veolia Tries To Halt Discovery Into PR Plan In Flint Water Case
• Ill. Panel Sends PFAS Dispute With Mining Cos. To Arbitration
• LA County Says Pharmacy Benefit Cos. Fueled Opioid Crisis
• Synagogue Opposed To NY Gun Law Asks To Stay Appeal
• Maui Fire Victim's Father Sues Utilities, Landowners, Officials
• Delta Says No Trespass, No Damages In Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Emergent Gets Investor Suit Over COVID Vaccine Trimmed
• Volvo Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Battery Drain Suit
• RICO Claims Greenlit In Mass. PFAS Water Pollution Suit
• Judge Trims Suit Against Adidas Over 'Authentic' NHL Jerseys
• Canon Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'All-In-One' Printers
• Ex-Colo. Solicitor General, Bartlit Beck Attys Launch New Firm
• 9th Circ. Kellogg Ruling Offers Protein Claim Defense Tips
• Unilever Sued Over Injury From Recalled Laundress Product
• Gun Rights Groups Block ATF's 'Machine Gun' Trigger Rule
• Los Angeles Must Face Suit Over Motorcyclist's Crash Death
• PepsiCo Slams Gatorade Fit Suit As 'Conclusory,' 'Insufficient'
• Worker Burned By Hot Water Says Valve Was On Backwards
• Lewis Brisbois Welcomes Litigator Back To LA Office
• Tadano Group To Pay $40M To Sort Out Clean Air Act Claims