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Product Liability - October, 2023

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• Monsanto Hit With $332M Verdict In California Roundup Trial
• Monsanto Spinoff's Expert Ties Symptoms To PCB Anxiety
• 2nd Circ. Revives Hawaiian Tropic Sunscreen Class Action
• Jury Clears Tesla In Suit Blaming Autopilot For Deadly Crash
• Faulty Fiat Chrysler Headrests Mere 'Nuisance,' Jury Told
• Monsanto Hit With $175M Verdict In 1st Philly Roundup Trial
• 6th Circ. Asked To Step Into Opioid Special Master Row
• Fiat Chrysler Beats Jeep Transmission Defect Suit For Good
• 3rd Circ. Presses For Evidence In Merck Shingles Vax Suit
• Analyzing The Legal Ripples Of The EPA's PFAS Regulation
• A Timeline Of Stroock & Stroock's Descent
• PCBs Didn't Cause Brain Damage In Wash. Case, Jury Told
• Data Shows Minority Attys 'Woefully' Low On MDL Teams
• Hyundai, Kia Drivers Get Green Light On $145M Car Theft Deal
• Mom Claims Kratom Co.'s Product Killed Son, Suit Says
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of 737 Max Pilots' Boeing Lost Wages Suit
• Claimants Demand That Jackson Walker Repay Fees In Ch. 11
• Eli Lilly Tries To Nix Claims In Mounjaro Failure-To-Warn Suit
• Mitsubishi Hit With $980M Verdict In Pa. Crash Suit
• Boeing Opinion Strikes Blow Against Overpayment Theory
• Judge OKs Family Dollar Rodent Deal, Defers $10.5M Fees
• Tips For Litigating Against Pro Se Parties In Complex Disputes
• Social Media MDL Judge Asks: Can Mental Harm Be Physical?
• Panera Takes 'Charged' Drink Death Suit To Federal Court
• Delta Can't Get Early Win In Jet Fuel Dumping Class Action
• Big Box Stores Cut 'Flushable' Wipes Deals, Attys Want $1.9M
• Feds Escape Energy Co.'s ND Drilling Rights Suit For Now
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revise Payout Rules In NFL Concussion Case
• 4th Circ. Urged To Revive BofA COVID Loan-Forgiveness Fight
• GM Unit's Driverless-Car Pause Highlights Risky Landscape
• 3M Looks To Pause Warming Device Defense Coverage Row
• RTX Shareholder Sues Bosses Over Faulty Engine Losses
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Infotainment Privacy Suit Against Ford
• Mass. Bench Makeover Leaves Attys 'Looking For An Edge'
• Test Results Signal Poor Odds For Lead Cables Litigation
• 3M Polluted Delaware With PFAS, Hid Harm, State AG Alleges
• Cessna Maker Wants Out Of Conn. Fatal Crash Suit
• Monsanto's Experts Excluded In Seattle PCB Pollution Suit
• Travelers Unit Can't Toss Mineral Co.'s Talc Coverage Suit
• Minute Maid 'Good For You' Claim Upheld By Federal Reg.
• Monsanto Spinoff's Expert Says PCB Plaintiffs Look Healthy
• Del. Judge Urged To OK New Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11 Atty Fees
• Suits Pile Up Ahead Of Key Moment In Social Media MDL
• No Proof Roundup Caused Philly Man's Cancer, Jurors Told
• Ga. Ruling A Win For Plaintiffs Injured By Older Products
• Bid To Seal Depositions Rejected In Conn. Gun Law Suit
• Bayer Fights Bid To Toss $12M Benzene Contamination Suit
• Homesafe Says Consumer Affairs Is 'Pay To Play'
• Condo's Neglect Caused Transformer Fire, Insurer Says
• Insurer Avoids Paying Oral Hygiene Co. $6M For Recall Losses
• First Nations Group Asks High Court To Nix Sackler Releases
• Dunkin' Franchisee Will Pay $3M Over Spilled Coffee
• Nebraska AG Targets THC Sellers In Statewide Lawsuits
• FTC Halts Marketing Of 'Invisible' Anti-COVID Mask
• Class Action Defense: Don't Give Up On Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Illinois Can't Get Docs To 'Blemish' Monsanto In PCB Suit
• Union Pacific Says Atty's Status Requires Allen Matkins DQ
• Greenberg Traurig Brings On 3M Litigation Atty In Minneapolis
• Pro Bono Work Is Powerful Self-Help For Attorneys
• Judge Rips 'Nonsensical' Class Action Over P&G Supplement
• MVP: Seeger Weiss' Chris Seeger
• Monsanto Resolves Claims It Excluded Farmworker From Deal
• Fla. Judge Denies Biomechanic Witness In Tesla Crash Suit
• 6th Circ. Takes Up GM's Bid To Decertify Transmission Suit
• Lawsuits Challenging Hemp Laws Reflect New Cannabis Rift
• Gun Owners, Colo. County Spar Over Assault Weapons Ban
• Tribes Say Sovereign Power Is At Stake In Pipeline Fight
• Norfolk Southern Gets Schools' Derailment Claims Paused
• Calif. DMV Suspends Cruise's Driverless Car Operations
• Playing In A Rock Cover Band Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• How To Advertise Carbon Reductions Under New Calif. Law
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Trial Attorney In NC
• State AGs Say Meta Purposely Hooks Kids On Social Media
• Calif. Jury Awards $21M In Defective Marshmallow Maker Case
• Exxon Climate Suit Not Federal Matter, Minn. Tells Justices
• Kansas Judge Nixes Product-Liability Suit Over Huffing Death
• Hyundai, Kia Rip Insurers' Bid To Recoup Engine Defect Costs
• NYC Wants Climate Deception Suit Against Oil Cos. Remanded
• Panera 'Charged' Drink Caused Woman's Death, Parents Claim
• Flint Expert Barred From Discussing Lead's Effect On Fetuses
• Credit Suisse Bondholders Lost Billions In Merger, Suit Says
• High Court Told Purdue's Ch. 11 Liability Waiver Is Legal
• EPA Proposes Trichloroethylene Ban, Closes PFAS Loophole
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Espinosa On 'Lincoln Lawyer'
• Calif. Right To Repair Law Highlights A Growing Movement
• MVP: Kirkland's Renee D. Smith
• Dior Defeats Sun Protection Labeling Claims, For Now
• Allen Matkins Says Ex-Atty's Role Shouldn't DQ Firm
• Defense Giants Say Yemeni Bombing Suit Barred
• 2 Firms To Lead Verizon Investor Suit Over Lead Cables
• SG Wants Ch. 11 Carve-Out Cases Stalled Until Purdue Ruling
• Asbestos Case Beats 'Exclusive' Workers' Comp Remedy
• DEA Process For Drug Rescheduling Unlawful, 9th Circ. Hears
• Ill. AG Slams Gun Group's Marketing Liability Law Suit
• Lysol Maker Beat False Ad Suit Over Laundry Sanitizer Claims
• Audible Beats Suit Over Subscription Auto-Renewal, For Now
• Burger King Seeks Sanctions In Beef Over Whopper Ads
• Walgreens, CVS Must Face Opioid Overdose Death Suit
• Teach Your Witness About 'Good' And 'Bad' Testimony Words
• Investors Sue JUUL In Del. Chancery To Stop Note Conversion
• DuPont Fights Bid To Toss Nonparty Defense In PFAS Suit
• Insurer Drops Suit Over House Fire Linked To Battery Charger
• 5th Circ. Backs Judge's Decision Not To Recuse In BP Oil Spill
• Navy Wants Sanctions Bid Rejected In Fuel Leak Liability Case
• High Court Won't Save Missouri's 2nd Amendment Law
• WWE Blasts Atty's 'Unhinged' Bid To Delay $312K Sanctions
• Balancing Justice And Accountability In Opioid Bankruptcies
• MVP: Jones Day's Stephanie Parker
• Altria Unit Says Dozens Of Vape Makers Sell Illegal Products
• 9th Circ. To Hear Args In Psilocybin Rescheduling Challenge
• Coca-Cola Says Trace Amounts Of PFAS In Juice Not Harmful
• Jury Clears HP Of Fire That Insurer Blamed On Laptop Battery
• Biotech Co. Exec Gets 8 Years Over Blood Test Fraud
• 6th Circ. Voices Doubts Over Ohio PFAS Class Cert.
• Biden Admin Plans Stricter Toxic Chemical Evaluations
• Ch. 7 Trustee Sues Execs For Cash Move Amid Asbestos Suits
• 3rd Circ. Sees No 'Switcheroo' Behind FDA's Vape Co. Rebuff
• Attys Want $650K In Fees For Deodorant Suit Settlement
• Newman Suspension Shows Need For Judicial Reform
• Anonymous Messaging App Poses Risks To Teens, FTC Told
• Calif. Embraces Bold New Climate, Consumer, Labor Laws
• Monsanto Spinoff Cites Plaintiffs' Health Histories In PCB Trial
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Atty Running For NC Governor
• 6 Lewis Brisbois Attys Join Wilson Elser In Pacific NW Growth
• Condo Leans On Unvetted Experts For Another Shot At Soot Suit
• Bass Pro's Facebook Tracking Suit Joins Wiretapping MDL
• J&J Floats 3rd Bankruptcy For Talc Claims On Earnings Call
• Business Group Urges 7th Circ. To Speed Line 5 Closure
• JPML Should Say If Foam Co. Coverage Suit Belongs In MDL
• EPA Finalizes Leaded Aviation Fuel Endangerment Finding
• Counsel For J&J Talc Unit Ch. 11 Committee Fight For Fees
• Lordstown OK'd For $10.2M Asset Sale To Ex-CEO In Ch. 11
• Mich. Senate Pushes Drugmaker Immunity Repeal Forward
• Amputee Waited Too Long To File Suit, Machine-Makers Say
• Lessons From Verizon's Cybersecurity FCA Self-Disclosure
• PG&E Investors Want Securities Claims Out Of Ch. 11 Court
• HP Laptop Battery Or Arson? Insurer's Expert Not Sure At Trial
• Abortion Foes Ask For Full Review Or Nothing In Drug Appeal
• What's A Chip's Main Job? 9th Circ. Mulls Intel Security MDL
• Sports Research Corp. Hit With False-Marketing Accusations
• Norfolk Southern Pins Derailment Damages On Tank Car Cos.
• NHTSA Opens Self-Driving Safety Probe Into GM's Cruise
• Oil Companies Slam NJ's Remanded Climate Change Suit
• EPA's Final PFAS Rule Greatly Expands Cos.' Reporting Duties
• Chevron Foes Pan Fed. Defenses In Fishers' High Court Case
• Sterigenics To Pay $35M To End Atlanta Suits Ahead Of Trial
• NHTSA Hits Zipcar With First Fine Over Recalls
• HP Tells Jury Drunk Husband, Not Laptop Battery, Started Fire
• J&J's DePuy Wins Seattle Trial Of Faulty Knee Implant Claims
• Insurer Says Faulty Dehumidifier Caused $900K Fire Damage
• Walmart Says 'Onn' Tablet Class Claims Unfounded
• Ruger Moves Conn. Gun Advertising Suits To Fed. Court
• Ghost Gun Firms Must Make Weapons Traceable For Now
• Ford Attys Appeal Sanctions In $1.7B Rollover Case
• 3M Earplug MDL Judge Warns Of Scam Calls To Claimants
• Attorneys Seek $94 Million From DuPont PFAS Settlement
• How And Why Your Firm Should Implement Fixed-Fee Billing
• FDA Sends Proposed Menthol Ban To White House
• Justices Decline To Hear Drivers' Ford Fuel Economy MDL
• California Judge Sends Tesla Camera Suit To Arbitration
• DOJ Inks Settlement With Fla. Doc In Fentanyl Kickback Case
• No Sanctions, No Class Cert. In Fruit Snack Fight
• Supreme Court Deluged With Calls To Hear Abortion Pill Battle
• Gun Owners Seek Class Cert. In Glock Defect Suit
• Calif. Landowners Want Out Of Land Contamination Suit
• New Calif. Hemp, CBD Rules Affect Nationwide Compliance
• Social Media Giants Must Face Negligence Claims, Judge Says
• Judicial Independence Needs Defense Amid Political Threats
• Justices Pick Up Second Chevron Deference Case
• High Court To Review Insurer's Asbestos Bankruptcy Row
• Pa. High Court Snapshot: Lawyers, Guns And Estate Money
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Why Talc Claimants' Experts Should Fear New Jersey Courts
• Georgia Law Won't Let State Step In On $1.7B Ford Case
• Ga. High Court To Review Death Suit Against Home Inspectors
• How Law Firms Can Use Account-Based Marketing Strategies
• FDA Orders RJ Reynolds Flavored E-Cigs Off Market
• Science On Human Health Effects Of PFAS Is Still Inconsistent
• EPA Finalizes Forever Chemical Reporting Requirements
• J&J Talc Unit Blasts $1.3M Ch. 11 Fee Claims By Talc Tort Firms
• Navigating Over-The-Counter Product Ads After FTC Warning
• EPA's Chief Enforcer Warns PFAS Manufacturers
• Vegas Contractors Get Prison Time For Breaking Clean Air Act
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Crowell & Moring Enviro Law Partner
• SEC Says Ex-Glass Co. CFO Must Face SPAC Deal Suit
• Walmart's Raw Honey Is Not Actually Raw, Suit Says
• Honda Wants $5.6M Fee Bid Slashed In Valve Defect Suit
• NY Officials Announce Bills To Fight Social Media Addiction
• 11th Circ. Dismisses Lockheed Worker's Retaliation Claim
• Unilever Wants Benzene Suit Tossed Pending FDA Input
• California Governor Signs Right To Repair Act Into Law
• W.Va. Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold Mine Cleanup Suit Win
• AGs' Distaste For Food Bill May Signal Other State Issues
• Strategic Succession Planning At Law Firms Is Crucial
• Rust-Oleum Wants Law Firm Sanctioned Over Secret Formula
• Colgate-Palmolive Customers Seek $1.9M Settlement Approval
• Target's Fruit Cocktails Aren't Really 'In 100% Juice,' Suit Says
• 3M Earplug MDL Judge Threatens Sanctions For Dupe Filings
• Kavanaugh Told Missouri 2nd Amendment Law Can't Stand
• Arrayit Exec Rips 15-Year Bid For COVID Fraud, Seeks 4 Years
• Monsanto Chose Profits Over Roundup Customers, Jury Told
• Candy Cos. Ask FDA To Review Calif. Ban On Red Food Dye
• Airport Facing PFAS Suit Says It Was Following FAA Mandates
• SoCal Edison Nears Deal In Feds' $100M Suit Over Fire Costs
• FDA's Lab-Developed Test Rule Faces High Hurdles
• Email Flub In Opioid MDL No Basis For Master's Removal
• Wrestlers' Atty To Appeal $312K In Sanctions To High Court
• Justices Could Use Purdue To Resolve Related Circuit Split
• Ford Says Recall, Similar Case Moot Engine Fire Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over FDA's E-Cig Denial
• Mallinckrodt Gets OK For New Chapter 11 Plan
• Ford Hit With Another Class Action Over Erratic Transmission
• CBD Cos. Urge Justices To Fix Circuit Split On RICO Suits
• J&J Unit Wants To Slash $27M Fees For Talc Claim Lawyers
• Gordon & Rees Boosts Its New Mexico Footprint
• Ga. Parents Latest To Hit Abbott With Baby Formula Suit
• Insurers Say NOLA Can't Force Them Into Arbitration
• FDA Not Happy With Status Of Philips CPAP Recall
• DuPont Can't Block PFAS Deal From Being Public, Papers Say
• Walgreens Sold 'Wholly Ineffective' Decongestants, Suit Says
• Alito Freezes Ghost Gun Companies' Injunction For Appeal
• Cases Linking Baby Food, Autism Pose Causation Challenges
• Suits Likely Over Nevada Law Limiting Claimant Injury Exams
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Colo. County Asks Exxon Judge To Ignore Federal Ruling
• NC Residents Get Class Cert. In Chemours, DuPont PFAS Suit
• Biden Urges Justices To Ax Ghost Gun Companies' Injunction
• More Texas Gun Groups Chip Away At ATF's Pistol-Brace Rule
• Stihl Requests Dismissal Of Insurer's NJ Fire Coverage Suit
• Missouri Asks Kavanaugh To Reinstate 2nd Amendment Law
• Autonomous Vehicles Must Navigate Patchwork Of State Regs
• Maximizing Law Firm Profitability In Uncertain Times
• AstraZeneca Vaccine Induced Blood Clotting, Man Claims
• Morgan & Morgan Attorneys Are Officially In All 50 States
• Mallinckrodt Says Ch. 11 Was Needed Due To Debt Maturities
• Worker Sues Forklift Maker After Arm Crushed In Machine
• Ex-Eli Lilly Worker Settles Whistleblower Suit
• 3M PFAS Suit Should Move Forward, Georgia City Tells Judge
• 8 Chinese Firms Indicted For Shipping Fentanyl Chemicals
• Fake Amazon Review Action Against Electronic Co. Gets Cert.
• Chubb Unit, Wholesaler Close To Settling Opioid Coverage Row
• Pepco To Pay $57M For Power Plant River Pollution Cleanup
• Mountain Valley Developer Agrees To Full Pipeline Inspection
• Full 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink $312K Sanctions In WWE Suit
• Litigation Report Highlights 'Fearsome Foursome,' Spending Trends
• Womble Bond Adds Hawkins Product Liability Team In Calif.
• AGs Urge EPA To Enact Tighter Lead Dust Standards
• Federal Policies Keeping Autonomous Vehicles In Slow Lane
• Kochava Gets Consumers' Data Privacy Suit Trimmed Down
• 11th. Circ. Told That Fla. Pelvic Mesh Suit Was Time-Barred
• Insurers And Cities Say Hyundai, Kia Must Face Car Theft MDL
• Tech Group Says TM Bill Puts Burden On Platforms
• Colo. Woman Sues Prosthetic Co. Alleging Hip Implant Defect
• Ore. County Says Climate Suit Belongs In State Court
• NJ Appeals Court Reverses $224M Talc Verdict Against J&J
• Auto Defect Damages Should Factor In Supply Conditions
• Vape Co. Denied Early Injunction In Application Row
• Behr And Others Will Pay $9M To Ohio Contamination Classes
• AstraZeneca Inks $425M Deal To End Acid-Reflux Drug Claims
• Tesla Can Arbitrate Buyers' 'Full Self-Driving' Car Claims
• Legal Marketing Biz Claims 'X' In TM Suit Over Twitter Rebrand
• McDonald's, Wendy's Prevail In Customer's Burger-Size Beef
• BJ's To Pay $9M For Not Reporting AC Death, CPSC Says
• Vitamin Co. Can't Escape 'Natural' Supplement False Ad Suit
• Ga. Tort Reform Fight Heating Back Up
• Ill. AG Says Monsanto Won't Turn Over Docs In PCB Row
• 5th Circ. Backs Ghost Gun Cos., Won't Undo Injunction
• 5th Circ. Ruling Reminds Attys That CBP Can Search Devices
• Challenge To 3D Printed Gun Ban Thrown Out
• Fiat Chrysler Ducks Dodge Ram Leak Class Action
• Pesticide Labeling Bill, 9th Circ. Case Could Cut Prop 65 Suits
• Minerals Technologies Puts Barretts Talc Unit Into Bankruptcy
• The Likable Witness: 6 Personality Archetypes To Cultivate
• High Court Passes On Michigan Superfund Fight
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 171 Attys At 76 Firms