Product Liability Archive » November, 2023

Product Liability - November, 2023

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• Pfizer Overhyped Its COVID-19 Vax Efficacy, Texas AG Claims
• Atty Held In Contempt After Several 'Frivolous' False Ad Suits
• SEC Waives $40M Fine For Mallinckrodt In Medicaid Scheme
• Ford Loses Bid To Upend Widow's $275K Asbestos Verdict
• Clinics Sue To Block Wash. AG 'Abortion Pill Reversal' Probe
• EPA Proposes Removing All Lead Pipes In Next Decade
• Lloyd's, Flooring Co. Agree To End Dispute Over $2.8M Fire
• What Lawyers Must Know About Calif. State Bar's AI Guidance
• Industry Must Elevate Native American Women Attys' Stories
• 11th Circ. Orders New Trial In Pill Mill Row Over Ruan
• NY Tribe Sues To Stop Sewage Pipeline On Wildlife Refuge
• How Color Psychology Can Help Tell Your Trial Narrative
• SC Paper Mill Says Pollution Class Suffers From 'Incoherence'
• Justice Barrett Is Asked To Pause Ill. Ban On Certain Firearms
• No Evidence Defunct Co.'s Policy Ever Existed, Insurer Says
• DuPont, Corteva Ink $110M Deal To End Ohio PFAS Claims
• New York Electric Utility Escapes Insurer's $3.7M Lab Fire Suit
• How New Expert-Witness Rules Put Science Front And Center
• Special Master Says Jones Day VW Docs Should Be Disclosed
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Tracking MDL Geography
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Supplier To Foot Bill For Pacifica Recall
• Understanding Discovery Obligations In Era Of Generative AI
• Court Dismisses Insurer's Suit Over FreeFall Rider's Death
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo Mercedes 'Mars Red' Peeling Paint Deal
• NetChoice Seeks Win In Suit Targeting Ark. Social Media Law
• Barretts Minerals Wants To Keep Its Ch. 11 Case In Texas
• Woman Bit Into Finger In Chopt Eatery Salad, Suit Claims
• DC Court Skeptical Of Coca-Cola 'Greenwashing' Suit
• Boeing Must Offer Settlements, Soon, In Ethiopian Air Cases
• Law Firm Leaders Cautiously Optimistic Heading Into 2024
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Zuckerberg Nixed Proposal Aimed At Mental Health, AGs Say
• 3M, Other Cos. Beat 11 Million-Member PFAS Class At 6th Circ.
• Target's 'Reef-Conscious' Sunscreen Is A Lie, Suit Alleges
• Gaming Patent Trial Paused Amid Criminal Probe Of Bot Fraud
• Rail Group Wants Calif. Locomotive Regulations Derailed
• Amicus Groups Tell High Court To End Chevron Deference
• Barretts Minerals Pressured To Move Ch. 11 Case To Montana
• John Deere Can't Avoid Trial In Right-To-Repair Monopoly Suit
• GM Drivers Ask 6th Circ. To Revive Truck Emissions Suit
• Shell, BP Can't Nab Fed. Venue In Climate Row, 9th Circ. Says
• Pharma Cos. Taking Discovery Disputes To Alabama Judge
• FDA And Companies Must Move Quickly On Drug Recalls
• Dems' Victory Lap: Michigan's Biggest Legislation Of 2023
• AstraZeneca Denies COVID Vaccine Defective After Clot Claim
• Pharmacy's Coverage Didn't Transfer Post-Merger, Court Told
• School Plaintiffs' Leadership Tapped In Social Media MDL
• Trustee Says Asbestos Insurance Litigation Must Stay In Texas
• Pa. Justices Say Small Share Of Big Business Can't Nix Venue
• Wash. Gun Magazine Ban On Hold While 9th Circ. Mulls Matter
• FDA Resource Latest Move To Prevent Baby Formula Scarcity
• Pharma Co.'s Complaint Is Over Nonexistent Recall, FDA Says
• 3rd Circ. To Rehear EPA Oil Refinery Permit Case
• Widow Can Seek Punitive Damages In Tesla Autopilot Suit
• The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Programs At Law Firms
• Cannabis Co. Trulieve Sued In Mass. Over Worker's Death
• Kidde-Fenwal Gets Ch. 11 Mediation For Foam Liability Claims
• La. School Says Insurers Permitted To Recover Fire Costs
• LG Chem Hit With NC Suit Over 'Exploding' E-Cigarette Battery
• Mifepristone Ruling Risks 'Profound Disruption,' Justices Told
• John Deere Says Tesla Ruling Backs Repair Case Dismissal
• Would Ending Chevron Deference Really Make Waves?
• Gucci Accuses Lord & Taylor Of Peddling Counterfeit Bags
• FTC, Calif. Hit Ancestry Co. Over Deceptive Marketing, Billing
• Ga. Appeals Pauses Release Of PFAS Deal Details
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over Fatal Army Helicopter Crash
• Allstate, Lowe's Settle Dehumidifier Fire Coverage Dispute
• Ugg Maker Seeks To Boot Costco's Footwear In IP Suit
• Panera Says 'Charged' Drink Not Tied To Patron's Heart Attack
• Allergy Testing Co. Head Charged In $5.9M Fraud Scheme
• Chef Boyardee Maker Wants To Can 'No Preservatives' Suit
• Eye Drop Users Can't Turn FDA Warning Into Injury, Co. Says
• Feds Say Camp Lejeune Cases Can't Go Before Juries
• Attorneys Have An Ethical Duty To Protect The Judiciary
• Fishing Cos. Tell Justices Chevron Deference 'Deeply Flawed'
• DEA Public Disclosure Process 'Kafka Like,' Texas Atty Claims
• ATF Rule Turns Many Gun Owners Into Felons, 5th Circ. Told
• Walmart Inks $45M Deal Over Inflated Product Weights
• Pharmacies Say Expert Error Frees Them From Opioid MDL
• Coal Ash Orders Weren't Rule Changes, EPA Tells DC Circ.
• Jury Awards $1.56B In Monsanto Roundup Verdict In Missouri
• Purina Food Exposes Cats To 'Forever Chemicals,' Suit Says
• Tesla Dodges 'Right-To-Repair' Monopoly Claims, For Now
• United Airlines Overhypes Sustainable Fuel Claims, Suit Says
• Chamber Urges DC Circ. To Ax EPA Chemical Reporting Rule
• Customer Can't Sue PG&E Over Blackouts, Calif. Justices Say
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Kansas Refinery To Pay $23M Over Clean Air Act Violations
• Gamers Battled AI Instead Of Humans, $1B RICO Suit Says
• Monsanto Hit With $165M Verdict In Latest School PCB Loss
• Norfolk Southern Wants Out Of Pa. Schools' Derailment Suit
• GM 'Stalls Out,' Can't Pause Fuel Pump Suit
• Exxon Verdict Challenged In Conn. Benzene Products Case
• High Court Won't Review DuPont PFAS MDL Ruling
• Jury Convicts 2 In Landmark Consumer Product Safety Case
• NY AG's Plastic Bottle Suit Called Both Innovative, Overreach
• Burger King Loses Sanctions Bid In Beef Over Ads, For Now
• Meta, Snapchat Say Assault, Defect Claims Can't Be Combined
• Judge Won't Delay Ruling If States Can Join Abortion Pill Suit
• AmerisourceBergen Escapes Investor Drug-Dregs Suit In Del.
• Novartis, Amgen Migraine Drug Worsened Seizures, Suit Says
• Skanska Hit With $1.69M Verdict In Oyster Destruction Suit
• Mask Cos. And Insurer Resolve N95 Coverage Dispute
• Ex-FCA Exec Skirts Prison Time In Emissions Case
• Pipe Co.'s Dangerous Design Led To House Fire, Insurer Says
• Conn. Dairy Co. Settles NJ Suit Alleging Tainted School Milk
• AI Can Help Lawyers Overcome The Programming Barrier
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Urge Justices To Skip Pill Ruling
• Conn. Judge Consolidates $1.1M Ryobi Battery Fire Claims
• Olaplex Brass Misled Investors On Formula Change, Suit Says
• 6th Circ. Unravels Ford F-150 Faulty Brakes Class
• Judge Orders Utah Dietary Product Maker To Destroy Goods
• Insurer Backpedals On Coverage For Carnival Ride Death
• Aramark, Store Owner Must Face Pa. Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Judge Pauses Ga. City's 'Forever Chemicals' Suit
• Del. Justices Uphold Merck's Post-Bayer Sale Talc Liability
• Groupon Settles Suit Targeting Bogus Small Biz Discounts
• FDA Warns Shops Over E-Cig Items Allegedly Aimed At Kids
• Ariz. Co. Banned From Making Unapproved Contraceptives
• Philip Morris Can't Ditch $5.5M Engle-Linked Verdict In Fla.
• 3 States Slam Feds' Request For Pause In Abortion Drug Suit
• Hyundai, Kia Can't Ditch Insurers' Claims In Car Theft MDL
• Travelers Fights Atty Testimony In Footwear Co. PFAS Fight
• UnitedHealth Uses AI To Deny Patient Services, Suit Says
• Exxon Says NYC's Climate Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Transparency And Explainability Are Critical To AI Compliance
• Chicago And US Steel Strike Deal In Chemical Spill Dispute
• Suit Blames Faulty Walmart Basketball Hoop For Amputation
• Shipbuilder Urges 3rd Circ. To Back Bankruptcy Court Ruling
• Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World
• Oshkosh Settles Suit Over Cadet's Rollover Death For $775K
• Concrete Worker Sues Mix Supplier And Employee Over Burns
• New York AG Sues PepsiCo Over Single-Use Plastic Pollution
• Footwear Co. Seeks Sanctions Over Delayed Documents
• Judge OKs $2M Deal In Colgate-Palmolive Tainted-Goods Claims
• Texas Judge Defers Ch. 11 Rulings Pending Recusal Hearing
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Death Claim Against Plane Engine Maker
• Justices Urged To Allow Highway Flooding Case To Proceed
• 6th Circ. Won't DQ Special Master Over 'Reply-All' Email
• How Social Media Can Affect Trial Outcomes
• General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI
• Segal McCambridge Opens Boston Office With Clyde & Co. Atty
• What Changes To Prop 65 Warning Rules Mean For Cos.
• Social Media MDL Judge Allows Parents' Negligence Claims
• Mazda Escapes Liability Suit In Del. Due To Improper Service
• Fiat Chrysler Avoids Damages In Faulty Headrest Class Action
• Norfolk Southern Hit With $500M Suit Over Train Derailment
• L'Oreal, Revlon Can't Escape Hair Relaxer-Cancer Link MDL
• School Attys Seek Table Seat In Social Media Addiction MDL
• Gun Group Wants 7th Circ. To Rehear Challenge To Gun Ban
• Chrysler Headrest Trial Closes With Fight Over Defect's Scope
• 2nd Circ. Affirms GM Win In Gear-Shift Defect Suit
• FDA Investigating Lead In Applesauce, Link To 22 Illnesses
• Feds Settle 3 Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Cases
• Attys Seek $2.1M Award In Pebble Mine Buildout Suit
• Civil Litigation Against Gun Businesses Can Reduce Violence
• Shumaker Adds Fla. Litigator From Johnson Newlon & DeCort
• Ex-Aegerion Rep. Strikes Deal To Avoid 2nd Fraud Trial
• Novo's Suit Over Compounded Weight-Loss Drug Is Tossed
• Labor Groups Say Feds Must Investigate All AV Operations
• Groups Call On DC Circ. To Ax EPA Chemical Reporting Rule
• Fishing Groups Sue Tire Cos. Over Salmon-Harming Chemical
• Exxon Climate Suit Could Fix A Circuit Split, Justices Told
• CPSC Fines HSN $16M Over Failing To Report Steamer Burns
• Allen Matkins Escapes DQ From Land Contamination Suit
• Repeal Of Mich. Drugmaker Liability Shield Goes To Governor
• Disney Hit With Suit Over Slip At Hawaii Resort Pool
• Parker Poe Trial Pro Jumps To Phelps Dunbar In NC
• Navigating Discovery Of Generative AI Information
• Activists Optimistic Justices Will Uphold Abuser Gun Ban
• Talc Claimant Attys Get Trimmed Fees In J&J Unit Ch. 11
• Chrysler Fears 'Windfall' In Faulty Headrest Trial
• Ohio Jury Finds CR Bard Didn't Reveal Hernia Mesh Risks
• UPenn Worker Sues LF Driscoll Over Fall During HVAC Work
• Conn. Supreme Court Snapshot: Firm Fends Off Sanctions
• RJ Reynolds Says Smoker Didn't Rely On Ads In Reversal Bid
• Bayer To Keep Trying Roundup Cases, Won't Make Deals
• Justices Told To Ignore Group's Take On Abortion Pill OK
• Gerber Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'No Preservatives' Snacks
• Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys With ADHD
• Ford Can't Arbitrate Warranty Suit Over 3G Shutdown
• Vape Co. Says Rivals Lifted 'Fume' TM For Deal With Rapper
• J. Crew Can Arbitrate Customer's 'Comparable Value' Suit
• Labor Judges' Appointments Constitutional, 4th Circ. Rules
• Enviro Orgs. Target Corps' 'Blanket' Permit For CO2 Pipelines
• Abbott Says It Is Not Implicated In Baby Formula MDL
• Abbott Labs Wants To Ditch Glucerna Class Claims
• AmerisourceBergen Trims But Can't Beat Feds' Opioid Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ax Of Calif. Glyphosate Cancer Warning Label
• Kratom Co. Looks To Toss Mom's Claims Product Killed Son
• Jackson Criticizes Court's 'White Protestant' Gun Rights Test
• Ga. Power Co. Wants $250M For Shoddy Biofuel Plant Work
• Mediator Locked In For $30M Sig Sauer Pistol Defect Suit
• Va. County Alleges Racketeering In Suit Over Insulin Prices
• BP And Shell Lose Bid To Stay Louisiana Coastal Erosion Trial
• Kidde-Fenwal Can Pay Ad Hoc Committee's Ch. 11 Atty Fees
• Monsanto Fights $175M Verdict In Philly Roundup Fight
• The 2023 Law360 Prestige Leaders
• How Law Firms Build And Protect Stellar Reputations
• Ford Can't Halt Va. Transmission Case Amid Transfer Bid
• Monsanto Spinoff Owes Wash. Teachers Over $47M, Jury Told
• Coors False Ad Suit No Crunch Berries Case, 11th Circ. Told
• Law Profs Say Firearms Regs Can Clear Justices' Hurdle
• Hemp Co. Gets $350K To End Suit Over 'Exploded' Extractor
• 3 States Ask To Join Suit To Halt Access To Abortion Drug
• GM Must Face Airbag Software Defect Suit, Judge Says
• 3M Earplug Judge Drops Over 3,500 Claims In MDL
• Drug Compounding Co. Sues FDA Over 'Catch-22' Recall Ask
• Walgreens Hit With Investors Suit Over Opioid Epidemic
• Glad And Consumer Agree To Trash 'Recyclable' Bags Suit
• Justices Won't Take Up Wildfire Negligence Liability Suit
• Town's 'Novel' Tobacco Ban Scrutinized By Mass. High Court
• GE Unit Pays $9.4M To End Probe Of Military Parts Inspections
• 11th Circ. Backs Porsche In Engine Cooling Defect Suit
• Alcohol Bracelet Injury Suit Not Detailed Enough, Co. Says
• Justices Rebuff Opioid Doctor's Quest For 2nd Round
• Justices Grant Purdue Creditors Separate Argument Time
• Intel's Win In Microprocessor Security MDL Upheld
• Scientist Says Splenda Statements Not For Courts To Review
• Flooded Landowners Say Ruling Supports Suit Against Feds
• Fla. Judge OKs Auto Recyclers' Deal In Takata MDL
• AI Will 'Revolutionize' Class Action Payouts, Judge Says
• Pacira Hits Rivals With False Ad Suits Over Pain Drugs
• Kroger Broke 'Kona' Coffee Settlement, Farmers Claim
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive COVID-19 App Suit Against Apple
• Kidde-Fenwal Urges Ch. 11 Mediation To Shrink Liabilities
• GM's 'Winner-Take-All' Defect Trial Plan Costs It $100M Redo
• Whopper Buyers Rip Burger King's 'Red Herring' Sanction Bid
• Mass. High Court Hints At Reluctance To Bar Time Limits
• Senate Republicans Admonish FERC On Power Plant Rule
• J&J Bankruptcy May Spark SCOTUS 'Texas Two-Step' Scrutiny
• Justices Agree To Consider ATF's Bump Stock Ban
• Justices To Review Ex-NY Official's NRA Remarks
• Time To Ban Deferred Prosecution For Fatal Corporate Crime
• Atty Loses Bid To Stay Sanctions Of $312K In WWE Litigation
• Monsanto Spinoff Blames Poor Air In PCB Trial's Final Hours
• 8th Circ. Repeals EPA Ban On Food Crop Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
• Dow, PPG Avoid Damages In Calif. Contamination Trial
• Kids' Online Safety Push Runs Into Constitutional Steamroller
• Louisiana Parish Urges Alito To Approve Coastal Damage Trial
• Insurers Say Amazon Owes $650K For Battery Fire Damage
• Detroit Atty Must Face Auto Parts Dealer's Malpractice Suit
• Boeing Settles Another 6 Ethiopian 737 Max Cases Before Trial
• Pa. Woman Says Defective Instant Pot Burst, Burning Her
• Vape Co. Says Firms Clipped Its Brand To License Rapper
• Toyota Recalls 1.8M RAV4s Due To Fire Risk
• VW, Porsche Slam Objections To $80M Emissions Deal
• Urologist Sold Defective Penile Implants, Patient Alleges
• Monsanto Spinoff's Expert Denies Honing Trial Defense
• Williams-Sonoma Thread-Count Class Cert. Nearly Sewn Up
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Trial Vet As Managing Partner In Wash.
• LA County Latest To Hit Johnson & Johnson With Talc Suit
• Chevron, Other Oil Cos. Can't Beat Honolulu Climate Case
• Altria, Philip Morris To Pay $7M To Texas County In Vape Deal
• Flint Engineering Co. Offers $8M To End Water Crisis Suits
• Judge Allows BIPA Suit Targeting Amazon's Alexa To Proceed
• Why Hemp-Synthesized Intoxicants Need Uniform Regs
• Pa. School Districts Say Derailment Claims Cannot Go To Ohio
• GM Auto Defect Class Cert. Paused To Await 6th Circ. Ruling
• Clif Bar Buyers Seek OK On New $12M False Ad Settlement
• Mass. Attys Fret As Top Court Weighs Trial Time Limits
• How A Cigarette In 1964 Led To A $200M Verdict Decades Later
• Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New Era Of Evidence