Product Liability Archive » March, 2024

Product Liability - March, 2024

276 articles

• Petition Watch: Off-Label Ads, Retiree Discrimination & PPE
• Argentine Gunmaker Accused of Hiding Light Trigger Defect
• Texas AG Launches Investigation Into Boeing Parts Supplier
• Strange But True: Product Liability Stories For April Fools'
• Honda Beats Ill. Fraud Suit Over Rat-Gnawed Car Wires
• 2nd Circ. Backs Insurer In Sanitizer Ad Injury Coverage Suit
• Trash-Truck Maker Escapes Design Suit Over Worker's Death
• 10th Circ. Says Insurance Payout Deal In Jet Sale Is Invalid
• California Shows A Viable Way Forward For PFAS Testing
• NJ Law Firm Can Keep Benicar Malpractice Suit In Fed. Court
• Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent
• EPA Sets New Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Regulations
• Quinn Emanuel Adds Longtime Kirkland Litigator In Chicago
• Judge Powers Down Lenovo Computer Crashing Claims
• Claims Trimmed In Trader Joe's Chocolate Heavy Metals Suit
• Meta Says Speech Immunity Dooms Instagram Addiction Case
• Reynolds Falsely Hypes Foil As 'Made In USA,' Suit Says
• FDA Warns 61 Stores Over Illegal Vape Sales
• Spokeo Accused Of Flouting NJ Judicial Protection Law
• Insurer's $1.37M Suit Over Stolen Walmart Flare Gun Misfires
• Calif. High Court Ruling Has Lessons For Waiving Jury Trials
• Tribes Want Climate Change Row With Oil Cos. In State Court
• Pool Co. Says Objection To Trial Attys Leaving Is 'Misplaced'
• Judge Trims Porsche EV Charging Speed Fraud Claims
• LG Chem Mostly Wins Discovery Feud In Vape Battery Suit
• On Deck In JPML: Baby Food, 23andMe Privacy, NCAA
• 9th Circ. Rejects Rust-Oleum's Bid To Sink Class Cert.
• Casino Beats Suit Over Diabetic Customer's Fall
• Take AG James' Suit Over Enviro Claims As A Warning
• SC Ruling Reinforces All Sums Coverage Trend
• Fla. Panel Reverses $43M Judgment In Tobacco Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Benefits Of MDL Transfers
• CoreLogic Sued For Violating NJ Judicial Protections Law
• Smucker Needn't Pay Multiple Limits For Tainted Jif Row
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink $25M Crash Award Against Nissan
• EPA Pressed On Cost, Strength Of Slaughterhouse Water Rule
• Subaru Can't Duck Suit Over Starlink Infotainment Defect
• Baltimore Bridge Collapse: What We Know So Far
• AI Weapons Detector Faces Investor Suit After Gov't Probes
• Conagra Can't Sink Sustainable Fishing False Ad Suit
• Combat Arms Earplugs Settlement Moves To Final Resolution
• Opioid Public Nuisance Claims 'Unique,' Ohio High Court Told
• Widow Gets $1.75M Verdict In SC Asbestos Death Suit
• Fishers Say Tire Cos. Can't Escape Salmon ESA Suit
• BP, Chevron And Others Hit With Climate Change Suit In Pa.
• Boeing Can't Exit Wash. Worker's Birth Defect Suit
• What New Waste Management Laws Signal For The Future
• Late Navy Lt.'s Dad Says Northrop Lied About Aircraft Safety
• K&L Gates Consumer Products Chair Joins Venable In LA
• Spray Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Skeptical Of Ark. Social Media Law But Doesn't Block It
• Full 10th Circ. Stands By Revival Of Valero Pipeline Leak Suit
• J&J Exec 'Shocked' Over Atty's Ties With Talc Plaintiffs
• What To Watch As Opioid Litigation Goes To Ohio High Court
• Solar Co. Downplayed Exposed Wire Issue, Investors Claim
• Prior Deal Bars Issues-Only Classes In NCAA Football MDL
• Chiquita MDL Parties Urge Fla. Judge To Ax Trial Testimony
• Texas Co. Hit With COVID Products Ban, $37.6M Fine To FTC
• Pool Co. Objects To Rival Counsel's Exit After $15M Verdict
• High Court Won't Review Texas Oil Spill Liability Fight
• 2nd Circ. Baby Food Ruling Disregards FDA's Expertise
• Boeing CEO To Exit At Year's End Amid 737 Max Crisis
• Robitussin Buyers' Lack Of Receipts Dooms Labeling Cert.
• Up Next At High Court: Abortion, Jury Trials And Estate Tax
• Youths Ask 9th Circ. To Allow Climate Trial To Proceed
• Social Media MDL Jury Issue Put On Hold For Justices' Ruling
• Apple AirTag Judge Open To Injunctive Cert. In Stalking Suit
• Bestwall Says 'Texas Two-Step' Irrelevant To Asbestos Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Axes EPA's PFAS Enforcement Against Plastic Co.
• Final OK Sought For Economic Loss Deal In CPAP Recall MDL
• Ill. Justices Won't Stop Exec Email Defamation Suit
• 200K Toyota Camry Drivers Ink Deal Over Smelly HVAC
• Firearms Co. Agrees To Dissolve Amid Conn. 'Ghost Gun' Suit
• Feds Can't Explain Away Flawed LNG Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Push For Camp Lejeune Jury Trials Seen As Long Shot
• Securing A Common Understanding Of Language Used At Trial
• Supermarket Chain Can't Flush Class Suit Over Wipes
• Ex-Drug Rep Won't Serve More Time After 1st Circ. Victory
• LifeCell Cleared Of Liability In NJ Strattice Hernia Mesh Trial
• 5th Circ. Backs FDA's Vivid Warnings Of Cigarette Dangers
• 'Sit Down!' DC Judge Snaps At Atty Over False Ad Defense
• MDL Claims Over Merck's Gardasil Vax Get Trimmed
• Social Media Cos. 'Can't Hold Back' Execs In MDL, Judge Says
• AGs Urge Congress To Address Hemp Intoxicants In Farm Bill
• Tribe's Opioid Suit Can Head To State Court, Okla. Judge Says
• Judge Worries Clothing PFAS Theory Could Open Floodgates
• Gun Rights Org., Pa. DA Seek To Block Pot Patients' Gun Ban
• Asbestos Claimants Balk At Subpoena For Claims Data
• Woman Lost Independence Due To Strattice Mesh, Jurors Told
• Proposed MDL Management Rule Needs Refining
• Chicago Sues Glock Over Pistols Made Into 'Machine Guns'
• Kroger's 'Smoked Gouda' Is Indeed Wood-Smoked, Judge Says
• 6th Circ. Zeroes In On CBA In Vax Bias Preemption Battle
• Pool Company Aims To Bar Rival's False Ads After Verdict
• Feds, Green Groups Say Campbell's Is Polluting Lake Erie
• Faegre Drinker Hires Indianapolis Litigation Boutique Founder
• Judicial Independence Is Imperative This Election Year
• 4th Circ. Backs Rockefeller Group in Guatemalans' Syphilis Suit
• Endo Plan To Trim $5B In Debt Confirmed By NY Judge
• Montgomery McCracken Adds Litigation Pro In Philly
• Husch Blackwell Hires 5 Attorneys From Lewis Brisbois
• EU Commission Builds 'Toolkit' To Fight Counterfeiting
• Calif. Firm Takes On AI, Dating Apps And 'Dopamine Culture'
• Hemp Co. Wins Bid To Reverse 'Irrational' UK Gov't CBD Ban
• Riding My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• How The Supreme Court Could Narrow Chevron
• EPA Tightens Auto Emissions Rules But Relaxes Timetable
• Breaking Down Each State's Climate Priority Policies
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• US Chamber's Litigation Funding Concerns Spur 2 State Laws
• Activision, Rockstar Sued Over Addictive Video Games
• Justices Lean Toward Insurer Standing In Ch. 11 Case
• Ford Pushes To Decertify Classes Amid Mustang Defect Trial
• Meta, Google, Others Can't Nix Buffalo, NY, Mass Shooting Suit
• Gerber Says Vitamin C Not Used As Preservative In Baby Food
• Cancer Patient Fights Monsanto's Philadelphia Roundup Win
• Future Of Judge-Shopping Reform Hazy After Rule Proposal
• OptumRx Can't Get Motley Rice Disqualified From Opioid MDL
• Consumers Rip Nestle's Latest Early Win Bid In False-Ad Suit
• High Court Should Maintain Insurer Neutrality In Bankruptcy
• Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
• Gasket Maker That Sued Asbestos Lawyers Faces SC Trial
• Doc Production Is 'Not That Hard,' MDL Judge Tells Snap's Atty
• Feds Try To Shake Off Youths' Constitutional Climate Suit
• How A Car Crash And 20 Years Of Litigation Ended With $25M
• Bayer Beats False-Ad Suit Over 'Honey Lemon Zest' Cold Med
• 4th Circ. Sends Opioid 'Nuisance' Question To W.Va. Top Court
• Conn. Pharmacy, FDA Say They've Settled Suit Over Probe
• Amazon, Bumkins Accused Of Not Flagging 'Superbibs' Chemical
• Tesla Trial To Test Bounds Of Autonomous Cars' Future
• Apple Beats Most Claims In AirTag Stalking Suit, For Now
• Pabst Gets Calif. Judge To Can 'Olympia Beer' False Ad Suit
• Kimberly-Clark Gets OK For $6M Deal Over Tainted Wipes
• Plaintiffs Call For Sanctions Over PFAS MDL Deal Threat
• Can EPA Shut Down State Air Plans? The Battle Isn't Over
• EPA Bans Most Common Asbestos In 'Cancer Moonshot' Rule
• Chicago Can Keep $26M Willis Tower Suit In Federal Court
• 3 Litigation Strategies To Combat 'Safetyism'
• Up Next At High Court: Gov't Jawboning & Retaliatory Arrests
• Awning Maker Can't Shade Itself From CPSC Defect Lawsuit
• ​​​​​​​Chiquita MDL Experts Aren't Reliable, Parties Say
• Aircraft Co. Says Charter Co. Shifting Blame For Fatal Crash
• Boeing Supplier Sued Over 737 Max Door Plug's Missing Bolts
• Enfamil Maker Hit With $60M Jury Verdict In Infant Death Suit
• Risks Of Nonmutual Offensive Collateral Estoppel In MDLs
• SEC, VW Reach $48.7M Deal To End 'Clean Diesel' Fraud Suit
• Conservative Law Group Asks Justices To Hear FDA Vape Suit
• Dykema Hires MehaffyWeber Shareholder In Houston
• What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks
• DOJ, FTC Tell Copyright Office To Expand Right To Repair
• PE Firm Riverspan Agrees To Pay $32M For Barretts' Assets
• FTC Says Consolidation Endangering Infant-Formula Market
• Norfolk Southern Must Face Most Derailment Suit Claims
• Mont. Youths Urge State High Court To Uphold Climate Ruling
• Ford Slammed For Bid To 'Sidestep' Faulty Axle-Bolt Suit
• Fla. High Court Denies Atty Reinstatement After Bar Objection
• Sidley Product Liability Ace Jumps To Shook Hardy In LA
• NJ Law Firm Avoids Malpractice Suit Over Texas Kratom Death
• In 3rd Win, Sig Sauer Beats ICE Agent's Defective-Gun Suit
• Feds Seek 20 Mos. For Aegerion Fraud 'Puppet Master'
• Whirlpool Can't Toss Defect Suit Over Ice Buildup In Fridges
• EPA Slashes Ethylene Oxide Emissions Levels For Sterilizers
• Netflix Doesn't Want 'Hatchet Wielding' Killer In Suit Either
• EPA Designates First Navajo Nation Superfund Site
• Mich. Justice Torn Over 'Unfairness' Of Law In Treadmill Suit
• Judge Says 'Exotic' Camp Lejeune Files Must Stay Intact
• Juul Investor Tells Chancery: 'We Were Trying To Help'
• Autism Claims Tossed In Lockheed Martin Toxic Land Suit
• HP Says It's Upfront About Blocking Ink Cartridges
• Flint Found In Contempt Over Lead Pipe Replacement Delays
• 5 Things Trial Attorneys Can Learn From Good Teachers
• Legal Considerations For Circular Economy Strategies
• 'Schrodinger's Gun' Beats ATF Bid To Defeat Pistol-Brace Suit
• Quaker Hit With False Ad Suit Over Pesticide In Oat Products
• Amazon Denies Concealing Texts In Alexa Users' Privacy Suit
• NY Jury Rules Some Claims About Prevagen Are Misleading
• Tire Cos. Seek Exit From Salmon-Harming Chemical Suit
• 'Ghost Gun' Co. Sued In Mich. For Selling To Teen Shooter
• Camp Lejeune Water Plaintiffs Push For Jury Denial Appeal
• Walgreens, Kenvue Unit Sued Over Benzene In Acne Products
• Maui Wildfire Case Sent Back To Hawaii State Court
• Insurance Industry Asbestos Reserve Estimates Are Unreliable
• NTSB Slams Order To Allow Hands-On Train Parts Inspection
• Paul Weiss' Digital Tech Chair On AI's Promises And Perils
• Gold King Mine Contractor Looks To Toss Final Navajo Claims
• Customers Drop PFAS Claims Against Conn. Water Co.
• Judge Tells Atty 'Not My Job To Go Research' Baby Food
• Lyft Wants Out Of Rape Survivor's 'Untimely' Negligence Suit
• Amazon Prime Video-Viewing Data Sparks Privacy Fears
• Judge OKs Big-Box Stores' 'Flushable' Wipes Deals
• FDA Seeks $7.2B For Fiscal Year 2025
• 3rd Circ. Unsure Of Reasons To Halt Del. Assault Weapon Ban
• Souped-Up Mustangs Overheated After 10 Min., Fla. Jury Told
• Biden DOT Budget Targets Aviation Safety, Private Jet Use
• Walmart Fails To Sink Feds' Opioid Crisis Lawsuit
• Most Claims Trimmed In Ford Faulty Transmission Suit
• Preempting Bottled Water Microplastics Fraud Claims
• Urologist Seeks Coverage For Defective Penile Implants Suit
• Inside The Climactic Clash Over Skyrocketing MDL Caseloads
• 20 States Urge Justices To Block 5th Circ. 'Ghost Gun' Ruling
• Consumers Fight Dismissal Bids In Microsoft And OpenAI Suit
• Feds, Tribes Say Marine Cos., DOT Polluted Duwamish River
• League Of Legends Maker Facing $1B Suit Over FTX Promos
• Mass. Justices OK Town's 'Clever' Gradual Tobacco Ban
• $2M Unilever Suave Deodorant Settlement Gets First OK
• Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment
• CSX's Georgia Backroads Bridge Caused Crash, Suit Says
• Justices Urged To Review Immunity Law In Snapchat Abuse Suit
• Tesla Can Force Individual Arbitration In EV Mileage Fight
• Petition Watch: Student Athletes, Oil Spills & Preemption
• DC Circ. Mulls Groundwater In Coal Ash Closure Fight
• 'Hatchet Wielding' Killer Has No Part In Netflix Suit, Court Told
• Feds Look To Douse $48M Washington Ranch Wildfire Claim
• Asbestos Claimants Refuel Bid To Chuck Bestwall Ch. 11
• Sens. Tell Stores To Get Illegal E-Cigs Off Their Shelves
• Dog Owner, Co. Can't Drop Claim From Pet Food Labels Trial
• NM Residents Sue 3M, DuPont For PFAS-Contaminated Water
• 5 Ways To Hone Deposition Skills And Improve Results
• The Challenges Of Measuring Harm In Slack-Fill Cases
• Equity Concerns Follow Mass Torts' March Into Bankruptcy
• Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Monsanto, Seattle Spar Over Guardrails For Possible PCB Trial
• Nissan Cooling Fans Defective, Class Suit Claims
• Juul MDL Judge Asks Feds To Probe AI Fraud In $45.5M Deal
• 6th Circ. Orders Do-Over For Insurer's $3.3M Recoupment Row
• Norfolk Southern Can't Shift Cleanup Costs To Tank Car Cos.
• 5th Circ. Weighs 'Very Complex' Chemo Hair Loss Dispute
• Ford Settles Georgia Auto Crash Death Suit Days Before Trial
• Judge May Sit In On Depos In Abbott Formula MDL
• NTSB Chief Says Boeing Isn't Sharing Info In Blowout Probe
• High Court Should Endorse Insurer Standing In Bankruptcy
• NY Gets $7.8M Default Win Against Seller Of 'Ghost Gun' Kits
• Fla. Law Blocks Punitive Damages In Smoker Death Suit
• PacifiCorp Must Pay $42.4M To Oregon Fire Victims, Jury Says
• Otterbourg Formalizes Bankruptcy, Mass Torts Practice Group
• Power Co. Can't Escape Explosion Fraud Claim
• Poland Springs Sued Over Microplastics In 'Natural' Water
• Tank Car Cos. Can Inspect Derailed Train Parts, Judge Says
• Gibson Dunn AI Leader On Weathering The AI Policy Blizzard
• Pharmacist Takes Deal In Mich. Over Fatal Meningitis Outbreak
• Texas Court Clears Gun Dealer In Suit Over Woman's Suicide
• FTC Chair Decries PE's Healthcare Impacts As Probe Starts
• Social Media Created Public Nuisance, Schools Say
• Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC
• Meta Tells Chancery It Didn't 'Utterly Fail' To Stop Exploitation
• Ohio Pot Facility Explosion Sparks Suit Against Lighting Co.
• FDA Rejection Of Fosamax's Label Fix Not Final, 3rd Circ. Told
• Cheese Producer Cops To Selling Listeria-Tainted Products
• Monsanto Nabs 1st Win In Philly's Roundup Trial Blitz
• J&J Trial Over Doctor's Cancer Death Ends In Hung Jury
• Hemp Cos. Say NY Regulations Will Sink Industry In State
• Nestle Misbranded Perrier As Natural Mineral Water, Suit Says
• Apple Inks Deal To End Derivative Suit Over Slow IPhones
• Tobacco Cos. Urge DC Circ. To Ax Broad Health Warning Order
• Pot User Cites Bruen In Bid To Escape Gun Charge Indictment
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Say Specific Illness Link Is Not Required
• Calif. Justices Rule Fiat Can't Offset Lemon Law Restitution
• Snapchat Lures Victims As Bitmoji 'Co-Publisher,' Suit Says
• Insurer Secures Win In $3.7M Pool Damage Row
• States, Scholars Back Ex-NY Official In NRA Free Speech Suit
• Barretts' Mediation Docs Not Open To Pfizer, Judge Says
• FAA Audit Flags Boeing 737 Max 9 Production Lapses
• Chrysler Gets Claims Trimmed In Truck Fire Defect Suit
• General Mills Hit With False Ad Suit Over Pesticide In Cheerios
• J&J's Talc Lit The Spark For Doctor's Fatal Cancer, Jury Told
• GSK, Shook Hardy Can Recover Costs After Zofran MDL Win
• Suave Deodorant Buyers Ink $2M Settlement With Unilever
• FTC Backs Colo. Right-To-Repair Expansion
• Ky. Sees $74M Boost For Abandoned Mine Cleanup Work
• Del. Jury Deadlocks In Roundup User's Cancer Death Trial
• 'Confusing' Class Cert. Bid Shot Down In Ga. 'No Lemon' Suit
• Kimberly-Clark Hit With Connecticut PFAS Class Action
• Levi & Korsinsky Gets Nod To Lead Nikola Investor Action
• Atty Censured Over Conduct In NFL Concussion MDL
• How Firms Can Ensure Associate Gender Parity Lasts
• How Echoing Techniques Can Derail Witnesses At Deposition