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Product Liability - April, 2024

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• Chiquita Capitalized On Colombian War, Victims' Families Say
• 'Hatchet-Wielding' Killer Can't Join Netflix Suit, Judge Rules
• Drug Company Can't Escape Texas Counties' Opioid MDL
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Kavanaugh Classmate Takes On HuffPost
• Dust Spray Maker Hit With $7.75M Verdict Over Fatal DUI
• Judge Tosses LTL's Suit Over Article Linking Talc To Cancer
• Pa. Schools Say Railcar Cos. Must Face Derailment Claims
• Camp Lejeune Litigants Balk At Bellwether Pick Process
• EPA Chief Faces House Appropriators Hostile To Agency Regs
• 8th Circ. Orders BASF Damages Trial In Herbicide Row
• Feds Endorse Easing Marijuana Status In Big Policy Shift
• Could 'General Average' Apply To The Key Bridge Crash?
• Think Like A Lawyer: Follow The Iron Rule Of Trial Logic
• EPA Finalizes Methylene Chloride Ban
• House Passes Bill To Curb Online Child Exploitation
• Pharma Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Liver Drug Trials
• Texas Judge Says X Can Access Watchdog's Internal Docs
• Apple Says Nothing's Changed To Revive COVID App Suit
• Singapore Tech Co. To Pay FTC $1.17M In Mask False Ad Suit
• HHS Delays Menthol Cigarette Ban Indefinitely
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Breaking Down EPA's Rule On PFAS In Drinking Water
• Drivers, Ford Agree To Resolve Mustang 'Limp Mode' Suit
• Builders Say State Rulemaking At Stake In Mich. PFAS Case
• Fruit Co. Must Face Pollution Suit From Tribe, Enviro Groups
• The Art Of Asking: Leveraging Your Contacts For Referrals
• Connecticut Firm Seeks $500K Fee In Magnesium Class Action
• High Court To Decide Jurisdiction In Dog Food Label Suit
• Justices To Weigh RICO Injury Scope In CBD Case
• Philips Inks $1.1B Deal To Resolve CPAP Injury Claims
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ex-McKinsey Partner Says Firm Made Him Opioids 'Scapegoat'
• New FDA Official Talks Food Safety After Formula Outbreak
• Frito-Lay Subcontractors Hit With $72M Factory Death Verdict
• Rail Group Sues Minnesota Over New Hazmat Safety Fee Law
• French Auto Parts Co. Can't Nix Ford Supplier's $4.5M Suit
• Feds Probe Tesla Autopilot Recall Fix Amid 'Misuse' Risks
• 5th Circ. Upholds Pecan Farm's Flood Win Against Sand Mine
• Commerce Restricts Gun Exports To 'High-Risk' Countries
• Insurers Say BASF Can't Seek Same PFAS Coverage In 3 Suits
• $2.3B Roundup Win 'Unconstitutionally Excessive,' Judge Told
• Wave Of Final Rules Reflects Race Against CRA Deadline
• 'Beauty From Within' Trend Poses Regulatory Risks For Cos.
• RJR Gets $12M Judgment Tossed In Tobacco Death Suit
• Lockheed Martin Sued By Widow Over 'Toxic Stew' At Facility
• 9th Circ. Upholds $1.7M Injury Verdict Against Genie
• Conn. Judge Sends Colo. Mass Shooting Cases To State Court
• Microsoft, Nintendo And Others Sued Over Addictive Games
• Wash. Large-Magazine Ban Stays As Court Official Fears Tragedy
• 3rd Circ. Lets Mallinckrodt Off Sanofi's Royalty Hook
• Philips Gets $506M Economic Loss Deal OK'd In CPAP MDL
• Dems Press DEA To Move Quickly On Rescheduling Marijuana
• AIG Unit Says Gunmaker's Suit Policy Omits $250K Per Year
• 9th Circ. Arbitration Ruling Could Have Int'l Implications
• Being An Equestrian Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Teach Your Party Representative The Art Of Nonverbal Cues
• Motley Rice, Morgan & Morgan Among Ozempic MDL Leaders
• 3M And Ga. Utility Say $850M PFAS Cleanup Plan A No-Go
• Investors Can't Hit Reset In 737 Max Fraud Suit, Boeing Says
• FDA Can Keep Most Docs Hidden From Juul's FOIA Request
• Dow Loses Bid To Keep NJ Toxic Water Row In Federal Court
• Joe Rogan Brain Health Supplements Don't Work, Suit Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Let Keystone Coal Escape Black Lung Payout
• Considering CGL Defense For Social Media Addiction Claims
• FDA Seeks Max Fines Against Shops Selling Elf Bar Vapes
• 4 Ways To Refresh Your Law Firm's Marketing Strategy
• Calif. Fertility Clinic Implanted Dead Embryos, Couples Say
• Turkish Co. Hit With $168M Suit Over Failed Uniform Deal
• Monsanto Judge Slashes $857M PCB Jury Verdict
• BNSF Says Zurich Should Pay For Defense In Asbestos Cases
• Kerrygold Butter-Maker Can't Nix 'Pure' Label False Ad Suit
• Sierra Club Sues EPA Over NY Aluminum Plant's Air Pollution
• US Gun Cos. Tell Justices Mexico Is Circumventing Law With Suit
• Judge Allows $956M Atty Fees In 3M, DuPont PFAS Settlements
• Hot Spot Co. Investors' Revised $2.4M Deal Gets Initial OK
• FCA Says Virtual Order Spells End Of In-Person Depositions
• Blue States Leap To Defend EPA Vehicle Emissions Rule
• EPA Finishes Stronger Chemical Risk Evaluation Rule
• Baltimore Sues Owners Of Ship That Crashed Into Key Bridge
• Do Not Remand FDA Cigar Rule Without Vacatur, DC Circ. Told
• Cos. Must Prepare For Calif. Legislation That Would Ban PFAS
• Approach The Bench: Judge Rosenberg Fosters Young Talent
• 4 Biggest Takeaways From New EPA 'Forever Chemicals' Rule
• Los Angeles Sues 3M, DuPont Over 'Forever Chemicals'
• Social Media MDL Attys Ordered To Sort Out Confidentiality
• 9th Circ. Backs Class Cert. In Pet Supplement False Ad Suit
• USW Says EPA Asbestos Ban Doesn't Protect Workers Enough
• Father Asks Texas High Court To Take Up Gun Suicide Case
• J&J Hit With $45M Talc Verdict In Illinois Cancer Trial
• Opioid Marketer Completes $1.5M Damages Settlement With Del.
• FDA Warning Letter Tightens Reins On 'Research Only' Labels
• 3M Urges Mich. Justices To Ditch PFAS Water Rule Challenge
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Hyundai, Kia Drivers Want $13M Fees In Car Theft Defect Deal
• Supreme Court Will Hear Feds' Ghost Guns Ban Appeal
• Meta Faces Uphill Fight To Nix AG Claims In Addiction MDL
• Flint Class Urges Approval Of $25M Water Firm Settlement
• Walgreens Inks $110M Deal To End Philly Opioid Crisis Suit
• Shampoo-Maker Can't Wash Away 'Natural' False Ad Suit
• Defense Firms Say 'Political Question' Dooms Yemeni War Suit
• Assigning Liability In Key Bridge Collapse May Be Challenging
• J&J Unit Sued Over Defective Knee Replacements
• Nevada Justices Stop Block On State's Ghost Gun Ban
• Arnold & Porter Atty Returns To Greenberg Traurig In Calif.
• Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory Sued Over Fatal Explosion
• EPA Says 2 'Forever Chemicals' Are Hazardous Substances
• LG Chem Wants NC Man's Exploding Battery Suit Tossed
• NY Fertility Clinic Must Face Lost, Damaged Embryos Suit
• Chancery OKs Case Lead For Blue Bell Creameries Suit
• Gov't Urges Redo Of Opt-Out Ruling In Camp Lejeune Suits
• J&J Notches Win In Fla. Talcum Powder Trial
• Pharma Co. Wants Tribe's Opioid Suit To Stay In Federal Court
• Coffee Bean Hit With ADA Suit Over Costly Milk Alternatives
• Endo Pleads Guilty To Marketing Opioids As 'Crush Proof'
• GM Hit With New Suit Over Transmission Defects
• Admiral Balks At Covering Menendez Ally In Pollution Suit
• FDA Head Gets GOP Rep.'s Rebuke Over Pot Rescheduling
• Strategies For Challenging A Fla. Grand Jury Report's Release
• Trial-Ready Paraquat MDL Cases Tossed After Testimony Axed
• Walgreens Investors' $36M Deal In Opioid Suit Gets First OK
• Discovery Sanction Too Severe In $1M Vape Case, Panel Says
• PG&E Sued For $225 Million Dixie Fire Forest Damage
• Ga. Jury Finds Supplier At Fault For Botched Herbicide Job
• Kraft Sued Over Lead Contamination In Lunchables
• J&J Tells Jurors To Look To Evidence And Science In Talc Trial
• Hawaii AG Releases Timeline Of Deadly Lahaina Wildfire
• Cinemark Shorted Thirsty Moviegoers By 2 Ounces, Suit Says
• Tinder, Hinge Seek Arb. In 'Preposterous' Addictive Apps Suit
• Jury To Decide Fault Of Driver In Spray-Huffing DUI Death
• FDA's Foot-Dragging On Menthol Ban Sparks Frustration
• FDA Denies Marketing For 65 MNGO Disposable E-Cigarettes
• FDA Tells Justices It Has A Better Vape Case In Mind
• Reps. Want To Exempt Water Utilities From PFAS Liability
• Contractor Blamed For $4.4M Damage To Wind Turbine
• NC Rulings Show Bankruptcy Isn't Only For Insolvent Debtors
• Feds, Tribe Say Settlement Talks Failed In Water Pipeline Row
• Whitewater Kayaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Split 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Case Over Agency Protections
• Cooperation Helped Cable Co. Avoid Prosecution, Feds Say
• Cashed Check Kills VW Emissions Deal Appeal, 9th Circ. Says
• 'Wide As The Ocean': Apple Judge Pans Investor Deal Release
• Mercedes Rusty Subframe Suit Is Too Vague, Judge Is Told
• Feds, PPG Reach $22.8M Deal To Clean Up NJ Superfund Site
• Absent Proof Of Direct Effect, Pa. Sen. Loses Wastewater Row
• Colo. Shooting Case Could Return To State Court, Judge Hints
• Appeals Court Won't Block 3M 'Fishing Expedition' Deposition
• AI In The Operating Room: Liability Issues For Device Makers
• Zuckerberg Dodges Liability In Meta Addiction MDL, For Now
• 3 Lessons From Family Dollar's Record $41.7M Guilty Plea
• This Earth Day, Consider How Your Firm Can Go Greener
• Sikorsky Calls Chopper Crash Suit 'Beyond' US Court's Power
• DOL Finalizes Rule To Curb Miners' Exposure To Silica Dust
• EPA Says Legacy Asbestos Poses Unreasonable Risk
• Calif. Cannabis Co. Stiiizy Sued Over Delta-8 Products
• Feds Call Off $5.7M Bid To Recoup Costs For Damaged V-22
• Shopper Says ConAgra Beans Poisoned Her With Ammonia
• Panera Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Sprouted Grain' Bagel
• Baltimore Taps DiCello Levitt, Saltz Mongeluzzi For Key Bridge
• Boeing Says Virgin Can't Use Another Court To Avoid IP Suit
• Vermont's 3M PFAS Suit Remanded To State Court
• Subaru Agrees To Replace And Refund Defective Windshields
• Justices Won't Nix FDA Labeling Preemption For State Claims
• Circumstantial Evidence Requires A Pointillist Approach
• Bomb Dog Trainer Links Cancer To Job In Benefits Denial Suit
• Pain Patch Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In Kroger False Ad Suit
• Consumer Class Action Trio Joins Morgan Lewis From Crowell
• Tyco Reaches $750M PFAS Deal In Foam Co. MDL
• Maine AG Sues Monsanto Over PCB Contamination
• Abbott Labs Gets Price Claims Tossed In Baby Formula MDL
• Benzene Contamination Concerns: Drugmakers' Next Steps
• Bimbo Beats False Ad Suit Over 'All Butter' Entenmann's Cake
• States Should Follow Federal Lead On Expert Evidence Rules
• Gas Co. Accuses Tech Partner Of 'Snake Oil Salesman' Tactics
• Mercedes-Benz Gets Fraud Claims Clipped In Brake Suit
• 'Ghost Gun' Cos. Ink $1.3M Deal To End Philly's Safety Suit
• Gerber, Others Must Face Calif. MDL Over Baby Food Toxins
• NJ Climate Suit Goes 'Far Beyond' Boundaries, Oil Cos. Say
• Shops Fight Altria Unit's Bid To Block Flavored Vape Sales
• FDA Commissioner Says Congress Must Act On Hemp, CBD
• 9th Circ. Nixes 'Super Snap Removals' In Dexcom Suits
• Pacific Pipeline To Pay Calif. Landowners $70M Over Oil Spill
• Pool Co. Gets Rival's Assets Frozen After False Ads Verdict
• Ohio Judge Axes Norfolk's Derailment Cleanup Cost Defenses
• Birth Control Injury Claims Barred From Conn., Court Told
• Insurer Drops Suit After Evidence Clears Stihl In Fire Case
• Judge Recommends State Court For Ore. County Climate Suit
• Back Labels In False Ad Cases Get Some Clarity In 9th Circ.
• Exploding Shower Door Injury Suit Must Stay In Fed. Court
• US Sends Mixed Messages In Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Dispute
• Conn. Attorney Accused Of Unreasonable Fees In VW Case
• Hyundai, Kia Engine Fire Deal OK'd With 60% Atty Fee Cut
• Tribes Sue Social Platforms Over Native Youth Suicides
• Landmark PFAS Rule Faces Battles Over Costs And Science
• 9th Circ. Mostly Affirms Industry Ban For COVID PPE Delays
• Emissions Rules' Foes May Be Forced To Yield To Automakers
• Federal MDL Rule Benefits From Public Comments
• Talc Death Liability Should Have Been Even Split, Panel Finds
• Paper Companies Still Liable In Superfund Row, Judge Says
• Botched Herbicide Job Spoiled 'God's Creation,' Ga. Jury Told
• Practicing Law With Parkinson's Disease
• GM Hit With Class Action Over 'Shift-To-Park' Defect
• Children Fight Feds' Bid To Dodge Constitutional Climate Suit
• BCLP Adds Former Prosecutor As Trial Partner In Seattle
• EPA Finalizes First-Ever PFAS Drinking Water Standards
• After Uproar, New MDL Rule Advances With Attys Assuaged
• Calif. AG Backs Bill To Revamp 'Abysmal' Corporate Penalties
• Philips, Feds Enter Consent Decree Over Sleep Apnea Devices
• What's In The Norfolk Southern $600M Derailment Deal
• Venable Snags Trio Of Product Liability Partners From Steptoe
• Dole Escapes Fruit Snack False Ad Suit, For Now
• Navajo, Mine Operator Look To Settle Last Waste Spill Claims
• Judge Says He'd Be Spooked By Mercedes Recall Notice
• Jones Day's FOIA Suit Turning Into Judicial Quagmire
• Wash. High Court Leaves Gun Magazine Ban In Place
• Gun Shield Law Constitutional, Arms Co. Tells Pa. High Court
• EPA Reaches $1.4M Deal With Chemical Co. Over Plant Fire
• Smith & Wesson Can't Keep Mass Shooting Case In Fed. Court
• Jury Must Hear Terrorism Payments Were Extortion, Chiquita Says
• Feds Want To Push Back Complex Camp Lejeune Cases
• EPA Outlines New Ways To Destroy, Dispose Of PFAS
• Maryland Legislature Sends Kratom Bill To Governor
• Printer Buyers Defend HP Ink Cartridge Antitrust Claims
• Playing Hockey Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Norfolk Southern Settles Train Derailment Suits For $600M
• EPA Finalizes Rule Cutting Cancer-Causing Emissions
• Miss. Residents Defend Jackson Water Contamination Claims
• Roche Again Beats Ex-Service Members' Antimalarial Drug Suit
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive J&J, Bausch Talc False Ad Suit
• Fiat Chrysler Beats Faulty Rearview Camera Class Action
• Tesla Owner Claims Company's Warranty Misled Customers
• Tesla Settles Autopilot Wrongful Death Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• FDA Finds No Asbestos In Cosmetic Talc Products
• For Lawyers, Pessimism Should Be A Job Skill, Not A Life Skill
• Bayer Verdict In Mo. Roundup Cases Reduced To $611M
• COVID App Takes Another Shot At Apple With Justices
• Baltimore Bridge: Biden's Visit, Recovery, Supply Chain
• Marriott Wants $5M Repair Work Bill Stayed Pending Appeal
• NC County School Board Joins Chorus Saying Apps Harm Youth
• Feds Say Bombing Survivors' Suit Is Outside Court's Authority
• Arkema Hit Again With Suit By Residents Over Texas Chemical Fire
• Virgin Galactic Sues Boeing Over 'Shoddy' $45M Aircraft Work
• Publix Wants Ga. High Court Input On Opioid Public Nuisance
• Gunmakers Denied Stay In Mexico Lawsuit
• Boeing Pays Alaska Airlines $160M For 737 Midair Blowout
• Insurers Fight Kidde-Fenwal's Bid For Coverage Of Foam Suits
• Families Fight To Keep Military Chopper Crash Suit In US
• 5th Circ. Clarifies What Is And Isn't A 'New Use' Of PFAS
• FedEx Must Face Suit Over Customer's Storefront Crash Injury
• Nixon Peabody Adds 2 Attys From Hinckley Allen In Boston
• Boeing Can't Ditch Ill. Securities Fraud Suit Over 737 Max
• Pump Co. Ch. 7 Trustee's $59.7M Case Could Go Before Jury
• NY Judge Says 'Defeat Device' Co. Protected By Section 230
• Tribes And McKinsey Take Final Step In $39.5M Opioid Deal
• Smith & Wesson Scolded At 7th Circ. For Minimizing Victims
• Parents Deny Need For Defect In Amazon Suicide Suit
• Judge Axes Experts In Chiquita MDL, With More On The Way
• W.Va. Plaintiff Drops Telemarketing Claim Against Fla. Firm
• Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea
• NYC Sues 11 Vape Shops Over Sales Of Flavored E-Cigarettes
• BMW Dealer, Claims Manager End $4M Injury Settlement Fight
• Sanofi Plans To Settle 4,000 Zantac Cancer Claims
• Colo. Judge Unpersuaded By Insurer's 3rd Dismissal Bid
• Tort Report: Cert Bid For NY Gun Law; Insult Atty Update
• 4 Ways To Motivate Junior Attorneys To Bring Their Best
• Family Drops Suit Against Taser Co. Over Ga. Man's Death
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive RV Driver's Ford Chassis Warranty Suit
• Family Not 'Trespassers' In Revived Deck Collapse Suit
• Beekeeper Groups Seek Fees From EPA After 9th Circ. Appeal
• Ethiopian Air Trial Set For November Over Boeing's Objections
• Forchelli Appoints Environmental Practice Chair
• Blue Bell Creameries Panel Seeks Del. Derivative Suit Revival
• Citi Says 'Misguided' NY Fraud Protection Suit 'Mangles' Law
• Uber Seeks Exit From Texas Riders' Claims In Assault MDL
• Alaska Judge Tosses Opioid Nuisance Case Against Pharmacies
• 9th Circ. To Hear Ex-Theranos Execs' Criminal Appeals In June
• Utility Cos. Must Face Uri MDL Gross Negligence Claims
• OxyChem Opposes Feds' $150M Lower Passaic Deal
• Transportation Department Finalizes New Train Crew Size Rule
• 2 Firms Seek To Lead Boeing 737 Max Safety Investor Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Parents' Claims in Abbott Formula Row
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In March
• Mich. Warns PFAS Ruling Could Fuel More Agency Challenges
• Rental Co. Sues Family Of Child Who Drowned On Property
• FDA Sued Again Over Years Of Delays On Menthol Ban
• CSX Denies Liability In Backroads Bridge Crash Suit
• Kids' Clothier Didn't Deceive By Silence On PFAS, Judge Says
• Conn. Firm Defends Infant Death Probe In Sanctions Feud
• How Purdue Pharma High Court Case May Change Bankruptcy
• 20 Republican-Led States Urge Justices To Ax Climate Suits
• Serving As A Sheriff's Deputy Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Nike Defeats Greenwashing Suit Over 'Sustainability' Line
• Ga., FTC Seek $17M+ Fine And Ban On Doc's Stem Cell Ads
• Pool Co. Seeks $4.36M In Atty Fees After False Ad Verdict
• Swedish Match Sued Over Allegedly Youth Targeted Zyn Ads
• Fears About The End Of Chevron Deference Are Overblown
• Ex-Pharma Co. Exec Denies Signing Noncompete Deal
• 3M Gets Final OK On PFAS Deal Worth Up To $12.5B
• J&J Opted To 'Deny' Talc-Cancer Link, Jury Told
• Gas Cos. Must Face State Law Claims In Contamination Row
• With Suit, NJ City Looks To Clear The Air About Cops' Pot Use
• Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs