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Product Liability - August, 2024

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• McKesson, Others To Pay Benefit Plans $300M In Opioid Deal
• 3M Swept 'Forever Chemicals' Under The Rug, Buyers Say
• Flint Water Firm Wants To Keep PR 'Sideshow' Out Of Trial
• Calif. Legislature OKs Ban On 6 Food Dyes In Public Schools
• Flight Training Co. Can't Ditch Crash Liability Suit, Judge Says
• CPSC Warns Against Magnetic Chess Game Over Injury Risk
• Philips Accuses SoClean Of Discovery Delay In CPAP Recall
• Insurers Say Honda, Dealership Owe $1M For Auto Fire
• When Trauma Colors Testimony: How To Help Witnesses
• Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
• What Cos. Need to Know About Battery Labeling Law
• Jury Clears Ore. Hospital That Implanted FDA-Flagged Mesh
• Judge Narrows Claims In Mercedes Sunroof Class Action
• Mars Wrigley Must Face False Ad Suit Over 'Real Cheese'
• Schwab's 'Cash Sweep' Paid For TD Ameritrade Buy, Suit Says
• Trucker Urges Justices To Back Wide RICO Scope In CBD Case
• Ill. Judge Overrules Dismissal For 6 Paraquat Cases
• GM Can't Shake Off Shuddering-Transmission Class
• 5th Circ. Says Pot Use Doesn't Bar Gun Ownership
• How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
• When The Supreme Court Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
• Calif. Assembly OKs 1st-Of-Its-Kind AI Safety Bill
• Telegram CEO Indicted In France Over Crimes On Platform
• Mich. Pot Co. Says Court Can Hear Suit Against IP Atty
• 6th Circ. Frees Mich. City, Mayor From Lead Pollution Suit
• 'Smoking-Gun' Flaw Found In New Ark. Hemp Law, Say Cos.
• J&J Spinoff Beats Suit Over Tylenol 'Rapid Release' Labels
• 9th Circ. Rejects Brady Violation Claim In CWA Conviction
• Injured Driver Asks 6th Circ. To Revive Hyundai Car-Theft Suit
• Calif. Couples Drop FujiFilm Suit Over Destroyed Embryos
• Ford Buyers Fight Arbitration Bid In Faulty Transmission Case
• Del. Justices OK Mid-Case Appeal In Zantac Class Suit
• The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2024: Midyear Report
• TikTok Lawsuit, Kids' Privacy Bills Push Cos. 'Back To Basics'
• Attys Duel Over Fees After $12.8M Deal In Chiquita MDL
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
• No Section 230 Shield For TikTok's Algorithm, 3rd Circ. Says
• Miss. Seafood Co. Pleads Guilty To 'Fish Substitution' Scheme
• Wells Fargo Says 'Good Faith' Efforts Ax Investors' Bias Suit
• Cherokee Nation's Opioid Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Baby Sound Machine Co. Sued Over Shock Hazard Recall
• Self-Driving Truck Co. Inks $189M Deal To End Investor Suit
• Clark Hill Adds Atty In NYC From Schoeman Updike
• Asbestos Claimants Tell 4th Circ. Bestwall Isn't Distressed
• Car-Sharing Co. Turo Accused Of Shirking Own Arb. Terms
• Samsung Must Face Exploding Vape Battery Suit
• 19 New Jersey Stores Cited For Selling Flavored Vapes
• CPSC Suit 'Makes A Mockery' Of Standing, SG Tells Justices
• OSHA Hits Chicago Countertop Maker With $1M In Penalties
• Wash. Co. Says Titan Sub Death Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Sig Sauer Shouldn't Get Retrial, Says Winner Of $2M Verdict
• Deceptive Coppertone Label Suit Tossed From Conn. Court
• Ford, NC Couple Settle Car Crash Dispute
• Google Privacy Class Action Delays Irk Discovery Judge
• Connecticut Litigation To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2024
• What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
• Pool Co. Secures $1.1M In Fees For False Ad Trial Win
• Rival Can't Avoid Drugmaker's False Ad Claim Over Pain Med
• Funds Say Norfolk Southern Can't Ditch Derailment Fraud Suit
• Parents Sue Kratom Cos. Over Adult Daughter's Death
• Insurer Says Others Owe Payment In Asbestos Injury Rows
• Sig Sauer Can't Depose Wife Again In $30M Pistol Defect Suit
• Federal Lawmakers Demand USDA Fix Tribal Food Backlog
• Toxic Water Case Shows Need For Labeling To Protect Kids
• CLE Co. Accused Of Sharing Subscriber Data With Facebook
• Grubhub Can't Escape Suit Over Judge Killed By Driver
• JPMorgan Cash Sweep 'Shortchanged' Customers, Suit Says
• Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
• Biotech Co. In Wrongful Death Suit Over Destroyed Embryo
• McKinsey Opioid Suits Sent Back To NY, Illinois State Courts
• Starbucks Sued By Woman Burned By Spilled Hot Coffee
• The Biggest Product Liability Cases Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• 737 Max Families Spurn DOJ, Boeing's 'Cozy' Plea Deal
• Class Wants $2.1M In Fees In Home Depot Hose Fight
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
• The Biggest Enviro Policy Moves Of 2024: Midyear Report
• Georgia Cases To Watch In The Last Half Of 2024
• Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
• Grocery Chain Wants 'Scandalous' Claims Out Of Allergy Suit
• PBMs Can't Yet Duck Municipalities' Claims In Opioid MDL
• Texas Appeals Knocks $1M Hernia Mesh Fee Ask Down To $135K
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over App-Maker's Anti-Bullying Pledge
• Zantac Cases Must Remain In State Court, Conn. Judge Rules
• Takata Airbag Victim's Family Sues Dealer, Victims' Trust Fund
• Consumer Rebuffs Reynolds' Bid To Nix 'Made In The USA' Case
• California Fires Back At Red State Attacks On Climate Torts
• Memorabilia Biz Sues Atlanta Braves For Maligning Reputation
• Calif. Atty Can't Beat Sanctions In Geragos Malpractice Suit
• Missouri Gov. Clashes With Secretary Of State Over Hemp Ban
• Ga. Mineral Co., Insurer Strike Deal In Talc Coverage Suit
• Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Lion Air Families Want Full 7th Circ. To Hear Boeing Case
• Tobacco Cos. Ask Justices To Review FDA's New Warnings
• Maryland Water Park Settles Liability Claim Over Injury
• No Coverage For CVS In Additional Opioid Actions
• Split 6th Circ. Partly Revives GM Drivers' Truck Emissions Suits
• 500,000 Camp Lejeune Cases Filed With The Navy
• Spine Implant Caused Patient's TB, Suit Says
• Car Buyers Say Claims Are Tolled Because GM Hid Defects
• Injury Suit Over Exploded Gas Tank Sent To NJ State Court
• Judge Rules Lack Of Expert Dooms Families' Tylenol MDL
• Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
• La. Plaintiffs Ask 5th Circ. To Revive BP Spill Malpractice Deal
• Mesh Was Implanted After Serious FDA Alert, Jury Hears
• Disney Made Right Move Dropping Arbitration Bid, Attys Say
• Ariz. Tribe Wins Pause Of Lithium Project Construction
• USDOT Floats Vehicle-To-Everything Deployment Plan
• SF Police Can't Sue Navy Over Toxic Shipyard, 9th Circ. Says
• Fireball Maker Fights Class Cert. In Malt Labeling Suit
• Energy Department Says Dishwasher Case Lacks Jurisdiction
• Wash. Judges Won't Upend Tobacco Payout Ruling
• Boat-Maker Sued Over Anchor Issue Stranding Owner
• US Sanctions Ex-Haitian President Over Drug Trafficking
• Estates Say BNSF, Zurich Delayed Settling Asbestos Claims
• Fed Circ. Finds No Fault In Denial Of Flu Vaccine Claim
• LOT Polish Airlines Objects To DOJ-Boeing 737 Max Plea Deal
• Ex-Execs Defend $59.7M Transfer Amid Asbestos Suits
• EPA Finalizes Herbicide Strategy To Protect Listed Species
• From Muppet Heads To OJ's Glove: How To Use Props At Trial
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's 2024 Women In Law Report
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
• 9th Circ. Told Psilocybin Petition Is Backed By Precedent
• Groups Urge EPA To Ban Dispersants Used In Deepwater Spill
• 3M Wants Conn. Firefighters' PFAS Case Paused For MDL
• Monsanto Faces Jury In 5th Philadelphia Roundup Trial
• Insurer Blames Panda Express Grease For $176K Water Leak
• Feds Want E-Cig Importers To Give More Info At Time Of Entry
• Pennsylvania Litigation Highlights Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
• 5th Circ. Won't Upend BP Win In Deepwater Cleanup Suit
• Ford Can't Show Judge Is Biased In Crash Case, Driver Says
• Philip Morris Urges Fla. Court To Toss Zyn Injury Lawsuits
• The Biggest Texas Rulings Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• Ariz. Justices Cut Doc Loose From Negligent Prescription Suit
• PepsiCo Can't Nix Suit Over Gatorade Bars' 'Health Halo'
• McKinsey Drove Opioid Sale Scheme, Endo Ch. 11 Trust Says
• Baltimore Inks $152.5M Opioid Deal With Cardinal Health
• New Study Sought On Uranium Mine Near Grand Canyon
• Birth Control Cos. Say Conn. Injury Suit Must Be Tossed
• 2nd Circ. Finds Walgreens Supplement False Ad Suit Preempted
• Rhode Island Sues Cos. For Missing Washington Bridge Flaws
• How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
• Seaplane Crash Victims' Family Drops Product Liability Claims
• Walgreens Didn't Disclose PFAS In Bandages, Shopper Says
• No More Info For Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs, Gov't Says
• DC Circ. Rolls Back Pipeline Safety Rules
• Ford Says $1.7B Loss Blocks Punitives In Rollover Suit
• Psilocybin Right-To-Try Petition To Get 9th Circ. Hearing
• Talc Jury Delivers $63M Verdict Against J&J, Beauty Care Co.
• Uber Gets Most Claims Tossed In Driver Assault MDL, For Now
• Honda Slams 'Grossly Excessive' Atty Fee Bid In Defect Deal
• Judge Rejects GE's Bid To Pull Plug On Contamination Suit
• Widows Of Plane Crash Victims Claim Part Maker Is To Blame
• Monsanto Gets 3rd Circ. Win In Roundup Failure-To-Warn Case
• Pharmacy Can't Dodge Novo Nordisk's Diabetes Drug Suit
• Interior Department Grants $775M To Plug Oil And Gas Wells
• Court Tosses Challenge To Wyoming's New Hemp Law
• How Courts Split On Damages Analysis In Automotive Suits
• Kerrygold, Customers Agree To End 'Pure' False Ad Suit
• Samsung Knew About Range Knobs Fire Risk, Suit Says
• Ford Wants Judge Booted Off Paraplegic's Suit After Podcast
• Prof Rips DOJ, VW's 9th Circ. Bid To Shield Jones Day Docs
• 2 Vital Trial Principles Endure Amid Tech Advances
• Rising Star: Covington's Greg Halperin
• Delta Facing Second Customer Suit Over IT Outage Response
• Costco Wants PFAS Kirkland Brand Baby Wipes Suit Tossed
• Temu Parent Faces Investor Suit Over Security, Labor Claims
• DOJ Defends Boeing Plea Deal Over Families' Objections
• Amazon Hit With $1.2M Suit Over Immersion Heater
• Harley-Davidson Liable For $287M In 'Trike' Crash Verdict
• Florida AG Can't Nix Hospitals', School Boards' Opioid Claims
• FTC Finalizes Rule To Crack Down On Fake Online Reviews
• Kroger Hit With Prop 65 Suit Over Metals In Snacks, Cinnamon
• Michigan's Airport PFAS Pollution Suit Escapes Foam MDL
• CPSC Foes Widen Assault On New Deal-Era Precedent
• Classwide Calculations May Get Price Premium Damages Wrong
• Suit Claims Giant Uses Banned, Toxic Oil In Orange Soda
• Zantac Judge Won't Step Aside Over Wife's Reed Smith Role
• Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?
• Rising Star: King & Spalding's TaCara Harris
• Santa Monica Sues 3M, DuPont Over PFAS Contamination
• Jury Awards $51M To Family In Carbon Monoxide Leak
• 8th Circ. Finds ATF's Braced Pistol Rule Arbitrary, Capricious
• Full 7th Circ. Asked To Review Tossing Of Protein Pouch Fight
• Campbell Soup Co. Defends V8 Splash Labeling As Accurate
• Parts Maker Can't Escape Goya Death Suit
• HP Inks Deal To End Claims Printer Update Locked Out Rivals
• Mother Can't Revive Suit Against GE For Child's Brain Damage
• Riders Renew Bid To Sue Segway Over Pa. Scooter Injuries
• Janssen Wants New FCA Trial As Relators Seek $1.85B Win
• Tort Report: Disney Blasted For 'Absurd' Arbitration Bid
• United Customer's Greenwashing Suit Preempted, Judge Says
• DC Circ. Backs EPA's Ethylene Oxide Cancer Risk Value
• Eversource Hit With $450M Suit Over Fatal Gas Explosion
• 'Clever' Scheme Is Concealing Talc Litigation Funding, J&J Says
• 6 Factors That Can Make For A 'Nuclear' Juror
• Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Andrew Kaufman
• Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Talc Claims Land Cosmetics Giant Avon In Ch. 11
• Groups Call On IHS To End Amalgam Use On Tribal Lands
• Gun Rights Group Drops Suit Challenging Colo. Magazine Ban
• Navy Federal, Recording Software Co. Want Privacy Suit Nixed
• Deadline Passes For Camp Lejeune Claims
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2024: Midyear Report
• Norfolk Southern Says Cuts To Investors' Suit Aren't Enough
• Paragard IUD Makers Gearing Up For Defect Dismissal Bid
• Microplastics False Ad Complaint 'Doesn't Hold Water'
• Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Erin Pauley
• Oil Cos. Get Go-Ahead On $3.5M La. Contamination Settlement
• Big Tobacco To Pay $600M In 'Historic' Mass. Deal
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Complain They Can't Get Gov't Docs
• Tesla Sued Over Gigafactory Worker's Electrocution Death
• FDA Rejects Latest Effort To Treat PTSD With MDMA
• Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Families Float April Trial Lineup
• Meta Urges Justices To Ax Investors' Risk Disclosure Suit
• Gilead Drug Ruling Creates Corporate Governance Dilemma
• Retailer Can't Pass Buck To Pool Maker In Child Drowning Suit
• Full 2nd Circ. Axes Producer's Bid To Revive Blacklisting Suit
• 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture
• Rising Star: Seeger Weiss' Caleb Seeley
• Ex-Mayer Brown Product Liability Atty Joins King & Spalding
• Ga. Mom Cuts Game Maker From Video Game Addiction Suit
• Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Judge Flags Pretrial 'Difficulties'
• Ford Hid High Warranty Costs From Investors, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Negligence Claims In Uber Sex Assault Suit
• J&J Settles Suit Alleging Sunscreen With Benzene Killed Boy
• Delta's Boies Attys Slam CrowdStrike's 'Blame The Victim' Ploy
• NHTSA Seeks Info On Tesla Cybertruck Crash
• Cancer Research Org. Is Right To Avoid Corporate Influence
• Attorneys Can Benefit From Reverse-Engineering Their Cases
• How Courts' Differing Views On Standing Affect PFAS Claims
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
• 10th Circ. Won't Undo Atty Fees In $1.5B Syngenta Corn Deal
• Abbott Brass Trim But Can't Nix Investors' Formula Recall Suit
• Monsanto, PCB Plaintiffs Want It Both Ways, Judge Says
• Kleenex Maker Wants Conn. PFAS Suit Tossed
• OnlyFans Claims Immunity In Suit Over Alleged Rape Video
• Teva Finds Some Big-Pharma Friends In Inhaler Patent Fight
• Titan Victim's Family Sues For $50M Over Sub's Design Flaws
• NTSB Hearing Probes FAA Review, Boeing Quality Control
• Gun Cos. Exit Mexico's Suit As Judge Cites 'Thin' Mass. Ties
• Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
• Delta Faces Class Action For 'Disastrous' IT Outage Response
• 'The Eggs Are Fresh From A Farm': Kroger Fries False Ad Suit
• 7th Circ. Keeps 3M PFAS Pollution Suit In State Court
• Law Firms Fight J&J Bid To Revive Talc Subpoenas
• NJ AG, Data Biz Say Judicial Privacy Law Is Constitutional
• Pool Co. Can't Get Atty Fees After Losing False Ads Trial
• Gordon Rees Adds Insurance Partner In Orange County Office
• BP Malpractice Deal Needs Work, 5th Circ. Says
• Jury Deadlocks In Third Illinois Zantac Cancer Trial
• 9th Circ. Remands $12.8M Award In 'Joint Juice' False Ad Suit
• Microsoft's Dechert Attys Slam Delta On Outage Suit Threat
• Enviro Groups Seek Penalties For Suncor Refinery Pollution
• NTSB Door Plug Hearing Spotlights Boeing Production Gaps
• 7th Circ. Rejects Lion Air Families' Bid For Boeing Jury Trial
• Baby Sock Co. Can't Beat Investor Suit, But SPAC Brass Can
• Anti-Rape Org. Told To Turn Over Docs In Uber Assault MDL
• CPSC Makes Moves On Powers Of Recall Over Amazon
• FDA Posts Two Policy Memos On E-Cig Applications
• EPA Emergency Bans Pesticide Chem Over Risks To Unborn
• Ariz. Tribe Seeks To Block Lithium Exploration Project
• Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Frigidaire Dishwasher Defect Suit Tossed For Lack Of Proof
• Kia Atty Reduced To 'Monty Python' Knight By Tentative Order
• Abandoned Gas Wells Class Action Survives 4th Circ. Battle
• Conn. Gunmaker Says Mass Shooting Cases Belong In Colo.
• Indivior Accused Of Overstating Prospects Of 3 Opioid Drugs
• Monsanto PCB Appeals Win Has Shallow Impact, Families Say
• Chinese Drug Co. Says Sanctions In Valsartan MDL Too Harsh
• GSK Wins Second Ill. Trial On Zantac Cancer Claims
• GM Slams Investors' Suit Alleging AV Tech Lapses
• Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
• CrowdStrike Slams Delta Over Outage Lawsuit Threats
• Judge Mostly Preserves Md. Firearm Restrictions
• CooperSurgical Says Lab Hid Flawed IVF Product Tests
• Transportation Policies To Watch: Midyear 2024 Review
• US Chamber Backs Rail Co. Challenge To Crew Size Rule
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Shows Benefits Of IP Licenses In Bankruptcy
• Pennsylvania Legislation To Watch In 2024: A Midyear Report
• Hawaii Inks $4B Maui Wildfires Deal Ahead Of Anniversary
• 5th Circ. Remands FDA's E-Cigarette Product Denials
• McKinsey's $78M Opioid Deal With Health Plans Gets OK
• Wolverine, Travelers Drop Coverage Claims Over PFAS Suits
• FDA Warns Online Retailers Against Youth-Appealing Vapes
• SDNY Brass Looks To Future After String Of Courthouse Wins
• Boeing's New CEO To Steer Daunting Safety Culture Rebound
• Paper Cos. Challenge Superfund Liability At 6th Circ.
• Navajo Restrict Radioactive Transport On Reservation Lands
• How 3rd Circ. Raised Bar For Constitutional Case Injunctions
• Dollar Tree To Pay $190K Over Heavy Metals In Kids Products
• Full 6th Circ. Won't Allow Worker's Experts Back In Injury Suit
• Former ABA President, Maynard Cooper Founder, Dies At 74
• Prosecutors Back NJ Judicial Privacy Law's Constitutionality
• More Tribes Suing Social Media For Teen Addiction, Suicides
• Four Plaintiffs Tossed From Merck Gardasil Vaccine MDL
• Boar's Head Faces Putative Class Action Over Listeria Recall
• Toyota Accused Of Blocking Rival Hydrogen Fueling Station
• Monsanto Wants Wash. Justices To Deny PCB Tort Petition
• Male Sex Drug Labeled As 'Natural' Contains Viagra, Suit Says
• NJ Transit On Hook For $11.6M Injury Verdict, 2nd Circ. Says
• Conn. Defense Attys Can Weigh In On Baby Injury Case
• Porsche Escapes Pa. Suit Claiming Faulty Cooling Pipes
• Alter Egos Say Rival Pool Co. Jumped The Gun On Discovery
• Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems Escape Calif. Door Blowout Suit
• JPML Won't Form MDL Of 35 Acne Product Benzene Suits
• Missouri Gov. Announces Ban On Psychoactive Hemp Wares
• 5th Circ. Backs Louisiana's Block Of EPA Chemical Rule
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Data Protection Partner From MoFo
• 3rd Circ. Says Enviro Fight No Reason To Reopen Ch. 11
• Expert Witness Standards Must Consider Peer Review Crisis