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Vol. 36, Nos. 1-42, pp. 1-1080 Jan. 7 -- Oct. 27, 2008 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS
Cruise control
See CRUISE CONTROL
Sudden acceleration, experts to testify to support circumstantial evidence (S.D.N.Y.), 8
Inflammatory bowel disease
Warning inadequate, woman awarded compensatory damages (N.J. Super. Ct.), 439
Witness properly excluded, defense judgment affirmed (11th Cir.), 820
Alcoholic energy drinks, MillerCoors sued over deceptive advertising directed at youth (D.C.), 894
Apple iPhone 3G, class complaint alleges connection problems (N.D. Ala.), 820 Bisphenol-A in hard-plastic sports bottles, Cal. woman files class action (E.D. Cal.), 443 Chickens, antibiotic-raised claims
Competitors obtain injunction (D. Md.), 662
Consumer class (J.P.M.L.), 662 Drug adverse side effects, FDA advisory panel says to include hotline in TV ads, 526 Knee and hip implants, oral arguments set on centralization (J.P.M.L.), 623 Lead paint, Thomas & Friends railway toys, Ill. consumer class settlement approved (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 86 Light cigarette marketing
Federal labeling law
Me., whether deceptive practice claims preempted (U.S., rev grant), 90; (oral arg set), 959; (oral arg), 983
Minn. fraud claim not preempted (Minn. Ct. App.), 12 Metoclopramide, brand-name makers not liable to users of generics (W.D. Ky.), 661 Neurontin, off-label use, branded makers may be liable for generic product use (Pa. Ct. C.P.), 331 Organic labeling of cosmetics subject of dueling suits (Cal. Super. Ct.), 448 Pain relief bracelets, restitution award upheld against marketers (7th Cir.), 33 Paxil deceptive advertisement suit, drug maker unable to block certification (Cal. Ct. App.), 923 Salmon, farmed and colored salmon, FDCA does not preempt claims enforcing parallel state laws (Cal.), 162; claims allowed since color represents origin (Cal. Ct. App.), 546; (U.S., briefs filed), 644; Solicitor General asked for brief, 988 Tobacco industry, N.Y., punitive damages disallowed due to state's participation in settlement (N.Y. App. Div.), 711 Toys and games, proposed rule sets minimum type sizes for warnings, 990; CPSC clarifies new requirements, 1060 Trasylol, Bayer Pharm. agrees to marketing suspension, 187 Vioxx
Clinical trials deemed seeding trials designed for marketing purposes, 850
FDA to review ads, state probe leads to settlement, 518 Windows Vista Capable, class of buyers certified based on price inflation theory (W.D. Wash.), 205 Yogurt buyers sue Dannon claiming unsubstantiated health benefits (C.D. Cal.), 169 Zyprexa, Eli Lilly to pay state to settle marketing claims (Alaska), 312
Government contractor defense, U.S. veterans and Vietnamese cannot seek damages (3d Cir.), 207
Advanced systems, Volkswagen recalls New Beetles to fix faulty solder joint, 459
Control modules, Ford recalls Mustangs, 218 Cupholder spills can affect, Hyundai recalls Elantra, 1066 Defect investigations, NHTSA, 39; 126; 197; 295; 696 Deployment failures, Hyundai recalls Sonatas, 405 Expert evidence needed to establish causation (N.Y. App. Div.), 664 Land Rover recalls LR3 and Sport SUVs, 608 Nissan recalls passenger vehicles, 1036 Roof rails, GM recalls Chevrolet HHR vehicles, 153 Sensor mats, BMW recalls 3-series, 5-series, and X3 vehicles, 789 Software glitch, Nissan recalls SUVs, 197 Tenn. consumer-expectation test used in non-deployment case (6th Cir.), 730
Condenser fan, Nissan recalls SUVs, fire hazard, 697
Corrosion class action, owner not entitled to recover losses (N.D. Okla.), 666 Sophisticated user rule applies, worker's phosgene gas exposure claim dismissed (Cal.), 328 Water line rupture, equitable subrogation allows suit by subcontractor (Tex.), 599
Small engines in outdoor equipment, use of catalytic converters increases fire hazard, study, 214
Air ambulance helicopter crash, parties settle for $18.4M (Neb. Dist. Ct.), 441
Airplane crash killed former Macedonian president, repose law blocks wrongful death suit (9th Cir.), 469 Asbestos, Navy aircraft parts makers lose removal on federal contractor defense (D. Mass.), 60 Brazil airliner crash, families file wrongful death complaints (S.D. Fla.), 398 Crankshafts, airplane owner class decertified (E.D. Cal.), 414
Apple iPhone 3G, class complaint alleges connection problems (N.D. Ala.), 820
Colchicine, learned intermediary doctrine bars claims against hospital and pharmacist (Ala.), 265 Toxic chemicals, date of last exposure rule overruled, suit time-barred (Ala.), 135
Fishing boat, limitations period triggered when defect manifest (Alaska), 820
Zyprexa, Eli Lilly to pay state to settle marketing claims (Alaska), 312
See BEVERAGES
Ban until safety standard set, 853; CPSC holds public meeting to discuss standard changes, 1029
Child deaths, most reported fatalities linked, 427 Deaths and injuries, CPSC releases report, 192 Polaris Sportsman and Scrambler 500 models, Polaris recalls, fire and burn hazard, 192 Rhino off-road vehicle unstable, pair of suits filed (Cal. Super. Ct.), 781; Va. woman files another suit after severe foot injury (C.D. Cal.), 1025
Latex gloves, indemnification limited to innocent sellers of maker's own products (Tex.), 335; indemnification question remains (5th Cir.), 600
Victoria's Secret bras as cause of skin problems, class suit alleges (N.D. Ohio), 823
Yo-Yo rides, Chance Rides Mfg. recalls, fall hazard, 993
Arbitration, 431
Child safety, foreign maker accountability, 219 Class actions
Bisphenol-A, 1006
Cardozo School of Law Conf., 378 Notice, 346 On-demand media, 531 Lead paint, public nuisance claim, 834 Medical monitoring, 699 Multidistrict litigation
Drug and devices, lessons learned, 49
Tulane Law Review conference, 302
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, FDA warnings and label revised, 266; advisers recommend restrictions and patient consent, 316
Cold-Eeze, case properly dismissed, siblings fail to link zinc to loss of smell (8th Cir.), 846
FDA made no clear error of judgment in approving (D.D.C.), 287
Chicken raised without advertising claim
Competitors obtain injunction (D. Md.), 662
Consumer class (J.P.M.L.), 662 Levaquin, moving nonresidents' claims to home states inconvenient (D. Minn.), 314; suits consolidated, 626
See also specific drugs
Generic bupropion, information sharing provision of order too broad (D.N.M.), 578 Positive studies more likely to be published than negative, 117 Warnings, FDA dismissal of stronger wording preempts claims (3d Cir.), 364; petitioners ask for full court rehearing, 443; en banc rehearing denied, 469; (U.S., rev sought), 986
Camouflage pajamas, Children's Retail Stores recalls, lead hazard, 585
Cotton dust, worker exposure mass tort dismissed (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 757 Crocs sandals, Japan orders U.S. maker to modify design due to injuries, 428 Drawstrings, strangulation and entrapment hazards
Camouflage hooded sweatshirts, Brents-Riordan recalls, 343
China made clothing, three firms recall items, 761 Fines, companies agrees to pay for reporting failures, 423; more companies agree to fines, 760 Fleece-lined jackets with waist drawstring, Gap Outlet recalls, 15 Girls' hooded jackets, Apollo Jeans recalls, 148 Sun Block jackets and hoodies, Coolibar recalls, 650 Girls sandals
Nordstrom recalls, choking hazard, 631
Rack Room Shoes recalls, choking hazard, 992 Victoria's Secret bras as cause of skin problems, class suit alleges (N.D. Ohio), 823
Clothes dryers as cause of fire
Maytag, case to proceed on evidence (Tex. Ct. App.), 171
Whirlpool, award in death upheld (Tex. App. Ct.), 105 Deep fryers, JCPenney recalls, fire and burn hazard, 272 Floods in Midwest, CPSC warns of generator and other appliance hazards, 320 Freezer door handle, experience alone sufficient to qualify expert on assembly instructions (S.D.N.Y.), 895 Gas ranges, Wolf Appliance recalls, burn hazard, 855 Glue guns, Dollar Tree Stores recalls, fire hazard, 124; 631 H2O Portable Hand Held Steam Cleaners, Thane Intl. recalls, burn risk, 810 Microwave oven alleged cause of fire, dismissing experts went beyond Daubert (Vt.), 203 Pop tart buildup alleged cause of toaster fire, expert may use tests (W.D. Pa.), 848 Pressure cookers, Home Shopping Network agrees to fine, 15 Televisions, rear projection high-definition, Sony settlement approved to replace optical blocks (S.D.N.Y.), 495 Tipovers
Emergency room visits, CPSC releases report, 828
Stoves, Sears settles class action (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 183 Vacuum cleaner brush attachment, TTI Floor Care N. Am. recalls, laceration hazard, 721
Shrimp, HHS announces third-party certification pilot program, 671
Dell memory capacity, class action ban in arbitration provision unconscionable (N.M.), 660
Future use for complex claims, Analysis and Perspective, 431
MDL lessons learned, Analysis and Perspective, 49; Mich. plaintiffs' claims dismissed due to immunity law and preemption (M.D. Tenn.), 372; Tex. plaintiffs' claims dismissed (M.D. Tex.), 731
N.J. calls for mass tort designation (N.J. Super. Ct.), 171
Pain pumps, degeneration of shoulder cartilage, Ariz. woman files suit (D. Ariz.), 625
Taser guns, only foreseeable dangers create failure to warn liability (Ariz. Ct. App.), 58 Viagra, N.Y. not appropriate forum for plaintiffs prescribed drugs in Cal. and Ariz. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 186
Arsenic in chicken waste, exposure as cause of leukemia, multi-defendant causation test applied (Ark.), 496
Benzene provided by suppliers, sufficient to survive summary judgment (W.D. Ark.), 824 Bowflex machines, Nautilus moves class action to federal court (Ark.), 113 Brakes, GM multistate class action, deferral of state law analysis approved (Ark.), 620 Genetically modified rice MDL, complexity of damage calculations defeats class bid (E.D. Mo.), 802 Hearing devices, finding of no preemption reversed (Ark.), 392 Hernia repair mesh, Ark. man sues maker, alleges product became infected (E.D. Tex.), 35 HRT as cause of breast cancer
Mich. woman's claims barred (W.D. Ark.), 395
Rush, defense verdict upheld despite challenges to jury instructions and evidence (8th Cir.), 138 Scroggin, compensatory damages awarded (E.D. Ark.), 205; jury awards punitive damages, 260; punitive award vacated, 659 Physical therapy machine, Japanese maker must answer injury claims (E.D. Ark.), 472 Rollovers
Glass safety standards do not preempt state claims (Ark.), 163
Newer Explorer design, verdict for Ford, jury says glass and roof design not defective (W.D. Ark.), 260
Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, FDA made no clear error of judgment in approving (D.D.C.), 287
Chicken waste, exposure as cause of leukemia, multi-defendant causation test applied (Ark.), 496
Norway, ban on use in consumer goods proposed, 720
Remicade, three defendants not sellers under N.J. law, remand motion denied (D.N.J.), 715
Vioxx
See VIOXX
Hip prostheses
Circumstantial evidence of multiple failure no proof of defect (W.D. Okla.), 602
Device maker named as defendant in suit removed to federal court, improper physician contacts also alleged (W.D. Okla.), 1027 Fact question on discovery of defect, dismissal of suit reversed (7th Cir.), 778 Lack of evidence of deviation from standards and specifications dooms defect claim (W.D. La.), 824 Noisy implants, suit fails to state cause of action (D.N.J.), 90
Alternative arguments rejected, suit preempted (N.D. Ill.), 776
Mich. consumer law provides no remedy due to federal rules (E.D. Mich.), 1021 Oxidation experts qualified but methods unreliable (N.D. Ill.), 336
Aerospace sealants and parts, future noneconomic damages vacated as excessive, review denied (Cal.), 237
Automotive parts warehouse worker, jury award to widow (N.J. Super. Ct.), 259 Ban Brake linings
Frequency and regularity exposure tests adopted (Pa.), 58
Navy aircraft parts makers lose removal on federal contractor defense (D. Mass.), 60 Cigarette filters, defense verdict says not cause of mesothelioma (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 957 Drywall materials, suit reinstated, transfer to Tenn. court rejected (Cal. Ct. App.), 13 Floor tiles, inference that safer vinyl tiles available but not used allowed (Wash. Ct. App.), 284 Fla. law tightening exposure standards does not apply retroactively (Fla. Dist. Ct.), 545 Gaskets, whether federal maritime law rather than state law applied to shipyard worker's suit (U.S., rev. sought), 14 Navy welder awarded $21M (Cal. Super. Ct.), 286 Ohio
Medical criteria provisions apply retrospectively (Ohio), 1050
Supplier liability not retroactive to period before 1977 (Ohio), 1051 W.R. Grace announces proposal to settle all current and future litigation, also settles EPA claims (Bankr. D. Del.), 367
Strattera, family sues drug maker for failure to warn of suicide risks (D. Neb.), 168
Class action notice, Analysis and Perspective, 346
Clothes dryer, award in fire death upheld, Whirlpool failed to address whether comments persuasive (Tex. App. Ct.), 105 CPSC compliance attorneys shifted to general counsel to streamline agency, 931 Insurance coverage dispute, lawyer disqualified due to knowledge of ex-client's approach in similar lawsuits (S.D. Ohio), 898 Motor vehicles, false testimony of expert alleged, attorney may not represent self when fact witness in case (S.D. Tex.), 715 ReNu contact lens solution, inadequate responsive pleading leads court to strike Bausch & Lomb answer (N.D. Ill.), 144 Seroquel MDL, disclosure ordered of documents used to prep witness (M.D. Fla.), 142; plaintiffs appeal order allowing defense to contact and retain doctors, 416 State attorneys general, use of private attorneys deserves scrutiny, reforms needed, 317 Vioxx heart attack and stroke MDL, Merck agrees to settle, panel discusses (E.D. La.), 26; Merck says enrollment threshold met, 237 Work product, crash-test documents, sanction for refusal to produce and award approved (Ga.), 329
American Law Inst. meeting on principles of aggregate litigation, 523
Anti-lock braking system, Cal. private enforcement fee provision not applicable in N.J. (3d Cir.), 806 Brakes, Kia Sephia owners awarded $6M (N.J. Super. Ct.), 595 Defibrillator battery flaw MDL
Guidant, some attorneys oppose fee request in settlement fund (D. Minn.), 170; attorneys' fees dispute resolved, 189; court adopts procedures for common fund attorneys' fees, 265; court explains decision, 288; reconsideration request denied, 337
Medtronic, date set for common benefit attorneys' fees hearing (D. Minn.), 627 Gasoline contamination class action, fee allocation criticized (5th Cir.), 140 Lead paint, contingent fee attorneys approved when assisting (Cal. Ct. App.), 447; (Cal., rev granted), 713 Peanut butter salmonella contamination claims sufficiently stated (N.D. Ga.), 548; 2 classes denied due to individual issues and refund program, 732
Zyprexa
See ZYPREXA
Drug maker inspections, HHS announces pilot project with EU and Australia, 671
Defect investigations
See INVESTIGATIONS
See also MOTOR VEHICLES
Air bags
See AIR BAGS
See BRAKES
See DOOR LATCHES
Fuel systems
See FUEL SYSTEMS
Lighting Recalls, BNA monthly report, Dec., 41; Jan., 154; Feb., 249; April, 479; May, 562; June, 673; July, 764; Aug., 859; Sept., 999 Roof strength
See ROOF STRENGTH
See STEERING SYSTEMS
See WINDOWS
MDL lessons learned, Analysis and Perspective, 49
Peer reviewer leaked study to GSK before published, 144
Rear-axle pinion leak, GM recalls vehicles, 17
Torque retention crimp, Chrysler recalls vehicles, 697 Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |