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Vol. 37, Nos. 1-49 pp. 1-1298
Jan. 5 -- Dec. 21, 2009

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    ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS
      – Buggy Standard, Bad Boy Enters. recalling serial numbers between 85004828 and 95010404, 1066; CPSC recall, 1116
      – Ford Excursion and pickups, pedal design defects, warranty breach claim class certified (Okla.), 477; (U.S., rev den), 1066
      – Road salt, Toyota announces recall of Tundra pickup trucks for potential corrosion, 1245
      – Toyota Sienna, carpeting that may interfere with pedal to be inspected and replaced, 142; NHTSA to issue alert to Lexus and Toyota owners, 1058; NHTSA posts recall documents, 1074; Toyota denial of defect causes concern in safety community, 1161; Toyota mailing letters to owners, 1161; acceleration complaints may be related to unsecured floor mats, 1161; NHTSA recall, 1168; Japanese consumer agency receives reports about accidents and defects, no recalls where floor mats not used in Japan, 1246
    ACCUTANE
      – Acne treatment, Huffman-LaRoche to stop making and distributing due to availability of generic drugs and costs of personal injury suits, 743
      – Expert witness, doctor overreached conclusions of work linked to IBD may not testify (M.D. Fla.), 881
      – Irritable bowel disease (IBD)
        – – Expert causation, new trial ordered in light of Levine case (N.J. Super. Ct. App.), 330
        – – Failure to warn, award to adults who used in teens upheld, weight of evidence shows painful significant alteration of life (N.J. Super. Ct.), 1184
        – – Link, award to patient rejected, inadequate warning could not have caused harm (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1131
      – Suicide, mother failed to show how drug makers should have known of link without signs of depression (11th Cir.), 693
    ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS
      – Construction and sub-floor adhesive, maker of product whose vapors ignited waived preemption defense where not raised before trial (E.D. Mich.), 1258
      – Grout sealant, no strict liability against sole wholesale distributor, not actively involved in design, but may be negligent (N.D. Ga. MDL), 807
    ADVERTISING
      – All natural pasta sauce, fraud claim not preempted (N.D. Cal.), 183
      – Allergies, class claims for advertising French fries and hash browns as gluten, wheat, and dairy-free too inclusive (N.D. Ill.), 568
      – Cigarette low-tar claims, deceptive practices class action allowed to proceed (Mass.), 359
      – Farmed and colored salmon, FDCA does not preempt claims enforcing parallel state laws (U.S., rev den), 66
      – Fraud, class representatives have no standing claims where no injuries from contraceptive and no allegations of reliance on advertisements (E.D. Cal.), 787
      – Fruit juice snacks, class action for packaging misrepresenting nutritional content (D. Mass.), 137
      – Misleading
        – – Contraceptives, suits against maker in Philadelphia consolidated, likely to be U.S. center for state litigation (Pa. Ct. C.P.), 1032
        – – Off-label use, woman who developed pulmonary embolism and gallstones after taking for acne files suit for overpromoting Yaz (N.J. Super. Ct.), 1134
      – Relacore, certification of class claims, individual issues predominate, and no causal nexus between defendants' conduct and loss (N.J. Super. Ct.), 935
      – Seroquel, claims for falsely promoting medication properly heard in state court where N.M. Medicaid program unnecessarily paid for prescriptions (D.N.M.), 814
      – Tasylol, union fund may bring claim for failure to warn of risk of prescription drug despite failure of RICO claims (S.D. Fla.), 910
      – VitaminWater nutritional content and health benefits, class action charges Coca-Cola misrepresented (N.D. Cal.), 103
    AGENT ORANGE
      – Damage claims against makers dismissed (U.S., rev den), 282
    AGRICULTURE
      – Alpaca feed, farmers get new trial against maker where feed tainted with antibiotic toxic to alpacas (6th Cir.), 1275
      – Atrazine, practitioners and defense counsel discuss new toxic tort litigation initiatives for agricultural herbicide, Special Report, 1290
      – Disease-resistant seeds, plant expert properly excluded from testifying about definition of resistant (D. Ariz.), 189
      – Hay baler, maker's knowledge of prior injuries from lack of guard makes punitive damages available (E.D. Ark.), 409
      – Limitations period, putting unreasonably dangerous product on market, limit is 2 years (D. Nev.), 131
      – Milking system, dairies have tort claims if they can show damage to cows, not just lower productivity (Idaho), 952
      – Ozone-generation system, Wash. law bars claims by grower harmed when system caused apples to turn brown where harm purely economic (E.D. Wash.), 1053
    AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (USDA)
      – Tainted hamburger, dancer paralyzed by E. coli infection after eating seeks damages (D. Minn.), 1258
    AIR BAGS
      – Consumer interest continues to grow, 416
      – Crash sensor system, allowing evidence about failure to wear seat belt and driver conduct before crash improper (Pa. Super. Ct.), 661
      – Dodge Journey, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Commander, and Wrangler, wiring problem, recall announced, 455
      – Ejection-mitigation, NHTSA publishes notice of proposed rulemaking, car makers likely to install modified side curtain air bags, 1245
      – Ford F-150 trucks, NHTSA opens probe, 1059
      – Frontal crashes, comments sought on study of why seat belt use, air bag protection, and crashworthiness structures of newer cars not preventing fatalities, 1117
      – Honda Civic and Accord, NHTSA recall of 2001 vehicles to address inflation problem, 795; Acura vehicles added, 892; more information from Honda and air bag supplier sought to evaluate scope and timeliness of recalls, 1191
      – Infinity Q45 and M45, NHTSA investigation upgraded, 416
      – Kia, passenger killed when rental wedged under car it was following has no standing to bring design defect for failure to deploy (E.D. Mich.), 880
      – Nissan, rust in sensors prompts salt-belt states recall, 43
      – Preemption, failure to warn claims by parents for child's head injury in front seat not barred by U.S. rules (Ind. Ct. App.), 1047
      – Recycled, group says safe, economical repair option for consumers, automakers disagree, 747
      – Toyota, developed rear centered bag to address side impact occupant injuries, 319
      – Volkswagen Routan Minivans, NHTSA recall, 892
      – Water-salt mix causes impact sensor corrosion, 2008-2009 Mitsubishi Lancer and Lancer Evolution, NHTSA recall #09V-435, 1221
    AIR CONDITIONING
      – Carbon dioxide, EPA considering short-term exposure limit and total ceiling limit for coolant substitutes, 1040
      – Heat element defect, fire hazard, Carrier AIRV ceiling assemblies, recall, 1077
    AIR JACKS
      – Defective design and manufacturing, worker on boiler tubes in power plant gets damages for explosion in accord (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 1003
    AIR TRANSPORTATION
      – Airworthiness in icy conditions, MDL judge refuses to hold trial on common issues (D. Kan.), 248
      – Chinese crash, stay of consolidated cases granted to allow litigation to proceed in China (Cal. Ct. App.), 281
      – Crash, aircraft maker was military contractor immune from suit where government approved specifications (11th Cir.), 736
      – FTCA, combat immunity exception not bar to negligence claim for helicopter crash in Afghanistan (N.D. Cal.), 336
      – Jurisdiction
        – – Controversy, no litigation threat in plaintiff attorney's inspection and notice of further inspections (D. Vt.), 360
        – – Forum non conveniens, Italian airport runway collision, Europeans' Fla. suit dismissed (11th Cir.), 385
        – – Long-arm statute, use of in-state engineering firm meets purposeful availment test for determining state law applicability (Tex. Ct. App.), 385
        – – Sudan Airways, federal court may not hear claim for aircraft explosion after landing in Khartoum, remanded to state court (N.D. Ill.), 1211
      – Omniflight Helicopters, widow whose expert lied about qualifications may seek new expert in claim for husband's fatal crash (E.D. Wis.), 1240
      – Product liability and negligence, estates of 2 U.S. citizens bring claims against airline, and makers of airplane and component parts for crash (S.D. Tex.), 1071
      – Stairway fall, Federal Aviation Act does not preempt claim (9th Cir.), 182
    ALABAMA
      – Heparin, adverse reaction claim remanded to state court (S.D. Ala.), 252
      – Motor vehicles, repair warranty, statute of limitations for breach of contract applies (Ala.), 127
      – Safe harbor, claim challenging marketing of Nexium barred where activity permitted by FDA addressed (Ark.), 1204
    ALARMS
    ALASKA
      – Child booster seats, NTSB applauds state for adopting law requiring, 725
    ALIEN TORT CLAIMS ACT (ATCA)
      – International human rights, expansive role being used to enforce, Analysis & Perspective, 419
      – Private actions, solicitor general view whether claims against antibiotic maker for injuries during drug trials in Nigeria should be heard (U.S., rev sought), 1156
    ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATVs)
      – Lead standards
      – Polaris, fire and burn hazard, recall, 892; recall report, 1021
      – Recreational off-road vehicles (ROVs)
        – – Buggy Standard, Bad Boy Enters. recalling serial numbers between 85004828 and 95010404, accelerator, 1066; CPSC recall, 1116
        – – Draft voluntary standard, CPSC presents briefing packet as Comm'n considers, 1091; CPSC to hold meeting to consider, 1093; advanced notice of proposed rulemaking issued, voluntary industry standard inadequate, 1114
      – Written plan, CPSC approves steps firms must take to promote safety, 890
      – Yamaha Rhino
        – – Injury suits consolidated (J.P.M.L.), 217
        – – Sales suspended, 395
    ANALGESICS
    ANTIBIOTICS
      – Ketek, discovery, deposition of nonparty at class action certification phase disallowed (E.D.N.Y.), 533
      – Levaquin, man who suffered tibial tendon rupture sues maker for failure to warn of higher risk (D. Minn.), 1034
      – Minocycline, failure-to-warn claims against generic drug maker not preempted (N.D. Ill.), 381
      – Salinomycin, alpaca farmers get new trial in claims against feed maker that used drug toxic to animals (6th Cir.), 1275
      – Trovan, maker announces accord with Nigerian state for deaths and permanent injury of children tested during epidemic of measles, cholera, and meningitis, 865; solicitor general asked for government view whether ATCA claims should be heard (U.S., rev sought), 1156
    ANTIDEPRESSANTS
      See also ANTIPSYCHOTICS
      – Antipsychotics
      – Effexor, post-suicide warnings properly excluded, jury verdict for maker upheld (7th Cir.), 217
      – Failure to warn, federal regulatory approval does not preempt Pa. law claims (U.S., dec), 274; remanded to 3d Cir. for reconsideration, 306; briefs on effect of Levine filed (3d Cir.), 473; FDA orders drug makers to modify labeling to state than intramuscular injection is preferred method of administration, Analysis, 1094; does not provide ground for reconsideration of preemption ruling for higher duty to warn of risks (N.D. Cal.), 1235
      – Lexapro and Celexa, class certification in multidistrict proceeding for economic damages for lack of suicide risk warning denied (E.D. Mo.), 626
      – Paxil
        – – Broken pill claims, nationwide settlement given preliminary approval (D.P.R.), stay sought pending approval of settlement (Cal. Super. Ct.), 280
        – – Causation, class action certification rejected, elements giving rise to civil liability may not be established on collective basis (Quebec Super. Ct.), 934
        – – In utero exposure, drug maker to pay compensatory damages for heart defect due to mother's use during pregnancy (Pa. Ct. C.P.), 1083
        – – Preemption
          – – – Claim remanded after plaintiff seeks to sever claims against drug maker and transfer from Pa. to N.Y. courts (E.D. Pa.), 958; generic drug maker opposes effort to sever claims, 983; widower files motion to compel drug maker to produce data and documents on FDA communications, 1007
          – – – FDA direction on labeling for suicide risk does not bar claim for failure to warn (E.D. Wis.), 856
          – – – Heart defect, drug maker may not bar claims by parents who claimed wife's use during pregnancy caused (N.D. Okla.), 1279
        – – Pregnancy, researchers must give correspondence about risks to plaintiffs claiming drug caused cardiac defects in child (D. Mass.), 1036
        – – Stepfather suicide, unadopted stepchildren may not bring Tex. wrongful death claim (Tex. Ct. App.), 716
        – – Suicide risk, widower's claim for failure to warn preempted, FDA would not approve warning for generic drug (E.D. Pa.), 1183
      – Paxil and Zoloft
        – – Briefs on effect of Levine filed (3d Cir.), 473
        – – Preemption, review of rulings sought (U.S., rev sought), 277
      – Phenergan, failure-to-warn of suicide, case remanded in light of Colacicco (3d Cir.), 497; FDA requiring drug makers to add warning to label addressing risks, 1009
      – Prozac, son of man who killed self and wife during treatment seeks new scheduling order to allow for substitute expert (D.N.M.), 835; motion to allow new expert for one earlier excluded as unreliable denied, suit rejected for lack of evidence (D.N.M.), 835
      – Wellbutrin XL
        – – Less effective generic alternative, class action targets (Cal. Super. Ct.), 668
        – – Serious mental health risks, FDA announces it will require box warning on risks, new drug trials to determine adverse events required, 743
    ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS
      – Labels, FDA approves new warnings on suicide risk, 539
      – Neurontin
        – – Expert witnesses, suicide risk, expert evidence on general causation deemed reliable (D. Mass.), 565; class certification denied, 596; first case for off-label marketing dropped after donation to save patient's daughter from having to suffer through trial, 835
        – – Off-label prescriptions, class action seeking reimbursement decertified (Pa. Ct. C.P.), 216; decertification 18 mos. after certification appealed, called legally incorrect and based on flawed evidence (Pa. Super. Ct., brief filed), 713
        – – Off-label use, fraudulent misrepresentation claim filed (D. Minn.), 536
    ANTIPSYCHOTICS
      – Seroquel
      – Zyprexa
        – – Class certification, appeal to be heard (2d Cir., rev grant), 136
        – – Expert witness repeatedly stretching the truth disqualified (E.D.N.Y.), 567; cases time-barred, no evidence different warning would affect prescribing decisions, 741; jury could find insufficient warning lead to medical decisions that caused diabetes, 883; jury may hear about physician's knowledge of health risks and reliable expert testimony on link between diabetes and death, 978; Conn. announces accord with drugmaker for marketing for unapproved uses and concealing side effects, 1054; Miss. claims that maker promoted off-label use and failed to warn of metabolic side effects rejected, 1253
        – – Fraudulent marketing, S.C. gets damages in accord for failure to warn of dangerous side effects (S.C. Cir. Ct.), 1133
        – – Suicide risk, learned intermediary rule supports summary judgment for defense (5th Cir.), 386
        – – Warnings, no evidence different patient or physician inserts would have changed patient use (E.D.N.Y.), 662; cases time-barred, no evidence different warning would affect prescribing decisions, 741
    APPAREL
      – Children's garments
        – – Children's hooded sweatshirts, drawstring posing strangling hazard prompts recall, 369; retailers agree to pay $1.5M over drawstring hazards, 413; CPSC recalls for drawstring through hood causing strangulation hazard, 672; Macy's voluntary recall, 699; CPS announces civil penalty for failure to report hazard, 869; Century 21 Promotions, CPSC recall, 1288
        – – EMH, children's hooded jackets, strangulation hazard, 892
        – – Flammability, CPSC request for comments, 453
        – – Lead
        – – Propac, children's hooded sweat shorts, strangulation hazard, 892
      – Flammability, expert testimony to prove defect not required, injured woman's claim did not present enough proof (3d Cir.), 7
      – Footwear
      – Hooded jackets from China, CPSC announces recall, 41
      – KOMAN Sportswear, hooded sweatshirts, strangulation hazard, 892
      – Recalls, monthly report, BNA, Dec., 74; Jan., 199; Feb., 298; March., 428; April, 545
      – Undergarments, Victoria's Secret, judicial panel refuses to consolidate suits for skin irritations and allergic reaction (JPML), 696
      – Women's chenille robes, CPSC recalls for flammability, 772; fire hazard, CPSC recall, 1166
    APPLIANCES
      – Belgian waffle maker, All-Clad 4-Square model WD700462, All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC, 428
      – Clothes washers, Frigidaire, voluntary recall for fire hazards, 847; CPSC recall report, 1021
      – Clothing irons, Conair recalls over fire hazard, 395; 545
      – Coffee grinders, CPSC recalls, Seattle's Best and Starbucks products, laceration hazards, 699
      – Coffeemakers
        – – Black & Decker Spacemaker, CPSC and Applica announce voluntary recall, 721
        – – Black & Decker thermal, Applica to voluntarily recall due to burn hazards, 919; recall report, 1021
        – – Bunn pod brewers, CPSC recalls, May, 675
        – – Senseo one-cup, models HD 7810, HR 7811, HD 7815, HD7820, HD 7832, and HD 7890, Philips Consumer lifestyle, 545
      – Commercial nacho cheese and chili sauce dispensers, Gehl Foods, fire and burn hazard, recall, 1188; repair offered, 1288
      – Component parts, strategies and risk management options for maker of good component in bad product, Analysis & Perspective, 1193
      – Dishwashers, fire hazard, CPSC recall, 113; Bosch and Siemans manufactured between May 1999 and July 2005 recalled, 199
      – Dryer fire, expert's testimony insufficient where evidence destroyed, award to consumer whose trailer was destroyed and son killed overturned (Tex.), 1274
      – Floor cleaners
        – – Ergorapido, Pronto, and Precision 2-1 cordless stick vacuums, Electrolux Home Care, 428
        – – Majestic 360 vacuum, burn hazard, HMI Industries, 545
        – – Thane H2O Mop steam cleaners, model numbers 808.092 and OEM-TV-001, 820; 892
      – Intermatic in-wall electronic timers, shock hazards, 892
      – Microwaves, Samsung 1000 Over-the Range, CPSC recall, 1161; corrective action, 1288
      – Oil-fired furnaces, Rheem, Ruud and United Refrigeration models sold from January 2006 through December 2008, Rheem Mfg., 199
      – Paint scrapers, Purdy, laceration hazard, recall, 892
      – Ranges
        – – Dual fuel freestanding, GE Profile, GE Consumer & Industrial, 545
        – – Smoothtop electric, Frigidaire recalling for fire and burn hazards, 962; CPSC recall, 1076
      – Refrigerators, Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, Admiral, Magic Chef, Perform by Maytag, and Crosley sold between 1/01 and 1/04, 318; 428
      – Toaster ovens/broilers
        – – Haier Am. announces recall, 486
        – – Model RTO1400SS, Haier American Trading, 545
      – Toasters
        – – China, CPSC announces recall, 41
        – – Viking Professional Four-Slot Toasters, model numbers VT400WH, VT400BK, VT400GG, VT400SG, VT400BR, and VT400CB, Viking Range Corp., 199
      – Washing machines, implied warranty claims for mold problems in front loaders rejected, express warranty claims cut down, but negligent design and failure to warn claims may proceed (N.D. Ohio), 1186
    ARBITRATION
      – Computers, sales contract clause does not bar suit for defective Dell laptops, class certified (Ontario Super. Ct.), 188
    ARGENTINA
      – Forum non conveniens
        – – Blood products, class action claiming HIV infected product sent back to Argentina (7th Cir.), 570
        – – Tire defects, class action sent back to Argentina (7th Cir.), 570
    ARIZONA
      – Child booster seats, NTSB urges state to require, 990
      – Preemption, Medical Device Amendments bars state law claims for breast implant rupture, would impose different requirements in addition to federal ones (D. Ariz.), 1104
      – Strict liability cases, joint and several liability, Analysis & Perspective, 348
      – Television fire, citizen may get sealed documents in wrongful death case (Ariz. Ct. App.), 309
    ARKANSAS
      – Methamphetamine, cold medicine makers cannot be held liable (8th Cir.), 33
      – No-fault provision of tort reform act unconstitutional (Ark.), 530
    ARTHRITIS MEDICATIONS
      – Celebrex/Bextra class accord gets preliminary approval (N.D. Cal.), 362; accord with third-party payors and consumers approved, 1111
      – Etodolac, widow has no claim for husband's death where evidence medication came from recalled lot insufficient (E.D. Pa.), 666
      – Fosamax
      – NSAIDs
      – Pain relief
      – Vioxx class actions
        – – Misrepresentation and deceptive marketing, Cal. claim denied certification (Cal. Super. Ct.), 575
        – – N.J., Consumer Fraud Act claim fails to win certification (N.J. Super. Ct.), 333; compensatory award to man who charged product caused heart attack upheld (N.J.), 1054
    ASBESTOS
      – Abdominal cancer, award to man claiming workplace exposure caused erroneous, failed to include third parties (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1152
      – Automobile brakes
        – – Experts' reliability on mesothelioma cause reaffirmed (Del. Super. Ct.), 442; mechanic may recover for exposure from handling brakes despite no studies where reliable medical experts support (Del.), 931
        – – Manufacturer supplying lining manufactured by third-party contractor to machine ship may be liable as supplier (Wis. App. Ct.), 565
      – Cancer or birth defects, accord for exposure from toy fingerprint tests announced (Cal. Super. Ct.), 740
      – Forum non conveniens, nationals who sued for exposure while working on or near U.S. ships in Spain may sue in Del. (Del. Super. Ct.), 688
      – Insulation, engine maker not liable to ship worker for failure to warn of hazards of another manufacturer's product (Wash. Ct. App.), 805
      – Insurance
        – – Bankruptcy, direct action claims against insurers barred, worker accords may be at risk (U.S., oral arg), 388; Sup. Ct. nominee Sotomayor's decision among product liability related cases while on 2d Cir., 632; personal injury claimants barred from directly suing insurers who knew of risks (dec), 684
        – – Occurrence, each repeated exposure counted under manufacturer's policies (Wis.), 152
      – Jury instructions
        – – Fear-of-cancer damages, failure to instruct on proper legal standard improper (U.S, rev den), 636
        – – Ky., strict liability and negligence instructions not inconsistent under state law (W.D. Ky.), 535
      – Limitations period, N.D. courts may not dismiss suits on convenience grounds if time-barred in other jurisdictions (N.D.), 756
      – Medical criteria provisions apply retroactively (Ohio Ct. App.), 37
      – Mesothelioma, jury awards damages to family of civilian Navy worker whose occupational exposure caused death, pretrial accords limit recovery (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1086
      – Military contractor defense, shipyard workers may not pursue claims against ship equipment makers in state court (D. Conn.), 841
      – Multiple product exposure, allocation of jury award set aside (Cal. Ct. App.), 479
      – Navy ship workers
        – – Accord with maker reached (Cal. Super. Ct.), 247
        – – Machinists mate awarded millions for defective product and failure to warn (Cal. Super. Ct.), 575
        – – Millions awarded (Pa. Com. Pl.), 498
      – Prejudgment interest, recovery of total amount from each defendant found jointly and severely liable rejected (Cal. Ct. App.), 410
      – Sophisticated user, defense only applies to failure to warn claims, firm liable for defectively designing Navy boilers (Cal. Ct. App.), 979; jury verdict inconsistent, new trial ordered, 1000
      – Strict liability, damages for failure to warn to wife after husband died of exposure upheld (Pa., rev den), 709
      – Third party exposure
        – – Bystander injury, child's illness resulting from father's exposure not foreseeable (6th Cir.), 153
        – – California
          – – – Gaskets, packing, and insulation, value maker for Navy steamships not liabile for parts it did not make or supply (Cal. Ct. App.), 1204
          – – – No duty to warn (Cal. Ct. App.), 279; another division rejects, says shipboard pump and valve maker may be liable for mesothelioma contracted by exposure (Cal. Ct. App.), 1029
        – – Indirect, woman who got mesothelioma after washing family work clothing may pursue claim (M.D. La.), 1030
        – – Take home liability, companies not liable to families for asbestos carried home by family members (Del.), 312
      – Two-disease rule, recovery for nonmalignant disease does not preclude recovery for lung cancer from occupational exposure (Pa.), 1180
      – Workers' compensation, mesothelioma victims exposed before 1975 may pursue benefits from employers (La.), 629
    ASTHMA
      – Leukotriene modifiers, FDA asks makers of Singulair, Accolate, and Zyflo to put warning on behavior and mood changes on labels, 696
    ATCA
    ATTORNEYS
      – Diet drugs, fen-phen class action attorneys convicted of bilking clients (E.D. Ky.), 402
      – Expert witness fees, plaintiffs must pay to depose expert in Australia (S.D.N.Y.), 312
      – Fees
      – Sanctions, filing of identical class actions is judge-shopping, one suit dismissed, attorney sanctions ordered (N.D. Cal.), 36
    ATTORNEYS' FEES
      – Fen-Phen, class counsel award upheld where lower court used transparent procedures and thoroughly analyzed based on appropriate data (3d Cir.), 1084
      – Implantable defibrillator litigation, allocation of settlement funds to counsel set by court (D. Minn.), 9; court declines to rule on objections to allocations, 250
    ATVs
    AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT
      – Accelerator control systems
      – Air bags
      – Brakes
      – Child restraints
      – Crash avoidance technologies
      – Cruise control
      – Door latches
      – Driver's seat, punitive damages award to family of baby killed by collapse adequately supported by evidence and not excessive (U.S., rev den), 629
      – Electronic stability control systems
      – Engine cooling, Volvo Cars recalling 2008-9 S80, V70, and XC70 vehicles, 702
      – Fuel filters
      – Fuel pipes
      – Fuel pumps
      – Fuel systems
      – Headlights
      – Heating and cooling system assembly, breach of warranty claim against supplier for defective parts following recall results in $47M verdict (Mich. Cir. Ct.), 444
      – Horns
      – Ignition coils, Saab 9-3, 2007, NHTSA defect investigation, 822
      – Import safety, NHTSA best practices supported by importers in comments, 15
      – Motor vehicles
      – Motorcycle helmets, KBC Magnum, 2007-2008, 772
      – Mufflers, carbon monoxide risk in minivan parked outside not necessarily obvious, suit against installer may proceed (11th Cir.), 215
      – Recalls, monthly report, BNA, Dec., 74; Jan., 199; Feb., 298; March., 428; April, 545; May, 675
      – Roof strength
      – Seat belts
      – Steering systems
      – Tires
      – Vehicle lighting standard, NHTSA again postpones compliance date, 1190
    AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
    AVANDIA
      – MDL court remands Cal. cases to state court, no federal question or fraudulent joinder found (E.D. Pa.), 280; sales representative not fraudulently joined in suit, fraud claims sufficiently pleaded, 718
      – Risk of death from liver failure, Public Citizen urges FDA to ban drug, study finds cases of severe toxicity, 814
    AVIATION
    AXLE BEAMS
      – Mack trucks, transverse shear lines, recall, 892

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