Product Safety & Liability Reporter: Current Reports Index-Summary

DAMAGES

– Aerial work platform, change in amount accepted, appeal of other issues by lift maker (N.Y.), 490
– Asbestos wrongful death suit, Navy's fault figures in non-economic damages allocation (Cal. Ct. App.), 587
– Compensatory

See COMPENSATORY DAMAGES

– Eye implant experimental, clinical trial participant loses sight in right eye, noneconomic damages cap limits recovery amount (S.D. Ohio), 686
– Fingers amputated cleaning lawn mower blades, comparative fault reduced award (E.D.N.Y.), 419
– Punitive

See PUNITIVE DAMAGES

– Welding rods MDL, jury liability finding upheld, award vacated (5th Cir.), 922

DARVOCET

– Class action filed, product alleged cause of heart attacks (E.D. La.), 1276

DAUBERT CRITERIA

See also generally EXPERT WITNESSES
– Class actions, scientific evidence review at certification stage, BNA Insight, 775
– Ladders, surprise evidence used to rebut plaintiff's claim for micro-crack (4th Cir.), 43
– MMR vaccine causes autism and Bendectin birth defects litigations comparison, Daubert evolution and judicial scrutiny, BNA Insight, 512
– Premarin breast cancer causal link, expert testimony fails admissibility test (E.D. Ark., D. Minn.), 946
– Scientific, admissibility in elbow implant failure, Daubert criteria for medical opinion (9th Cir.), 267; minor modifications to earlier order (en banc rev den), 449

DEATHS

– Suicide

See SUICIDE

– Wrongful

See WRONGFUL DEATH

DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER

– Toxic designation, Env't Canada updates screening assessment, 952

DECK SCREWS

– Ads seeking product liability clients, defamation action against attorney (Cal.), 565

DECONGESTANTS

– Cold remedies

See COLD REMEDIES

DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS

See INVESTIGATIONS, subheading: NHTSA, defects

DEFENSES

– Learned intermediary doctrine

See LEARNED INTERMEDIARY DOCTRINE

DEFIBRILLATORS

– Repeated shocks from implant alleged, product liability claim meets pleading standards (E.D. La.), 871
– Sprint Fidelis leads, settlement, 1068; MDL dismissal affirmed (8th Cir.), 1090; claims preempted (Cal. Ct. App.), 1130

DELAWARE

– Asbestos-related injury suits

– – Bankruptcy, Bondex Intl. and parent file for Chapter 11 protection (Bankr. D. Del.), 633
– – Insurance noncumulation provisions permit recovery for defense costs, BNA Insight, 372

– Avandia alleged cause of cardiovascular injuries, plaintiffs not fraudulently misjoined (E.D. Mo.), 705
– Seroquel published information re diabetes link, notice period, claims time-barred (Del. Super Ct.), 996

DENTAL CARE

– Sedated procedure, protocols and manuals suppliers liability for death, pleading standards met (E.D. Mo.), 1274

DEPARTMENT OF

See specific department

DEPOSITIONS

– Risk of suicide-related behavior, doctor's testimony explaining statement's while reviewing Neurontin at FDA admissible, not testifying as expert (M.D. Tenn.), 468; settlement, 535

DEPRESSION

– Accutane, expert study unreliable, failure to follow own methodology (N.J. Super. Ct.), 142
– Vagus nerve stimulation system

– – Breach of warranty and manufacturing claims, preemption (3d Cir.), 822
– – Treatment-resistant, recovery for malfunction of FDA approved manufacture (D.N.J.), 155

DIABETES

– Avandia

See AVANDIA

– Insulin pumps, class claims where not same model of device, different states' laws apply (S.D. Tex.), 245
– Seroquel

See SEROQUEL

– Veterinary insulin, class action, failure to warn after FDA warning (N.D. Ohio), 26
– Zyprexa

See ZYPREXA

DIACETYL

– Labeling of Orville Redenbacher and Act II microwave popcorn, class certification denied (C.D. Cal.), 944
– Largest verdict to date, BASF to appeal $30M award (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 943
– Popcorn butter flavoring, at-home exposure alleged cause of lung disease (E.D. Wash.), 733
– Settlement, Chemtura and Chemtura Canada agreement with 347 claimants (S.D.N.Y.), 943

DIAPERS

– Cause of Dry Max problem not found yet, CPSC investigation continues, 951
– Dry Max technology, rashes and chemical burns, class action filed (S.D. Ohio), 529

DIET DRUGS

– Fen-Phen class action settlement, lawyer disbarred for misleading clients (Ky.), 605
– Meridia, drug safety, Public Citizen urges recall, 247
– Pondimin, useful life provision of Tenn. statute of repose (U.S., rev den), 301
– Redux

See REDUX

– Relacore, advertised benefits, class certification denial error (N.J.), 1092

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

See VITAMINS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

DIGITEK

– Class of consumers suffering loss from recall seek certification (S.D. W.Va.), 122; MDL judge declines to certify classes, 607
– Elder care facility properly joined with makers, wrongful death suit (S.D. Ga.), 973

DISCLOSURE

See PRIVACY

DISCOVERY

– Abuse, Toyota rollover suits

– – Mandamus denied (Tex.), 916
– – Widow seeks sanctions (E.D. Tex.), 440

– Depositions

See DEPOSITIONS

– Limitations period, dietary supplement with ephedra, applicability of discovery limits, N.Y. law (2d Cir.), 302
– Pain pump risk information concealment alleged, plaintiff discovery allowed (W.D. La.), 792
– Settlements, mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, pump maker seeks data about other accords (E.D. Pa.), 47
– Subpoena, ObTape Transobdurator sling, discovery of data on competitive product (M.D. Ga.), 97; discovery re corporate mergers and acquisitions, 993
– Tire tread separation and rollover accident in Mexico, forum dismissal reversed (Cal. Ct. App.), 589
– Zyprexa confidential documents, injunction barring release upheld (2d Cir.), 900

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

– Hip prosthesis replevin claim, manufacturer possession of allegedly failed component parts, abandonment defense (D.D.C.), 869

DIVERSITY JURISDICTION

– CAFA, injunction bars Baycol suit after federal court rejection (8th Cir.), 45; (U.S., rev grant), 1016
– Fraudulent joinder to defeat, pharmacy liability for dispensing less safe generic, design flaw claim (S.D.N.Y.), 160
– Joinder, including Yasmin maker and distributor to defeat was fraud (N.D. Cal.), 69
– Medical device maker suit, remand motion for non-diverse defendants denied (W.D. La.), 531
– Nerve center, principal place of business based on where officers direct, control, and coordinate activities (U.S.), 182
– Pain pump implant, hospital possibly liable as seller or distributor, remanded (D. Mass.), 1275
– Removal, Premarin makers move claims for design defects, testing and inadequate warnings to federal court (E.D. Tex.), 27
– Warranty, leaking windows, state claims in U.S. court where no diversity, coverage by U.S. law where no consumer products (7th Cir.), 331

DOOR LATCHES

– Honda Odyssey, power liftgate gas strut deterioration, NHTSA Recall #10V-055, BNA monthly recall report, 256
– Hyundai Sonata, front inside door lock switch remains in unlocked position, opens while in motion, NHTSA Recall #10V-070, 378
– Sliding doors and nonhinged vehicle doors, NHTSA modifies tests, 196
– Wire harness misrouted in sliding door, 2008-2009 Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, NHTSA Recall #10V-235, 619; BNA monthly recall report, 742
– Wire insulation fire hazard, Volkswagen Routan, NHTSA Recall #10V-252, BNA monthly recall report, 742

DOORS, MECHANICAL

See MECHANICAL DOORS

DRAWSTRINGS

See APPAREL AND GARMENT INDUSTRY

DRUGS

See PHARMACEUTICALS; specific names of drugs

DRYWALL

– Chinese made

– – First jury verdict, property damages only, $2.5M award (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 654
– – Interim remediation guidance, CPSC and HUD advise homeowners, 368; hydrogen sulfide levels in test samples, 573
– – Multidistrict litigation, economic loss rule, tort claims against suppliers of contaminated products (E.D. La.), 63; first ruling, Va. homeowners awarded damages, recovery uncertain as manufacturer never appeared, 349; second ruling, La. family awarded damages, 441; partial settlement, 1094
– – Toxic gases caused property damage, class certification, Miami-area homeowners (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 588
– – Voluntary cleanup costs, insurers' no duty to indemnify home builder (E.D. Va.), 421

– Identification labels applied by makers, response to odors and adverse health effects, CPSC proposed rule, 12
– Lowe's settlement with class of purchasers, MDL plaintiffs object (Ga. Super. Ct.), 865

DTBSBP

– Toxic designation and use limit proposal, Canada issues draft order, 1057

DUE PROCESS

– Contribution and indemnity, Johns-Manville bankruptcy, sufficiency of notice of accords for asbestos liability (2d Cir.), 388
– Lead paint, risk-contribution theory of liability violates successor-in-interest company rights (E.D. Wis.), 679; summary judgment for remaining defendants, 1189
– Nicotine addictive effects, La. smokers defrauded, judgment stayed (U.S.), 1018; (rev sought), 1245
– Tobacco industry lawsuits, Engle progeny cases, plaintiffs use of jury findings from earlier state court case (11th Cir.), 785

DURSBAN

– Cerebral palsy and neurological problems, causation evidence not established (8th Cir.), 1239
– Non-Hodgkins lymphoma causation, Cal. medical examiner testimony on exposure (W.D. Pa.), 273