Product Safety & Liability Reporter: Current Reports Index-Summary

OCCUPANT PROTECTION

– Crashworthiness

– Headliner retention pushpin, Ford recalls 2010 Transit Connect vans, NHTSA Recall #10V-316, 741; BNA monthly recall report, 886
– Roof strength

See ROOF STRENGTH

– Seat belts

See SEAT BELTS

OHIO

– All sums allocation method, asbestos exposure claim, targeted insurer contribution actions against other insurers (Ohio), 678
– Contrast dye, gadolinium-based MDL, NSF in renally impaired persons, plaintiffs' expert witnesses (N.D. Ohio), 491
– Durom Cup metal-on-metal hip implant, extreme pain to patients, new filing (S.D. Ohio), 793
– Eye implant experimental, clinical trial participant loses sight in right eye, noneconomic damages cap limits recovery amount (S.D. Ohio), 686
– Football helmet and shoulder pads, NFL player heatstroke death, failure to warn claims (S.D. Ohio), 1020
– Hip implants

– – ASR XL Acetabular system, centralization of cases in N.D. Ohio (J.P.M.L.), 1245
– – Failure while implanted, defect in design or manufacture, claims meet plausibility standard (S.D. Ohio), 736

– Mold problems in front-loading washing machines, class certified (N.D. Ohio), 730
– Orthopedic implant, recall and device failure allegations satisfy plausibility standard (N.D. Ohio), 567
– Pain pumps

– – Faulty pleading of product liability claim under state law, third amended complaint filed (N.D. Ohio), 604
– – Punitive damage claims, pleadings sufficient (S.D. Ohio), 1213

– Paxil use during pregnancy caused daughter's fatal heart defect, statute of limitations no bar to claims (S.D. Ohio), 399
– Punitive damages, medication in pain pump not approved for use in joint space or orthopedic surgery (N.D. Ohio), 333
– Remicade labeling, non-infectious lung disease warning (N.D. Ohio), 1169

OIL AND GAS

– Asbestos insulation, consumer expectations test for design defects, refinery worker (Cal. Ct. App.), 916
– Benzene exposure, bone marrow disease causation, expert testimony properly excluded (5th Cir.), 1018
– Bolts used to stabilize platform wrong kind and defective, seller liable as manufacturer (5th Cir.), 463
– BP oil spill, Gulf of Mexico, attorneys comment on surge in litigation and product liability claims, 598; chemical dispersant use, class action filed (E.D. La.), 682
– Deepwater drilling rig, suit for unreasonably dangerous derrick should be tried in Houston despite injury in Singapore (Tex. Ct. App.), 394
– Fuel tanks

See FUEL TANKS

– Motor vehicle fuel systems

See FUEL SYSTEMS

– Riding oil pump, teenager's attempt results in injuries, claims survive summary judgment (La. Ct. App.), 1148
– Wire rope sling on drilling rig, defective design alleged in wrongful death suit (Tex. Ct. App.), 734

OIRA

See INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS OFFICE (OIRA)

OKLAHOMA

– Botox injections alleged cause of botulism, $15M jury award (Okla. Dist. Ct.), 528
– Cable step breaks on utility truck, knee injury, assembly company or city liability (W.D. Okla.), 947
– Fentanyl pain patch, intoxication death, Okla. Consumer Protection Act inapplicable to prescription drug makers (S.D. W.Va.), 569
– Hip implant fails, summary judgment sought on claims (W.D. Okla.), 762
– Yasmin birth control pill, severance of medical malpractice and product liability claims (N.D. Okla.), 1186

OMB

See MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE (OMB)

OPHTHALMIC DEVICES

– Experimental eye implant, clinical trial participant loses sight in right eye, noneconomic damages cap limits recovery amount (S.D. Ohio), 686
– Intraocular lens implant, contamination alleged, product liability claims preempted (Ill. App. Ct.), 901

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES

See CONTRACEPTIVES

OREGON

– Low-tar Merit cigarettes suit, punitive damages award, new trial ordered (Or.), 702
– Pain pumps intra-articular use

– – Civil conspiracy claims dismissed (D. Or.), 566
– – FDA documents re 510(k) clearance admissible (D. Or.), 1103

ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS

– Femoral rod implant breaks, independent sales representative possibly liable (E.D. Cal.), 711
– Recall and device failure allegations satisfy plausibility standard (N.D. Ohio), 567
– Screw, expert testimony, defect caused failure (D. Conn.), 8

OXYCONTIN

– Non-state plaintiffs disallowed (N.Y. App. Div.), 1020

OZONE

– Laundry system alleged cause of brain injury, workers' compensation denied, negligence and design defect claims allowed (Utah), 558