Product Liability

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Mind the Gap: Sixth Circuit Finds Room for Suit Against Generic Manufacturers After Mensing

James Huston, Erin Bosman, Julie Park, and Jeffrey David

3/14/2013

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

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2012 Product Liability Annual Review

Erin Bosman

2/28/2013

Aviation + Aerospace, Consumer Products, Environmental Litigation, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability, Proposition 65, Retail

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Weeks defies years of jurisprudence, allowing innovator liability for generic drugs

International Law Office

2/12/2013

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

Article

Wyeth v. Weeks: Implications for Pharma Manufacturers

Law360

2/6/2013

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

Article

Consumer Product Alert: California Revises Draft Green Chemistry Regulations

Peter Hsiao, William Tarantino, and Joshua Simon

2/4/2013

Advanced Chemicals + Materials, Cleantech, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Regulation, Product Liability, Proposition 65, Retail

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Generic Drug Liability Ruling Raises Concerns

Business Insurance

Erin Bosman and James Huston

1/28/2013

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

Article

The Broad Reach Of New 'Failure-To-Warn-FDA' Claims

Law360

Erin Bosman, Joanna Simon, and Julie Park

1/23/2013

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

Article

Weeks Defies Years of Jurisprudence, Allowing Innovator Liability for Generic Drugs

1/17/2013

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

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GMO Laws Spread to Washington and New Mexico

1/15/2013

Advertising and Marketing Law, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Environmental Litigation, Product Liability, Retail

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Stengel Tangles MDA Preemption:
Ninth Circuit Decision Creates Split on Buckman Preemption of Post-Market Reporting Requirements

Erin Bosman, Joanna Simon, and Julie Park

1/14/2013

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

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FDA Releases New Food Safety Rules

1/10/2013

Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Environmental Litigation, Product Liability, Proposition 65, Retail

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New Year, New Ways to Fight the FNC Battle in Illinois
Fennell v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.

William O'Connor and Jessica Moore

1/8/2013

Looking Forward to the New Year and New Third-Party Testing and Certification Requirements for Children’s Products

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Jessica Roberts

12/6/2012

Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Product Liability, Proposition 65, Retail

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Supreme Court to Hear Design Defect Preemption Case

12/3/2012

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

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Lone Pine Order Forces Plaintiffs to Ante Up

James Huston, Julie Park, and Jeffrey David

11/28/2012

Environment + Energy, Environmental Litigation, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability, Proposition 65

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Court holds that federal standards of care pre-empt state law standards

International Law Office

Kimberly Gosling, Chris Dalton, and Don Rushing

11/27/2012

Question of the Week:
Under Prop 37, how long do companies have to bring their products into compliance with the new labeling requirements?

Article

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Initiative to Label Genetically Modified Foods Fails in California

Michael Steel

11/7/2012

Advertising and Marketing Law, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Product Liability, Retail

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Federal Court Ruling Validates Industry Concerns with CPSC Database

10/30/2012

Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Product Liability, Retail

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New York Court Holds That Federal Standards of Care Preempt State-Law Standards Governing Hiring, Training, and Retention of Pilots

10/22/2012

Advertising and Marketing Law, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Environmental Regulation, Product Liability, Retail

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Kimberly Gosling, Chris Dalton, and Don Rushing

10/1/2012

Question of the Week:
Under Prop 37, can’t grocery stores, delis, convenience stores, and the like avoid litigation by simply obtaining sworn compliance statements from their suppliers?

Client Alert

Michael Steel

9/27/2012

Advertising and Marketing Law, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Environmental Litigation, Product Liability, Retail

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Morrison & Foerster Launches Class Action Defender Blog

Rebekah Kaufman

9/18/2012

Advertising and Marketing Law, Class Actions, Consumer Products, Product Liability

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An Introduction to Proposition 37: California’s Genetically Engineered Foods Labeling Initiative

9/14/2012

Advertising and Marketing Law, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Product Liability, Retail

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Question of the Week: Does Prop 37 Prohibit Labeling of Processed Foods as "Natural?"

9/14/2012

Advertising and Marketing Law, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Environmental Regulation, Product Liability, Retail

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Glorvigen v. Cirrus Design Corp.: Duty to Warn Does Not Require Duty to Train Users

Jessica Moore, Kimberly Gosling, and Don Rushing

7/30/2012

Appellate + Supreme Court, Aviation + Aerospace, Consumer Products, Product Liability

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Next Generation of Consumer Product Rules: California Issues Draft Green Chemistry Regulations

Peter Hsiao and William Tarantino

7/30/2012

Advanced Chemicals + Materials, Cleantech, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Environment + Energy, Environmental Regulation, Product Liability, Proposition 65, Retail

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The 9th Circuit's Surprising FDA Preemption Ruling

Law360

Jae Lee and William Stern

7/3/2012

Product Liability

Article

Ninth Circuit: FDA Regulations Broadly Preempt Food Labeling Claims

William Stern and Jae Lee

5/21/2012

Advertising and Marketing Law, Appellate + Supreme Court, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Products, Product Liability

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FDA Bone Drug Study Offers New Pathway For Plaintiffs

Product Liability Law360

James Huston

5/10/2012

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

Article

Implications — And Complications — Of Undoing Mensing

Law360

5/7/2012

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical + Medical Device, Product Liability

Article

Bill Seeks to Undo Mensing Decision and Allow Patients to Sue Generic Drug Makers for Failure to Warn