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Maker of Banana Boat Sunscreen Hit With Suit Over 'Reef Friendly' Label

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Johnson & Johnson Scores a Triple in Talc Trials. Who Are the Lawyers Lined Up for Next Week's Opioid Bellwether Trial?

It was three up, three down, for Johnson & Johnson and its courtroom battles tying its cosmetic talcum powder products to ovarian cancer.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Class Action Filed Against Pfizer Over Allegedly Misbranded Smoking Cessation Products

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Wins Third Defense Verdict in Missouri Talc Trial

The defense verdict is a major blow for plaintiffs, which have lost three trials so far this year, including one on Sept. 24 in Philadelphia.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Get Rid of the Scumbags': Trade Secrets Battle Between ChromaDex, Elysium Offers Rare Look Inside Major Life Science Companies

The trial has included testimony about a move in 2015 by Florida billionaire and bioscience investor Phil Frost to buy Elysium, which Elysium executives rejected on the spot.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Limited Role of the PDR in Proof of Malpractice

In his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane provides a discussion for defense counsel in malpractice cases where the focus is reliance on prescription medication package inserts. He writes: "Where that reliance is misplaced, defense counsel needs to be ready to respond."
8 minute read

The Recorder

Vowing to Look 'Closely' at Billing, Judge Appoints Trimmed Leadership Team in Casino App Cases

U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who emphasized the importance of diversity, said he would appoint a 14-lawyer plaintiff team on Thursday in lawsuits against Google, Apple and Facebook over their casino apps. Edelson partner Rafey Balabanian had reduced the size of the team and made it more diverse.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Jury in Federal Trade Secrets Trial to Hear of Life Science CEO's Lies About Cocaine

The trial underway in the Central District of California pits Cooley against Cohen Williams as the bioscience company ChromaDex accuses Elysium Health and a former ChromaDex executive who jumped ship of stealing confidential information regarding anti-aging supplements.
6 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Bellwether Trials in Mass Torts Are Back -- With Masks and Plexiglass. Judges Join The Diversity Discussion in MDL Leadership.

COVID-19 case counts notwithstanding, mass tort trials have resumed in cases involving talcum powder, Risperdal, hernia mesh and earplugs. Judges in multidistrict litigation are paying attention to diversity on leadership committees -- and how its members get compensated
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Products Liability Suit Over Crossbow Malfunction Moved to Fed Court

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

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