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National Law Journal

GM Unveils Plan to Pay

General Motors Co. unveiled its plan to compensate victims of its ignition-switch defect last week, as a federal bankruptcy judge put off arguments over whether the automaker committed a fraud on the court by concealing the problem during its 2009 reorganization.
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National Law Journal

Ford Sued in Class Action Over Defective Power Steering

Consumers have slapped Ford Motor Co. with a putative class action in a California federal district court, claiming the automaker equipped its Focus and Fusion models with a defective power steering system is prone to sudden failure that leaves drivers unable to control their cars.
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National Law Journal

N.Y. High Court Reverses $10M Design Defect Verdict Over Jury Instruction

The New York Court of Appeals has reversed a $10 million plaintiffs verdict against Volvo Cars of North America because the jury was given a malpractice-oriented instruction in a trial over a defective product design.
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National Law Journal

Suit Over Ant Pesticide Kept Alive

The claim of homeowners that an ant pesticide caused their respiratory ailments were not preempted by a federal insecticide law because the afflicted homeowners did not raise an issue about the product's labeling, a Pennsylvania federal court has found, denying the defendants' motions to throw out the case.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Court Broadens Fee-Shifting in Lemon Law Cases

New Jersey's Lemon Law authorizes attorney fee awards where a lawyer's assistance is needed to aid the buyer—even if it's dealer options that are at issue, a state appeals court said Wednesday in a suit against Hyundai.
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National Law Journal

Appeals Court Rejects Expert's Recreation of Accident

A Missouri woman who tumbled from a ladder while hanging Christmas lights lost her products-liability case against the ladder company when a federal appeals panel decided her expert witness' recreation of the accident bore little resemblance to the circumstances of the fall.
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National Law Journal

Lawsuit Over Foul Ball Injury Dismissed on Appeal

The Indiana Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against a minor league baseball team's parent company brought by a spectator who was blinded in one eye by a foul ball during a Gary South Shore Railcats game at their home stadium in Gary, Indiana.
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National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A round up of legal news from ALM-affiliated publications and around the web: The U.S. Supreme Court adds eight cases to its docket; Burford Capital talks about its ill-fated investment in Patton Boggs' Chevron suit; did Hilary Clinton violate attorney-client privilege?
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National Law Journal

FDA Issues Guidance About Nanotechnology in Cosmetics

The FDA has issued guidance about the use of nanotechology in cosmetics. In particular, the agency is encouraging cosmetics manufacturers to meet with regulators to discuss the testing data that would substantiate that their products are safe.
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National Law Journal

FDA Issues Advice On Gluten-Free Labeling

As more food manufacturers seek to tap into the gluten-free market, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued advice for small businesses on how to appropriately label food items.
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