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The California Supreme Court sharply limited asbestos liability for valve and pump manufacturers (and their insurers) in O’Neil v. Crane Co., 2012 WL 88533 (Jan. 12, 2012).

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, applying Ohio law, affirmed summary judgment in favor of an insured food manufacturer and held that thousands of bodily injury claims arising from an alleged salmonella...

In a recent decision of first impression in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the court in In re: Schering-Plough Corp. held that two groups of plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue claims against pharmaceutical manufacturer Schering-Plough Corporation and its affiliated marketing and sales companies for marketing drugs for off-label uses.

Removal decisions sit at the intersection of legal strategy, claim handling, and early case assessment. In Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel, the Supreme Court gave defense teams a straightforward reminder: the 30-day deadline for removing a civil action to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(1) is mandatory and cannot be equitably tolled.

Carlton Fields recently published a survey (pdf) of 368 general counsel and other in-house counsel at major companies across more than 25 industries regarding the class actions they faced in 2012 and their expectations for 2013.

We write today fresh from a short cruise to celebrate a milestone birthday of the Drug and Device Law Dowager Countess

New York considers legislation targeting AI chatbot operators for unauthorized practice of law, while Indiana pursues tort reform to limit public nuisance claims and the American Arbitration Association expands AI tools for dispute resolution. These developments signal a critical intersection of artificial intelligence regulation, professional liability standards, and evolving arbitration practices that will reshape how businesses navigate legal risk in an AI-driven landscape.

The FTC has taken action against TruHeight for making unsubstantiated claims about dietary supplements marketed to increase children's height, alleging the company relied on a flawed study and employed...

Here's the next edition of our monthly bite-sized digest, Productwise 3-2-1 where each month we bring to the top of your inbox (and your agenda)...

Affirming a district court finding of a case as "exceptional" predicated on a determination of inequitable conduct, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the patent owner’s failure to disclose to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) information on prior art devices.

Marijuana businesses must properly label their products if they contain chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive health problems. Failure to do so will result in a civil penalty or civil lawsuit.

California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control has recently released the revisions to the next generation of its proposed consumer product regulations.

Both the House and the Senate passed HR 2715, which modifies the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA or Act).

DTSC seeks public input to evaluate whether certain product/chemical combinations will be targeted for future inclusion in the SCP Program.

The average consumer remains healthy by historical standards, despite raging inflation and rapidly increasing debt. However, there is little doubt that a persistently...

California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has released the results of aquatic toxicity testing on over-the-counter remedies, health and beauty products, and cleaning products.

A federal appeals court recently held void a product contamination policy issued to H.J. Heinz Company on the basis that Heinz failed to disclose previous contamination claims on its insurance application.

On August 19, 2025, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Peter Feldman issued a statement on the continuity of CPSC operations in anticipation of the end of Commissioner Dziak's...