Topic
Warnings
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Drug & Device Law
A New Year And An Old Issue: Warnings Claims Based On A Known Acceptable Risk Fail
In very general terms, posts on specific court opinions fall into three categories: 1) ones we think are correct, 2) ones we think are incorrect, and 3) ones we think…
Drug & Device Law
For Auld Lang Syne, Another Good Decision from the Taxotere MDL
Ok, we confess: we googled “auld lang syne.” We are told that its literal meaning is “old times since,” interpreted to mean “for the sake of old times.” And so,…
Drug & Device Law
Excellent Warnings Causation Decision out of the Taxotere MDL
Like most of you, and like our co-bloggers (from whom you will hear similar laments this week) we are in the midst of “social distancing.” We have locked down our…
Drug & Device Law
Both Sides of the Coin in E.D. Pa. Comment k/Warnings Causation Opinion
Last week with dismay, we described the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s decision in Gross v. Coloplast Corp., et al., 2020 WL 264691 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 17, 2020). The Gross court (we…
Tobacco Law Blog
US District Court Grants Premium Cigars Relief on Warnings
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
Earlier last week, a US District Court ruled that the Food and Drug Administration’s subjecting of premium cigars to warnings requirements was arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: Should romaine lettuce carry warning labels?
By Bill Marler
Opinion With nearly 450 sickened, 259 hospitalized and 7 deaths, is it time for a romaine Warning label? Or, are the illnesses and deaths simply a cost of doing business? 2019…
Environment, Land & Resources
Recent Prop 65 Amendments Prompt Claims Against Online Alcohol Retailers in California
Online alcohol sellers should ensure compliance with the new Prop 65 warning label requirements. By Michael G. Romey, Lucas I. Quass, and James A. Erselius On August 30, 2018, new…
EHS Law Insights
Reprint may soon be needed for California cannabis warning labels
By Todd O. Maiden, Marc Hauser, Adam D. Brownrout
California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) announced on March 15, 2019, that it is collecting public comments regarding the inclusion of cannabis on the Proposition 65 list of…
Drug & Device Law
No Warnings Causation Equals Summary Judgment In Cook IVC Filter MDL
It took us more than a week, but we finally put away the last serving pieces from last week’s family Hanukkah celebration. We love Hanukkah, a festive holiday that celebrates…
Environment, Land & Resources
How to Prepare for California’s Updated Prop 65 Regulations … 60-Second Overview
Companies may need to carefully consider practical business concerns to comply with the updated Prop 65 regulations, effective August 30. By Michael G. Romey, Lucas I. Quass, and James A.…