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July 09, 2021 - Environmental Law, Announcements & Press, Drug & Medical Device, Product Liability, MDL, Trials, Consumer Products, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices, Class Action, Retail, Mass Torts
Morrison & Foerster Is Recognized As Tier 1 Firm in Product Liability, Mass Torts, and Class Action for Consumer Products
Legal 500 US 2021 has named Erin Bosman, David Fioccola, Jessica Grant, Julie Park, James Schurz, William Tarantino, and Claudia Vetesi among their top product liability and class action practitioners nationwide. The publication also recognized Morrison & Foerster as a top Tier 1 Firm
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January 07, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Autonomous Vehicles & Robotics, Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), Product Liability, MDL, Consumer Products, Class Action, Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), CPSC
How 2020 Changed Product Liability — And What's Next
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park, Alexandra Preece Barlow and Erin P. Lupfer
Erin Bosman, Julie Park, and Alexandra Preece authored an article for Law360 discussing how product liability regulation and litigation changed in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as upcoming trends. “In a year dominated by the pandemic and political
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November 24, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), Announcements & Press, Drug & Medical Device, Product Liability, MDL, Class Action
Join Us: Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
MoFo is a proud sponsor of the American Conference Institute’s Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference , the premier products liability litigation event for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries for the past 24 years, to be held virtually on December 8 – 9,
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November 05, 2020 - MDL, Class Action
A Rule 23 Negotiation Class? Not So Fast!
By: David J. Fioccola and Robert J. Baehr
In the sprawling National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL 2804), proponents of a “negotiation class” recently asked the Sixth Circuit for en banc review of a September 2020 decision that struck down the novel class mechanism. Arguing that the 2-1 panel decision imposed an impermissibly
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February 26, 2020 - False Advertising, Food Misbranding, MDL, Consumer Products
Is the Coke Half Full or Half Empty?
By: Claudia M. Vetesi
Earlier this month, a California federal judge certified six classes asserting state consumer protection statute claims in a multidistrict litigation alleging that The Coca-Cola Co. misled consumers about artificial flavors and added preservatives in its Coke products. See In re: Coca‑Cola Products Marketing and
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May 04, 2016 - Drug & Medical Device, Product Liability, MDL
Defendants Secure Rare Summary Judgment in Zoloft MDL
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Brittany Scheinok
In an unusual turn of events, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe recently granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to over 300 cases in the Zoloft MDL. [1] These cases were consolidated in 2012 and involved allegations that the antidepressant drug Zoloft causes birth
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March 18, 2016 - FDA, Food Misbranding, MDL, Retail
Testing 101: Court Dismisses Whole Foods’ Yogurt MDL over Failure to Comply With FDA Testing Requirements
By: Claudia M. Vetesi
On February 16, 2016, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks of the Western District of Texas dismissed a multidistrict litigation involving 11 putative class action lawsuits against various Whole Foods corporate entities and Skotidakis, Inc. , a third-party manufacturer, based on an alleged misrepresentation regarding
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February 08, 2016 - FDA, Drug & Medical Device, Product Liability, MDL
Defendants Find Relief from Burdensome Discovery Requests
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Brittany Scheinok
Litigation often involves lengthy battles over the proper scope of discovery. Defendants with substantial resources frequently find themselves on the receiving end of unreasonable discovery requests in an attempt to overwhelm the party and stall litigation. A recent district court decision in In re
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June 25, 2014 - False Advertising, Food Misbranding, MDL
Phelps v. Coca-Cola: Orange Juice Misbranding “Copycat” Suit Finds Its Way Into State Court
Copycat lawsuits appear to be increasing in food labeling cases. The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”) is the latest company to be targeted with a copycat suit in California. A putative class action, Phelps v. The Coca-Cola Co. , No. BC547592, filed in Los Angeles Superior
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