Court Imposes Issue Preclusion as Sanctions against Michelin

Discovery misdeeds lead to ruling that subject tire was defective and unreasonably dangerous.

FDA Denies Petition to Ban BPA in Food and Beverage Packaging

The Natural Resources Defense Council had sought to keep BPA out of any human food.

EPA Classifies Trichloroethylene as Carcinogenic to Humans

Agency labels TCE carcinogenic to humans by all routes of exposure. It previously had been classified only as a “possible” human carcinogen.

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The Legal Environment for Hydraulic Fracturing

By Kevin M. Eddy

An increase in the number of lawsuits involving the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process may follow a wide expansion of the procedure's use.

Taking and Defending Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions for Young Lawyers

By By John A. Camp

The deposition of a corporate representative is a chance for the corporation being deposed to tell its story, but it has the potential to bind the corporation in ways it did not intend or anticipate.

Reporting Product Occurrences to Canadian Authorities

By Julia Mercier and Cheryl Woodin

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act has significant implications extending far beyond Canadian borders.

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Announcements

Survey: We Need Your Participation

In November 2012, Committee Cochair Lori Leskin will be participating on a panel at our annual Pharmaceutical/Medical Device CLE Workshop, speaking on strategies for litigation avoidance and mitigation. As part of that presentation, Lori is conducting a survey of in-house and outside counsel on early risk assessments, to understand how familiar Section members are with such assessments and how they use them in their practice. The results of the survey will also be reported in an issue of our Products Liability Newsletter later this year. We invite you to participate in the survey – please encourage your colleagues and clients to participate as well. To complete the short survey—it should take no more than a few minutes of your time—click on the appropriate link below. The survey closes on June 8, 2012.
Survey for in-house counsel
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