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Uncertainty in Admissibility of Comparative Product Evidence Under CA Law
March 18, 2011
A recent CA opinion categorically precludes a manufacturer from proving by statistical evidence that its vehicle performs more safely than its peers, concluding that statistical comparative-safety evidence is inadmissible industry custom and practice.
Practice Tip: Flawed CPSC Product Hazard Database
March 18, 2011
The new CPSC database "may unnecessarily alarm both consumers ... and manufacturers, whose reputations will be tarnished by rumors, unfounded allegations, and outright fabrications."
Food-Related Liability
March 18, 2011
This article examines recent notable lawsuits involving packaged and restaurant food items.
Drug & Device News
February 28, 2011
All that's new in this all-important area.
Ex-Parte Interviews
February 28, 2011
Continuing last month's discussion of the appellate decisions in two cases concerned with the propriety of <i>ex-parte</i> physician interviews in the context of medical malpractice litigations.
Case Notes
February 27, 2011
A recent ruling of interest.
FDA Enforcement Against Pharmaceutical Companies in the Product Promotion Arena
February 27, 2011
In his "Reason in Common Sense, The Life of Reason (Vol. 1)", George Santayana wrote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." We all can benefit from reviewing the lessons learned from past mistakes, whether committed by ourselves or others. The medical device industry would be well-served in heeding Santayana's warning; review of the Food and Drug Administration's enforcement in the pharmaceutical promotion area could offer insight into how it might minimize&#133;
Practice Tip: A Non-Party Spoliates Key Evidence
February 27, 2011
Many product liability litigators have experience in dealing with first-party spoliation or assertions of spoliation, either when their own clients are alleged to have spoliated evidence, or when the opposing party purportedly has done so.
Still Seeing Green
February 27, 2011
The long-awaited revisions to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Green Guides were issued on Oct. 6, 2010 and are expected to be approved and finalized soon. Here's what you need to know.
Leasing Wind Power Facilities: A New Reality
February 25, 2011
Leasing has appeared on the national stage as a potentially viable, though complex, type of financing for wind energy facilities, with its successful use in two large utility scale projects and one community wind project.

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