Personal Injury Roundup No. 92 (1/28/11)

New Suits

• Parents of a California woman killed in a gas line explosion filed suit against the pipe owner for negligence and wrongful death.  (Huff Post)
• Madoff victims sued the SEC for negligence.  (Detroit News)

Appeals

• Ninth Circuit finds state law duty-to-warn claims are not preempted in generic drug suit.  (FDA Law Blog, Drug & Device)
• Fifth Circuit rejects Katrina class action settlement.  (Civ Pro Profs)

Reform, Legislation, Policy

• Wisconsin legislature passes bill limiting punitive damages and pain-and-suffering damages in certain cases.   The Governor is expected to sign the bill.  (Journal Sentinel)
• New York considers bill to ban e-cigarettes. (AP/WSJ)
• The federal Tax and Trade Bureau is considering a proposal to require nutritional information on alcohol labels. (AP)
• Following President Obama’s State of the Union, Democrats propose limited tort reform.  (The Hill)

Trials, Settlements and Other Ends

• As the Northeast digs out from another storm, you can enjoy “Snowbird Can’t Escape The Statute of Limitations She Left Behind” at Drug & Device.
• Federal judge in New York dismisses tobacco medical monitoring case.  (Mass Tort Profs)

Miscellaneous

• “Hot Coffee” premieres at Sundance Film Festival.  (Salt Lake Tribune, Pop Tort)
• Philadelphia’s state court mass tort program launches a new website, allowing access to global orders. (Legal Intelligencer)

–SBS