Personal Injury Roundup No. 89 (12/17/10)
New Suits
- Lawyer sues ex-fiancee for IIED. (ABA Journal)
- Class action suit filed against McDonald’s for putting toys in happy meals. (WaPo, WSJ Law Blog, Olson/Overlawyered)
- DOJ sues BP over Deepwater Horizon Spill. (Jurist, WSJ Law Blog)
- Sierra Club and Environment Texas sue Exxon Mobil for air pollution. (Google News/AFP)
Appeals
- Supreme Court grants cert in three generic preemption cases. (FDA Law Blog)
- Fifth Circuit on bellweather trial selection. (Drug & Device)
Reform, Legislation, Policy
- FDA begins tracking amount of antibiotics in meat. (The Atlantic)
- President Obama signs the Healthy, Hunger-Free Act of 2010. (WaPo)
Trials, Settlements and Other Ends
- Judge dismisses exploding snail case. (Olson/Overlawyered)
–SBS
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