October, 2008LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for October 31, 2008

A cigarette maker sues the full slate of master settlement agreement-signing attorneys general, and, the Ohio Supreme Court finds the state’s asbestos legislation constitutional and applies retroactively. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Tobacco, Asbestos and Emerging Insurance Disputes Reports. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, go to www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.

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LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for October 30, 2008

Google and the Authors Guild announce a tentative settlement of a case involving a plan to digitize millions of copyrighted books, and, a Virginia appeals panel upholds the denial of unemployment to an employee fired over an e-mail. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ CyberTech & ECommerce and Personal Injury Litigation Reports. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, go to www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.

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LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for October 29, 2008

The 2nd Circuit orders the release of detainee photographs, and, a Massachusetts federal jury finds Unumprovident Corporation violated the False Claims Act. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Disability Insurance, Daubert and Data & Identity Security Litigation Reports. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, go to www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.

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LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for October 28, 2008

The 2nd Circuit says it lacks jurisdiction over a securities class action, and, the Supreme Court is asked to review a 3rd Circuit Paxil preemption ruling. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Arthritis Drugs, Mortgage Lending and Data & Identity Security Litigation Reports. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, go to www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.

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LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for October 27, 2008

Eli Lilly will settle U.S. and state Zyprexa probes for $1.4 billion, and, summary judgment is granted on 5 claims in the “body snatcher” MDL. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Emerging Drugs Devices, Heart Drugs and Intellectual Property Litigation Reports. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, go to www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.

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CPSC Podcast 10/24/08

Crib safety and the recent Delta crib recalls – October 24, 2008

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LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for October 24, 2008

New Jersey’s high court agrees to consider federal preemption in a Vioxx-related case, and, the Ohio Supreme Court finds strict liability does not apply to a nonmanufacturing asbestos product seller’s conduct before the state’s adoption of such liability. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Arthritis Drugs, Asbestos, California 17200 and Insurance Fraud Reports. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, go to www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.

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FDA Warns About Injuries from Surgical Mesh

A type of surgical mesh used in procedures for the treatment of severe incontinence, cases of prolapsed uterus, and other women’s health problems has been linked to serious, but rare, complications, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Since 2005, more than 1,000 reports of injuries have been received regarding several types of surgical mesh used to repair pelvic organ prolapsed and stress urinary incontinence. The mesh, inserted into the vagina, can cause infection, pain including during sexual intercourse, …

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for October 22, 2008

A class of disabled Illinois residents is certified in a civil rights action against the state, and, a cigarette-maker challenges San Francisco’s drugstore tobacco sale ban. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Tobacco, Class Actions, Discovery and Insurance Litigation Reports. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, go to www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.

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Massive Delta Crib Recall Ordered After Two Infant Deaths

Nearly 1.6 million infant cribs made by Delta Enterprises Corp. have been recalled after two newborns were suffocated by the drop sides on the baby beds. The crib recall involves 985,000 cribs with Delta’s “Crib Trigger Lock with Safety Peg” drop side hardware and about 600,000 cribs with Delta’s “Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg” side hardware. Two eight-month-old infants have died recently when they became stuck in openings between the mattress and the drop side on the cribs, according …