News

• Denture cream cases accumulating in Florida MDL
  Melissa C. Heelan
• U.S. agencies must improve prevention of foodborne illnesses in schools, GAO says
  Melissa C. Heelan

Verdicts & Settlements

Commercial Equipment

• Students suffer carbon monoxide poisoning after defective furnace pipe cracks

Recreational Products & Equipment

• Inadequate equipment results in severe brain injuries to mock wrestler

Transportation

• Front wheel ball joint on Lincoln fractures, sending car into concrete ditch
• Defective SUV slips from park to reverse, pinning motorist

Decisions

Industrial Equipment

• Component parts defense does not trump liability for death of asbestos-exposed worker

Transportation

• Aircraft manufacturer may rely on post-design, post-production evidence in asserting military contractor defense

Articles

• Government considers stronger regulations in wake of tainted-food outbreaks
• Target agrees to civil penalty for importing, selling toys with lead paint
• Third biennial U.S.-China product safety summit to seek comprehensive approach
• Inconsistencies among meat processors' inspection practices lead to higher E. coli risk
• Chewing tobacco, snuff as risky as smoking, study finds

Agency Actions

• EPA provides guidance for reducing exposure to PCBs in caulk
• CPSC launches social-networking initiative to inform consumers faster, more frequently
• CPSC drywall investigation continues
• Mirena IUD contraceptive approved for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding

Recalls

• Bunk beds
• Dried apricots
• Motorcycles
• Parachute hammocks
• Tylenol products