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... v. Savage Arms., Inc. (In re Savage Indus., Inc.), 43 F.3d 714, 718-23 (1st Cir. 1994) (product liability case against ... false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 New Jersey, along with several other jurisdictions, has adopted a product-line exception to the general rule. Under that doctrine, by purchasing a substantial part of the manufacturer' ... annually), Pennsylvania's Supreme Court hasn't yet considered whether the "product line exception" applies, but a number of lower Pennsylvania courts have adopted ...

... non-fat dry milk and food thickening agents to whey protein food stabilizers because of salmonella contamination. These products were sold by the company to other distributors to be sold, in turn, to manufacturers. That's how the milk products could possibly have ended up in ... and manufacturers. These distributors are now announcing a recall of cocoa, non-fat dry milk and other products. Retailer Meijer Inc. announced that it's recalling one type of its instant non-fat dry milk which is sold in ...

... to the second phase of a competitive bidding program. One goal is to "prevent unscrupulous suppliers from participating in Medicare." According to CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems,"Competitive bidding means that Medicare beneficiaries will have access to these products at substantially lower costs." Mr Weems noted that "[s]ince all successful bidders will be required to meet quality standards and be accredited by Medicare, people ...

This post was written by Michelle Lyu. Earlier this week, in Uhm v. Humana, Inc., --- F.3d --- , 2008 WL 3891592, No. 06-35672 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2008), the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower ... § 1395w-26(b)(3). Based on this statutory express preemption clause, the Ninth Circuit affirmed that the "plain language of the statute" meant that CMS "standards" will supercede state law or regulations that are " 'with respect to' a 'prescription drug plan' offered by a '[prescription drug plan] sponsor.' " Id ...

... ), Norvasc (Amlodipine) - Ranbaxy becomes first foreign generic company to develop a generic product independently outside Japan and receive authorization from MHLW-Japan: (GenericsWeb), Oncophage - ... manufacturer, Belstaff USA Corp, from using his name and likeness to promote products without their consent: (IPKat), Microsoft - Challenging patent validity: Microsoft asks ... but not false advertising claim: Trans USA Products, Inc v Howard Berger Company, Inc: (43(B)log), Tyco - Common law claims of ...

... US: Doctors complain about increasing reliance on generics: (GenericsWeb), Pharma & Biotech - Products Accolate (Zafirlukast) - US: AstraZeneca file patent infringement suit to prevent Dr ... and trade mark infringement through use of the word Botoina in respect of similar product: (Class 46), Dovonex (Calcipotriol) - UK: Interim injunction against defendant's ... marks protected against silent freedom of speech: Patel v Allos Therapeutics Inc: (Class 46), After more than five year battle, High Court ...

... (Chicago IP Litigation Blog), Fisher-Price - Icon Health & Fitness Inc. has sued Fisher-Price for patent infringement over technology that electronically simulates ... suit accusing Tellabs of willfully infringing four of their patents relating to optical communications products: (IP Law360), (Fujitsu), (DailyTech), Global Patent Holdings - Global Patent Holdings ... Microsoft settles mouse patent cases brought by F and G Research Inc: (Washington State Patent Law Blog), (IPLaw360), N-Data - FTC stops ...

... of industrial application: Eli Lilly & Co v Human Genome Sciences Inc; (IPKat), US: FDA seeks input on FDCA § 301(ll) prohibition on introducing into ... GPhA lobbies for follow-on biologics pathway: (Patent Docs) Pharma & Biotech - Products Aciphex (Rabeprazole) - US: Eisai patent survives obviousness claim post-KSR: ... 46), Beauty, Beast and Hunchback score dramatic victory - Disney Enterprises Inc. sues German Concert Promoter: (IPKat), Exemplary damages / wilful infringement - presentation ...

... failure to report to the CPSC that their children's hooded sweatshirts came with drawstrings. Hill Sportswear Inc., of Paramount, has been fined penalties of $100,000 to resolve allegations that the company knowingly failed to report to ... or death from drawstrings on their jackets or sweatshirts. Manufacturers are required to follow these guidelines to ensure that their products don't place a child at risk of entanglement and strangulation. However, as California product liability lawyers often see ...

... states by January 1, 2010. After concluding the Demonstration Project, CMS announced in October 2008 that four bidding companies (HealthDataInsights Inc., Diversified Collection Services Inc., CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc., and Connolly Consulting) had ... RAC findings; Engaging RAC audit consultant through outside legal counsel (to preserve attorney-client and work-product privileges) if significant deficiencies are found or if a provider is concerned that a RAC audit may result in a "bet ...