On this edition, the first Paxil birth defect trial ends in a $2.5 million verdict, and, a Montana jury awards more than $3 million in the first Zometa jaw injury case to go to verdict. Hear these and other legal news stories from recent issues of LexisNexis Mealey Publications. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

This is the LexisNexis® Product Liability & Toxic Torts Legal News Podcast. Litigation news stories from recent issues of LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Current and targeted legal news and litigation reports. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts. All rights reserved.

This is the LexisNexis® Product Liability & Toxic Torts Legal News Podcast. Litigation news stories from recent issues of LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Current and targeted legal news and litigation reports. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

This is the LexisNexis® Product Liability & Toxic Torts Legal News Podcast. Litigation news stories from recent issues of LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Current and targeted legal news and litigation reports. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

A San Francisco jury awards the City of Modesto $18 million for perchloroethylene remediation, and, a plaintiff expert in the Zyprexa MDL is disqualified for being "shockingly careless." These and other stories from the news desk of the LexisNexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

On this edition, Leslie A. Brueckner, Staff Attorney with Public Justice discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's recent preemption rulings involving medical devices and prescription drugs and their impact. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.

On this edition, Frank Woodson of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles in Montgomery, Ala. on federal preemption in drug and medical device cases. The firm represents plaintiffs and claimants in civil litigation. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.

The 2nd Circuit has remanded Nigerian Trovan human experimentation claims to a federal court, and, Pfizer takes a $2.3B charge to settle Bextra off-label claims. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

The conviction and sentence of a plaintiff attorney accused of submitting false fen-phen claims is affirmed, and, a jury has awarded several million dollars to the families of asbestos victims. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/communities.

A Minnesota judge finds Sprint Fidelis MDL claims are preempted, and, a new jersey judge affirms a $10.5m accutane irritable bowel disease verdict. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

A federal jury in Cleveland finds defendants in a welding fume case, and, $16.5 million is awarded in a fentanyl pain patch death lawsuit. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears the Wyeth/Levine drug preemption case, and, the Florida Supreme Court affirms a duty to protect the public from ultrahazardous materials. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

A cigarette maker sues the full slate of master settlement agreement-signing attorneys general, and, Eli Lilly will settle U.S. and state Zyprexa investigations for $1.4 billion These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

Pfizer resolves Bextra and Celebrex litigation, and, the 11th Circuit affirms that an FDA final rule standing alone is sufficient evidence of product adulteration to justify seizing products containing ephedrine alkaloids. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.

California's Attorney General and several municipalities sue turf makers alleging lead exposure, and, a Pennsylvania judge finds vaccine claims preempted by Congress. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.