Emily Field

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday gave the final OK on a $25 million settlement in medical monitoring claims in multidistrict litigation stemming from a recall of ventilator machines by Koninklijke Philips NV and American subsidiaries.

After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised a red flag five years ago that heartburn drug Zantac and its generics contained levels of a chemical that could cause cancer, litigation kicked off in federal and state courts. Here, Law360 presents a timeline of the lawsuits, trials and settlements that ensued.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said that it won't take up a challenge to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule requiring larger warnings on cigarette boxes, in a suit brought by tobacco companies.

CPSC Misunderstands Magnet Risks For Kids, Court Told

On Wednesday, the Tenth Circuit will hear arguments over whether a rule from the Consumer Product Safety Commission over safety standards for high-powered magnets is overly broad and unconstitutional. Here, Law360 looks at what the parties are expected to argue.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Monday that a Canadian furniture-maker has agreed to pay up to a $16 million civil penalty over allegations that it failed to report a defect in its wall beds that resulted in injuries and one death.

An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday that Kraft Heinz Co. can't escape a proposed class action alleging that its Kraft macaroni and cheese products, which are labeled as containing no artificial preservatives, actually do contain those artificial ingredients.

The nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — well-known for his opposition to vaccines — as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is President-elect Donald Trump's latest controversial pick for his administration, and one that could disrupt the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its mission.

The family of the French explorer who died in the Titan submarine implosion has hit back at the OceanGate CEO family's bid to exit the wrongful death suit, saying that the family is oversimplifying the case and that there are too many moving parts to warrant dismissal this early in the case.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday said it has issued Ford Motor Co. a fine of up to $165 million — the second-largest civil penalty in the agency's history — over the carmaker's failure to recall vehicles promptly.