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Coverage of class actions and MDL, often targeting the design, manufacturing and marketing of defective products.
By Alex Anteau | June 14, 2024
Appeal of the record verdict has drawn amicus briefs from the American Tort Reform Association, the Georgia and United States Chambers of Commerce, Georgians for Lawsuit Reform and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 14, 2024
On May 23, the first verdict in the nation over Zantac came out in Illinois, while a Delaware judge's May 31 decision allowed plaintiffs' experts for thousands of cases.
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By Kat Black | June 14, 2024
The lawsuits, part of a broader wave, fault a defendant's culture media, linking it to damage and destruction of viable embryos.
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By Aleeza Furman | June 13, 2024
When it comes to coordinated litigation, "it's really a matter of getting into court, getting trials, and getting justice," Chaffin Luhana managing partner Eric Chaffin said.
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 11, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has agreed to take up a bankruptcy involving the controversial "Texas two-step," potentially deciding the merger tactic's fate in future Chapter 11 cases. The opening brief is due July 10.
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 11, 2024
In 2023, the Third Circuit found that LTL was not in financial distress when it filed for Chapter 11, in part because of a funding agreement it had with Johnson & Johnson.
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By Aleeza Furman | June 11, 2024
Marston held the status conference just two weekdays after the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation reassigned the MDL to her. The litigation, which Pratter had overseen since its coordination in February, had gone about three weeks without a judge.
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By Larry E. Coben | June 10, 2024
Because the focus of a strict liability case is on the product, the relevancy of post-manufacture changes is quite germane and necessary for the jury to fairly assess the proffered alternative design and proximate causation.
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 7, 2024
On Thursday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation reassigned the docket to U.S. District Judge Karen Marston, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, after the initial judge, U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter, 75, died on May 17.
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By Aleeza Furman | June 5, 2024
The plaintiff's lawyers said they "believe the reduction of the jury's verdict is a departure from established Pennsylvania law that we plan to appeal, seeking reinstatement of the full measure of compensatory and punitive damages."
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