Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com’s weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. Here’s what’s happening this week: Lawyers suing over opioids pitched an innovative idea for settlement…but will it work? Another lender has sued Tom Girardi claiming he and wife Erika Jayne, of “Real Housewives” fame, used a law firm loan to “sustain their lavish lifestyle.” Who is representing Mattel in the Rock ‘n Play recall lawsuits?

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