The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | December 14, 2017
Sports-related concussion litigation has been expanding across the country, with everything from the NFL and colleges to high schools and youth sports programs becoming defendants. But, even as the number of cases continues to climb, some see hurdles if attorneys want to push concussion litigation beyond basic negligence claims.
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By Max Mitchell | December 11, 2017
The focus of the plaintiffs' theories in the Xarelto trials shifted along with the venue changes, but the plaintiffs are expecting more changes with the upcoming trials in state court.
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By Max Mitchell | December 6, 2017
A central defendant in Philadelphia's pelvic mesh mass tort has lost its bid to have more than 100 cases filed by out-of-state plaintiffs tossed from the jurisdiction.
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By Zack Needles | Amanda Bronstad | December 5, 2017
The American Tort Reform Association has once again christened Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas a "Judicial Hellhole" after a six-year reprieve. And, following two key developments in Philadelphia's mass torts program Tuesday, it's probably safe to say ATRA has no regrets about its decision.
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By Max Mitchell | December 5, 2017
A Philadelphia jury has awarded nearly $28 million to the plaintiffs, attorneys said, in the first bellwether trial to take place in state court over the blood thinner Xarelto. The verdict comes after three straight losses for plaintiffs in federal court.
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By Max Mitchell | December 1, 2017
The first Xarelto bellwether trial in Philadelphia took a turn into political themes during closing arguments Friday, with attorneys making references to so-called "fake news," rising xenophobia, and even quoting Michelle Obama.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 30, 2017
Wednesday's ruling gave a boost to plaintiffs lawyers suing Johnson & Johnson over its baby powder and Shower to Shower products, which they allege caused women to get ovarian cancer.
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By Max Mitchell | November 17, 2017
Lawyers representing plaintiffs in three separate cases against Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries have alleged over the past six weeks that attorneys for the health care products company have engaged in improper contact with witnesses in the cases.
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By Max Mitchell | November 14, 2017
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reversed Janssen Pharmaceuticals' only defense verdict in the Risperdal mass tort litigation in Philadelphia.
The Legal Intelligencer | Filing Fanatics
By Max Mitchell | November 7, 2017
The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel's executive committee has endorsed an alternative set of jury instructions that the Pennsylvania Defense…
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