Critical Mass: Judge Rounds Down the RoundUp Verdict. Plus: First Circuit Excludes Uninjured Claimants From Class
A San Francisco judge slashed a $289 million Roundup verdict, but her decision left plaintiffs' lawyers cheering as it accepted punitive damages as justified.
October 24, 2018 at 12:32 PM
4 minute read
Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com's weekly briefing on class actions and mass torts. This week, a judge slashed a $289 million Roundup verdict, but it is plaintiffs' lawyers who are cheering. Also, the 1st Circuit came out with a key ruling about uninjured class members. And find out who stands to get $35 million in legal fees from Yahoo's data breach settlement.
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