Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com’s weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. In one of the first tests over COVID-19 negligence, judges are dismissing lawsuits brought by cruise ship passengers. A judge has threatened to sanction the president of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute (best known for its litigation director, Ted Frank) after she made false statements about a National Tire & Battery class settlement. Find out who got appointed to lead direct purchaser lawsuits against meat suppliers.
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