Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical MassLaw.com’s weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. I’m Amanda Bronstad. The future of lawsuits over Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder now hinge on a bankruptcy proceeding, and the first hearing is today. A referee appointed to look into possible sanctions over a discovery violation in the New York opioid trial recommended monetary penalties against Arnold & Porter. Find out the names of the three panelists appointed to oversee attorney fees in the $26 billion opioid settlement.

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