Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: A Judge Dismissed a Juror in an Opioid Trial For Bringing Research into the Cleveland Courtroom. A Law School Center Asks: Should MDLs Have Their Own Rules?

A juror in the high-profile opioid trial in Cleveland arrived in court with research from home, but U.S. District Judge Dan Polster still denied a mistrial motion. GMU's Antonin Scalia Law School delved into the debate over rules for multidistrict litigation. And find out which firm got retained to represent the family of a man shot by a security guard while at a Lowe's parking lot in Oregon.

October 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM

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Critical Mass

Amanda Bronstad
staff reporter

Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, Law.com's weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. I'm Amanda Bronstad. A juror in the high-profile opioid trial in Cleveland arrived in court with research from home, but U.S. District Judge Dan Polster still denied a mistrial motion. GMU's Antonin Scalia Law School delved into the debate over rules for multidistrict litigation. Find out which firm got retained to represent the family of a man shot by a security guard while at a Lowe's parking lot in Oregon.