An e-cigarette. Credit: Tibanna79/Shutterstock.com 'It's Going to Put Pressure on Everybody': Lawyers Scramble for Trial Plan in Juul MDL
At a July 15 hearing, U.S. District Judge William Orrick agreed with plaintiffs attorneys to replace the first bellwether trial against Juul after the FDA banned its electronic cigarettes last month.
July 18, 2022 at 01:16 PM
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Mass Torts
What You Need to Know
- Plaintiffs lawyers moved to change bellwether trials given the 'purported risk of a bankruptcy filing by Juul.'
- The new bellwether trial is a case brought by the San Francisco Unified School District against Juul's founders and board members.
- Juul's lawyers opposed the change, stating there was a 'very real possibility' that the bellwether case would not be ready for a Nov. 4 trial.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision last month to ban Juul's electronic cigarettes forced lawyers to scramble for a new bellwether trial plan in the multidistrict litigation.
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