Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys.

This week: Two new reports released by the State Bar of California found at least nine former bar officials received gifts and money from Tom Girardi. An appeals court halted oral arguments in the objections over the $626.25 million settlement in Flint, Michigan. Find out who got appointed to lead mental health lawsuits in California against social media companies like TikTok and Facebook.