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By Amanda Bronstad | July 28, 2021
A judge on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson in contempt of court after its witness failed to appear during a talcum powder trial. A revised $26 billion global settlement to resolve the opioid crisis is dependent on who participates – and who doesn't. Who did Philips North America retain to represent it in lawsuits over its recalled breathing machines?
By Amanda Bronstad | July 21, 2021
A proposed $26 billion global opioid settlement that's been in the works for nearly two years could be announced this week, according to several news reports and the lead plaintiff attorneys in the multidistrict litigation negotiating the deal.ra
By Amanda Bronstad | July 14, 2021
Bone scans and off-the-record conferences dominated the first day of final approval hearings in the $641.25 million settlement over water contamination in Flint, Michigan.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 7, 2021
The Boy Scouts of America and lawyers for 60,000 of its accusers is the largest sexual abuse agreements in U.S. history – and it might get even larger.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 30, 2021
"The opioid epidemic didn't happen by accident," Hunter Shkolnik of Napoli Shkolnik told jurors in a Long Island law school lecture hall.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 23, 2021
Lawyers on both sides had positive reactions to a decision to remand a securities action against the investment bank for further review.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 16, 2021
U.S. District Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, favored by plaintiffs, will preside over the case, which consolidates more than 70 lawsuits.
By Ellen Bardash | June 9, 2021
After a plaintiff's win and a defense verdict, Pensacola, Florida federal court is kicking off the third bellwether trial over allegations of hearing loss in U.S. service members.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 2, 2021
The justices rejected the consumer products company's petition to review a $2.1 billion verdict in Missouri, but that may not be the end of the matter.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 26, 2021
The federal panel has a full docket for its Thursday hearing that includes not only the agricultural product but Google Play apps, opioids and baby food.
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