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By Amanda Bronstad | August 21, 2019
Find out the two attorneys who got appointed—and who did not—to lead a potential class settlement over opioids.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 14, 2019
That’s the dollar figure floating around for a potential settlement of lawsuits brought over Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, but the plaintiffs' bar quickly denied the rumor.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 8, 2019
A federal judge appeared reluctant to reject a proposal for a "negotiation" class that could settle lawsuits over the opioid crisis.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 31, 2019
Class actions hit the courts less than a day after Capital One announced a massive data breach.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 24, 2019
Equifax has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement in multidistrict litigation over its massive data breach, which impacted 147 million customers.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 17, 2019
This week had two big trials to watch: In both, state attorney generals have targeted mass torts. One trial began over pelvic mesh, and one ended over opioids.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 10, 2019
Attorneys said the aerospace company's offer wouldn't give answers about two 737 Max 8 crashes, and would not absolve it of potential exposure to punitive damages
By Amanda Bronstad | July 3, 2019
Last month's Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Insys Therapeutics triggered outcries from several state attorneys general with pending suits against the opioid company.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 26, 2019
A federal judge overseeing nearly 2,000 opioid lawsuits gave more time for plaintiffs' attorneys to hammer out a “novel idea” they pitched this month to settle all the cases.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 19, 2019
Lawyers suing over opioids pitched an innovative idea for settlement...but will it work?
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