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Coverage of class actions and MDL, often targeting the design, manufacturing and marketing of defective products.
By Stephen J. Finley, Jr. and Cecilia Y. Carreras | February 5, 2024
In Oberdorf v. Amazon.com, the plaintiff filed suit against Amazon alleging the product she purchased from a third-party vendor was defective. Although the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania held Amazon was not a "product seller" within the meaning of Section 402A, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit disagreed, finding that Amazon qualified as a product seller, thus expanding the scope of strict products liability to include online sales platforms.
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 2, 2024
On Friday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered 55 cases filed against Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk over Ozempic, Mounjaro and other medications be coordinated into multidistrict litigation.
3 minute read
By Molly E. Flynn, Rebecca L. Trela and Chanda A. Miller | February 2, 2024
Numerous practitioners, academics and parties have already submitted written comments that raise significant concerns about the potential implications of the proposed rule.
7 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | February 1, 2024
Johnson & Johnson subpoenaed records concerning plaintiffs' expert Dr. Jacqueline Moline and a partnership involving attorney Andy Birchfield and one of its former lawyers.
5 minute read
By Larry E. Coben | January 30, 2024
Pennsylvania has steadfastly held to the principle that in strict products liability cases, evidence of a manufacturer's due care is both irrelevant and inadmissible.
6 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | January 29, 2024
"It is clear from the court's opinion that, as the chief law enforcement officer for the commonwealth, the attorney general has superseding authority and is in the best possible position to represent the public interest of the entire commonwealth while pursuing and resolving these types of broad civil public protection claims," Attorney General Michelle Henry said in a statement.
3 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | January 26, 2024
The award appears to be the largest Roundup verdict yet, taking over a spot previously held by a $2 billion verdict reached in 2019.
2 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | January 26, 2024
Aliza Karetnick had been at Ballard since 2019, when she arrived from Duane Morris.
2 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | January 26, 2024
About 50 lawsuits so far target Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly over Type 2 diabetes medications Ozempic, Mounjaro and other medications. Lawyers anticipate 10,000 to 20,000 cases.
7 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | January 22, 2024
In a Jan. 10 letter, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan of the District of New Jersey asked the Federal Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure to change a rule that prohibits bankruptcy judges from appointing special masters.
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