By Amanda Bronstad | September 18, 2024
U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, in New Jersey, struck down a proposal from plaintiffs' lawyers in lawsuits over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder to consolidate two cases for the first federal bellwether trial.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 18, 2024
By Amanda Bronstad | September 16, 2024
Beasley Allen claims Allen Smith owes $1.16 million in talc expenses. 'To allege that I have not performed my share of the work, and not paid my share of the expenses is laughable,' Smith told Law.com. "Looks like the pot is calling the kettle black."
By Amanda Bronstad | September 13, 2024
On Sept. 6, lead counsel in the hair relaxer multidistrict litigation filed a motion to reconsider last month's order in which U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland excluded state court cases from a potential 11% common-benefit assessment.
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By Aleeza Furman | September 12, 2024
A jury determined Wednesday that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller was defective, but the defect did not cause plaintiff Ryan Young's non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 12, 2024
"We're considering whether we proceed at all with the trial against Mr. Girardi," Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey Rubenstein told U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland, in Chicago, at a status conference Thursday.
By Aleeza Furman | September 12, 2024
Judge Joshua Robert suggested lawyers who handle mass torts in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas try "resetting the dialogue," saying, "the more pedantic details or the more little things that we're going to be asked to decide are just going to bog us down."
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By Aleeza Furman | September 12, 2024
There's a lot at stake when it comes to the rulings building up to a mass tort trial, and in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, most of those rulings come from Judge Joshua Roberts. Roberts, head of the court's Complex Litigation Center, said his goal is to provide parties with ample opportunity to be heard while still ruling globally wherever an issue applies more widely.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Amanda Bronstad | September 11, 2024
Ben Braly, of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, told jurors in Connecticut's Bridgeport Judicial District Court on Wednesday that his client, plaintiff Evan Plotkin, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2021, at age 64, after a lifetime of using Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | September 9, 2024
"Today marks a significant step towards justice for the survivors," said Kelly Fitzpatrick, a partner at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder. "This settlement acknowledges the pain and suffering endured and provides a path towards healing and closure."
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