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.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Sara Leineek | February 1, 2024
The attorneys who do not look before they leap into establishing a mass tort practice, and who do not adequately plan for how to successfully launch one, are setting themselves up for a disappointing entrée into a complex and expensive, but rewarding, legal practice.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 29, 2024
Motley Rice's Daniel Lapinski filed the Jan. 22 request for multicounty litigation designation of 10 Roundup cases, all of which were filed in New Jersey state courts since Dec. 18, 2023.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
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.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
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.
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.
By Mark Eveland | January 25, 2024
Bankruptcy was the big trend in mass torts in 2023 but there were three others worth noting, which Mark Eveland highlights here.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 23, 2024
An Oregon jury awarded $62.3 million on Tuesday to victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020. Based on a prior jury's findings, the award could balloon to $85 million.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 23, 2024
The amicus briefs, filed on Monday, support a petition from an claimants committee in the Bestwall LLC bankruptcy for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an injunction order blocking mesothelioma victims from pursing their asbestos lawsuits.
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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