By Amanda Bronstad | May 10, 2021
After dozens of injury reports, including one death, Peloton CEO John Foley, to the surprise of many lawyers, denied there were safety problems with the company's treadmills then, last, week, abruptly changed course and recalled 125,000 of the Tread+ products. His actions, although unusual and delayed, may have stopped potential lawsuits in their tracks, lawyers said.
By Mike Scarcella | April 19, 2021
Keller and Heckman, founded in 1962, has grown over the years to more than 80 lawyers in Washington, San Francisco, Brussels and Shanghai. The firm boasts about its "broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation."
By Ellen Bardash | April 13, 2021
Defense lawyers said the case was one of products liability while counsel for tribal governments said they were stating a claim for negligence and public nuisance in holding JUUL responsible for health impacts on young people.
By Marcia Coyle | October 7, 2020
The final arguments of the week engaged in a rapid ping-pong of hypotheticals as the justices sorted through proposed jurisdiction tests offered by the parties.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 8, 2020
The notice of withdrawal came two days after a federal judge said he was likely to deny approval of the settlement, which Bayer reached last month to cap subsidiary Monsanto's liability over future Roundup claims.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 6, 2020
In a setback for Bayer, which had hoped to cap future claims over its Roundup pesticide with the class settlement, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said in a Monday order that he was "skeptical of the propriety and fairness of the proposed settlement, and is tentatively inclined to deny the motion."
By Amanda Bronstad | May 22, 2020
Johnson & Johnson attributed its decision this week to discontinue sales of talc-based baby powder to COVID-19 and declining demand, but lawyers and law professors point instead to an April 27 ruling allowing plaintiffs' experts to testify in trials.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 4, 2020
EBay Inc. joins Amazon.com, Costco and other retailers sued for allegedly price gouging consumers seeking high-demand products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 25, 2020
Mallinckrodt's "settlement framework" resolves thousands of claims brought by cities and counties in the multidistrict litigation and has the support of 47 attorneys general from states and U.S. territories.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 12, 2020
California's First District Court of Appeal ordered additional briefing on Monsanto's defense of federal preemption—an issue that could have wide ramifications for all Roundup lawsuits. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs' claims against federal preemption.
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