By Amanda Bronstad | April 19, 2023
A hearing set to last at least two days began Wednesday in Indianapolis to determine whether a bankruptcy judge should dismiss the Chapter 11 case of 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies, designed to resolve 235,000 lawsuits over combat earplugs.
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By Christine Schiffner | April 19, 2023
As bankruptcy and the Texas Two-Step are being used as litigation strategy in MDLs, court watchers are wondering how viable this avenue will be in the long run. One judge is hearing arguments on it April 19.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 18, 2023
On Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan heard more than eight hours of arguments on whether the automatic stay in this month's talcum powder bankruptcy filing should halt trials against Johnson & Johnson.
By Brian Lee | April 12, 2023
The settlement, which includes Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico, is for Juul and its former directors and executives' alleged role in contributing to the youth vaping epidemic that led to a rise in underage e-cigarette smoking across the United States.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 11, 2023
Chief Judge Michael Kaplan, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, cautioned lawyers on Tuesday at the first hearing in this month's Chapter 11 case to tone down the vitriol. "The world is watching," he said.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 30, 2023
There were over 11,325 consumer lawsuits filed in 2022, the lowest number of consumer filings in a decade, according to this year's Consumer Protection Litigation Report via Lex Machina, owned by LexisNexis.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 22, 2023
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied Johnson & Johnson's petition to rehear its Jan. 30 decision effectively dismissing its talc bankruptcy.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 21, 2023
U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham, in Indianapolis, is set to take up the dispute over 3M CEO Mike Roman's possible deposition at a Wednesday hearing.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 13, 2023
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Tort Reform Association and three other business groups filed amicus briefs supporting rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's Jan. 30 decision in Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 3, 2023
"It's one of the most racially diverse slates we've ever seen," said Diandra "Fu" Debrosse Zimmermann, of DiCello Levitt, of the leadership team, which a federal judge approved on Thursday. She and Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law, who both founded Shades of Mass, are two of the co-lead counsel.
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