By Amanda Bronstad | October 5, 2022
On Wednesday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation combined 65 lawsuits alleging the painkiller acetaminophen, when taken by pregnant women, increased the risk of children developing autism or ADHD.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 19, 2022
Jeffrey Lamken, representing talcum powder claimants, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse a bankruptcy ruling halting 38,000 talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson. Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal represented Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt subsidiary LTL Management.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 9, 2022
Law firms Aylstock Witkin and Bradley Grombacher, both at the forefront of other consumer recalls, will take lead roles in the multidistrict litigation over allegedly contaminated infant formula at an Abbott Laboratories plant.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 8, 2022
Facebook has raised an arsenal of legal defenses that could swiftly dismiss lawsuits alleging younger users have become addicted to social media, leading to mental health problems and, in some cases, suicides.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 25, 2022
Settlements over the 2021 recalls of consumer products like aerosol sunscreen and deodorant are under attack from both from well-known class action objector Ted Frank and other plaintiffs lawyers, who claim they were shut out of the negotiations.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 23, 2022
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Tort Reform Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Product Liability Advisory Council and the Washington Legal Foundation filed amicus briefs on Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit backing the Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management.
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By Christine Schiffner | August 23, 2022
Black attorneys hope to foster more diversity and meaningful participation in MDL leadership committees by launching a new interest group focused on educating diverse attorneys about mass torts.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 28, 2022
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan announced the decision on Thursday after ruling in favor of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management on how to proceed with its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which aims to resolve at least 38,000 lawsuits filed by ovarian cancer and mesothelioma victims.
By Colleen Murphy | July 20, 2022
The court said,"[a]s every first-year law student learns, the recipient's rejection of an offer 'leaves the matter as if no offer had ever been made,'" citing the SCOTUS decision in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 1, 2022
The Official Committee of Talc Claimants filed an opening brief on Thursday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, challenging a Feb. 25 order refusing to dismiss the bankruptcy of LTL Management, a newly created subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
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