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Case Remanded to Philadelphia Court: Addressing Circuit Split, Federal Judge Rejects FiberCel Manufacturers' Fraudulent-Misjoinder Claims

"A closer examination of this split reveals that the circuits also differ on the precise contours of the doctrine. For example, courts disagree on whether state or federal joinder law governs the analysis and whether something beyond mere misjoinder is necessary to support a claim of fraudulent misjoinder," wrote U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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New York Law Journal

Litigation Departments of the Year Finalist, Products Liability/Mass Torts: King & Spalding

"We really tick all of the boxes for any clients facing a crisis situation, which in our practice's case is usually a burgeoning mass tort."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Voids Default Judgment Against Amazon Due to Procedural Error, Grants Extra Time for Proper Service

Amazon's counsel with Campbell Conroy & O'Neil filed their appearances and asked the court to vacate the default judgment and to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint, arguing the company wasn't properly served within 90 days of the complaint being filed. Rather, Amazon claimed the plaintiffs sent a request for waiver of service, to which Amazon did not reply.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Kline & Specter Files Products Liability Suit Against QVC, Manufacturer for Allegedly Defective Pressure Cooker

Despite the owner's manual stating the cooker's built-on safety valves prevent this explosion, Grooms claims it failed as a dangerous amount of pressure built up inside the product.
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Law.com

Dean Omar Scores 3rd Talc Verdict With $63.4M Against Johnson & Johnson

The verdict is the third win for Dean Omar Branham Shirley, the Dallas plaintiffs firm that won jury awards earlier this year against Johnson & Johnson of $260 million and $45 million in Oregon and Illinois, respectively.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Product Liability Class Action Filed Over Giant Brand Orange Soda

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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New York Law Journal

King & Spalding Continues Deepening Disputes Bench With Mayer Brown Partner

All three of King & Spalding's disputes-focused practice areas—business litigation, international disputes, and product liability and mass torts—have seen growth this year.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Philips Sues Lab Over Allegedly Faulty Research That Spurred Major Breathing Machine Recall

"Philips RS has spent hundreds of millions of dollars toward this recall and would have pursued a different and more focused recall had PSN not made its serious mistakes and greatly overestimated the potential threat to patients," the plaintiffs claimed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Plaintiffs Avoid Mass Tort Treatment as Infant Formula Litigation Heats Up

While the two formula cases to go to trial this year were against product manufacturers, the Philadelphia litigation brings hospital defendants into the mix.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Venue Fight: CooperSurgical Plaintiffs Push for Multidistrict Litigation

"[The defendant's] argument is the standard defense playbook of divide and conquer," attorney Tiseme Zegeye said. "They recognize the plaintiffs are stronger together, and that their clients may benefit from trying to litigate in various jurisdictions."
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