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Scores of Lawyers Apply for Lead Counsel in BP Litigation
More than 100 lawyers who are suing BP over the oil spill have applied for coveted places on the committee that will lead the multidistrict litigation, citing the extensive work they've done. Many note that they have already hired experts and spent millions of dollars investigating what caused the oil spill, as they point out in their applications.As Vioxx Trial Nears Close, Plaintiffs Lawyers Scramble
Even as jurors inside Judge Carol Higbee's Atlantic City courtroom were expected to get the nation's second Vioxx case after summations Monday, a cadre of mass-tort plaintiffs lawyers who've teamed up to try more than 15,000 future suits against Merck and Co. are set to file a request for expediting them.A bench trial begins on Monday in San Jose in a suit that accuses five major corporations of creating a public nuisance by manufacturing and promoting lead-based paint despite knowledge it was harmful. Ten cities and counties in California are demanding nearly $1 billion in cleanup costs.
When the American Tort Reform Association declares that it has "very good news" about a court it loves to loathe, it's sure to be bad news for the plaintiffs bar. Plaintiffs lawyers told us it's too early to gauge exactly how new changes will affect the mass torts docket at Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, but judges in New Jersey, New York, and Boston may want to clear some extra space on their calendars.
Despite the efforts of Mayer Brown's Stephen Shapiro, Amman, Jordan-based Arab Bank plc failed last week to reverse what it has called a "disastrous" ruling in its billion-dollar court battle with victims of terrorist attacks and their families.
The suit names a host of U.S. law firms as non-defendant co-conspirators in a fraudulent scheme to shake a multibillion-dollar settlement from Chevron. The oil company wants a declaratory judgment that any award against it from the Ecuadorian court is unenforceable.
Faulting Lawyers, N.J. Judge Voids Congoleum's Pact With Asbestos Claimants
A New Jersey judge has ruled that Congoleum's insurance carriers don't have to fund a $500 million settlement with the company's asbestos claimants because it was a bad-faith deal engineered by lawyers acting collusively. The settlement had been the centerpiece of a prepackaged Chapter 11 petition designed to protect the company from claims arising from its use of asbestos before 1983. But the judge ruled that the settlement was not reasonable because it was reached without the consent of the insurers.Panel Backs SEPTA Claim of Sovereign Immunity in Bus Accident
Plaintiffs may not recover damages from SEPTA in a case where a man alleged he was injured while on a stopped bus when it was rear-ended by an uninsured motorist, a three-judge Commonwealth Court panel has ruled.Consumer Lawsuits Against Credit Bureaus Are Multiplying
The nation's top three credit bureaus are facing a growing number of lawsuits filed by consumers who claim that the bureaus -- Equifax, TransUnion and Experian -- are engaging in a practice that artificially lowers their credit scores, and that they are ignoring pleas to remove inaccurate information from the reports. Fears about identity theft are making consumers more vigilant about spotting errors, and some plaintiffs lawyers say corrections come only after a lawsuit is filed.Creating a Culture of Compliance
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