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February 3, 2023 | National Law Journal

3M Bankruptcy Shouldn't Forestall Earplug Liability, Elected Officials, DOJ, Tell Appeals Court

Simons Hanly attorneys wrote on behalf of Democrats that 3M was seeking to abuse the bankruptcy court which is already transforming into a favorite option for "massively wealthy corporations whose products caused harm."

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December 20, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Approves $16.65M Payout to Law Firms Involved in Pa. Opioid Settlement

The bulk of that money, about $14.8 million, is set to go to Baron & Budd, who is representing Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in his opioid suit on behalf of the state of Pennsylvania.

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December 6, 2022 | New York Law Journal

First Department OKs Negligence Claim Against Friars Order in Child Victims Act Case, but Tosses Fiduciary Duty Claim

A state appeals court has denied a Catholic order of friars' motion to dismiss a negligence lawsuit brought against it under New York's groundbreaking Child Victims Act by a 70-year-old man who alleges that in 1963 he was sexually abused as a Brooklyn altar boy. But it has tossed out the man's breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim against the friars.

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Appellate Division, First Department: December 5, 2022

Publication Date: 2022-12-05
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motions List released on:December 1, 2022

December 2, 2022 | The Recorder

Lawsuit Against Horizon Therapeutics Claims Autoimmune Drug Tepezza Causes Hearing Loss

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

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Appellate Division, First Department: November 21, 2022

Publication Date: 2022-11-21
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motions List released on:November 17, 2022

November 10, 2022 | Daily Report Online

How Opioid Litigation Is Creating 'a New Breed' of Plaintiffs Lawyer, Plus Thoughts on a Cobb Co. Case

"It's going to create a very formidable plaintiffs bar in our country going forward given the level of expertise provided to a new group of younger lawyers," says Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the three co-leads of the plaintiffs' executive committee in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation MDL.

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November 10, 2022 | Litigation Daily

How Opioid Litigation Is Creating 'a New Breed' of Plaintiffs Lawyer

"It's going to create a very formidable plaintiffs bar in our country going forward given the level of expertise provided to a new group of younger lawyers," says Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the three co-leads of the plaintiffs' executive committee in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation MDL.

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November 10, 2022 | Law.com

Litigation Work Is Migrating From Big Law to Midsize Firms: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

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November 9, 2022 | The Recorder

'I Would Suggest You Not Test Me': Judge Sizes Up Litigators Seeking Lead Roles

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, on Wednesday, rejected a proposed leadership team in the multidistrict litigation alleging social media sites like Facebook and TikTok caused addiction, then questioned 24 plaintiffs lawyers one by one.

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