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July 20, 2010 |

Capped or Not, BP Oil Well Is Still Awash in Litigation

Some plaintiffs lawyers are predicting that the plugged BP well is likely to trigger even more litigation as the dirtiest and most difficult job can finally get under way: assessing the damage. Lawyers are turning to their scientific experts to help determine how far the oil spill has actually spread. "It won't stop. It's just beginning," said one attorney of the litigation.
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October 21, 2010 |

Bayer Agrees to 'Watershed' Settlement in 7,000-Case Rice Crop Contamination Litigation

Last Friday, Bayer Crop Science finished the fourth day of a bellwether trial in the 7,000-case mass tort over its alleged contamination of the U.S. long-grain rice crop with an experimental strain of genetically modified rice. The trial was the first in which the plaintiffs could present their case for punitive damages along with their case in chief, which apparently made a difference: On Monday, Bayer announced a $290,000 settlement -- Bayer's first in the litigation.
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May 13, 2010 |

Toyota Economic Damages Could Surpass $7 Billion, Says Plaintiffs Attorney

Plaintiffs counsel could seek as much as $7.35 billion from Toyota to compensate consumers for the diminished value of their vehicles in the wake of reports of sudden unintended acceleration, a lawyer said Wednesday. "I think we're blazing a new trail," said attorney W. Daniel Miles III. The first hearing in the multidistrict litigation is scheduled for today in California federal court. The court is expected to discuss which plaintiffs lawyers will serve on the lead counsel committees in the case.
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May 12, 2010 |

Toyota economic damages could surpass $7 billion

Plaintiff's counsel could seek as much as $7.35 billion from Toyota Motor Co. to compensate consumers for the diminished value of their vehicles in light of problems with sudden unintended acceleration, one of those lawyers said on Wednesday.
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June 23, 2010 |

Plaintiffs Lawyers Gather to Strategize Oil Spill Suits

Plaintiffs lawyers are converging on New Orleans today for another Gulf Coast oil spill gathering to discuss everything from the parallels with the Exxon Valdez disaster to the best trial techniques to nail an oil giant. No doubt the lawyers will also consider Tuesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman of New Orleans to block the Obama administration's six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling. And with the oil still gushing, cases keep coming. The latest to join the fray: scuba divers.
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April 27, 2010 |

Line Begins to Form for Lead Counsel Committee in Toyota MDL

Dan Becnel Jr. is the first plaintiffs attorney to apply for the coveted lead counsel status in the multidistrict litigation against Toyota. He is applying to be co-lead counsel or a member of the MDL's economic loss lead counsel committee, which would be in charge of most of the class actions filed on behalf of consumers seeking damages for their vehicles' reduced value. Attorneys have until Friday to apply for a seat on that committee or two other potential committees handling core discovery issues or the personal injury cases.
3 minute read
May 18, 2010 |

Coral Gables lawyer at forefront of Toyota litigation

Lewis "Mike" Eidson, a partner at Colson Hicks Eidson in Coral Gables, is joining a national plaintiff committee in the multi-district litigation against Toyota Motor.
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May 17, 2010 |

Judge Agrees to Expand Plaintiffs Committees in Toyota MDL

Acceding to plaintiffs' request for a robust litigation committee structure in appointing lead counsel for the multidistrict litigation against Toyota over sudden unintended acceleration defects, a California federal judge agreed to expand at least two of the committees. The MDL involves more than 200 lawsuits divided into two groups: those seeking economic losses on behalf of consumers and others who have lost value on their Toyotas, and those seeking damages for people who have been injured or killed in a Toyota.
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May 24, 2010 |

Fellow travelers in Toyota MDL

The 26 lawyers appointed to steer the nationwide litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. have traveled down similar roads before, having obtained billion-dollar settlements in some of the nation's largest mass actions and record verdicts involving catastrophic automobile defects.
6 minute read
May 14, 2010 |

Judge agrees to expand plaintiffs' committees in Toyota MDL

A federal judge in California acceded to plaintiffs' request for a robust litigation committee structure in appointing lead counsel for the multidistrict litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. over sudden unintended acceleration defects in its vehicles.
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