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November 11, 2020 | Law.com

New Deal on Opioids Adds $4 Billion, Includes Attorney Fees. Plus: In-Person Asbestos Trials March On

The deal still needs the approval of the government parties. It also may have little impact on planned trials, including one in a lawsuit piloted by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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November 06, 2020 | Law.com

Moving On, Despite Pandemic: In a Rare In-Person Trial, Louisiana Jury Awards $10.3M Asbestos Verdict

Hurricanes delayed the New Orleans trial, which featured masks, social distancing and plexiglass shields to prevent COVID-19. The case was among the first held in person since the pandemic shut courthouse doors in March.
4 minute read
November 06, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Plaintiff In Rare In-Person Trial Awarded $10.3M Asbestos Verdict By Louisiana Jury

Hurricanes delayed the New Orleans trial, which featured masks, social distancing and plexiglass shields to prevent COVID-19. The case was among the first held in person since the pandemic shut courthouse doors in March.
4 minute read
November 05, 2020 | The Recorder

Lawyers Suing Over Opioid Crisis Announce $26B Proposed Settlement

The proposal, which still has to be approved by thousands of cities and counties, may have overcome a major hurdle in the negotiations for a global opioid settlement: legal fees. The deal involves McKesson and two other major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson.
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November 05, 2020 | Law.com

Lawyers Suing Over Opioid Crisis Announce $26B Proposed Settlement

The proposal, which still has to be approved by thousands of cities and counties, may have overcome a major hurdle in the negotiations for a global opioid settlement: legal fees. The deal involves three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson.
3 minute read
October 15, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Where to Send the Elmiron Cases: New Jersey or Pennsylvania?

Lawyers from several prominent firms have filed 80 lawsuits that allege Elmiron, used to treat a chronic bladder infection called interstitial cystitis, causes eye problems. Anticipating hundreds more cases, they are dueling over whether to coordinate an MDL in Pennsylvania before U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone or U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti in New Jersey, home to defendant Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
4 minute read
October 09, 2020 | Law.com

Opioid Trials in W.Va., Ohio Placed on Hold Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

This week, federal judges postponed high-profile trials over the opioid crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, further complicating efforts to resolve thousands of lawsuits brought by cities, counties and states.
5 minute read
September 24, 2020 | The Recorder

Appeals Court Reverses 'Negotiation Class' Created for Opioid Settlement

A team of lawyers challenging the "negotiation class" includes Sonya Winner, a San Francisco partner at Covington & Burling.
7 minute read
September 24, 2020 | Law.com

Appeals Court Reverses 'Negotiation Class' Created for Opioid Settlement

Thursday's decision is the latest by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reverse a ruling by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who oversees the opioid multidistrict litigation, and is a setback for those negotiating a global settlement.
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April 15, 2020 | Litigation Daily

6th Circuit: MDL Judge's Ruling in Opioid Case Was 'Clear Abuse of Discretion'

MDLs, Sixth Circuit Judge Raymond Kethledge wrote, "are not some kind of judicial border country, where the rules are few and the law rarely makes an appearance."
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