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Bayer's Gamble: A $1.1B Class Settlement That Could End the Roundup Weed-Killer Litigation
The class action settlement, which faces judicial scrutiny and the potential that objectors could unravel the deal, includes a controversial science panel that some lawyers criticized. The deal also provides up to $150 million in attorney fees.
Bayer Agrees to Pay Up to $10.9B to Resolve Roundup Lawsuits
On Wednesday, Bayer announced the agreements, which resolve 75% of an estimated 125,000 Roundup claims, some of which haven't been filed in court. Bayer also agreed to resolve lawsuits over its dicamba herbicide and PCB water contamination.
Bayer Agrees to $10.9B Payout to Settle Roundup Lawsuits
On Wednesday, Bayer announced the agreements, which resolve 75% of an estimated 125,000 Roundup claims, some of which haven't been filed in court. Bayer also agreed to resolve lawsuits over its dicamba herbicide and PCB water contamination.
Judge Recommends Remand After Striking Down Snap Removal of Hip Cases
In a footnote, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Clark wrote, "the court cautions that plaintiff's allegations regarding defendant's conduct, if true, demonstrate behavior unbecoming of litigants," in a decision that affects more than a dozen lawsuits involving medical technology firm Stryker Orthopaedics.
Report: Product Liability Cases Rose, Medical Devices and Pharma Hit Hardest
Lex Machina's 2020 Product Liability Litigation Report, released Monday, found the top corporate defendant hit with product liability cases was Johnson & Johnson, which totaled 70,924 lawsuits from 2015 to 2019, many from multidistrict litigation over its baby powder and blood thinner Xarelto.
Sex Trafficking Claims Can Proceed Against Marriott, Phila. Federal Judge Rules
U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney said a 2008 law against sex trafficking was intended to create liability for those who benefit from activities they "knew or should have known" involved the practice.
A Silver Lining for New York's Former Assembly Speaker
Because evidence pertaining to certain counts failed to establish that Silver undertook official action on a specific question or matter, Silver's conviction on those counts was reversed.
With a 'Snap' Litigators Have a New Tool To Thwart Forum Shopping
Forum defendants may want to consider using snap removal as a litigation tactic, to prevent, among other consideration, litigation tourism.
How Litigators Can Thwart Forum Shopping With a 'Snap'
Forum defendants may want to consider using snap removal as a litigation tactic, to prevent, among other consideration, litigation tourism.TRENDING STORIES
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