Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com’s briefing on class actions and mass torts. I’m Amanda Bronstad in Los Angeles. Mark Zuckerberg’s conciliatory statements to Congress this week didn’t match Facebook’s response in court. Arbitration clauses in employment contracts — class action waivers included — aren’t all alike. And a second Xarelto trial opens in Philadelphia.

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