Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com’s briefing on class actions and mass torts. I’m Amanda Bronstad in Los Angeles. A quick head’s up to my readers: I’ll be sending out this dispatch once a week on Wednesdays starting on May 2. And now to this week: Could this be the first decision to cite Cyan v. Beaver County? Check out the MDL panel’s agenda for next month. And find out why a special master needs more time — again — to finish a long-awaited report on a $75M fee request.

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