By Angela Morris | June 25, 2021
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Amazon.com Inc. doesn't own the title to products that third-party sellers peddle on its platform, and so it can't count as a "seller" for purposes of products liability lawsuits.
By Michael A. Mora | June 16, 2021
"If you're going to show up, you need to be awake," said attorney Richard J. Diaz.
By Cedra Mayfield | June 15, 2021
"The brake system failed. The car would not stop," read the complaint. "[The] seatbelt failed to restrain him upon impact, and even though he repeatedly hit the car in front of him, the airbags also failed to deploy."
By Amanda Bronstad | May 28, 2021
Ko, a partner at Keller Rohrback in Seattle, argued Thursday before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on opioid cases filed against McKinsey & Co. He says virtual hearings should remain. "Do we really need to fly across the country for two minutes?"
By Amanda Bronstad | May 27, 2021
Federal judges are asking more questions prior to granting preliminary approval of class action settlements, partly due to 2018 rules changes, but also as lawyers have become more creative in how they structure such agreements. One example: The $2 billion Roundup settlement that a judge rejected this week.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 19, 2021
U.S. District Judge Vince Chabbria told the lawyers Wednesday he viewed the settlement as consisting of two distinct classes with separate concerns: class members who have been exposed to Roundup but not been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and class members who have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after being exposed to Roundup but don't have lawyers.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 5, 2021
An April 30 supplemental brief was filed for 93 law firms and 167 lawyers objecting to the $2 billion settlement. Public Justice and Public Citizen filed their own supplemental briefs, focused on several issues, including the release of punitive damage claims. An approval hearing is set for May 19.
By Alaina Lancaster | May 4, 2021
The court reversed a district court judgment that found Snapchat's built-in speedometer is not content created by the company.
By Charles Toutant | April 28, 2021
"If I'm trying a case against Moderna [a developer of a COVID-19 vaccine], there's going to be a positive impression and you're going to have to deal with it," said Christopher Placitella, a drug defect lawyer at Cohen, Placitella & Roth in Red Bank, New Jersey.
By Katheryn Tucker | March 30, 2021
Boston Scientific Corp. reached a $188 million settlement with 47 states and the District of Columbia over deceptive marketing claims regarding surgical mesh products.
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