Law.com

First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Contraceptive Depo-Provera Caused Brain Tumor

Ellen Relkin, who filed the first case on Tuesday, predicts thousands of lawsuits after a French study in March found the contraceptive Depo-Provera had a 550% higher chance of developing brain tumors.
4 minute read

Law.com

BD Settles Thousands of Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

The settlement with Becton, Dickinson and Co., or BD, resolves nearly 25,000 cases in federal multidistrict litigation and more than 15,000 in state courts in Rhode Island, where Bard is headquartered.
4 minute read

Law.com

Lawyer in 3rd NEC Formula Trial Asks Jurors for 'a Very, Very Large Number'

The third trial over cow's milk-based infant formula began on Wednesday in St. Louis City Circuit Court. It is the first trial against both manufacturers, Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Levin Sedran Partner Arnold Levin Dies at 85

"He took on some very tough cases and was able to provide some relief to victims, and they weren't easy cases," said Daniel Levin, an attorney with Levin Sedran and Arnold Levin's son. "He took on the cases that not everyone could take on."
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Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Nonwhite Attorneys Got Only 11% Of 2023 MDL Appointments, Talc Bankruptcy Trustee in Wants Texas Case in NJ

Law.com statistics found that only 11% of the leadership appointments in multidistrict litigation last year went to attorneys of color, down from 14% in 2022.
7 minute read

Law.com

'You Are Not Alone': 120 Sex Assault Victims Plan to Sue Sean 'Diddy' Combs

At a Tuesday news conference, attorney Tony Buzbee, of The Buzbee Law Firm in Houston, called on Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sexual assault victims to come forward. 'There is a great strength in numbers,' he said.
4 minute read

Law.com

'That's Disappointing': Only 11% of MDL Appointments Went to Attorneys of Color in 2023

"If you think that diversity in all of its forms is important in determining excellence, equity, these MDLs are great opportunities for people to learn, have a practice," U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in an interview.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigating Pesticide Bans and Restrictions for Defendants

David Schifrin and Melissa Baney of Hollingsworth write that introducing evidence of bans or restrictions risks creating unfair prejudice, confusing the jury and wasting time.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

US Trustee Wants Texas Talc Bankruptcy in NJ: 'J&J's Tactics Are an Assault'

Jayson Ruff, a trial attorney for U.S. Trustee Kevin Epstein in Houston, filed the venue motion on Thursday, two days after a New Jersey bankruptcy court refused to take up a similar motion in J&J's second Chapter 11 case.
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