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Transparency rules for funders in tort mass cases, and how funding affects the "business model" of plaintiff mass tort litigaiton
By Amanda Bronstad | May 18, 2018
The trial against Johnson & Johnson claims an attorney's lifetime use of its baby powder caused her to get one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 16, 2018
A litigation funding bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week got a cold reception from financiers and plaintiffs lawyers, who have a few suggestions on how to change it.
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By Catherine Wilson | May 16, 2018
Two San Francisco Bay Area attorneys are leading the plaintiffs team, and a Florida attorney is coordinating litigation for iPhone users.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 15, 2018
Richard Fields talks about Wednesday's hearing and its potential impact on the Facebook litigation.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 14, 2018
The bill would require disclosure of third-party litigation funding in class actions and multidistrict litigation within 10 days of a case filing, or 10 days after a funding deal. It would also require disclosure of financing that provides cash to plaintiffs.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 10, 2018
The complaints come as the judge preliminarily approved the settlement on behalf of a class of more than 600,000 farmers who alleged Syngenta sold genetically modified corn seed that China refused to import.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 10, 2018
In a marked shift from the first hearing in the opioid litigation, a federal judge praised lawyers for getting closer to reaching a global settlement…
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 9, 2018
A judge overseeing hundreds of opioid lawsuits has ordered lawyers to disclose their third-party litigation financing arrangements.
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By Max Mitchell | May 9, 2018
Attorneys for plaintiff Daniel Russell filed a post-trial motion earlier this week in Russell v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, asking the court to grant a new trial in the case, which ended with a defense win on April 27.
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By Max Mitchell | May 8, 2018
The plaintiffs' latest filing before Eastern District Judge Michael Baylson contends that there is no substantial dispute of federal law that would give rise to federal jurisdiction.
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