Transparency rules for funders in tort mass cases, and how funding affects the "business model" of plaintiff mass tort litigaiton
By Amanda Bronstad | December 21, 2017
Opioids and data breaches are expected to be the hot mass torts in 2018, with tort reform expected to resurface on Capitol Hill.
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By Amanda Bronstad | December 20, 2017
A group of more than 20 lawyers who would be on many observers' list of the “best and the brightest” of the mass torts bar filed a motion on Wednesday to be appointed lead counsel in the national opioid multidistrict litigation.
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By Amanda Bronstad | December 20, 2017
“So far, the story of the talc litigation has mostly been about two things—the science and the choice of forum,” said Howard Erichson, a professor at Fordham University School of Law.
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By Max Mitchell | December 20, 2017
The medical device company that recently lost its bid to significantly shrink the pelvic mesh mass tort in Philadelphia wants to expedite its appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 19, 2017
Harris County decided to use a tried-and-true strategy of hiring plaintiffs firms to handle litigation the county filed against manufacturers and distributors of opioids.
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By Max Mitchell | December 19, 2017
The judge who oversaw the latest Xarelto trial in Philadelphia is asking the parties to produce more information about a social media post using the hashtag "#killinnazis," which defendants say revealed plaintiffs counsel had covertly attempted to link them to Nazi Germany during the trial.
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By Max Mitchell | December 15, 2017
The recent Xarelto trial that ended in a nearly $28 million plaintiffs verdict took an unexpected political turn during closing arguments. But, according to the defendants, the turn wasn't as unexpected as it might have seemed.
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By Charles Toutant | December 14, 2017
A Bergen County jury returned a $15 million verdict Thursday against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon in a suit over alleged defects in its Prolift pelvic repair product.
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By Max Mitchell | December 14, 2017
Sports-related concussion litigation has been expanding across the country, with everything from the NFL and colleges to high schools and youth sports programs becoming defendants. But, even as the number of cases continues to climb, some see hurdles if attorneys want to push concussion litigation beyond basic negligence claims.
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By Max Mitchell | December 11, 2017
The focus of the plaintiffs' theories in the Xarelto trials shifted along with the venue changes, but the plaintiffs are expecting more changes with the upcoming trials in state court.
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