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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 | January 23, 2024
The amicus briefs, filed on Monday, support a petition from an claimants committee in the Bestwall LLC bankruptcy for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an injunction order blocking mesothelioma victims from pursing their asbestos lawsuits.
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By Amanda Bronstad | January 22, 2024
In a Jan. 10 letter, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan of the District of New Jersey asked the Federal Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure to change a rule that prohibits bankruptcy judges from appointing special masters.
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By Amanda Bronstad | January 17, 2024
A lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleged that both Alaska Airlines and Boeing were negligent for a defective door plug that blew out during a Jan. 5 flight, leaving a gaping hole in the 737-9 Max aircraft.
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By Zack Needles | January 12, 2024
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By Aleeza Furman | Amanda Bronstad | January 11, 2024
To learn more about how the Roundup litigation has taken shape since trials began in 2018, check out this interactive map of verdicts.
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By Amanda Bronstad | January 10, 2024
U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, who on Jan. 2 found Girardi competent to stand trial, rejected arguments from Girardi's lawyers to push the trial into next year.
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By Ross Todd | January 10, 2024
E-discovery expert Benjamin Barnett moved from Dechert to plaintiffs firm Seeger Weiss at the turn of the year.
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By Aleeza Furman | January 9, 2024
"Defendant's actions in coupling this filing with a press release and public advocacy touting the number of cases in which it has prevailed suggest a level of self-importance out of touch with the law in this jurisdiction dealing with defective products and the function of the post-trial process," Crumlish said.
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By Ross Todd | January 9, 2024
We pick up on our conversation with J.Y. Miller and Joe Kilpatrick of Husch Blackwell about their fixed-fee approach as national coordinating counsel in mass torts cases to ask how they handle instances where there's not much of a track record, or where trial is a possibility.
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By Justin Henry | January 8, 2024
Former SDNY U.S. attorney David Kelley, former co-leader of the firm's white-collar practice, moved to O'Melveny & Myers. Benjamin Barnett, chair of the firm's technology committee, joined plaintiffs firm Seeger Weiss.
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