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Exploring whether and how funders are investing in cases with public health and environmental remediation elements, and what effect funding has.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 3, 2021
The class action settlement, announced Wednesday, includes a $1.325 billion compensation fund program under which Roundup users can make claims for a period of four years. No such fund existed in a similar $1.1 billion deal that lawyers were forced to withdraw last summer after a federal judge raised numerous concerns.
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By Katheryn Tucker | January 19, 2021
"We think it's still important to have that brick-and-mortar building," said Frank Woodson, managing attorney of Beasley Allen's new office. "We wanted a stand-alone building—which we have leased—with a Beasley Allen sign out front to say, 'Yes. We are here.'"
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By Mitchell W. Taraschi and Alexander J. Gacos | December 9, 2020
On June 3, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that "manufacturers and distributors can be found strictly liable for failure to warn of the dangers of their products, including their asbestos-containing components and a third party's replacement components."
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By Amanda Bronstad | November 9, 2020
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has restarted dozens of Roundup cases that failed to settle following the earlier announcement of agreements totaling up to $10.9 billion over the weed killer developed by Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer.
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By Amanda Bronstad | November 5, 2020
The first virtual trial involving cosmetic talcum powder ended abruptly this week after the plaintiff, a 54-year-old man with mesothelioma, became too ill to communicate with his attorneys. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Stephen Kaus told jurors, via Zoom, that he would have to declare a mistrial.
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By Amanda Bronstad | November 3, 2020
The move comes after the Missouri Supreme Court denied review of a $2.1 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson, the largest jury award granted to women alleging its baby powder caused them to get ovarian cancer.
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By Amanda Bronstad | October 23, 2020
The panel questioned Monsanto's federal preemption argument but, in regard to the plaintiffs' expert evidence allowed at trial, raised concerns the appellate court had "departed from some of the other circuits in how it applies Daubert."
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By Katheryn Tucker | October 22, 2020
"This case has a long and complex procedural history," Judge John Musmanno said. "Complicating matters is the company the case keeps."
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By Amanda Bronstad | September 28, 2020
The case, in Alameda County Superior Court, lasted 36 days and was the first all-virtual jury trial in the nation.
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By Jonathan Erway | September 25, 2020
Hill Wallack Supports Annual Backpack Drive Hill Wallack in Princeton continued its tradition of supporting the Jewish Family Children's Service…
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