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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.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Parties Face Off Over Reach of Fair Share Act

    By Max Mitchell | April 26, 2017

    Does the Fair Share Act require juries in strict liability cases to determine the portion of liability to be imposed against each defendant, or can a judge simply apportion liability equally? The issue is a question of law trial courts have struggled with across Pennsylvania, and one that was squarely before the state Superior Court when it heard arguments Tuesday in

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  • National Law Journal

    J&J, Backed by Battalion of Lawyers, Opens 5th Talcum Powder Trial

    By Amanda Bronstad | April 11, 2017

    With eight figures potentially on the line, Johnson & Johnson isn't skimping on its defense. Covington & Burling products liability partners Phyllis Jones and Paul Schmidt were on hand in the St. Louis courtroom Tuesday, backing up national coordinating counsel from Butler Snow and Shook, Hardy & Bacon.

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  • New York Law Journal

    Cosmetic Distributor Hit With $16.5M Verdict in Talc Case

    By Andrew Denney | April 11, 2017

    A Manhattan jury has awarded $16.5 million to the estate of a deceased Long Island woman who used cosmetic talcum powder and who suffered from mesothelioma.

    1 minute read

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