Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com's weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week, Equifax agreed to pay nearly $1 billion to settle regulatory actions and consumer class actions brought over its massive data breach. Also: Why a judge's tentative plan to reduce a $2 billion Roundup verdict still hurts Monsanto. And, a Delaware federal judge's ruling sends thousands of talc lawsuits back to state court.

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Equifax's $1.4B Settlement Is Largest Ever for Data Breach

Equifax has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement in multidistrict litigation over its massive data breach, which impacted 147 million customers. It also agreed to pay $100 million to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and $175 million to 48 states.