Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys.

This week: Dean Omar, the same Dallas plaintiffs’ firm that won a $45 million mesothelioma talc verdict less than two months ago, scored a $260 million jury award on Monday. The May 17 death of U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter leaves a big question: What will happen to the Ozempic MDL? Find out who got appointed to lead lawsuits over a 2023 data breach of Perry Johnson & Associates.