June 27, 2022 | Law.com
Oklahoma Obtains $250M Settlement With Opioid DistributorsMonday's settlement comes after the Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed a $465 million judgment the state obtained against manufacturer Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
June 22, 2022 | The Recorder
Bankruptcy Trustee Proposes Sept. 21 Auction of Tom Girardi's Personal BelongingsThe trustee, on Tuesday, said possible auction items could be 'a Steinway piano, furniture, art, religious icons, statues, lamps, rugs, ceramics and glassware, clothing and shoes, and sports memorabilia.'
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
June 22, 2022 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: With SCOTUS Denial, What's Bayer's Game Plan For Roundup? Exactech Lawsuits Could Explode, Lawyers Say.By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
June 21, 2022 | Law.com
US Supreme Court Declines to Review Roundup Petition, Ensuring More TrialsTuesday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ensures that court battles will continue over Monsanto's Roundup, which lawsuits contend causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
June 17, 2022 | Law.com
Plaintiffs' Bar Energized About Exactech's Recalls of Orthopedic ImplantsMore than two dozen lawsuits have been filed against Exactech, a manufacturer based in Gainesville, Florida, following recalls relating to its knee, hip and ankle implants. 'It wouldn't surprise me if there were a few thousand at least,' said Waters & Kraus partner Patrick Wigle of the cases.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
June 15, 2022 | The Recorder
'Very Problematic' Facebook Deposition Could Add to Gibson Dunn's Sanctionable ConductU.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who is already mulling possible sanctions against Facebook's lawyers, excoriated the Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher team again for their conduct during a May 5 deposition. "We are doing our best," Gibson Dunn partner Rosemarie Ring said at a June 9 hearing. "That is not doing your best," Chhabria interrupted.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
June 15, 2022 | Law.com
Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: In Talc Bankruptcy, Are Trials On the Table? Bayer Wins Big As Roundup Trials ReturnBy Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
June 13, 2022 | Law.com
Talc Claimants Move to Lift Bankruptcy Stay After Judge Mulls Possible TrialsThe Official Committee of Talc Claimants, or TCC, sought to lift U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan's order granting a preliminary injunction on all 38,000 talcum powder cases. A hearing is Tuesday.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
June 10, 2022 | Law.com
Bayer Notches Another Defense Win in Trial Over Monsanto's RoundupThursday's Roundup verdict, in Jackson County Circuit Court, in Kansas City, Missouri, is the third defense win for Bayer's Monsanto in the past year.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
June 09, 2022 | Law.com
Society Insurance Renews Push to Dismiss COVID-19 Business Interruption ClaimsCiting a growing number of court decisions favoring insurers, Society Insurance has renewed its push to dismiss 57 lawsuits brought over denied business interruption claims tied to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
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