March 04, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Adversarial Attorneys Appointed to Lead Google Advertiser ClassU.S. Senior District Judge P. Kevin Castel in New York appointed clashing groups of lawyers on Thursday to lead digital advertiser lawsuits against Google and Facebook.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
March 03, 2022 | Law.com
New Lawsuits Latch Onto Infant Formula RecallAt least four class actions and one pre-suit petition have been filed over a Feb. 17 recall that Abbott announced after three babies were hospitalized and one died after ingesting its Similac, Alimentum and EleCare brands of infant formula.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
March 02, 2022 | The Recorder
Lenders Lash Out Over Girardi Keese Trustee's 'Baseless Fishing Attempt'Three lenders filed objections to Girardi Keese trustee Elissa Miller's request to expand the role of special counsel Larry Gabriel to investigate whether the firm's lenders knew about Tom Girardi's fraud.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
March 02, 2022 | Law.com
Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Judge Says Bankruptcy Is Best for Talc Lawsuits. Opioid Companies Move Forward With $26B Deal.By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
February 28, 2022 | Law.com
New Group to Promote Attorneys of Color in Mass TortsProminent plaintiffs attorneys Ben Crump and Diandra "Fu" Debrosse Zimmermann announced on Monday a new organization called Shades of Mass.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
February 25, 2022 | Law.com
Drug Companies Move Forward on $26B Opioid DealJohnson & Johnson and three drug distributors—AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson—agreed on Friday to move forward with the second largest multistate settlement in U.S. history after 90% of cities and counties signed up to obtain funds to combat the opioid crisis.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
February 25, 2022 | Law.com
Plaintiffs Plan to Appeal Talc Bankruptcy Ruling as J&J Eyes 'Global Resolution'"The court is not persuaded by the objecting parties' allegations of gamesmanship or inequity," the judge wrote.
By Avalon Zoppo | Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
February 24, 2022 | Law.com
Plaintiffs Target Boeing's Top Executives in Max 8 LawsuitA lawsuit filed on behalf of a 24-year-old passenger of Ethiopian Air Flight 302, which crashed in 2019, wants to add Boeing CEO David Calhoun and former CEO Dennis Muilenburg as defendants. "None of them has been held accountable," attorney Shanin Specter said of Boeing's executives.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
February 24, 2022 | Law.com
States Sprint Toward Deadline in $26B Opioid Deal Designed to Deliver 'Global Peace'Drug companies must decide by Friday whether to move forward with, or walk away from, funds that would compensate nearly all 50 states and U.S. territories for costs incurred by the opioid crisis.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
February 23, 2022 | Law.com
Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: As Hearing Ends, Will A Judge Toss the Talc Bankruptcy? Class Actions Cost a Record $3B Last Year, Survey Says.By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
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