December 08, 2021 | Law.com
Ex-Girardi Keese Partners Testify About 'Outrageous Lies' and 'Contentious' ArgumentsU.S. District Judge Tom Durkin, who issued a contempt order against Tom Girardi and his firm last year, began an evidentiary hearing on Wednesday aimed at uncovering whether two other Girardi Keese partners, Keith Griffin and David Lira, should also be sanctioned for failing to pay $2 million to four clients with settlements over the 2018 crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia.
By Amanda Bronstad
10 minute read
December 08, 2021 | Law.com
Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: A New Law.com Report Finds Lawyers Leading MDLs Are Getting Younger. A Hearing Begins Today Involving Potential Contempt Against Two Ex-Girardi Keese Partners.By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
December 07, 2021 | Law.com
'Everyone Is Hungry for Work.' A New Generation of Lawyers Is Leading MDLs.In 2020, lawyers who were 45 or younger made up 46% of appointments to lead counsel and plaintiffs' executive committee in multidistrict litigation, up from 32% in 2016, according to data reviewed by Law.com.
By Amanda Bronstad
10 minute read
December 03, 2021 | Law.com
Michael Miller, a 'Warrior in the Trenches' of Roundup Lawsuits, Has DiedMichael Miller, who was on the plaintiffs' team in two Roundup trials and was co-lead of the multidistrict litigation, died on Nov. 24. He was 69.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
December 02, 2021 | Law.com
'Everything Was Slowed Down': MDLs Poised to Reach Record Lows in 2021As of Dec. 1, lawyers filed only 37 motions to transfer cases into multidistrict litigation this year, fewer than any other year since 2011.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
December 01, 2021 | Law.com
Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 2021 Could Be a Lackluster Year for MDLs. Problems Re-Surface in TikTok Privacy Settlement.By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
November 29, 2021 | Law.com
New Motion Says Class Counsel in TikTok Settlement Wanted to 'Take Edelson Down.'In a motion filed Nov. 26, Edelson accused co-lead class counsel Katrina Carroll of threatening the firm to drop its objection to the $92 million privacy settlement with TikTok.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
November 23, 2021 | Law.com
Ohio Jury Finds CVS, Walmart and Walgreens Liable for Opioids Crisis in 2 CountiesDamages will be determined by the trial judge after later hearings.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
November 19, 2021 | Law.com
When It Comes to COVID-19 Rules in the Courtroom, Flexibility Is EssentialAlthough most courts across the country continue to require masks and other COVID-19 protocols, some judges are flexible about the rules, at times even asking the jurors what they are comfortable with.
By Amanda Bronstad
10 minute read
November 19, 2021 | Law.com
Sanofi-Aventis Wins Second Taxotere Verdict in Jury BellwetherA federal jury came back with a defense verdict late Thursday night after two weeks of trial in New Orleans.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
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