April 22, 2024 | Law.com
Soaring Sugar Prices Not So Sweet: Antitrust Class Actions SurgeTwo years after the U.S. Department of Justice failed to block a $315 million merger between United States Sugar Corp. and Imperial Sugar Co., antitrust lawyers have lodged nearly two dozen class actions at the sugar industry.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
April 19, 2024 | Daily Business Review
Florida Jury Sides With Johnson & Johnson in First Post-Bankruptcy Talc VerdictThursday's verdict comes in the second ovarian cancer trial since Johnson & Johnson's failed talc bankruptcies last year.
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3 minute read
April 17, 2024 | Law.com
Paraquat Judge Tosses Key Plaintiffs' Expert Over 'Methodological Contortions'U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing the paraquat multidistrict litigation, found that Dr. Martin Wells, a biostatistician and epidemiologist at Cornell University, used unreliable methodologies in concluding that exposure to the pesticide increased the risks of getting Parkinson's disease.
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5 minute read
April 17, 2024 | Law.com
Critical Mass with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Law.com Radar Shows Antitrust Class Actions Climbing, First MDL Rule Gets AdoptedBy Amanda Bronstad
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April 15, 2024 | Law.com
Law.com Radar: Antitrust Class Actions Climb in 2023, Then Skyrocket in MarchIn March, according to Law.com Radar's data, there were 42 antitrust class actions filed, 71% higher than the average monthly rate over the previous 12 months.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
April 12, 2024 | Law.com
Tyco Agrees to $750M Settlement Over Contaminated Drinking WaterOn Friday, lawyers in the multidistrict litigation over aqueous film-forming foam announced the Tyco settlement, which would compensate 12,000 public water systems nationwide with contaminated drinking water supplies.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
April 11, 2024 | The Recorder
Northern California Judges Get New Multidistrict Litigation Over 23andMe Breach, Baby Food"This mass tort is going to end up being one of the most important litigations in recent history," said R. Brent Wisner, a partner at Wisner Baum.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
April 10, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
In Talc DQ Hearing, Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield Testifies: 'It Never Crossed My Mind'Andy Birchfield, of Beasley Allen, took the stand on Wednesday to fend off Johnson & Johnson's allegations that he breached his ethical duties by working with one of its former lawyers to come up with a proposed $19 billion talc settlement.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
April 10, 2024 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: "Squabbling" Starts Over Ozempic Leadership, Talc Disqualification Hearing Continues TodayBy Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
April 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Ozempic Leadership Fight Escalates: Proposed Co-Leads Are 'Losing Control'Sarah Foster, of Schlesinger Law Offices in Fort Lauderdale, continued to insist she and others were excluded from the Ozempic leadership process, noting the last-minute addition of two lawyers to the proposed team.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
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