August 05, 2024 | Law.com
Dallas Law Firm That Won 2 Talc Verdicts This Year Opens Another J&J TrialDean Omar Branham Shirley, which won jury awards of $45 million and $260 million in Illinois and Oregon, gave opening statements to a South Carolina jury on behalf of Michael Perry, who, at 53 years old, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2023.
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3 minute read
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Snowflake Customer Breach Litigation Snowballs, Names Ticketmaster, AT&TMore than 50 class actions have been filed over an April data breach now connected to cloud storage software firm Snowflake Inc.
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5 minute read
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A Judge Asks: Is It Time to End Ken Feinberg's Roundup Settlement Program?Last month, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria asked plaintiffs' lead counsel if the settlement program under Ken Feinberg should come to an end.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
July 31, 2024 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: How TorHoerman Won a $495M Verdict Over Baby Formula, Why Talc Claimants Could Vote 'Yes' to J&J's Bankruptcy PlanLawyers suing over infant formula tied to a gastrointestinal disease in preemies saw a "unifying theme" in the July 26 verdict against Abbott.
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
July 29, 2024 | Law.com
'Make it Hurt': How TorHoerman Scored Groundbreaking $495M Formula VerdictJake Plattenberger said the jury heard evidence about his client's baby in the NICU: "this was a child medically stable and doing well and trending in the right direction before she received Abbott's product."
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
July 26, 2024 | The Recorder
Tom Girardi Appears in Downtown Los Angeles Courtroom Ahead of Criminal TrialAt Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton explained her procedures for jury selection, which begins Aug. 1.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
July 25, 2024 | Law.com
'It Was a Very Long Battle': Why Talc Victims Could Vote for J&J's Third BankruptcyBeasley Allen's Andy Birchfield, whose firm has led opposition to another talc bankruptcy, acknowledged to Law.com: "I would be really surprised if J&J were to lose this vote."
By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
July 24, 2024 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: What Could a CrowdStrike Class Action Look Like? Key Vote Coming Up in Talc Bankruptcy PlanBy Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
July 23, 2024 | Law.com
'Collusion' and 'Mudslinging' Fuel Attorney Fight in Oregon Wildfire Case"The statements made in their reply brief are simply untrue, not based in reality, and defaming in nature," said George McCoy, a partner at Warren Allen.
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
July 22, 2024 | Law.com
Could There Be Class Actions Over CrowdStrike's Global Tech Outage?Law firms are investigating potential lawsuits to come out of CloudStrike's global tech outage, but there may be limits on who can recover damages.
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4 minute read
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