October 23, 2023 | Law.com
Report: 91% Want Digital Payments of Class Action and Mass Tort Settlement FundsThe inaugural "Digital Payments in Class Actions and Mass Torts" report, released on Monday by Western Alliance Bank's Digital Disbursements, found 170 settlements had a digital payment option in 2022, up from two in 2019.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
October 20, 2023 | Law.com
Monsanto's Roundup Winning Streak Ends With $1.25M VerdictFriday's verdict by a jury in St. Louis, Missouri, was the first jury award for a Roundup plaintiff since before the COVID-19 pandemic and ends Monsanto's nine-trial winning streak.
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3 minute read
October 19, 2023 | Law.com
How Lawyers Are Already Wielding Upcoming Changes to Expert Evidence RulesAt a Sept. 6 status hearing, lawyers on both sides of the talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson debated the impact of the upcoming amendments to Federal Rule 702 of Evidence.
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6 minute read
October 18, 2023 | Law.com
After $18.8M Talc Verdict, Asbestos Attorney Asks for Trial Against Georgia-PacificClay Thompson plans to ask a bankruptcy judge on Thursday to lift the automatic stay in Bestwall's Chapter 11 case so that his client can have a trial against Georgia-Pacific.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
October 18, 2023 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Lawyers Behind 3M and DuPont PFAS Settlements Want $1B in Fees, Data Breach Class Actions Hit Records in 2023By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
October 17, 2023 | Daily Business Review
'This Is A Scam': Judge Issues Warning to 3M Earplug Settlement Class MembersU.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, in Pensacola, Florida, ordered claimants in 3M's $6 billion combat earplug settlement to beware of a fraudster who has accessed Social Security numbers and other personal information online.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
October 16, 2023 | Law.com
Lawyers in Water Settlements With 3M and DuPont Want Nearly $1B in Legal FeesLead class counsel who reached a nearly $1.2 billion settlement with DuPont and a $10.5 billion deal with 3M are asking for nearly $1 billion in legal fees.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
October 16, 2023 | Law.com
Law.com Radar Report: Data Breach Class Actions Soaring in 2023Law.com Radar detected 246 data breach class actions through the end of June, about the same number during all of 2022.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
October 12, 2023 | The Recorder
Uber Sexual Assault Cases Return to San Francisco After DismissalsThe U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sent refiled sexual assault cases against Uber to U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in the Northern District of California after a San Francisco County Superior Court judge dismissed about 1,000 lawsuits earlier this year.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
October 11, 2023 | The Recorder
Judge Awards $180M in Fees After 'Unusually Prolonged and Contentious' Case Against FacebookOn Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria awarded the full fee request and approved the $725 million settlement with Facebook's Meta Platforms over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
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