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Class Actions: Critical Mass - Flint Water Judge Spends 3 Days Hearing Settlement Objectors + Lawsuits Breathe Life Into CPAP Recalls

Bone scans and off-the-record conferences dominated the first day of final approval hearings in the $641.25 million settlement over water contamination in Flint, Michigan.
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Boy Scouts $850 Million Deal Just the Beginning for Victim Compensation. Plus: Defense Counsel Speak in NY Opioids Trial

The Boy Scouts of America and lawyers for 60,000 of its accusers is the largest sexual abuse agreements in U.S. history – and it might get even larger.
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Heroin Needle and Cereal Box Figure in Plaintiffs' NY Opioid Trial Opening. Plus: What Lawyers Make of SCOTUS' Data Breach Decision

"The opioid epidemic didn't happen by accident," Hunter Shkolnik of Napoli Shkolnik told jurors in a Long Island law school lecture hall.
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What Do SCOTUS Rulings on College Athletes, Goldman Sachs Say About Class Actions? Plus: Judge's Order Would Cut Fees in Roundup MDL

Lawyers on both sides had positive reactions to a decision to remand a securities action against the investment bank for further review.
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Debut Hearing Is Set for Paraquat MDL in Illinois Federal Court. Plus: Did Cal Bar Botch Girardi Investigation?

U.S. District Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, favored by plaintiffs, will preside over the case, which consolidates more than 70 lawsuits.
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Third Trial Over 3M Combat Earplugs Will Be a 'Tiebreaker'. Plus: Appeals Court Upholds Most of Equifax Settlement.

After a plaintiff's win and a defense verdict, Pensacola, Florida federal court is kicking off the third bellwether trial over allegations of hearing loss in U.S. service members.
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After SCOTUS Turns Down Appeal in Talc Cases, Is There a Next Step for J&J? Plus: Bayer Looks to Wrap Up Roundup Litigation

The justices rejected the consumer products company's petition to review a $2.1 billion verdict in Missouri, but that may not be the end of the matter.
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Paraquat Liability Tops Jam-Packed List of Cases Facing MDL Panel. Plus: Roundup Settlement Rejected

The federal panel has a full docket for its Thursday hearing that includes not only the agricultural product but Google Play apps, opioids and baby food.
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Pandemic Did Not Pause Filing of New Federal Lawsuits, Study Says. Plus: Roundup Verdict Is Upheld by Ninth Circuit

The COVID-19 pandemic did little to curb lawsuits in 2020, particularly in products liability, and, in fact, contributed 6,905 new cases to the federal docket, a Lex Machina report said.
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Peloton's Recall of Treadmills Could Halt Consumer Lawsuits. Plus: Key Decisions Coming on Pandemic Business-Interruption Insurance Cases.

The exercise equipment compnay is offering full refunds, software upgrades and other perks designed to diminish the potential economic damages available through a consumer class action.
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