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First Federal Bellwether Trial Opens in West Virginia. Plus: Objectors Dig In Over $2 Billion Roundup Settlement Proposal

Distributors and drug makers are still working on a proposed $26 billion settlement with lead plaintiffs' attorneys in the opioid MDL. So why did the West Virginia plaintiffs still go to trial?
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Did Monsanto Pay a Plaintiff to Force Preemption Appeal? Plus: Judges Debate Vices and Virtues of Virtual MDL Hearings

The maker of the Roundup weedkiller insists  a "high-low settlement" with a plaintiff wasn't designed to create an appellate ruling.in its long-term favor
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California Opens Trial Targeting Opioid Marketing. Plus: LA's First In-Person Jury Trial of Pandemic Era Ends in Talc Verdict for Plaintiffs

Three counties and one city are asking for more than $50 billion in damages against four drug manufacturers
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Lawyers Revising Roundup Settlement as Approval Hearing Looms. Plus: Are Essential Production Facilities 'Federal Officers" During Pandemic?

Lawyers who crafted the $2 billion class action settlement with Bayer to resolve future claims over Monsanto's Roundup have fired back at a host of objectors, defending a settlement they say that "will save lives."
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Clients Aren't the Only Ones Upset About Flint Water Settlement Fee Request. Plus: First Trial Over Combat Earplugs Opens in Florida

A $202 million request for attorney fees in the Flint water settlement is getting pushback -- and it's not just in court.
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U.S. Supreme Court Sets Its Sights on Class Actions. Plus: McKinsey, Facing Opioid Lawsuits, Wants Litigation Moved to New York

The justices may be aiming to provide clarity and guidance to lower courts on its prior rulings
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Objections to Tom Girardi's Conservatorship Turned Aside. Plus: Bayer Declines to Seek SCOTUS Review of Roundup Verdict

The book is closed on the first Roundup products liability verdict, with Bayer announcing it wouldn't seek review from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Mercedes-Benz Faces Its First Lawsuit Over Defective Airbags. Plus: California Bar Turns Down Bid to Resign on Behalf of Tom Girardi

It had not yet been dragged into litigation over alleged failures of Takata airbags, but the luxury carmaker has finally become a defendant in a case in Florida
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'MDLs Gone Wild' or 'Significant Misunderstanding'?: RoundUp Lawyers Grilled by Chhabria. Plus: COVID-19 Cancellation Cases Shunted to Arbitration

Opposition has been building in the Roundup MDL over a proposed $800 million in common benefit fees and a $2 billion class action settlement.
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Tik Tok Settlement Is Deferred as Judge Questions Parties Over Notice. Plus: A Historically-Diverse MDL Leadership Team

U.S. District Judge John Lee, declining to offer preliminary approval to a $92 million deal, wondered if the popular short-video app could be used to provide notice to potential claimants
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