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Critical Mass: Roundup Resolution Crumbling, Lawyers Talk About Trials. Why Are Asbestos Defendants—And Not Plaintiffs—Attacking Virtual Trials?

Bayer's $10.9 billion in settlements over Roundup might not pan out—could that mean more trials?
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Bayer Reached $1.6 Billion Settlement Over Essure in Wake of Trial Delays Due to COVID-19. Plus: Flint Water Accord to Benefit Children

Deal over sterilization device took shape while parties were immersed in extended trial preparation, plaintiffs' counsel says
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Federal Panel Rejects Coordination of More COVID-19 Cases. Plus: Fewer Than 10% of MDL Leadership Posts Going to Attorneys of Color

The decision continues a trend that is seeing the panel express reluctance to consolidate any COVID-related litigation.
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MDL Panel Wary of Coordinating COVID-19 Related Actions Targeting Entire Industries. Plus: Class Action Critic Notches Win in 7th Circuit

The orders don't bode well for lawyers still waiting on the panel's decision about lawsuits against insurance firms over business interruption claims
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After Ban Threat From White House, TikTok Faces Privacy Class Actions. Plus: What Happened to the Roundup Settlement?

Plaintiffs' lawyers had split over where the TikTok cases should go: Illinois, home to the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, one of the strictest statutes protecting biometric data; or California, where TikTok and its Beijing parent company, ByteDance, have U.S. locations.
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MDL Panel Hearing Set to Weigh Cluster of COVID-19 Cases. Plus: McConnell's Pandemic Relief Bill Gets Cheers, Jeers

Litigation over business interruption insurance coverage and PPP loans are among topics to be explored in arguments.
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Critical Mass: Bayer Pays Billions to Settle Roundup Lawsuits, But Cases Remain. A Prominent Plaintiffs' Lawyer Gets COVID-19. With a New Baseball Season, Could a Ticket Refund Class Action Strike Out?

After months of negotiations, Bayer finally announced last week a series of settlements worth up to $10.9 billion that would resolve the bulk of the Roundup pesticide litigation.
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Critical Mass: $4.7B Talc Verdict Halved, Despite J&J's 'Evil Motive.' Bayer Wins Prop 65 Battle Over Roundup.

An appeals court slashed a record $4.7 billion talc verdict, but left billions against Johnson & Johnson for its "evil motive or reckless indifference."
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Critical Mass: Are There 'Troubling Trends' in MDL Evidence Rulings? Judge Strikes 'Snap Removals,' With a Warning. Find Out Who Walmart Hired in COVID-19 Death Case.

A new letter pushing for changes in federal evidence rules cites "troubling trends" in 27 rulings in MDLs
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Critical Mass: 'A Moral Issue': Black Mass Tort Lawyers on George Floyd Protests. Two Women Launch New Plaintiffs' Firm. Find Out Who's Fighting a COVID-19 Insurance MDL.

Two prominent African-American lawyers in mass torts, one for plaintiffs and one for defendants, share what the protests mean to them personally and professionally.
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