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Critical Mass: Which COVID-19 Lawsuits Could End Up in MDLs? Report Finds Product Liability Lawsuits Are on the Rise. Find Out Who's Repping Universities in Refund Class Actions.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create more potential MDLs, with new motions filed over ticket refunds and bank loans.
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Critical Mass: Could a $10B Roundup Settlement Be Near? COVID-19 Could Crater Jury Trials. Who Did TikTok Tap for its Biometrics Class Actions?

Bayer AG has reportedly reached an "oral agreement" to settle up to 85,000 lawsuits filed over Monsanto's Roundup.
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Critical Mass: Nursing Homes Take Center Stage in COVID-19 Lawsuits. J&J Exits Talc Powder, Not the Courtroom.

Amid the debate over COVID-19 legal immunity, nursing homes have become front and center for lawyers.
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Critical Mass: Meat Plants Serve Up a Fight Over Worker Safety. A New Lawsuit Targets Recalls of Ikea Dressers.

In the debate over COVID-19 exposure liability, meat packing plants take up a big chunk of the concerns.
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Critical Mass: As Businesses Reopen, A Battle Brews Over COVID-19 Exposure Liability. Class Actions Allege Major Retailers Are Selling Essential Goods at Inflated Prices.

Tort reformers and plaintiffs' groups are battling over protecting businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits as states reopen.
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Critical Mass: COVID-19 Coverage Cases Could Consolidate Into MDL. A Key Talc Ruling Could 'Obliterate' J&J's 'Junk Science' Defense.

Could lawsuits against insurance firms over COVID-19 coverage denials end up in an MDL?
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Critical Mass: Who's Been Sued Over COVID-19 Deaths? 6th Circuit's Opioid Ruling Reflects MDL Rebuke. Find Out Who Princess Cruises Hired in Coronavirus Lawsuits.

Wrongful death lawsuits over COVID-19 have targeted a nursing home, a cruise ship and a retailer.
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Critical Mass: A Lawsuit to Block Bank of America's Limits on COVID-19 Loans Falls Flat. Class Actions Want More Universities to Pay Refunds.

Bank of America won a court challenge to the small business loan program in the $2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.
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Critical Mass: United Airlines Hit With Class Actions Over Refunds. Is Mailing an Opt-Out Notice Now a Burden? COVID-19 Leaves Zantac Leadership in Limbo.

Three days after the U.S. Department of Transportation's mandate that airlines fully refund passengers in light of COVID-19, two class actions allege United Airlines still isn't complying.
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Critical Mass: Leading Plaintiffs' Firms Prepping for Onslaught of COVID-19 Lawsuits. Pandemic Prompts Pharmacies to Postpone Deadlines in Opioid Case.

Prominent plaintiffs' firms are starting to file a wide range of lawsuits over COVID-19.
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