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Critical Mass: Pressure Mounts as Opioid Trial Begins. Talc Triumphs For Johnson & Johnson. This Firm Steps In for DSW Shoe Class Actions.

Jury selection has commenced in the closely watched trial over the opioid crisis, set to begin Oct. 21 in Cleveland.
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Critical Mass: Three School Districts Seek to Expel Juul. Find Out Who's Repping Sandy Hook Victims at SCOTUS. A Jury Awarded A Whopping $8B in a Risperdal Trial.

Three school districts have sued Juul for marketing its electronic cigarettes to their students.
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Critical Mass: Two Panels Could Decide If Bristol-Myers Meant Class Actions. Could Purdue's Bankruptcy Provide Peace Deal Over Opioids? This Firm Won a $40M Talc Verdict Against J&J.

The first two federal appeals courts to consider whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California applies to class actions heard oral arguments last week
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Purdue's Package Deal Has Some Loose Ends. J&J Counsel Chastised Over Closing is 'Calculating' & 'Strategic.' Judge Picks 3 Lawyers to Lead Max 8 Lawsuits.

Pharmaceutical firm Purdue filed for bankruptcy after agreeing to a settlement of all opioid lawsuits—well, almost all of them.
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Critical Mass: Juul's Legal Cloud Just Got Larger. Opposition Widens Over Opioid Trial. Lawyers Say Boat Fire's Cause Still Murky.

The FDA adds firepower to lawsuits alleging Juul falsely marketed its e-cigarettes as safe.
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Critical Mass: Opioid Case Forges Onward Toward Trial. J&J Judgment Motion in Mesh. Who's Repping Google in a Medical Privacy Class Action?

A federal judge overseeing 2,000 lawsuits over the opioid crisis has rejected some key defenses ahead of a high-profile trial next month.
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Critical Mass: 'Larger Verdicts' or 'Global Settlement' Could Follow $572M Opioid Verdict. A Litigation Funder Now Faces a Class Action. This Firm is Repping 4,300 Plaintiffs in a SCOTUS Petition.

Everyone seemed to have something to say about Monday's opioid verdict in Oklahoma.
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Critical Mass: Two Attorneys To Lead Talks For Possible Opioid Class. Flint Lawyers Float Settlement Counsel. Capital One Brings in Top Privacy Lawyer.

Find out the two attorneys who got appointed—and who did not—to lead a potential class settlement over opioids.
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Critical Mass: Could Monsanto Really Pay $8B to Settle Roundup Cases? Lawyers Target Walmart Over El Paso Shooting. Which Firm Represents JUUL As Lawsuits Spread?

That’s the dollar figure floating around for a potential settlement of lawsuits brought over Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, but the plaintiffs' bar quickly denied the rumor.
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Critical Mass: Objectors to Opioid Proposal Get A Grilling from the Judge. Lieff Cabraser's Contract Attorney Fees Up for Debate, Again. Who Won the Latest Talc Verdict for J&J?

A federal judge appeared reluctant to reject a proposal for a "negotiation" class that could settle lawsuits over the opioid crisis.
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