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Critical Mass With Law.com's Aleeza Furman: High Court Blocks Purdue's Bankruptcy, MDL Cases Are on the Rise

This week: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy plans that could have ramifications for other mass tort defendants. Reports show that multidistrict litigation is making up a growing percentage of the federal civil docket. Find out who stepped in to defend BIC USA Inc. in a proposed class action alleging the company's razors contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Boeing CEO Gets Grilled Over Safety Lapses, Talc Plaintiffs File Medical Monitoring Class Action

This week: Many of the victims of Boeing's Max 8 crashes, represented by Clifford Law Offices, attending Tuesday's hearing in Congress. The same plaintiffs' firms that sued last month to stop Johnson & Johnson's planned third bankruptcy filed a new class action Monday seeking medical monitoring on behalf of talc victims. Find out who stepped in for Poppi Prebiotic Sodas in a class action alleging misrepresentations about gut health.
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Critical Mass with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: New Ozempic Judge Loses No Time; New MDLs Include AT&T Breach, GM Privacy

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Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: $260M Talc Verdict Adds to J&J's Trial Troubles, Ozempic MDL Marches Ahead After Judge Dies

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Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Class Action Alleges J&J's 'Fraudulent Maneuvers' Compromised Talc Plaintiffs, MDL Panel to Hear GM Privacy Lawsuits

This week: Plaintiffs' firms opposing Johnson & Johnson's latest bankruptcy plan filed a class action over alleged "fraudulent maneuvers." The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation hears big cases on May 30, including suits alleging GM sends driver data to insurance firms. Find out who filed the first class action in the wake of the DOJ's antitrust case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
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Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 'Completely Taken Aback' by Flint Judge's Sanctions Order; Girardi's Lawyers Want Juror Questionnaires to Stem Negative Bias

A federal judge in the cases brought over water contamination in Flint, Michigan, threatened sanctions and a gag order after a defendant's media campaign threatened a jury trial.
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Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Why the Plaintiffs' Bar is Roiled Over This Ballot Initiative, New Lawsuit Targets Plaintiffs' Talc Experts

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Critical Mass with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Talc DQ Hearing Wraps Up, Special Master Allocates $1B Fee Award in PFAS MDL

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Critical Mass with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Roundup Trial Revs Up in Missouri, $100M Fee Award in Philips CPAP Class Settlement

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Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Mixed Results in J&J's First Post-Bankruptcy Talc Verdicts, Antitrust Class Actions Surge Over Sugar

The first talcum powder verdicts involving Johnson & Johnson since the failed bankruptcies of its subsidiary last year both ended on April 19—but with mixed results.
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