Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | December 19, 2019
A group of about a dozen Yale University Law clinic students have notched a victory against the government. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has certified a class of veterans that were sent to Palomares. Spain in the 1960s. Many of those veterans—who are fighting for disability benefits—are believed to have been exposed to radiation.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 18, 2019
Monsanto takes its first step before a federal appeal court over a Roundup verdict.
By Jenna Greene | December 17, 2019
Plaintiffs alleged the company now known as Bausch Health had "formed a secret network of so-called specialty pharmacies to artificially inflate the sale of Valeant drugs using a variety of fraudulent practices."
By Jenna Greene | December 17, 2019
"Resolving this action enables Bausch Health to close the door on one of the more meaningful and unpredictable liabilities associated with the legacy Valeant era," said the company's CEO.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Edward M. Spiro and Christopher B. Harwood | December 16, 2019
The FLSA provides a mechanism for similarly-situated employees to join together and pursue a nationwide collective action against their employer. If the court adjudicating the action lacks general personal jurisdiction over the employer, however, there exists an unsettled issue: Does each employee have to establish that the court has specific personal jurisdiction over the employer with respect to that employee's FLSA claim? In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Christopher B. Harwood discuss a recent case addressing this open issue.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By New Jersey Law Journal | December 16, 2019
How data analytics can help lawyers litigate mass torts; the importance of considering products liability issues in due diligence for corporate deals; litigation funding in products liability cases; and more.
By Ross Todd | December 12, 2019
The plaintiffs, former employees of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory seeking to get the University of California to make good on an alleged implied contract for guaranteed lifetime health benefits, have scored two wins at the Court of Appeal during nearly a decade of litigation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Catelyn McDonough | December 12, 2019
With a surge in the number of people vaping, mysterious lung injuries and deaths are being rapidly reported all over the country causing what some are referring to as a vaping "epidemic," especially among minors. So, what is vaping and what are the associated risks?
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Vincent Lodato | December 12, 2019
With the increasing costs of mass tort litigation, and the expanding role of third-party litigation funders, familiarity with judicial decisions addressing the discoverability of litigation funding is particularly important.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 11, 2019
Impeachment wasn't the only topic before Congress this week: talc and Boeing also made the agenda.
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