By Amanda Bronstad | March 5, 2021
More than a dozen law firms opposed the proposed class action settlement, the second attempt by Bayer to resolve lawsuits while keeping Roundup on store shelves. Public Citizen and the American Association for Justice also filed amicus briefs opposing the deal.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 5, 2021
"It's a signal to judges across the country that this can be done," said Kimpson, of Motley Rice, about his appointment by U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs to a team of 12 lawyers in the Blackbaud data breach MDL, centered in South Carolina. MDL appointments have often been criticized as lacking in diversity.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 3, 2021
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria appeared likely to trim an estimated $800 million in common benefit fees to lead counsel. He even questioned the need for a common benefit order at all. "The fact that something is repeatedly done in MDLs doesn't mean courts have authority to do it," he said at a Wednesday hearing.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 3, 2021
U.S. District Judge John Lee, declining to offer preliminary approval to a $92 million deal, wondered if the popular short-video app could be used to provide notice to potential claimants
By Amanda Bronstad | February 24, 2021
The power grid operator, called the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc., or ERCOT, as well as regional utilities, have been targeted for failing to prepare residents for the power outages and not winterizing the state's electrical equipment.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 23, 2021
Even as some lawyers barely had their own lights back on, some began filing lawsuits seeking punitive damages. But a law professor pointed out that "utilities historically have not been found liable for discontinuing service when the weather is to blame."
By Justin Henry | February 23, 2021
"It became a natural fit. Now we're able to provide a platform of services that we just couldn't do at a small firm," John Keefe Jr. said.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 19, 2021
"The simple fact remains that all Roundup attorneys and plaintiffs have benefitted from MDL leadership's efforts," lead counsel wrote in a Thursday filing. They responded to more than a dozen law firms that objected to an 8.25% holdback on their settlements with Monsanto for "common benefit" fees.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 19, 2021
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May, of the Northern District of Georgia, appointed Timothy Clark of Sanders Phillips Grossman in Irvine, California, and Erin Copeland, of Houston's Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, as co-lead counsel.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 19, 2021
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May, of the Northern District of Georgia, appointed an "array of highly skilled counsel with diverse backgrounds and experience," on Thursday. Timothy Clark, of Sanders Phillips Grossman, and Erin Copeland, of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, will serve as co-lead counsel.
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