By Amanda Bronstad | October 28, 2020
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Tort Reform Association called the public nuisance case that led to last year's $465 million opioid judgment against Johnson & Johnson a "new species of super tort" that could wipe out swaths of established law.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 23, 2020
The panel questioned Monsanto's federal preemption argument but, in regard to the plaintiffs' expert evidence allowed at trial, raised concerns the appellate court had "departed from some of the other circuits in how it applies Daubert."
By R. Robin McDonald | October 22, 2020
Chief Judge Thomas Thrash of the Northern District of Georgia also awarded $2 million in legal fees.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 22, 2020
The unprecedented finding, if upheld, would "devour all of Oklahoma tort law," according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Tort Reform Association in a joint amicus brief.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 21, 2020
More attorneys than ever are expected to pitch in as poll workers and provide services pro bono around the Nov. 3 election
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By Max Mitchell | October 20, 2020
The case, captioned Rice v. Diocese of Altoona, could be a bellwether for numerous additional lawsuits that have been filed in Pennsylvania in the wake of two grand jury reports issued by the state Attorney General's Office that documented decades of child sexual abuse by priests in diocese across the state.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 15, 2020
Lawyers from several prominent firms have filed 80 lawsuits that allege Elmiron, used to treat a chronic bladder infection called interstitial cystitis, causes eye problems. Anticipating hundreds more cases, they are dueling over whether to coordinate an MDL in Pennsylvania before U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone or U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti in New Jersey, home to defendant Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
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By Margaret Allen | October 14, 2020
Contributor Margaret Allen covers three key issues that employers should consider when negotiating and seeking approval of FLSA settlements.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 14, 2020
The pandemic has postponed upcoming opioid trials, while another drug company, which is a defendant in thousands of cases, filed for bankruptcy.
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By Max Mitchell | October 13, 2020
During the three-day session, the justices are scheduled to hear a total of 13 arguments, with the argument session in the closely watched Rice v. Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown as the first on the list.
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