By Amanda Bronstad | July 27, 2020
In the first substantive ruling to come out of the multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective earplugs, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers refused to grant summary judgment based on 3M's government contractor defense.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 27, 2020
U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers refused to grant summary judgment based on 3M's government contractor defense in the first substantive ruling to come out of the multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective earplugs.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 22, 2020
For the GOP, immunity provisions are seen as key to economic reopening; but Democrats warn it would preempt state protections
By Amanda Bronstad | July 20, 2020
"One gentleman walked out of the screen because something was on, a burner in the kitchen, and he had to take it off so his house didn't burn down," said defense attorney Edward Hugo, who filed the mistrial motion in an asbestos trial set to open Tuesday. "Other people are herding literally pets, children. This is not conducive to jury selection."
By Amanda Bronstad | July 15, 2020
It only took U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerrstein 20 minutes to toss out a nearly $19 million deal, calling it "phony"
By Ross Todd | July 8, 2020
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who is overseeing the multidistrict litigation over claims that the herbicide Roundup causes cancer, can craft a question that will waylay even the best lawyer.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 8, 2020
One area that still lags: people of color, only two of whom made the top attorney list for MDL leadership posts.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 8, 2020
The notice of withdrawal came two days after a federal judge said he was likely to deny approval of the settlement, which Bayer reached last month to cap subsidiary Monsanto's liability over future Roundup claims.
By Ross Todd | July 7, 2020
At the top ranks of the MDL plaintiffs bar at least, women lawyers have made great strides in the past few years according to a new report from law.com. But attorneys of color have not broken into the upper echelon of repeat players in MDL leadership appointments in the same way.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 6, 2020
According to Law.com research, women made up 40% of lawyers leading four or more MDLs created from 2016 to 2019. Although most of the top firms remain the same, some have spread out appointments to several lawyers, including women. "These are badass attorneys who are also women," said Mike Morgan, of Morgan & Morgan.
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