By Amanda Bronstad | July 20, 2018
The American Association for Justice's new president, Elise Sanguinetti, came on board this month right after President Donald Trump nominated Judge…
By Amanda Bronstad | July 19, 2018
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maren Nelson allowed the plaintiffs' expert testimony before and during trial but, after the Aug. 21 verdict, found there was insufficient evidence linking Johnson & Johnson's baby powder to the plaintiff's ovarian cancer, plaintiffs lawyers say.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 18, 2018
MGM Resorts International has filed nine lawsuits across the country against 2,500 victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas in an unprecedented move that had plaintiffs lawyers accusing the entertainment conglomerate of forum shopping and defense lawyers scratching their heads.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 18, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has a thin record on class actions and mass torts -- but his writings in a number of cases leaves clues about how he'd treat those areas of law.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 16, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has a limited record on class actions and mass torts, but many of his rulings favor businesses, lawyers say, raising the likelihood that he would favor the defense in such cases.
By Gary Svirsky, Tancred Schiavoni, Andrew Sorkin, and Gerard Savaresse | July 13, 2018
A discussion of negotiating and litigating channeling injunctions—powerful tools available in asbestos and mass-tort bankruptcies that can provide comprehensive solutions for debtors, tort claimants, and interested non-debtor companies. The article explains the ins-and-outs of how channeling injunctions work, who can benefit from them, and what factors a company might consider in weighing whether to participate in a channeling injunction.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 11, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's history of dialing back the prerogatives of federal agencies could be a harbinger of a restrictive approach to class actions, some lawyers say.
By Ross Todd | July 10, 2018
"Given how close the question is at the general causation phase, the plaintiffs appear to face a daunting challenge at the next phase," U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria wrote. "But it is a challenge they are entitled to undertake."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 10, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether thousands of Risperdal cases should be barred on statute of limitations grounds.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 9, 2018
Lawyers bombarded a San Francisco jury on Monday with reams of scientific studies about whether a Monsanto Co. weed killer caused a man to get terminal cancer.
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