By Amanda Bronstad | February 1, 2023
Plaintiffs lawyers prepped for talc trials soon after Monday's decision by the Third Circuit dismissing the J&J bankruptcy, but they might have to wait a bit longer.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 30, 2023
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a bankruptcy judge's decision, concluding that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management was not in financial distress at the time it filed its Chapter 11 case in 2021.
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By Emily Cousins | January 26, 2023
"There is a substantial public interest in protecting the public and other litigants from the misconduct of an attorney who not only fails to label or identify medical and other protected records, but also intentionally improperly disseminates the records, despite the warnings of the court, plaintiffs' counsel, and his own clients' prior attorney," the order said.
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By Joshua Briones, Crystal Lopez, Sofia Nuño | January 26, 2023
2022 saw an increase in consumer class action filings, and 2023 is likely to follow that trend. With the number of these cases increasing, it is critical for businesses to stay on top of the latest trends, including the types of products and practices that plaintiffs are targeting. This article is the second of a two-part series that details the consumer class action trends to watch in 2023.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 25, 2023
Plaintiffs suing over combat earplugs filed a brief on Wednesday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to affirm an Aug. 26 bankruptcy decision not to extend a Chapter 11 case's automatic stay to include the debtor's parent corporation, 3M.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 24, 2023
Lawyers say civil lawsuits could be difficult over the mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay that killed 18 people in California, but many facts remain unknown.
By The Legal Intelligencer | January 24, 2023
In The Legal's Products Liability, Mass Torts & Class Action supplement, read about the Metaverse of products liability and whether tech companies can be considered "products," find out how to prevent future tragedies and if Pennsylvania will keep its fair share of MDLs.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 20, 2023
At a Friday hearing, U.S. District Judge William Orrick III granted preliminary approval of Juul's settlement, which resolves economic claims brought by its customers.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | January 20, 2023
"The respondent is reaping the benefit here of an impressive number of important mitigating factors," the judge wrote.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 19, 2023
A federal judge in the multidistrict litigation scrapped mediation talks this week, while, in bankruptcy court, 16 plaintiffs firms opposed a request for more time to come up with a Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
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