By Amanda Bronstad | May 28, 2021
A Florida jury rendered a defense verdict late Friday after deliberating for one day. The decision comes after another jury awarded $7.1 million to three plaintiffs in the first bellwether trial last month.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 28, 2021
The five-point plan, which includes a potential claims administration process led by famed mediator Ken Feinberg, would move on from the class action in U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria's court, where a deal has been rejected.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 28, 2021
Ko, a partner at Keller Rohrback in Seattle, argued Thursday before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on opioid cases filed against McKinsey & Co. He says virtual hearings should remain. "Do we really need to fly across the country for two minutes?"
By Amanda Bronstad | May 26, 2021
The federal panel has a full docket for its Thursday hearing that includes not only the agricultural product but Google Play apps, opioids and baby food.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 25, 2021
The legal fight over the herbicide paraquat is coming to a head, with the first trial set to begin next week. On Thursday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation plans to hear arguments on whether to coordinate more than 70 lawsuits brought against Chevron and Syngenta over the herbicide.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 21, 2021
After sifting through piles of disorganized files at Girardi Keese's downtown Los Angeles office, bankruptcy trustee Elissa Miller has chosen law firms to take over the representation of a large share of thousands of Tom Girardi's clients who had pending claims after the sudden collapse of his law firm.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 19, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic did little to curb lawsuits in 2020, particularly in products liability, and, in fact, contributed 6,905 new cases to the federal docket, a Lex Machina report said.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 14, 2021
3M's lead defense team will be spearheaded by Mike Brock, a Washington, D.C., partner at Kirkland & Ellis, joined by Chicago partner Hariklia "Carrie" Karis and Sierra Elizabeth, a partner in Los Angeles.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 14, 2021
The trial, which will take place in Pensacola, Florida, comes two weeks after a federal jury awarded $7.1 million in the first bellwether case over 3M's earplugs.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 14, 2021
The first federal appeals court to review a Roundup case delivered a sharp rebuke to the pesticide maker, upholding a $25.3 million award, including $20 million in punitive damages. The panel, which ruled on a 2-1 vote, also said plaintiffs' state law claims were not preempted by federal law.
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