By Ross Todd | June 4, 2021
After 3M was hit with a $7.1 million verdict in the first bellwether trial in the combat earplug multidistrict litigation, which has more than 230,000 plaintiffs, Kirkland's Hariklia "Carrie" Karis, Sierra Elizabeth, and Mark Nomellini won a complete defense verdict in the second.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 3, 2021
The lawsuits, which allege that the apps, available on the Google Play Store, constitute unlawful gambling because they operate like slots, poker, blackjack and bingo, have been sent to U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who is overseeing similar lawsuits against Apple.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 3, 2021
The hearings are expected to address whether to dismiss about 1,300 Zantac lawsuits in the multidistrict litigation, and potentially 70,000 more claims registered with the court. U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg, in Florida's Southern District, ordered "our next generation of lawyers" to make the arguments.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 2, 2021
"This is a message that our co-counsel at Beasley Allen, and me and my partner Todd Schoenhaus of our firm, will be asking the jury to send in the first talc case to try in Philadelphia[,]" Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg, & Jeck's Nancy Winkler, who is part of the team bringing the first Pennsylvania talc case to trial, said in an emailed statement.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 2, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday not to hear Johnson & Johnson's petition to review a $2.1 billion talcum powder verdict prompted plaintiffs lawyers with thousands of similar cases to declare victory. But Johnson & Johnson, in a statement, said the decision "leaves unresolved significant legal questions" in both federal and state courts.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 2, 2021
The justices rejected the consumer products company's petition to review a $2.1 billion verdict in Missouri, but that may not be the end of the matter.
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.
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