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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.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 13, 2021
Bankruptcy trustees have brought in outside counsel to pursue allegations that Tom Girardi's estranged wife, Erika Jayne, who stars on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," might have received millions of dollars in fraudulent funds. Jayne has opposed one trustee's request to hire Beverly Hills attorney Ronald Richards, who is involved in a case against Girardi and has made 290 social media posts about her with "tabloid-style publicity" since Dec. 4.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 5, 2021
An April 30 supplemental brief was filed for 93 law firms and 167 lawyers objecting to the $2 billion settlement. Public Justice and Public Citizen filed their own supplemental briefs, focused on several issues, including the release of punitive damage claims. An approval hearing is set for May 19.
By Suzette Parmley | May 5, 2021
A half dozen lawsuits were filed simultaneously in federal court in three states April 30 against the manufacturers and marketers of Paraquat, a herbicide allegedly linked to developing Parkinson's disease.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 5, 2021
Distributors and drug makers are still working on a proposed $26 billion settlement with lead plaintiffs' attorneys in the opioid MDL. So why did the West Virginia plaintiffs still go to trial?
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