By Amanda Bronstad | August 27, 2020
Two months after Bayer agreed to resolve thousands of lawsuits brought over Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, lawyers told a federal judge Thursday that most of the settlements have unraveled. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who oversees the Roundup MDL, gave lawyers until Sept. 24 but said he might lift a stay on litigation and set cases for trial.
By Charles Toutant | August 5, 2020
The ruling allows two cases to proceed to trial, and it also ends a multiyear stay on about 800 other suits pending in Atlantic County by other women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using talc products.
By Suzette Parmley | July 30, 2020
The issue legal question addressed by the court was posed by the Third Circuit in "Sun Chemical v. Fike," a federal case concerning a fire suppression system that caused an explosion injuring seven Sun workers.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 8, 2020
The notice of withdrawal came two days after a federal judge said he was likely to deny approval of the settlement, which Bayer reached last month to cap subsidiary Monsanto's liability over future Roundup claims.
By Suzette Parmley | July 1, 2020
Counsel for the plaintiffs in "Udeen v. Subaru of America" are to be paid $1.5 million in fees and costs.
By Charles Toutant | July 1, 2020
The ruling effectively shuts down present and future court challenges to insurance rates if they were filed with the appropriate regulatory agency.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 30, 2020
The class action settlement, which faces judicial scrutiny and the potential that objectors could unravel the deal, includes a controversial science panel that some lawyers criticized. The deal also provides up to $150 million in attorney fees.
By Suzette Parmley | June 25, 2020
In a class action suit almost two decades long over a faulty brake system in a long-discontinued Kia vehicle, the Supreme Court reinstated a trial court's decision that plaintiffs who lacked proof of actual costs incurred for repairs couldn't recover damages.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Lisa Gora and Michael F. Schaff | June 8, 2020
Given the FDA's ramped-up enforcement efforts, it is anticipated that we will see additional warning letters, lawsuits, and injunctive action taken in the foreseeable future in order to protect consumers during the pandemic.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 1, 2020
Lex Machina's 2020 Product Liability Litigation Report, released Monday, found the top corporate defendant hit with product liability cases was Johnson & Johnson, which totaled 70,924 lawsuits from 2015 to 2019, many from multidistrict litigation over its baby powder and blood thinner Xarelto.
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