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Appointment of Co-Lead Class Counsel for End-Payor Class in Drug Action Explained
Opioid Trials in W.Va., Ohio Placed on Hold Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
This week, federal judges postponed high-profile trials over the opioid crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, further complicating efforts to resolve thousands of lawsuits brought by cities, counties and states.Appeals Court Reverses 'Negotiation Class' Created for Opioid Settlement
A team of lawyers challenging the "negotiation class" includes Sonya Winner, a San Francisco partner at Covington & Burling.Appeals Court Reverses 'Negotiation Class' Created for Opioid Settlement
Thursday's decision is the latest by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reverse a ruling by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who oversees the opioid multidistrict litigation, and is a setback for those negotiating a global settlement.FCA First-to-File Rule Did Not Bar Successor LLP from Entering Existing Qui Tam Action
In Deepening Circuit Split, 3rd Circuit Revives Qui Tam Lawsuit Over Plavix
The panel found that a rule should be treated as nonjurisdictional unless Congress clearly states that it is jurisdictional. Sanofi and Bristol did not identify any language, nor did the panel see any, that plainly shows Congress imbued the first-to-file bar with jurisdictional consequences, the court said.Litigators of the Week: The Plaintiffs' Team Behind the $1.6B Essure Settlement
Three plaintiffs lawyers driving the deal—Fidelma Fitzpatrick of Motley Rice, Edward Wallace of Wexler Wallace, and Erin Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs—say the judge overseeing the coordinated state court cases in California kept them moving forward even as pandemic closures pushed off scheduled trial dates this spring.Bayer Seeks to Resolve Essure Claims in $1.6B Proposed Settlement
Motley Rice's Fidelma Fitzpatrick, who is lead counsel of the plaintiffs' executive committee for the California Joint Council Coordinated Proceedings and helped to negotiate the deal, said the proposed settlement would provide expedited relief to thousands of women.Bayer Agrees to Pay $1.6 Billion to Resolve Essure Claims
Plaintiffs attorneys say the proposed settlement offers expedited relief to thousands of women who used the intrauterine device, which was taken off the market two years ago.Trending Stories
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