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July 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia on Track for Record Year of High-Dollar Verdicts

Court data shows that by the halfway mark of 2024, Philadelphia saw nearly as many eight-plus-figure civil jury verdicts as it did in the entirety of 2023. That statistic is especially striking considering 2023 had already marked a high point for awards exceeding $10 million.
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July 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Tosses Kline & Specter's California Claims Against Bosworth

"Kline & Specter was asking the court to be the first in the country to hold that a third party has standing to sue a TikTok user for supposedly violating TikTok's terms of service," Jassy Vick partner Jean-Paul Jassy, who represents Bosworth, said.
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July 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Gymnastics Camp Agrees to Pay $8M to Minor Sexually Assaulted by Coach

The plaintiff alleged that the Woodward Camp in State College knew that her abuser had a history of inappropriate behavior toward minors but continued to hire him as a coach anyway.
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July 03, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Upcoming Phila. Roundup Trial Canceled After Judge Knocks Out Most of Plaintiffs' Claims

Kline & Specter's Thomas Kline said the decision to drop the remaining count was not a surrender. Rather, he said, it was a step toward bringing the case back before a jury.
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July 03, 2024 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Aleeza Furman: High Court Blocks Purdue's Bankruptcy, MDL Cases Are on the Rise

This week: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy plans that could have ramifications for other mass tort defendants. Reports show that multidistrict litigation is making up a growing percentage of the federal civil docket. Find out who stepped in to defend BIC USA Inc. in a proposed class action alleging the company's razors contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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July 02, 2024 | National Law Journal

4th Circuit Rules Damages Cap in Charlottesville Mayhem Case Applies for Each Plaintiff

"We are extremely gratified that the Fourth Circuit affirmed the jury's verdict, finding all defendants jointly and severally liable for the racially motivated conspiracy to harass, intimidate, and commit violence in Charlottesville in August 2017," Cooley partner David E. Mills said.
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July 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Returns Defense Verdict in $12M Infant Death Case

Despite losing on causation, the plaintiffs are still set to receive $1 million under a high-low agreement the parties had reached, Frank Mangiaracina of Kline & Specter said.
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June 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Damages Awarded in $2.25B Roundup Verdict 'Shocks the Court's Sense of Justice,' Phila. Judge Rules

Schulman's 75-page opinion lays out the reasoning behind a June 4 order in which she slashed the McKivison verdict to $404 million but denied Monsanto's request for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
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June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

$2.5B Damages Award in Roundup Verdict 'Shocks the Court's Sense of Justice,' Judge Rules

Susan Schulman's 75-page opinion lays out the reasoning behind a June 4 order in which she slashed the McKivison verdict to $404 million but denied Monsanto's request for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
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June 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bill Aimed at Undoing Limits to Pa. Fair Share Act Has a Tough Road Ahead

"We felt the need to make it clear once again that the Fair Share Act is to apply to all types of civil cases," Curt Schroder said, "not with any exceptions for instances where the plaintiff was not at fault at all or had no contributory negligence."
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