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December 28, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Large Awards and National Spotlight Highlight Phila. CP's 2017

Philadelphia is no stranger to large verdicts and high-profile cases, but with record-breaking awards and a handful of moments in the national spotlight, 2017 was an especially busy year for the Philadelphia legal community.
5 minute read
December 22, 2017 | Law.com

Critical Mass: A 'Dream Team' Aims to Lead Opioid MDL

A proposed plaintiffs attorney team that looks like a “Who's Who” of the mass torts bar has moved to spearhead the federal multidistrict litigation targeting the makers of opioid drugs in an effort to claw back public money spent to combat the opioid addiction crisis – but there has been some pushback from other plaintiffs' lawyers.
6 minute read
December 20, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pelvic Mesh Defendant Wants to Expedite Appeal After Losing Jurisdiction Dispute

The medical device company that recently lost its bid to significantly shrink the pelvic mesh mass tort in Philadelphia wants to expedite its appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
3 minute read
December 15, 2017 | Law.com

Critical Mass: Trimming NFL Concussion Fees | 'Get Some Popcorn' for this Hip Implant Appeal

Harvard Law School professor William Rubenstein has recommended a 15% cap on contingency fees for plaintiffs lawyers representing individual players in the $1 billion NFL concussion settlement.
6 minute read
December 14, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Second Bellwether Trial, NJ Jury Awards $15M in Ethicon Mesh Case

A Bergen County jury returned a $15 million verdict Thursday against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon in a suit over alleged defects in its Prolift pelvic repair product.
4 minute read
December 11, 2017 | Law.com

Critical Mass: Bristol-Myers Falls Flat in Philly. Plus Quoting Shakespeare andRaising Hell

Bristol-Myers Blues: There is one place where the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bristol-Myers has not been a game-changer for the defense bar: Philadelphia--a hub for mass torts, particularly in pharmaceuticals and medical devices--where a judge has refused to dismiss all but one of about 120 pelvic mesh lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon unit based on the U.S. Supreme Court's Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court decision.
6 minute read
December 06, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

J&J Loses Bid to Shrink Phila.'s Pelvic Mesh Mass Tort

A central defendant in Philadelphia's pelvic mesh mass tort has lost its bid to have more than 100 cases filed by out-of-state plaintiffs tossed from the jurisdiction.
8 minute read
December 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

After Six-Year Reprieve, Philadelphia Back Among the 'Judicial Hellholes'

The American Tort Reform Association has once again christened Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas a "Judicial Hellhole" after a six-year reprieve. And, following two key developments in Philadelphia's mass torts program Tuesday, it's probably safe to say ATRA has no regrets about its decision.
23 minute read
December 01, 2017 | Law.com

Critical Mass: A Volley of Shooting Suits | Beating the Bristol Myers Blues | 'Glorified Box Shufflers' Unite!

Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com's new briefing on class actions and mass torts. I'm Amanda Bronstad in Los Angeles. This week, I'm taking a…
5 minute read
November 21, 2017 | Law.com

Critical Mass: Trump's Judges | J&J Witness Troubles | Lumber Liquidators Deal

Where do the latest additions to Trump's SCOTUS shortlist stand on class action issues? Plus, a look at J&J's witness tampering troubles and Paul Hastings fires back in Google pay equity suit.
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