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Seattle Jury Awards $100M in PCB Trial Against MonsantoThe trial, called Rose v. Pharmacia, is the 10th involving former students, teachers and parents at the Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, Washington.
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January 14, 2025 | Daily Business Review
A Voyeur Videotaped Them Undressing. Should Cruise Ship Passengers Have to Arbitrate?Lawyers for women and children who were videotaped by a voyeur while on a cruise ship have moved to certify a class against Royal Caribbean, citing the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
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January 13, 2025 | The Recorder
Edison Hit With Lawsuits Over Devastating Eaton Fire in Los AngelesTwo lawsuits, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, allege Edison's failure to maintain vegetation and de-energize transmission poles caused the Eaton fire in Los Angeles.
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January 10, 2025 | The Recorder
'Tragedy of Unspeakable Proportions:' Could Edison, DWP, Face Lawsuits Over LA Wildfires?Lawyers are already getting calls from prospective clients and eyeing potential defendants in lawsuits that could come out of the Los Angeles wildfires, which JP Morgan has estimated could end up costing $50 billion in damages.
By Amanda Bronstad
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January 08, 2025 | Law.com
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: In Mass Arb Fight, Judge Goes After Keller Postman, Jenner & Block. Could Boeing Be Sued Over South Korea Plane Crash?By Amanda Bronstad
7 minute read
January 06, 2025 | The Recorder
Dena Sharp Will Take Over Girard Sharp in Firm's First Leadership TransitionOn Jan. 6, San Francisco-based Girard Sharp's Daniel Girard will step down as managing partner.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
December 27, 2024 | Law.com
‘Not A Kindergarten Teacher’: Judge Blasts Keller Postman, Jenner & Block, in Mass Arb DisputeAt a Dec. 19 hearing, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, in the District of Columbia, criticized lawyers for their escalating mass arbitration fight. “I don’t think lawyers should start going after each other,” she wrote. “Now, all of this seems like a colossal waste of time, energy, and money.”
By Amanda Bronstad
6 minute read
December 26, 2024 | Law.com
What's Next For Johnson & Johnson's Talcum Powder Litigation?Potential legal and legislative battles are sure to dominate Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder litigation in 2025.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
December 23, 2024 | Law.com
Social Media, Plastics & Baby Formula: Mass Torts To Expect in 2025Lawyers are looking at emerging litigation over plastic pollution and video game addiction, while cases over diet drugs, "forever chemicals" and cow's milk-based infant formula for preemies continue to proliferate.
By Amanda Bronstad
5 minute read
December 20, 2024 | The Recorder
Tom Girardi to Surrender to Federal Authorities on Jan. 7A federal judge on Friday ordered Tom Girardi, 85, to surrender to the U.S. Marshals Service on Jan. 7 to be transported to North Carolina for a mental evaluation.
By Amanda Bronstad
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