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The Recorder

Judge Grants Roundup Fee Order, Despite 'Totally Out of Control' MDL Compensation System

In a Monday order, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria significantly scaled back the request, originally estimated to give $800 million to lead counsel in the Roundup multidistrict litigation. He also found the common fund doctrine inapplicable in the cases and called on a federal rules committee to consider new methods to compensate lead counsel in MDLs.
6 minute read

Law.com

Debut Hearing Is Set for Paraquat MDL in Illinois Federal Court. Plus: Did Cal Bar Botch Girardi Investigation?

U.S. District Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, favored by plaintiffs, will preside over the case, which consolidates more than 70 lawsuits.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Appeals Court Blocks Controversial Pesticide Aldicarb

The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged that it had not made a required "effects determination" under the Endangered Species Act before giving approval in January, shortly before former President Donald Trump left office.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Foster Farms Says Its Antitrust Insurance Should Cover 3 Class Actions Claiming It's Cornering the Turkey Market

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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National Law Journal

Southern District of Illinois Is Site for MDL in Cases Linking Herbicide Paraquat to Parkinson's

Dozens of lawsuits alleging the herbicide paraquat is tied to Parkinson's disease will be consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has decided.
3 minute read

Law.com

After SCOTUS Turns Down Appeal in Talc Cases, Is There a Next Step for J&J? Plus: Bayer Looks to Wrap Up Roundup Litigation

The justices rejected the consumer products company's petition to review a $2.1 billion verdict in Missouri, but that may not be the end of the matter.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Moving On or Buying Time?: Bayer Advances New Plan to Resolve Roundup Claims Outside Class Action

The five-point plan, which includes a potential claims administration process led by famed mediator Ken Feinberg, would move on from the class action in U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria's court, where a deal has been rejected.
8 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judges Are Asking More—and Earlier—Questions About Class Action Settlements

Federal judges are asking more questions prior to granting preliminary approval of class action settlements, partly due to 2018 rules changes, but also as lawyers have become more creative in how they structure such agreements. One example: The $2 billion Roundup settlement that a judge rejected this week.
8 minute read

The Recorder

'Glaring Flaws': US Judge Rejects $2B Roundup Class Settlement

In a six-page order on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California flagged many of the same concerns he raised at a lengthy hearing last week. "In sum, the settlement proposed by these attorneys would accomplish a lot for Monsanto," he wrote.
6 minute read

Law.com

Paraquat Liability Tops Jam-Packed List of Cases Facing MDL Panel. Plus: Roundup Settlement Rejected

The federal panel has a full docket for its Thursday hearing that includes not only the agricultural product but Google Play apps, opioids and baby food.
8 minute read

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