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The Recorder

Bayer Not Seeking Supreme Court Review of Nation's First Roundup Verdict

The decision will end the litigation brought by Dewayne Johnson against Bayer's Monsanto over claims its Roundup pesticide caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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The Legal Intelligencer

'A Victory for Pennsylvania Farmers': In 'Cattle-Shifting Ponzi Scheme,' Federal Judge Says Sellers Were Shorted by Buyer's Middleman

In a dispute over cattle contracts, a federal judge ruled that a pair of cattle sellers were defrauded by defendants who acted with an intermediary in what he described as a "cattle-shifting Ponzi scheme" and granted summary judgment on their behalf for money owed.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Opposition Erupts Over $2B Class Action Settlement Proposal in Roundup Lawsuits

More than a dozen law firms opposed the proposed class action settlement, the second attempt by Bayer to resolve lawsuits while keeping Roundup on store shelves. Public Citizen and the American Association for Justice also filed amicus briefs opposing the deal.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Proposed Fee Order in Roundup Settlements An 'Example of MDLs Gone Wild,' Judge Says

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria appeared likely to trim an estimated $800 million in common benefit fees to lead counsel. He even questioned the need for a common benefit order at all. "The fact that something is repeatedly done in MDLs doesn't mean courts have authority to do it," he said at a Wednesday hearing.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorneys Say Marijuana Legalization Likely in Connecticut in 2021

With passage of a bill legalizing recreational marijuana likely in Connecticut in the 2021 legislative session, attorneys are gearing up for a lot more work.
4 minute read

Law.com

In Second Attempt to Resolve Roundup Claims, Bayer Announces $2B Class Deal

The class action settlement, announced Wednesday, includes a $1.325 billion compensation fund program under which Roundup users can make claims for a period of four years. No such fund existed in a similar $1.1 billion deal that lawyers were forced to withdraw last summer after a federal judge raised numerous concerns.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Biden's Immigration Policies and What They Will Mean for Millions of Illegal Texas Workers: Essential Yet Deportable?

President Joe Biden plans to send groundbreaking legislative packages to Congress to address immigration reform, including what's sure to be a controversial centerpiece: a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 12 million immigrants in the country without legal status.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Litigation to Watch: Nearly 7 Years Later, Pesticide Firm Indicted Over DuPont Toxins

The DuPont Plant in La Porte in 2014 released a toxic chemical, killing four workers and spurring litigation. Now a spin-off of the company is under indictment along with a former plant manager.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why Cannabis Is Shut Out of $900 Billion Economic Aid Act

In tranches of up to $10 million, the federal government is doling out $900 billion of forgivable loans to borrowers other than "plant touching" marijuana-related businesses (MRBs).
7 minute read

Law.com

'A Challenging Argument': Tyson Foods Says Federal Law Preempts COVID-19 Lawsuits

In motions to dismiss filed in Iowa and Texas, Tyson cited an April 28 executive order from President Donald Trump to keep meat plants open, as well as two regulatory laws, in arguing that federal law preempts lawsuits brought by employees who got sick or died from COVID-19.
9 minute read

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