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Hearing Begins Over Dismissal of 3M Earplug Bankruptcy. 'There Was No Fire.'

A hearing set to last at least two days began Wednesday in Indianapolis to determine whether a bankruptcy judge should dismiss the Chapter 11 case of 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies, designed to resolve 235,000 lawsuits over combat earplugs.
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National Law Journal

As 3M Judge Weighs Playing the Bankruptcy Card, Plaintiffs Lawyers Grapple With Rising Use of Strategy

As bankruptcy and the Texas Two-Step are being used as litigation strategy in MDLs, court watchers are wondering how viable this avenue will be in the long run. One judge is hearing arguments on it April 19.
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Law.com

'This Bankruptcy Is Unconscionable': Judge Hears All-Day Arguments About Talc Bankruptcy's Stay

On Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan heard more than eight hours of arguments on whether the automatic stay in this month's talcum powder bankruptcy filing should halt trials against Johnson & Johnson.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Product Liability Suit Against Amazon Over Alleged Disfigurement Sent to Fed Court

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Corporate Counsel

As Crocs Sales Soar, GC Announces Retirement

General Counsel Daniel Hart helped engineer a $2.5 billion acquisition a year ago, a deal that helped the maker of slip-in clogs rack up record 2022 sales.
2 minute read

Law.com

New Mexico AG Reaches $17M Settlement With E-Cigarette Company JUUL Over Ads Aimed at Youths

"The agreement places the most stringent restrictions on JUUL's marketing, sales, and distribution practices in order to protect and prevent minors from underage smoking," said New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez's office.
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Corporate Counsel

Despite Challenges, Amazon Holding Tight to Exec Pay Approach

Amazon general counsel David Zapolsky received total compensation of $18.2 million in 2022, returning him to the ranks of the nation's highest-paid legal chiefs.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pistol Licensing, Product Liability and the FLSA

This column reports on several significant representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Gary R. Brown denied plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction regarding New York State's gun licensing and use laws. Judge Frederic Block denied a motion to dismiss product liability claims concerning TRESemmé products, and Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks rejected a settlement under the FLSA as overbroad with insufficient support to determine reasonableness.
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The Recorder

Hogan Lovells Builds San Francisco Bench With Arnold & Porter Litigator

Consumer products litigator Trenton Norris joined Hogan Lovells in Northern California.
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New York Law Journal

Calif., NY Co-Lead $462M Agreement, Resolving Claims of Juul Fueling Youthful E-Cig Use

The settlement, which includes Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico, is for Juul and its former directors and executives' alleged role in contributing to the youth vaping epidemic that led to a rise in underage e-cigarette smoking across the United States.
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