NEXT
Sign in to follow

Law.com

Consumers Filed Fewer Lawsuits in 2020, New Report Says

A report released on Thursday by Lex Machina, a unit of LexisNexis, found that consumer protection filings in federal court, including data breach class actions, dropped to 12,922 from 14,432 in 2019, even though the COVID-19 pandemic created some new cases.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Woman Sues Amazon For Delivering Blender That Allegedly Caused Injury

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Google, Apple and Facebook Object to 'Frankenstein' Case Over Casino Apps

Plaintiffs lawyers alleging that casino-style apps on Facebook, Google and Apple violate state gambling laws had proposed a leadership team in charge of all three dockets.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Winners Unveiled for 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers

This years awards banquet also honored Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar and Rising Stars.
3 minute read

Law.com

J&J Wins First Ovarian Cancer Talc Trial Since COVID-19 Shutdowns

Friday's defense verdict comes four days after an Illinois judge issued a contempt order against Johnson & Johnson because its corporate witness, who testified in the trial, failed to appear for cross-examination.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Merck Accused of 'Disease Mongering' to Sell Gardasil HPV Vaccine

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Carella Byrne, Robins Kaplan Lodge Latest Sunscreen Filing in NJ

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

As Accusations of Bad Faith Fly, Phila.'s First Talc Trial Is Removed to Federal Court for Third Time

Johnson & Johnson, which has been hit with multibillion-dollar verdicts over its talc products, removed the case from the state trial court to the Philadelphia federal court.
5 minute read

Law.com

Lawsuit: Johnson & Johnson Targeted Black Women in Marketing Baby Powder

Attorney Ben Crump teamed up with New York's Napoli Shkolnik to file a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the National Council of Negro Women alleging that Johnson & Johnson marketed its baby powder to Black women, many of whom died of ovarian cancer.
4 minute read

Law.com

J&J Held in Contempt of Court After Its Witness Fails to Appear in Talc Trial

An Illinois state court judge issued the contempt order Monday against Johnson & Johnson and its vice president of women's health, Dr. Susan Nicholson, after she failed to appear for cross-examination as a defense witness in the trial, according to Beasley Allen, which is representing plaintiff Colleen Cadagin.
3 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • The Role of Evolving Support Structures in Optimizing Legal Talent

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Corporate Monitorship Advisory Services

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now

  • AI-Powered Deposition and Medical Record Summaries: Low Risk, High Reward

    Brought to you by Parrot

    Download Now

  • Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now