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Daily Business Review

Fresh off Big Pharma Victory, Defense Lawyer Braces for Similar Fights Fueled by Lit Funding

"You're going to see the exposure of the underbelly of the plaintiff practice in the coming years," said Hildy Sastre, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
8 minute read

Law.com

Juul Agrees to Pay $40M to Settle North Carolina AG's Lawsuit

The first state to sue electronic cigarette maker Juul has reached a $40 million settlement ahead of a July 12 trial. The proposed consent decree, announced in court Monday, includes payments that Juul plans to make to the state of North Carolina over six years.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Lawyers-Turned-Tech Developers' Biggest Problem Is Their Own Experience

Attorneys-turned-entrepreneurs can bring hands-on experience to the development of legal tech. But absent a willingness to engage outside stakeholders, there's a good chance their efforts will be too narrowly tailored.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiff's Bar Shed Partners & Associates As COVID-19 Caused Havoc

Most firms shrank their headcount in 2020, but a few managed to come out better than expected financially.
8 minute read

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

Daily Business Review

Judge Sanctions 3M's Attorneys in Earplug Trial for 'Willful Disregard' of Court Orders

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers imposed a $10,000 sanction on one attorney and $2,000 sanction against another defense lawyer. "Today these proceedings and the integrity of the court were degraded, they were disrespected by the willful violation of my orders by 3M's counsel," the judge said June 18, hours before a jury issued a $1.7 million verdict, according to a transcript.
6 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Lemon Law Attorney: Delaware's Unfair Business Practices Ban Wouldn't Stop Odds Stacked Against Consumers

The Consumer Fraud Act has banned deceptive business practices for more than 50 years, but Delaware is currently one of six states that doesn't explicitly ban unfair practices.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Something Needs to Be Done': Sunscreen Makers Hit With Nationwide Class Action

Benzene, a known carcinogen linked to blood cancer, is not an active ingredient intentionally used in sunscreens, according to the complaint.
4 minute read

The Recorder

How Scientist-Turned-Lawyer Julie Park Counseled Clients on Pandemic Risks

Park, a Morrison & Foerster partner in San Diego who defends companies in product liability matters and consumer class actions, steered clients through the ever-changing rules of the pandemic. Going forward, she sees more regulation of "connected products," and a growing number of environmental contamination lawsuits.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Jury Awards $5.5M to Widow Suing Tobacco Companies

"What I think this verdict shows that fading memory and passage of time is not something tobacco companies can exploit," attorney Austin Carr said. "They are not going to be able to delay a case."
5 minute read

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