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Critical Mass: This Week: Oklahoma's Opioid Trial Ends, as California's Mesh Trial Begins. And Who's Handling Class Actions Over Abused Cows?

This week had two big trials to watch: In both, state attorney generals have targeted mass torts. One trial began over pelvic mesh, and one ended over opioids.
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The Recorder

Judge Slashes $80M Roundup Verdict to $25.3M

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California, who refused to overturn the verdict Friday, found that Monsanto Co.'s conduct was sufficient to warrant punitive damages of $20 million—a ratio of four times the compensatory damages.
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Daily Report Online

Flood of 'Outlaw' Sex Pill Lawsuits Draws Posse of Defense Lawyers Ready to Fight

Texas-based Outlaw Laboratory has sued hundreds of convenience stores and gas stations claiming they sell adulturated sex supplements. Defense lawyers are striking back, calling the claims a "shakedown."
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A Unanimous Supreme Court Splits: 'Merck v. Albrecht'

The majority of the court added a new wrinkle with its conclusion that judges, not juries, should decide whether federal drug regulation preempts state-law tort claims.
8 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: Boeing's $100M Promise Met With Lawyers' Skepticism. Plus: Fuel Tank Litigation Out of Gas

Attorneys said the aerospace company's offer wouldn't give answers about two 737 Max 8 crashes, and would not absolve it of potential exposure to punitive damages
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Law.com

Critical Mass: An Opioid Bankruptcy Brouhaha Bubbles Up. Boeing Wants 737 Max 8 Lawsuits in Illinois. Roundup Judge Calls Monsanto 'Pretty Crass.'

Last month's Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Insys Therapeutics triggered outcries from several state attorneys general with pending suits against the opioid company.
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Daily Business Review

Florida's Budding Cannabis Industry Expands With New Hemp Law

According to a research report published by Cowen & Co. earlier this year, the investment bank believes that the U.S. market for cannabidiol (CBD) consumer goods could reach $16 billion—a "conservative" forecast—by 2025, up from between $600 million and $2 billion in 2018 retail sales. As the third-most populous state in the country, this is a very big deal for Florida.
7 minute read

Law.com

Lawyers Who Sued Takata Target a New Airbag Manufacturer

Many of the same plaintiffs lawyers involved in the Takata airbag lawsuits have filed class actions over allegedly defective airbags made by ZF-TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., after NHTSA expanded an investigation in April.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pursuing Posers: A Q&A With Facial Devices Company FOREO's North America General Counsel

Evan Feldstein spoke with Corporate Counsel about the prevalence of counterfeit beauty goods and the role of the legal department in preventing and remedying the practice.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Digging Beyond 'Conclusory' Trial Court Opinion, Superior Court Upholds $750K Judgment

More than two years after vacating a $750,000 bench verdict and calling for a new trial because of what it said was a "conclusory" opinion by the trial judge, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, taking a second look at the case on remand from the state Supreme Court, has affirmed the lower court's judgment.
7 minute read

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