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First Infant Formula Trial Against Abbott Begins in Missouri

Jake Plattenberger told jurors in an opening statement on Tuesday that Abbott's cow's milk-based formula, sold under the Similac brand, caused plaintiff Margo Gill's premature daughter, Robynn Davis, to get necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, a gastrointestinal inflammation.
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New Jersey Law Journal

J&J Loses Bid to Subpoena Beasley Allen Over Talc Financing

Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider, of the District of New Jersey, found on Tuesday that there was not good cause to allow Johnson & Johnson to pursue discovery about Beasley Allen's litigation financing.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Just the Tip of Iceberg as Bellwether Plaintiffs Get $10.3M in Arbitration

"The overwhelming evidence revealed that Respondents' false, misleading, deceptive, and unconscionable conduct gave Claimants a false sense of security," AAA Panel Chair Raul A. Gonzalez said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Zantac Plaintiffs Move for Judge to Recuse Over Alleged Conflict

"While I offer no opinion as to whether Judge Roberts harbors any actual bias in favor of pharmaceutical companies, specifically including GSK, there are many reasons why Judge Roberts' ability to rule impartially in this case may reasonably be questioned," Stengel wrote.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Upcoming Phila. Roundup Trial Canceled After Judge Knocks Out Most of Plaintiffs' Claims

Kline & Specter's Thomas Kline said the decision to drop the remaining count was not a surrender. Rather, he said, it was a step toward bringing the case back before a jury.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Damages Awarded in $2.25B Roundup Verdict 'Shocks the Court's Sense of Justice,' Phila. Judge Rules

Schulman's 75-page opinion lays out the reasoning behind a June 4 order in which she slashed the McKivison verdict to $404 million but denied Monsanto's request for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi's Lawyers Move to Sever Upcoming Trial From Firm's Ex-Accountant

The motion to sever is among a flurry of filings that followed a June 20 hearing in the federal government's criminal case against Tom Girardi. The trial begins Aug. 6.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'It Appears She Has Absconded': Deposits Missing for Surrogate Pregnancies Across U.S.

"Dominique's actions appear to be to avoid having to face the clients she defrauded. It appears she has absconded," Harris County 80th District Court Judge Jeralynn Manor's order states.
3 minute read

Law.com

MDLs Make Up More Than Half of U.S. Cases, Whether It's 65% or 71%

According to fiscal year 2023 statistics from the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, and the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, multidistrict litigation now makes up 65% of the federal civil caseload, a far bigger share than the 38% a decade ago.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Motley Rice Hires New Office Leader to Deepen Mass Torts, Trial Practice in Philadelphia

Michael Daly arrives from Pogust Goodhead as the Ozempic mass tort litigation is consolidated in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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