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New York Law Journal

Suboxone: Profits Over People; Developments in Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

This issue of the Mass Torts Update addresses the United Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordering the consolidation of Suboxone dental injury lawsuits as centralized in the the Northern District of Ohio. It goes on to provide an update on Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
5 minute read

Law.com

Paraquat Judge Tosses Key Plaintiffs' Expert Over 'Methodological Contortions'

U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing the paraquat multidistrict litigation, found that Dr. Martin Wells, a biostatistician and epidemiologist at Cornell University, used unreliable methodologies in concluding that exposure to the pesticide increased the risks of getting Parkinson's disease.
5 minute read

Law.com

Tyco Agrees to $750M Settlement Over Contaminated Drinking Water

On Friday, lawyers in the multidistrict litigation over aqueous film-forming foam announced the Tyco settlement, which would compensate 12,000 public water systems nationwide with contaminated drinking water supplies.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Litigation Skyrockets Against CooperSurgical

More than 100 cases have been filed so far this year, according to ALM's Law.com Radar, which tracks new cases filed in state and federal courts.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Northern California Judges Get New Multidistrict Litigation Over 23andMe Breach, Baby Food

"This mass tort is going to end up being one of the most important litigations in recent history," said R. Brent Wisner, a partner at Wisner Baum.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In Talc DQ Hearing, Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield Testifies: 'It Never Crossed My Mind'

Andy Birchfield, of Beasley Allen, took the stand on Wednesday to fend off Johnson & Johnson's allegations that he breached his ethical duties by working with one of its former lawyers to come up with a proposed $19 billion talc settlement.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic Leadership Fight Escalates: Proposed Co-Leads Are 'Losing Control'

Sarah Foster, of Schlesinger Law Offices in Fort Lauderdale, continued to insist she and others were excluded from the Ozempic leadership process, noting the last-minute addition of two lawyers to the proposed team.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Rejects Defense's Challenge to Philadelphia's Second Roundup Verdict

"Now that we have two solidly reasoned opinions by the trial court in Caranci and Martel, we look forward to appellate review of the two key bellwether cases, which will then set a template and guidance for future Roundup rulings and trials," Kline & Specter partners Thomas Kline and Tobi Millrood, who represent the plaintiff, said in an email.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Under Fire, Ozempic Lawyers Add Two 'Team Players' to Proposed Leadership

Plaintiffs lawyers who assembled a proposed leadership team in Ozempic lawsuits fired back at the accusation that they excluded attorneys—then added two more lawyers to their proposed team.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Two Claims Remain in Electric Transmission Defendants Winter Storm MDL

The ruling cites specific allegations made by plaintiffs lawyers, including that the TDUs refused to follow any plan for load shedding and instead flipped switches without foresight or concern.
4 minute read

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