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Will the Fourth Circuit Finally Take On Bankruptcy's 'Texas Two-Step'?

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has agreed to take up a bankruptcy involving the controversial "Texas two-step," potentially deciding the merger tactic's fate in future Chapter 11 cases. The opening brief is due July 10.
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The Legal Intelligencer

'Back to Business': Ozempic MDL's New Judge Pushes Litigation Forward in Wake of Predecessor's Death

Marston held the status conference just two weekdays after the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation reassigned the MDL to her. The litigation, which Pratter had overseen since its coordination in February, had gone about three weeks without a judge.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic MDL Reassigned to Pennsylvania Judge Karen Marston

On Thursday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation reassigned the docket to U.S. District Judge Karen Marston, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, after the initial judge, U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter, 75, died on May 17.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Another Dean Omar Talc Trial Opens in Dallas, Two Days After $260M Verdict

'For more than 50 years, people have studied whether there's a connection between baby powder, and its talc, and mesothelioma,' Johnson & Johnson attorney Collin Cox told jurors on Wednesday, according to Courtroom View Network's livestream. 'There isn't.'
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Texas Lawyer

Panel Sends AT&T Data Breach Lawsuits to Texas Judge Ada Brown

In a Wednesday order, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation assigned U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas to oversee the AT&T data breach docket.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Slashes $1.8B Off of $2.25B Roundup Verdict

The plaintiff's lawyers said they "believe the reduction of the jury's verdict is a departure from established Pennsylvania law that we plan to appeal, seeking reinstatement of the full measure of compensatory and punitive damages."
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Law.com

Dallas Firm That Won $45M Talc Verdict Scored Again: Jury Hits J&J With $260M

The Oregon jury's verdict, which included $200 million in punitive damages, followed a month of trial in a case brought by Kyung Lee, diagnosed with mesothelioma after decades of being exposed to Johnson & Johnson's baby powder.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Lawyers Vying for 23andMe Data Breach Leadership Fear Bankruptcy Imminent

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen heard arguments on Monday from more than a dozen lawyers vying for leadership of the 23andMe data breach litigation.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Forge On With Ozempic Litigation Amid MDL Reassignment Uncertainty

"When a client reads that their judge has passed, it is a scary, scary thing," said Jonathan Orent, a member at Motley Rice.
4 minute read

Law.com

Talc Plaintiffs Move to Quash Subpoenas as J&J Defends Attorney's Conduct

On Thursday, Beasley Allen and the plaintiffs' steering committee in the talc multidistrict litigation filed motions to quash subpoenas sought by Johnson & Johnson in the talc litigation.
6 minute read

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