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Litigators of the Week: A Defense Verdict in Cook County in the First Zantac Trial

Defense lawyers for GSK, led by Tarek Ismail of Goldman Ismail, and Boehringer Ingelheim, led by Andrew Bayman of King & Spalding, won a defense verdict from state court jurors who rejected a claim that the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused an Illinois woman's colon cancer.
7 minute read

Law.com

'They Shouldn't Allow 24/7 Access': Lawsuits Allege Kids Got Addicted to Video Games

On Thursday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard arguments on whether to combine about two dozen lawsuits alleging children and young adults got addicted to video games.
6 minute read

Law.com

'A Lot of Outrage': Privacy Suits Allege GM Steers Driver Data to Insurers

About two dozen class actions allege General Motors is gathering data about drivers without their consent, and then sending it to insurance companies, which raise their rates.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Under Fire, Beasley Allen Accuses J&J Talc Lawyer of Misconduct

In a Wednesday letter to U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh, Jeffrey Pollock, an attorney for Beasley Allen, said Johnson & Johnson outside counsel Jim Murdica violated professional conduct rules by communicating with its talc client.
5 minute read

Law.com

Drug Manufacturers Win First Zantac Verdict in the Nation

An Illinois jury sided with pharmaceutical manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim in the first verdict in the Zantac litigation.
3 minute read

Law.com

Talc Plaintiffs File Class Action Over Johnson & Johnson's Alleged 'Fraudulent Transfers'

The class action, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by five plaintiffs in talcum powder lawsuits, names Johnson & Johnson, its subsidiaries and several current and former officers and directors.
7 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 'Completely Taken Aback' by Flint Judge's Sanctions Order; Girardi's Lawyers Want Juror Questionnaires to Stem Negative Bias

A federal judge in the cases brought over water contamination in Flint, Michigan, threatened sanctions and a gag order after a defendant's media campaign threatened a jury trial.
7 minute read

Law.com

Chemical Firm BASF Strikes $316.5M Settlement With Drinking Water Providers

Lawyers suing over "forever chemicals" in the nation's drinking water supplies announced their fourth settlement on Tuesday.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Lawyers Want Juror Questionnaire for Tom Girardi, a 'Lightning Rod' for Bias

In a May 17 filing, federal public defenders representing Tom Girardi sought the questionnaires, citing extensive news coverage of their client and his estranged wife Erika Jayne's starring role on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Johnson & Johnson, Citing 'Eye-Opening' Emails, Moves to Subpoena Beasley Allen

The subpoenas, requested in a Friday letter, would focus on Beasley Allen's litigation financing arrangements with Fortress Investment Group and its purported relationship with news agency Thomson Reuters.
4 minute read

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