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Lawyer: 'Real Explosion' of Lawsuits Predicted Over Zantac

"This is [the] very, very, very beginning of this litigation," said Brent Wisner, of Baum Hedlund, whose firm won $289 million and $2 billion Roundup verdicts. Zantac, he said, "will dwarf what we saw in Roundup."
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Plaintiffs Trio Behind the $260M Ohio Opioid Settlement

"The clients understood, as we all do, that there is not enough money to pay for all the damages related to this epidemic. They need help now not after five years of appeals."
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Johnson & Johnson Faces Unfriendly Landscape in Wake of 'Nuclear Verdicts'

Lawyers believe the litigation landscape facing Johnson & Johnson could get worse given the unfriendly view the public has of drug companies.
7 minute read

Law.com

Skilled in the Art: Behind the Scenes of IP's New Video Aggregator + Quinn Stays on the Field in Soccer Dispute

Kudelski Group veterans launch a defensive patent aggregator for video.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

With New Trial Tactics Fueling 'Nuclear' Verdicts, Can Defense Catch Up?

The term "nuclear" verdict has a bit of a fluid meaning. Many who spoke with The Legal described it as an award that is significantly higher than would be expected given the injuries in the case, rather than a term indicating any particular threshold.
10 minute read

Law.com

'It Was a Late Night': How Attorneys Reached a Last-Minute $260M Opioid Settlement

Paul Hanly of New York's Simmons Hanly Conroy said co-lead counsel were finalizing details of a deal until 1 a.m. on Monday.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High-Fives, Photos With Jurors Merit Judge's Recusal, Defense Says in Post-Verdict Motions in $8B Risperdal Case

The defense team said the judge's greeting showed bias, but plaintiffs counsel said the recusal allegation was a 'vituperative' allegation against a sitting judge.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyers Jump In to Represent States, Others Opposing Purdue's Stay of Their Cases

More than two dozen states and hundreds of cities, counties and other governments have retained outside lawyers to oppose an attempt in bankruptcy court to halt their lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its founders, the Sacklers. A hearing is set for Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Adds FDA Pros, Loses Ex-Tax Practice Leader in DC

Veleka Peeples-Dyer, who joins from McDermott, will lead the firm's FDA practice.
3 minute read

Law.com

In Opioid Cases, 6th Circuit US Appeals Court Rejects Petitions to Delay Trial, Recuse Judge

Thursday's orders, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, mean an Oct. 21 trial over the opioid crisis will go forward.
6 minute read

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