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Judicial Hellhole? Southern Lawyers Divided Over Georgia's Designation

"I was a judge for 11 years, and in those 11 years 90% of the med-mals resulted in defense verdicts," said plaintiff attorney Dax Lopez of DelCampo Grayson Lopez. "That is not unusual, and I think we sort of lose sight of that."
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Daily Report Online

Keep Georgia No. 1 by Improving the Lawsuit Climate and Reducing the Tort Tax

In its most recent Lawsuit Climate Survey, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) ranked Georgia 41st out of the 50 states. This is Georgia's worst-ever ranking since ILR first conducted this survey in 2002.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Jury Awards $23 Million in Damages for Asbestos-Related Cancer

"Mr. McWilliams is just the kindest man who did everything that was expected of him," his attorney Brittany Russell of Weitz & Luxenberg said in an interview. "He went to work every day for 36 years and provided for his wife and his children. Nobody should get cancer just from going to work. I'm really grateful that the jury decided to hold Jenkins accountable for what they did."
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ken Feinberg 'Under the Gun' to Evaluate Talc Bankruptcy Claims

Ken Feinberg told a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that he was "under the gun" to complete a report that estimated the total value and volume of cancer claims over Johnson & Johnson's baby powder.
4 minute read

Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Unit Accuses Leading Plaintiffs' Talc Expert of Fraud

In a Dec. 16 complaint, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management claimed Dr. Jacqueline Moline falsified a 2019 article on which plaintiffs lawyers relied in cases linking mesothelioma to its baby powder.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Civil Defense Lawyers Have Mixed Views on Georgia's Judicial Hellholes Top Ranking

"I think it's been a long time coming, and it's a black mark the Legislature, the judiciary and the plaintiff's bar have earned in this state," said John E. Hall Jr., founding partner at Hall Booth Smith in Atlanta.
5 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Tosses Plaintiffs Experts, Eliminating Thousands of Zantac Lawsuits

U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg ruled that plaintiffs' experts in the Zantac multidistrict litigation had "unreliable methodologies" and "analytical leaps" from existing data.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Dry Shampoo Maker Wants Benzene Class Actions Sent to Florida Judge

Carlton Fields shareholder Thomas Meeks has moved to transfer four class actions alleging Not Your Mother's dry shampoo contains benzene to U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal in Fort Lauderdale.
3 minute read

Law.com

Bayer Wins Again: Sixth Jury Sides With Monsanto in Roundup Trial

On Wednesday, a Missouri jury came out with the sixth defense verdict in a row for Monsanto in a trial over its Roundup pesticide.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawsuits Surge in Philadelphia's Zantac Mass Tort Program as More Plaintiffs Turn to State Courts

The Zantac program is now the largest of four mass torts to have been established in Philadelphia's Complex Litigation Center in 2022.
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