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Monsanto's Key Roundup Expert in Hot Seat Over 'Bad Luck' Cancer Research

Dr. Cristian Tomasetti, a general causation expert for Monsanto in numerous Roundup trials, was questioned on Tuesday at a "Daubert" hearing before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria.
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Daily Report Online

'Nuclear Verdicts' Again Cited as Ga., Pa. Courts Tie for No. 1 Judicial Hellhole

Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth.
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Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Moves to Disqualify Beasley Allen From Talc Leadership

In a Tuesday motion, Johnson & Johnson said that Beasley Allen principal Andy Birchfield had struck an alliance with one of its former lawyers, James Conlan, at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.
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The Recorder

Calif. Roundup Trial Kicks Off After Monsanto Loses Bid to Boot Judge

Jury selection began Monday in San Benito County Superior Court, where Monsanto attempted to remove Judge Patrick Palacios from the trial.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Nelson Mullins Gains 7-Lawyer Group From Lathrop, Further Boosting Product Liability Team

The firm gains lawyers in Texas and California, but "probably more important than the geographic location is the skill set that [Robert Thackston] brings as a lawyer of last resort, first-chair trial lawyer," said firm leader Jim Lehman.
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The Recorder

Lawsuit Seeks to Stop 'Toxic Dust' Emissions From PBF Energy, Martinez Refining

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Law.com

$1.56B Roundup Verdict Was Fourth Against Bayer but First for This Plaintiffs Firm

Jay Utley and Bart Rankin, of Dallas-based Forrest Weldon Law Group, represented three plaintiffs diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the Roundup trial—and their first mass tort case.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Johnson & Johnson Settles First Trials Since Failed Talc Bankruptcies

One trial, which opened Nov. 9, settled on Wednesday, according to court records, while another trial set to begin Nov. 13 settled after jurors were seated. The amounts of the settlements weren't disclosed.
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The Recorder

Johnson & Johnson Battles 'Talc Tunnel Vision' in First Trial Since Bankruptcies

In opening statements on Thursday, Johnson & Johnson lawyer Kim Bruno, of Butler Snow, told a jury in Oakland, California, that plaintiff Marlin Eagles was exposed to asbestos from Naval Shipyards and his work at Peterbilt.
4 minute read

Law.com

Report: Tort Lawsuits Stuttered in 2022, but They're Poised to Bounce Back

The 2023 Torts Litigation Report, by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found there were 14,375 tort lawsuits filed in federal courts last year, among the lowest levels in a decade.
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