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By Amanda Bronstad | February 10, 2021
The case, a smoker's lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., is the first jury trial to occur at a new courthouse in Multnomah County Circuit Court. It is among the rare civil trials attempting to occur in person during the pandemic; a separate in-person bench trial in Los Angeles concluded Wednesday with a $23.7 million verdict.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 5, 2021
One lawyer called the request a "money grab," particularly given that lead counsel got $2 billion in fees for settling their own cases last year.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 3, 2021
The class action settlement, announced Wednesday, includes a $1.325 billion compensation fund program under which Roundup users can make claims for a period of four years. No such fund existed in a similar $1.1 billion deal that lawyers were forced to withdraw last summer after a federal judge raised numerous concerns.
By Katheryn Tucker | January 19, 2021
"We think it's still important to have that brick-and-mortar building," said Frank Woodson, managing attorney of Beasley Allen's new office. "We wanted a stand-alone building—which we have leased—with a Beasley Allen sign out front to say, 'Yes. We are here.'"
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Mitchell W. Taraschi and Alexander J. Gacos | December 9, 2020
On June 3, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that "manufacturers and distributors can be found strictly liable for failure to warn of the dangers of their products, including their asbestos-containing components and a third party's replacement components."
By Amanda Bronstad | November 9, 2020
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has restarted dozens of Roundup cases that failed to settle following the earlier announcement of agreements totaling up to $10.9 billion over the weed killer developed by Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 5, 2020
The first virtual trial involving cosmetic talcum powder ended abruptly this week after the plaintiff, a 54-year-old man with mesothelioma, became too ill to communicate with his attorneys. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Stephen Kaus told jurors, via Zoom, that he would have to declare a mistrial.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 3, 2020
The move comes after the Missouri Supreme Court denied review of a $2.1 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson, the largest jury award granted to women alleging its baby powder caused them to get ovarian cancer.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 23, 2020
The panel questioned Monsanto's federal preemption argument but, in regard to the plaintiffs' expert evidence allowed at trial, raised concerns the appellate court had "departed from some of the other circuits in how it applies Daubert."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Katheryn Tucker | October 22, 2020
"This case has a long and complex procedural history," Judge John Musmanno said. "Complicating matters is the company the case keeps."
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