By Amanda Bronstad | August 18, 2023
Lead attorneys in the talc multidistrict litigation, vowing to "proceed with alacrity," already have proposed a bellwether trial plan, which Johnson & Johnson opposed this week.
By Adolfo Pesquera | August 18, 2023
"The only guy in our area that did (toxic torts) only handled wrongful death. I thought, you have to die to get representation in this field? I wanted to help other families," Kristina Baehr said.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 18, 2023
Lead attorneys in the talc multidistrict litigation, vowing to "proceed with alacrity," already have proposed a bellwether trial plan, which Johnson & Johnson opposed this week.
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By Aleeza Furman | August 3, 2023
Defendants in Philadelphia's Paraquat mass tort say the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling upholding Pennsylvania's consent by registration statute doesn't change their stance that out-of-state plaintiffs can't sue them in the Keystone State.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 19, 2023
Some legal experts say Tuesday's verdict could make it harder for Johnson & Johnson to finalize its proposed $8.9 billion settlement in the Chapter 11 talc case.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 18, 2023
The verdict comes in a rare trial that began May 31 despite an automatic stay halting talc lawsuits from going before jurors after Johnson & Johnson's unit, LTL Management LLC, filed for bankruptcy this year.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 17, 2023
On Monday, lawyers for Randi Ellis, the future claims representative in the Johnson & Johnson talc bankruptcy, suggested sanctioning plaintiffs' lawyer Clay Thompson, who filed a July 12 disqualification motion that included a photo of her dining with lawyers in the case.
By Adolfo Pesquera | July 10, 2023
"This is a multi district litigation. So we're talking about thousands of claims. It's a pretty big deal to not have to try all those cases and be involved in all that discovery," Vinson & Elkins partner Chris Popov said.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 7, 2023
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management filed a second fraud lawsuit on Friday against three plaintiffs' experts who authored a 2020 report linking its talcum powder products to mesothelioma.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 6, 2023
Frank, of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness, filed his opening brief on Wednesday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which reversed another settlement three months ago because the lead plaintiffs lacked standing.
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