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Transparency rules for funders in tort mass cases, and how funding affects the "business model" of plaintiff mass tort litigaiton
By Aleeza Furman | May 3, 2024
Johnson & Johnson alleges that Birchfield breached his ethical duties by partnering with Legacy Liability Solutions CEO James Conlan, who was outside counsel to Johnson & Johnson while a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath until 2022, to push a $19 billion talc settlement proposal.
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By Rhys Dipshan | May 2, 2024
Western Alliance Bank's "2024 Digital Payments in Class Actions and Mass Torts" report found that fraud grew regardless of whether claims were paid via digital payment or paper checks, though digital payments are fast becoming the norm.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 1, 2024
Wednesday's proposed plan immediately got pushback from lawyers representing ovarian cancer victims: "This is not a done deal," Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield told Law.com. "There is substantial opposition to this."
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By Aleeza Furman | April 30, 2024
"To provide much needed constitutional clarity after Mallory and conclusively resolve the jurisdictional status of nearly 90% of the total plaintiffs in the Paraquat mass tort program, this court should grant Syngenta Crop's petition for permission to appeal," the defendant argued.
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 29, 2024
Jury selection began Monday in St. Louis in a case brought by two Ohio women and one woman in Oklahoma.
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 26, 2024
Lawyers ramped up their fight over how to manage the 23andMe Inc. data breach litigation, disagreeing on everything from whether to immediately settle the cases to handling class members who are "truly frightened."
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 25, 2024
U.S. District Senior Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted final approval to a class action settlement over recalled Philips breathing devices, plus nearly $100 million in attorney fees.
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 25, 2024
Lawyers touting a $500 million settlement over insulin pricing are back at the drawing board after a judge refused to certify their class.
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By Aleeza Furman | April 24, 2024
Walsh said that, during an extensive hearing on leadership structure last week, Pratter "had some concerns about the size of the committee that we put in the application."
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 24, 2024
The first talcum powder verdicts involving Johnson & Johnson since the failed bankruptcies of its subsidiary last year both ended on April 19—but with mixed results.
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