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Coverage of class actions and MDL, often targeting the design, manufacturing and marketing of defective products.
By Emily Cousins | April 11, 2024
More than 100 cases have been filed so far this year, according to ALM's Law.com Radar, which tracks new cases filed in state and federal courts.
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By Aleeza Furman | April 9, 2024
"Congress can't do it the way it did it here, where it's telling Pennsylvania, 'You have to make law the way we, Congress, tell you to,'" Jonathan Lowy, an attorney with Global Action on Gun Violence representing the plaintiffs, contended.
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By Aleeza Furman | April 8, 2024
"Now that we have two solidly reasoned opinions by the trial court in Caranci and Martel, we look forward to appellate review of the two key bellwether cases, which will then set a template and guidance for future Roundup rulings and trials," Kline & Specter partners Thomas Kline and Tobi Millrood, who represent the plaintiff, said in an email.
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By Larry E. Coben | April 5, 2024
Americans' reliance on and use of products designed, manufactured, and then imported to the United States from overseas creates significant legal issues when a consumer is injured, maimed or killed using one of these products. One very profound legal issue involves the challenge to obtain personal jurisdiction over a foreign manufacturer. We look briefly at this issue.
8 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | April 4, 2024
Plaintiffs lawyers who assembled a proposed leadership team in Ozempic lawsuits fired back at the accusation that they excluded attorneys—then added two more lawyers to their proposed team.
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By Aleeza Furman | April 2, 2024
"They wanted this trial," Becker said. "Now they come to you crying for the unfairness of it all."
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 1, 2024
The second trial since the dismissal of Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy last year opened on Monday, alleging its baby powder caused Patricia Matthey's ovarian cancer.
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By Aleeza Furman | April 1, 2024
"Within the next several months, the court will be closing the Risperdal, Essure and Elmiron mass tort programs, as the lawyers and self-represented parties work through the remaining cases on the docket," Judge Joshua Roberts, head of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Complex Litigation Center, said.
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By Bradley D. Remick | March 29, 2024
We were certain that the Azzarello standard, the artificial distinction between negligence and strict liability, was going to fade to some extent and strict liability defendants were going to be afforded the opportunity to present evidence that was relevant to their defenses. Instead, rather than adopting the Restatement (Third) of Torts, the court surprisingly adopted the risk utility and consumer expectation tests that were first developed in California.
8 minute read
By Maria Dinzeo | March 28, 2024
Chief Legal Affairs Officer Kevin Rhodes "drove actions to reduce risk and uncertainty through reduced exposure to litigation and regulatory risk," 3M's compensation committee says in the company's newly filed proxy statement.
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