The Fifth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of putative class actions filed by Mississippi and Alabama residents against the federal government al
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Dismissal of Bellwether Case in FEMA MDL Upheld
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The plaintiff who at one time had been the first-in-line bellwether plaintiff in the FEMA Trailer MDL has lost her appeal of the dismissal of her clai…
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Partial Settlement Proposed in FEMA Trailer Litigation
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Defendants and certain plaintiffs in the FEMA TRAILER FORMALDEHYDE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MDL NO. 07-1873(E.D. La.) have filed a joint motion …
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Dismissal of FEMA Trailer MDL Bellwether Plaintiff Affirmed
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With the recognition by many courts of the inappropriateness of the use of the class action device for personal injury claims, the use of other method…
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Jury Returns Defense Verdict in FEMA Trailer Trial
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Last week a federal jury in Louisiana returned a defense verdict in a plaintiffs’ suit over alleged exposure to formaldehyde fumes while living for se…
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Update on FEMA Trailer MDL
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A federal judge has decided an that an advisory jury can hear evidence on claims against the U.S. government in bellwether trials in the MDL concernin…
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Ruling on Contractors’ Motion to Dismiss in FEMA Trailer MDL
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The federal judge presiding over the MDL involving litigation claiming trailers issued after Hurricane Katrina allegedly exposed residents to formalde…
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FEMA Trailer MDL Decision on Preemption
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The federal court overseeing the MDL involving trailers issued by the U.S. government following Hurricane Katrina has dismissed some of the plaintiffs…
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FEMA Trailer MDL Selects First Bellwether Trial
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Judge Engelhardt of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, overseeing the MDL relating to the alleged formaldehyde contaminati…
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Class Certification Denied In FEMA Trailers MDL (Part II)
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The federal court in the FEMA Trailer MDL has denied class certification to a class of plaintiffs alleging that they were harmed or put at risk of fut…
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