A not uncommon tactic in class actions is for plaintiffs to propose one class definition to obtain certification (one minimizing individual issues) an
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State High Court Rejects Mold Expert Opinion
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Here’s an interesting expert analysis that arises in the less common Frye context. In Chesson v. Montgomery Mut. Ins. Co., No. 97 (Md., 9/24/13), the …
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Hearing Questions EPA Stance on Fracking
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The House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing earlier this week to review federal hydraulic fracturing research activities. The hear…
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Ninth Circuit Vacates Asbestos Verdict on Daubert Basis
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The Ninth Circuit earlier this month vacated a $9 million award for a plaintiff who allegedly contracted mesothelioma working for decades at a paper m…
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Comcast
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We alerted readers before about the Supreme Court consideration of the role of Daubert at the class certification stage. See Comcast Corp. v. Behrend,…
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CPSC Commissioners Testify At Hearing Regarding Database
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Issues about the product complaint database set up by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission bubbled over again last week. We have posted on the …
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House Hearing on CAFA- Seven Years Later
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A topic near and dear to the hearts of readers of MassTortDefense was the subject of a recent hearing by a subcommittee of the U.S. House Judiciary Co…
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House Committee Tackles Regulations
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The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing last week on a bill that would require federal agencies to evaluate the costs of proposed regulations bef…
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House Hearing on Food Marketing to Kids — Seller Beware
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Two subcommittees of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and the Subcommittee on Health, h…
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Why We Can’t Sue Our Way to Prosperity
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The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing earlier this week on “Can We Sue Our Way to Prosperity?: Litigati…
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