About 1700 federal cases sit in the MDL for the product Levaquin makers. Levaquin is an antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections, in
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Appeals Court Vacates Asbestos Plaintiff Jury Verdict
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The Florida court of appeals recently reversed a $6.6 million judgment for the plaintiff in an asbestos case raising interesting issues of the law app…
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FJC Releases Report on Juror Use of Social Media
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Here at MassTortDefense we have observed the many ways in which the evolution and spiking popularity of social media has affected the practice of law.
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District Court Upholds Punitives in Surprising Decision
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In a surprising and somewhat questionable decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio recently upheld a jury verdict awarding …
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Federal Appeals Court Vacates Class Action Verdict In Radiation Case
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Last week, a federal appeals court vacated a $926 million judgment against Rockwell International and Dow Chemical over alleged plutonium contaminatio…
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New Proposed Jury Instruction on Electronic Devices
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At its last meeting, the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM) endorsed a set of suggested jury instruction…
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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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Juror Internet Search Warrants New Trial
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Many a reader of MassTortDefense has wondered and worried about whether jurors were following a court’s admonishment not to see or read anything about…
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Defense Jury Verdict In Welding Rod Trial
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A jury in Mason County, W.Va., issued a unanimous verdict last week for welding industry defendants, rejecting claims that injuries to former welder J…
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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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