When a defendant settles a mass tort, it wants to achieve peace; one of the worst things that can happen is for plaintiffs to attempt to pursue claims
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JPML Declines MDL Status for Surgical Robots
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Posted in Articles, Drug and Device
We have posted before about the MDL process and the importance of the initial decision by the Panel on ordering coordination. Last week the Judicial P…
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Court of Appeals Affirms Exclusion of Plaintiff Expert Testimony
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The Sixth Circuit earlier this month affirmed the exclusion of plaintiff expert testimony seeking to link osteonecrosis of the jaw to plaintiff’s use …
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Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of FEMA Trailer Claims
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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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MDL Status Denied in Beverage Litigation
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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined to consolidate the suits brought by plaintiffs attacking the marketing of beverages as “…
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Class Certification Denied in BPA Litigation
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A Missouri federal court last week denied the class certification motion of consumers suing defendants in the multi-district litigation over the use o…
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Gulf Oil Spill MDL Court Issues Trial CMO
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The court managing the Gulf oil spill MDL recently entered an important case management order defining the structure and scope of the upcoming trial o…
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MDL Court Rules on Availability of Punitive Damages in Gulf Oil Spill Litigation
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The MDL court overseeing the claims arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has ruled that plaintiffs can seek punitive damages against alleged…
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MDL Panel Declines to Coordinate Spread Litigation
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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined recently to consolidate three suits by plaintiffs who alleged Ferrero U.S.A. Inc. misrepresent…
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Interesting Case Management Issue in Welding MDL
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We have posted about the welding fumes MDL before. Call it case management by option– as the court has worked through the bellwether trials, it is in…
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