A California federal court recently dismissed a proposed class action over alleged trans fat in defendant’s Cup Noodle products. See Guttmann v. Nissi
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Drug Maker Defeats AG Motion to Dismiss Action Challenging Private Contingency Counsel
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We have warned readers before about the dangerous and growing practice of governmental agencies delegating state police powers to private (plaintiff) …
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Competing Model of Plaintiff Class Action Bar Forthcoming
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Readers of MassTortDefense are mostly from the defense bar, and are always thinking about what the other side is thinking about. Visiting Professor Ra…
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Drywall Litigation Update
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The Georgia Superior Court has preliminarily approved a $6.5 million settlement between the Lowe’s home improvement stores and a nationwide proposed c…
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Summer Reading for the Rest of Us
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Today is the official first day of Summer, and in that spirit, as our readers think about reading something fun (not that MassTortDefense is not fun) …
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Informal Discovery Leads to Dismissal in MDL
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The court in the welding fume MDL litigation has dismissed the claims of the plaintiff who had been chosen for the seventh bellwether trial in this na…
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