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Dismissal of FEMA Trailer MDL Bellwether Plaintiff Affirmed

By Sean Wajert on January 3, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

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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Welding Fume MDL Court Releases “Trial Template”

By Sean Wajert on July 6, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Judge overseeing the Welding Fume Products Liability MDL Litigation has issued a “Trial Template” to assist transferor courts in handl…
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Court Should Review Punitive Damages Re-Trial Issue

By Sean Wajert on April 29, 2010
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

Readers concerned about punitive damages law have their eyes on Wyeth LLC v. Scroggin. The case involves a woman who allegedly developed cancer after …
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MDL Court Rejects Consolidation of Bellwether Trials

By Sean Wajert on January 6, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Drug and Device

Readers of MassTortDefense know how significant the earliest few trials in any mass tort can be, influencing later trials and shaping settlement strat…
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Juror Internet Search Warrants New Trial

By Sean Wajert on September 28, 2009
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

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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FEMA Trailer MDL Selects First Bellwether Trial

By Sean Wajert on April 10, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

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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California Jury Returns Defense Verdict In Welding Fumes Trial

By Sean Wajert on February 16, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Jurors in Oakland, CA., concluded last week that welding products manufacturers were not liable for any neurological impairments suffered by a long-ti…
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