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”
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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
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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
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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
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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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FEMA Trailer MDL Selects First Bellwether Trial
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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
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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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