In December of last year, the federal court judge overseeing the MDL relating to Zantac claims effectively dismissed all cases against GSK. This was most certainly the worst news possible, but can Zantac claims possibly make a comeback? Potentially yes, with a few serious caveats. Even though Judge Rosenberg’s ruling on the admissibility of expert …
By Ken Hardison Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the hottest topics taking the business world by storm. This cutting edged technology has tremendous application for today’s law firms. Unlike the Metaverse, which garnered significant initial interest but has yet to deliver appreciable results, AI is already a potential game changer for users who …
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By W. Cameron Stephenson, Esq. Levin Papantonio Rafferty JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S ATTEMPT TO AVOID TALC LIABILITY THROUGH ABUSE OF U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE DID NOT WORK Global giant Johnson & Johnson concentrates its business in pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer packaged goods. In 2021 alone, the company generated approximately $93.7 billion in revenue. As of this …
JPML Agrees We’ve been talking a lot about the hair relaxer cases lately. Nearly 60 cases have been filed so far in various federal courts, and we’ve been predicting that this is a case almost designed for MDL treatment. This past Monday, following oral arguments in late-January, the JPML agreed, ordering centralization for discovery purposes. …
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Once again, we attended one of the great webinars put on by Levin Papantonio Rafferty and Mass Torts Made Perfect. These can be such great sources of information and we thank the presenters for their time and knowledge on these very tricky cases. Even more, they are pushing hard for CLE hours on these webinars, …
Now that 2022 is officially over and the holidays are in our rear-view mirrors, there is some actual movement that makes us think 2023 may be the year we see some of them finally settle, and others really take off. Bad News First – Zantac First, the bad news – the Zantac litigation suffered some …
We attended another webinar put on by the good people of Mass Torts Made Perfect and Levin Papantonio Rafferty, this time about the Hair Relaxer litigation. This is one of the bigger cases we are working as we start 2023. While there isn’t an MDL as of today, the expectation is that one will be created shortly after oral arguments on …
by Attorney Jeff Keiser Hair Straightener Litigation One of the hottest cases sweeping the country today is the hair straightener litigation, and lawsuits are being filed in federal court due to a new study that effectively proves that hair straighteners increase the risk of uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, breast cancer and endometriosis. A 2022 National …
by Attorney Jeff Keiser Disaster Averted! Camp Lejeune Attorney Fees Not Capped. There was a minor panic over the past two weeks over the potential that the U.S. Senate would amend the PACT Act to cap attorney’s fees in the Camp Lejeune litigation. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced an amendment that would severely limit any …
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Mass Tort Report update by Attorney Jeff Keiser We’re going to start off this month’s newsletter with a case that we have not discussed here before, MDL 2873 or the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation. This case has been in progress since 2019 and involves PFAS (also known as ‘Forever’ chemicals) that have …
