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Class Action Mass Tort Litigation

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
Morrison & Foerster LLP

When Your Life Sciences Are on the Line: Product Liability and Mass Torts

Morrison Foerster Investigations + White Collar Defense partner Nate Mendell, former Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, hosted the fourth episode of When Your Life Sciences Are on the Line, where leading...more

Bennett Jones LLP

The Inbetweeners—Mass Torts That Do Not Meet the Certification Criteria

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What Canadian process is available for mass torts when a class action cannot be certified? That is one question addressed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Carcillo v Canadian Hockey League (Carcillo)....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Mass Toxic Torts Watch List (Other Than Plaintiffs’ TV Ads)

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We are all familiar with the TV ads run by members of the plaintiffs’ bar seeking plaintiffs for mass toxic tort litigation, those asking whether you or someone you know has been “exposed” to a particular substance and now...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Proactive Protections Against CIPA Mass Arbitrations? Updated Terms of Use

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Businesses operating public facing websites that employ data analytics software to track users’ website interactions must be aware of a novel use of the California Information Privacy Act (“CIPA”) that has taken the...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Role of the FDA in the Exactech Recall: A Critical Analysis

Exactech has issued multiple recalls for its implantable joint replacement devices over the past few years. While Exactech has largely issued these recalls voluntarily, it has done so at the request—and with the oversight—of...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Lessons Learned from the Exactech Recall: How We Can Improve Medical Device Safety in the Future

In response to scrutiny from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Exactech has recalled hundreds of thousands of defective medical implant devices sold between 2004 and 2021. Despite these recalls—which began in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Two Steps Too Far: New Limitations on the Use of the Texas Two- Step to Resolve Mass Tort Liability in Bankruptcy

This paper explores the mechanisms by which companies have utilized corporate restructuring through divisive mergers in conjunction with the available protections and tools of the United States Bankruptcy Code to resolve mass...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Alternatives to the Exactech: Exploring Other Surgical Tools and Techniques

Over the past couple of decades, hundreds of thousands of patients in the United States have received defective medical implants manufactured by Exactech. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

A Timeline of the Exactech Recall: How it Unfolded

Exactech has recalled hundreds of thousands of implantable ankle, knee, hip and shoulder replacement devices over the past few years. If you or a loved one received an Exactech implant in 2004 or later, it will be important...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Searcy Denney Is Pursuing Claims on Behalf of Families Affected by Dangerous WanaBana Applesauce Pouches

Our firm is actively pursuing claims against WanaBana USA and other companies on behalf of families affected by WanaBana USA’s dangerous applesauce pouches. On October 28, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Mass Torts vs. Class Actions: A Tale of Two Strategies

Mass torts are on the rise in Ontario, thanks to certification challenges, carriage fights and the influence of plaintiffs’ counsel. But not all provinces are experiencing the same trend. In this episode of our podcast,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

5 Major Drug and Medical Device Developments in 2023

A popular New Year’s trend is to say “goodbye” to all the things that didn’t serve you in 2023, as you usher in new intentions and habits for 2024. Although there were many great trial outcomes and continuing scientific wins...more

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Looking at Data Breach and Class Action Exposure Through a Single Lens

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There has been a spike in data breach class actions this year. According to a study by Law.com Radar, the monthly average of data breach class actions was 44.5 from January through August. This figure is more than double of...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Re:Torts - Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts - Issue 11

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Recent Nuclear Verdicts Highlight Danger of Punitive Damages - In October and November 2023, four separate products liability trials ended with large plaintiff verdicts. Three of these verdicts were against Monsanto in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - November 2023

Fourth Circuit Holds That Class Action Waiver Issue Must Be Decided Before Certification and Questions Narrow Issue Classes - In In re Marriott International, Inc., 78 F.4th 677 (4th Cir. 2023), a panel of the U.S. Court...more

BCLP

Mass Settlements from a U.S. Perspective

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As total adjudication is a lofty finish line for many mass and class disputes, settlement is a crucial factor. As class actions continue to rise in prominence in the UK, the United States offers many lessons to emulate and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Drug & Medical Device Litigation - December 5th - 6th, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 28th Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation returns for another exciting year with curated programming and networking opportunities with 400+ industry...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - August 2023

Post-TransUnion, A Closer Examination of Threshold for Article III Standing- Class action trials are rare. The potential magnitude of an adverse verdict, even when improbable, makes the risks of trial unpalatable for...more

Polsinelli

10 Steps to Better Managing Mass Tort Litigation

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From the now decades old asbestos litigation to pharmaceuticals and product liability cases to the newly developing PFAS or “forever chemical” lawsuits, mass tort litigation has increasingly become the tool of choice by which...more

JAMS

Navigating the Grey Areas of Neutrality in Reverse Auctions

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Given the number of class actions and other representative matters filed across the country, a phenomenon known as the reverse auction has increasingly evolved over the past decade, which affects both the process by which...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - March 2023

The decision to grant or deny class certification is usually the most pivotal aspect of a putative class action. A denial of class certification frequently disposes of the case altogether, while a grant often leads to...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

PLAC MDL Task Force Comment Letter to MDL Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

As an organization representing many target defendants in mass tort MDLs, including some of the largest MDLs on the federal docket, the Product Liability Advisory Council is uniquely positioned to serve as a voice for the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Surge in Mass Tort Litigation in Canada

For over 20 years, Canada has been known internationally as a haven for product liability class actions. Due to the low threshold for obtaining class certification, most proposed product-liability class actions in Canada are...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - December 2022

SCOTUS Leaves Standing 9th Circuit Ruling in Tuna Case That, at Certification, Plaintiffs Need Not Show Putative Class Has Few Unharmed Members - Litigation of the class certification question nearly always involves expert...more

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Mass Tort Transformation Opportunities: Where to Begin?

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The legal industry has been undergoing major changes over recent years. Both corporations and law firms are paying more attention to the macrotrends surfacing across the industry and taking action to align with competitors...more

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