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American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Annual Summit on PFAS Regulation, Compliance and Litigation - May 29th - 30th, New York, NY

The PFAS regulatory landscape is evolving fast, and with a new administration on the horizon, major changes in compliance, enforcement, and litigation risks could be imminent. If your business fails to stay ahead, you can...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Failure to Schedule Depositions Together Was Discovery Abuse

Recent amendments to the federal rules governing pretrial discovery encourage courts to be more aggressive in squelching wasteful discovery practices. Litigators should be mindful that judges are increasingly taking the rules...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Mass Tort Cases: Challenges for Plaintiff’s and Defense Counsel

Mass tort cases present unique challenges for both plaintiff’s and defense counsel. Unlike a class-action case, where a representative plaintiff stands in for the other members of the class, each plaintiff in a mass tort case...more

Goldberg Segalla

New Strategy is Embraced for Product Identification in Multidistrict PFAS Litigation

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The Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) MDL has taken a significant step forward with the introduction of a new case management program intended to streamline the complex process of product identification. The program’s...more

Cimplifi

Chess, Not Checkers: Key Elements of Effective Complex Litigation Management

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If you’re a game player, you know that checkers and chess – despite being played on the same board – are totally different games. In checkers, the moves are relatively simple and straightforward, with limited variation – you...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

What to Look for in a Mass Tort Lawyer

If you have a claim against a drug company, automaker or other product manufacturer, asserting your legal rights may involve filing a mass tort claim. In this situation, you may not be the only one who is entitled to...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Women with Meningioma Brain Tumors from Depo-Provera May Qualify to File a Lawsuit

The Depo-Provera birth control shot has been linked to an increased risk of a type of brain tumors known as meningiomas. Women who received the Depo shot and were diagnosed with meningioma brain tumors may be eligible to...more

Lighthouse

How Do You Tame Your Complex Litigation? Process Is Key

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Summary: MDLs and other complex litigations are high-stakes and full of risk. Discover how an innovative process can streamline your approach, minimizing the chance for key information to slip. Modern data volumes make the...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Depo-Provera Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of Women With Meningioma Brain Tumors

Women injected with the Depo-Provera birth control shot are more than five-times more likely to be diagnosed with a type of brain tumors known as meningioma, according to a recent study....more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Re:Torts - October 2024

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Uber Drives Dual MDL Challenges to Ninth Circuit - Key Takeaways - Ninth Circuit review of Uber’s non-consolidation clauses in an MDL context could generate new precedent on the enforceability of similar clauses and shape...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Poor Health, Family Obligations Supply Good Cause for Avoiding Deposition Travel

To their credit, experienced litigators are able to resolve the vast majority of pretrial discovery disputes without the need for court intervention. This is particularly true when the dispute in question is whether a...more

Butler Snow LLP

Conducting A Prelitigation Investigation

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Litigation attorneys are constantly bombarded with news of trial victories and defeats – millions of dollars awarded in damages in one case while a defense verdict is achieved in another. Although some attorneys may read...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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Litigation Readiness: Seven Things to Keep in Mind

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Data breach class actions continue to rise, following almost inevitably from nearly every major security incident. Here are seven things in-house counsel can do to prepare for that anticipated litigation....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

Williams Mullen

MDLs: The Black Holes of the U.S. Judicial System

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Many attorneys (including this author) have been known to mutter in dismay, “this MDL is like a black hole.” The description fits. Still others have never heard of an “MDL.”...more

BakerHostetler

The Only Rule of Multidistrict Litigation Is...

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BakerHostetler represents clients in high-stakes multidistrict litigation across the country. MDLephant: What’s Big in MDL Litigation? explores key aspects of these high-stakes cases, and what the future holds in store. This...more

Lighthouse

Why You Need a Specialized Key Document Search Team in Multi-District Litigation

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Few things are more ominous to a company’s in-house counsel than the prospect of facing thousands of individual lawsuits across 30-40 jurisdictions, alongside various other companies in a multi-district litigation (MDL)...more

Nextpoint, Inc.

7 Key Questions to Consider When Directing Multi District Litigation in a Modern Digital Age

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The volumes of data involved in Multi District Litigation and Class Actions are exploding in both size and diversity, with no end in sight. Analysts project that the volumes of data being produced will double every two years,...more

Jones Day

Enforcing the Line Between Product Liability and Public Nuisance

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Around the country, creative plaintiffs' lawyers have been repackaging product liability claims as public nuisance claims to avoid dismissal. Plaintiffs have used this maneuver to attempt an end-run on important product...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 17th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Conference - April 26th - 27th, New York City, NY

Premier forum which shapes the law, policy, and proceedings of Paragraph IV Litigation is back to New York City on April 26-27! Pharmaceutical patent practitioners from across the globe attend this flagship conference to...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Drug & Medical Device Litigation - December 7th - 8th, New York, NY

The premier event for drug and medical device product liability lawyers to gain essential winning litigation strategies. ACI’s 26th Annual Flagship Conference on Drug and Medical Device Litigation is returning to New York...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at the Ninth: Bellwether

This week, we take a close look at an appeal from the first jury trial in a flood of litigation alleging that a popular pesticide causes cancer. EDWIN HARDEMAN V. MONSANTO COMPANY - The Court affirms a jury verdict...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Paraquat: The Basics, the Symptoms and the Legislation Against It

The subject of six lawsuits filed in three states, paraquat is widely used in the agricultural industry and, sadly, often causes illnesses to those least able to care for themselves: workers. Workers on farms and ranches...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 25th Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation - December 8th - 9th, 8:45 am - 5:45 pm EST

Join us as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ACI’s Annual Flagship Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation! ACI’s Drug and Medical Device Litigation has united the greatest minds of the pharmaceutical and medical...more

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