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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Rising Toxic Tort Claims: Silica and Implications of Silica Based Claims

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Traditionally, toxic tort related claims are brought under product liability actions for negligence, breach of warranty, and strict liability. Asbestos has historically been the center of toxic tort litigation. The number of...more

Lathrop GPM

Maryland Federal Court Recertifies Class Action Against Hotel Franchisor for Claims Related to Data Breach

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A federal court in Maryland recently granted a motion for class certification by consumers who brought negligence, breach of contract, and consumer protection claims against hotel franchisor Marriott International and data...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Invest in Texas: A Powerful Defense of Limited Liability

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Chris Popov and Mike Heidler, partners at Vinson & Elkins, talk through a major opinion from the Texas Supreme Court, their role in the case, and what it means for investors in Texas companies....more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Final Bellwether 3M Earplug Trial Ends at $77.5 M Verdict.

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A federal jury in Florida awarded $77.5 million in damages, including $72.5 million in punitive damages, to a former soldier who filed a claim alleging that his hearing loss resulted from defective 3M Co. earplugs. The case...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Breast Implant Multidistrict Litigation Claims Pared Down by New Jersey Federal Court

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In a mass tort product liability, class action and consumer fraud consolidated litigation involving Allergan's Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders, Allergan moved to dismiss plaintiffs' complaints on...more

A&O Shearman

Second Circuit Affirms District Court’s Denial Of Motions To Remand, Finding That Removal Prior To Service Of The Complaints Was...

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On March 26, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the removal and dismissal of claims brought against two pharmaceutical companies. Gibbons v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc.,...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Xarelto Litigation – Bellwether Update

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Searcy Denney Mass Tort Unit attorneys Brenda Fulmer and Cal Warriner have filed three more lawsuits on behalf of Florida and North Carolina residents who suffered bleeding in their brains and GI tracts following use of...more

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Baby Powder Lawsuits – $200 Million and Counting?

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Lawsuit No. 4 in the case against Johnson & Johnson and its ovarian-cancer-linked talc product has headed to the courtroom in Missouri. It is the fourth in a series of baby powder lawsuits filed nationally. Defense attorneys...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Ruling Highlights Importance of Attacking Punitive Damages When Seeking Summary Judgment

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Earlier this month, a federal judge denied two multidistrict litigation (MDL) defendants’ bid to dismiss punitive damages in a pelvic mesh suit because they did “not present any arguments” specific to punitive damages,...more

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The Boston Mesh Litigation

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Mesh products have been regularly used to repair abdominal hernias since the 1950s. In the 1970s, gynecologists used surgical mesh products designed for abdominal hernia repair to repair prolapsed organs....more

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Issuer Banks’ Claims in Target Data Breach Litigation Survive Motion to Dismiss

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Federal District Judge Paul Magnuson has ruled that banks that issued credit and debit cards to customers whose data was stolen in the December 2013 Target data breach could continue to litigate claims against Target for...more

Blank Rome LLP

Trial Judge Concludes The Deepwater Horizon Spill Caused By BP’s Gross Negligence And Willful Misconduct

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On September 4, 2014 the federal district judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill issued long-awaited rulings as to liability. The court concluded that BP is subject to...more

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