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Watch New York City For Crucial Talcum Powder Verdicts In 2019
New York’s specialized court for asbestos lawsuits could become a pivotal battleground for litigation over talcum powder as plaintiff lawyers seek to establish a record of wins in a court system known for liberal rules and big jury verdicts.
DOJ: A Company Created To File Lawsuits Has Wasted 1,500 Hours Of The Government’s Time
Lawsuits by shell companies against more than 30 drug companies are meritless, the Department of Justice says.
`Suspicious’ Opioid Shipments? 5% to 86%, Depending On How You Count Them
Forced to identify opioid prescriptions they say were “suspicious” and never should have been shipped, Ohio cities and counties came up with a rough estimate. Very rough.
Opioid Defendants Say Plaintiffs Stonewalling Them On Crucial Evidence
A looming showdown over evidence could determine the future path of more than 1,000 opioid lawsuits concentrated in federal court in Ohio.
Cleveland, Akron Will Try To Prove Opioid Cases Without A Single Bogus Prescription
Plaintiffs in bellwether trials against the opioid industry scheduled to begin next year will try to prove their cases without presenting a single example of pills that were prescribed improperly.
Time Running Out For Lawyers Suing Opioid Industry To Show Specific Proof
Judge: Hand over evidence of specific, improper prescriptions or lose the right to present such evidence forever.
A Bale Of Hay And A Block Of Cheese: How Mark Lanier Won $4.7 Billion Talcum Powder Verdict
Partway through a trial over allegedly asbestos-tainted baby powder that ended with a $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson in St. Louis earlier this year, attorney Mark Lanier whipped a knife from out of his pocket and held it over a large b…
Opioid Lawyers Say Settlement May Hinge On Forcing Plaintiffs Into Class Action
Using the class action mechanism may be the only practical way of ending nearly 2,000 opioid lawsuits, said plaintiff lawyers attending a conference this week.
Want To Know What Opioid Lawyers Are Up To In Texas? It Costs Thousands To Find Out
Texas counties are asking for more than $20,000 to fulfill requests to inspect the billing records of the lawyers they hired to sue the opioid industry.
Texas AG Finds County Violated State Law In Request For Opioid Lawyers’ Billing Records
A Texas County has violated state law by refusing to comply with a request for the billing records of private attorneys the county hired to sue opioid manufacturers and distributors, the state’s top lawyer has found.
