BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES AS AMICUS CURIAE ELIZABETH B. PRELOGAR Solicitor General Counsel of Record TODD KIM Assistant Attorney General MALCOLM L. STEWART Deputy Solicitor General … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court of the United States
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Trial Lawyers Summit 2022
Fun in the Sun @NTL (MASS TORT NEWS) This year's Trial Lawyer Summit ’22 at the Fountainbleau in Miami was another well attended and successful event where everyone was able to gather and for the moment disregard the Covid/Omicron impact on our day to day lives. Congratulations to the Trial Lawyer Summit Team and Michelle Swanner for an awesome … [Read more...] about Trial Lawyers Summit 2022
BABY FOOD AND AUTISM: SCIENCE BASED HEARINGS IN CALI STATE COURT BEGIN
“Sargon Hearings Start January 31, 2022” Experts Discuss Baby Food Heavy Metals Link to Autism at Jan. 31 Hearing, Led by Baum Hedlund’s Brent Wisner and Pedram Esfandiary January 27, 2022 Pedram Esfandiary quote “The industry could make this heavy metals problem go away with relative ease if they sourced better ingredients and adequately screened their products … [Read more...] about BABY FOOD AND AUTISM: SCIENCE BASED HEARINGS IN CALI STATE COURT BEGIN
Jury Concludes Pharmaceutical Companies Fueled Opioid Crisis in NY
Earlier this morning a jury held Teva Pharmaceuticals and 5 other entities responsible for fueling and contributing to the opioid crisis, causing a public nuisance in Nassau County, Long Island. Over the six-month long New York Opioid Trial, the jury heard evidence of how the companies minimized the addictiveness of opioids with misleading marketing. Congrats to Napoli … [Read more...] about Jury Concludes Pharmaceutical Companies Fueled Opioid Crisis in NY
Michigan Woman Claims Gardasil HPV Vaccine Caused Life-Changing Injuries
The national law firm of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a young Michigan woman who developed postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and other serious health problems after receiving the Gardasil human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Gardasil attorneys Bijan Esfandiari, Nicole … [Read more...] about Michigan Woman Claims Gardasil HPV Vaccine Caused Life-Changing Injuries
Paraquat vs. Roundup: A Case Study
According to a June 22, 2021 court filing, Syngenta, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, and Chevron USA had hundreds of cases pending against them in state and federal courts across the country. The lawsuits claim that their paraquat-based herbicides cause Parkinson's disease. All named defendants have denied liability. Paraquat dichloride is a highly toxic chemical commonly … [Read more...] about Paraquat vs. Roundup: A Case Study
A Forward-Looking Perspective on Mass Tort Practice
As with most things, the future of mass torts will likely mimic its past. Cancer cases, like those associated with tobacco and asbestos in the past, are driving current and future mass tort litigation. New and ongoing litigation continues for products such as: Zantac Roundup Talc Valsartan Sunscreen PFAS Metformin CPAP With technological and scientific … [Read more...] about A Forward-Looking Perspective on Mass Tort Practice
Data & Practice Hacks
A data hack affecting millions of T-Mobile customers recently came to light when on August 15, 2021 a hacker posted on a dark web forum that it was offering the social security numbers and drivers license numbers of about 30 million people from T-Mobile internal databases for about $270,000. T-Mobile finally acknowledged that the company had suffered a cybersecurity incident, … [Read more...] about Data & Practice Hacks
2021 TRIAL LAWYERS SUMMIT
The 10th Annual Trial Lawyers Summit is happening now in Miami, FL. "The first in-person, national legal conference of 2021!” TRIAL LAWYERS SUMMIT @ Loews South Beach, FL May 4-7, 2021 Register here: https://ntlsummit.com/ Summit 2021video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQmqNEJ4ak #NTL #TRIALLAWYERSSUMMIT … [Read more...] about 2021 TRIAL LAWYERS SUMMIT
Opioid Litigation Hearing
January 20th, 2021 Opioid Litigation Hearing Live from Suffolk County Court. Please follow the link below to access today's Suffolk County New York Opioid Litigation Pre-trial hearing via MassTortNews.Live virtual streaming scheduled for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Live streaming of hearing password is 1105. Click here for the LIVE feed … [Read more...] about Opioid Litigation Hearing
