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
J&J TALC MDL DAUBERT OPINION: All Plaintiffs Experts Remain – Will Wolfson Ruling Lead to Settlement?
The long-awaited ruling by Judge Freda Wolfson in the Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder MDL 2738 was issued April 27, 2020. In the opinion, the court ruled that plaintiffs could present evidence that J&J’s talcum powder products can cause ovarian cancer and that a jury must decide that question. What does plaintiff leadership say? Chris Tisi, of Levin Papantonio … [Read more...] about J&J TALC MDL DAUBERT OPINION: All Plaintiffs Experts Remain – Will Wolfson Ruling Lead to Settlement?
U.S. Office of Special Counsel Complaint & Disclosure Form
Rick Bright’s Primary Claims Include:Retaliation for Protected Activity An agency official is prohibited from taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a against any employee or applicant for federal employment because of (A) the exercise of an appeal, complaint, or grievance right granted by any law, rule or regulation; (B) testifying or otherwise … [Read more...] about U.S. Office of Special Counsel Complaint & Disclosure Form
COVID-19—Looking Beyond Tomorrow for Health Care and Society
JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA1; Howard Bauchner, MD1 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. Published online April 17, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.6582 Related Articles 6 months ago, the novel coronavirus now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus … [Read more...] about COVID-19—Looking Beyond Tomorrow for Health Care and Society
COVID-19 CLINICAL STUDY FROM CHINA PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2020 IN LANCET MEDICAL JOURNAL
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study By:Chen, NS (Chen, Nanshan)[ 1 ] ; Zhou, M (Zhou, Min)[ 5,6 ] ; Dong, X (Dong, Xuan)[ 1 ] ; Qu, JM (Qu, Jieming)[ 5,6 ] ; Gong, FY (Gong, Fengyun)[ 2 ] ; Han, Y (Han, … [Read more...] about COVID-19 CLINICAL STUDY FROM CHINA PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2020 IN LANCET MEDICAL JOURNAL
CHINESE MEDICAL STUDY ON COVID-19 THAT WAS REMOVED BY CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON MARCH 25, 2020
Study Title: Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China (references included) Fudan University Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200409053204/http://www.it.fudan.edu.cn/Data/View/3657 CONCLUSIONS: During the first 2 months of the current outbreak, Covid-19 spread rapidly throughout China and caused varying degrees of illness. Patients … [Read more...] about CHINESE MEDICAL STUDY ON COVID-19 THAT WAS REMOVED BY CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON MARCH 25, 2020
FDA Issues Recall Statement On All Zantac (Ranitidine) Products
FDA NEWS RELEASE FDA Requests Removal of All Ranitidine Products (Zantac) from the Market FDA Advises Consumers, Patients and Health Care Professionals After New FDA Studies Show Risk The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is requesting manufacturers withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the … [Read more...] about FDA Issues Recall Statement On All Zantac (Ranitidine) Products
