The Boy Scouts of America were founded in 1910, and over these past 110 years, they have had more than 130 million young people participate in their youth development programs. In addition, over 35 million adults have helped the BSA carry out their mission. A…
According to Monsanto, repeated misconduct by plaintiffs’ counsel influenced jurors who awarded more than $2 billion to a couple in California in the trial over Roundup herbicide; now Monsanto seeks to overturn the May 13th verdict or to reduce the award. Monsanto filed a motion for a…
According to a motion filed on May 3, Judge Rodgers urged to establish a separate track for pretrial proceedings involving 3M Earplug class action claims filed in the recent multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2885; In Re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Litigation). The process is designed…
On May 09, 2019, U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika in Wilmington dismissed J&J’s request to transfer 2,400 Talcum lawsuits to a federal court in Delaware. J&J had argued for the transfer last month. J&J wants to appeal for legal rights of its bankrupt talc supplier, Imerys Talc…
According to a notice published on May 10, a group of ten Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits has been identified for a bellwether trial pool in the federal court system. It includes five cases selected by each side, to help gauge how juries might respond to certain…
