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Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 13 Lawyers Line Up to Lead Talc MDL's Next Phase, Jury Awards $5K in Uber Sexual Assault Bellwether Trial

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:58:59 EST

More than a dozen lawyers, including Mikal Watts and Christopher Placitella, applied to replace Beasley Allen's leadership role in the talc multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson.

State Supreme Court Affirms Historic $56M Punitive Damages Verdict Against Big Tobacco

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:26:28 EST

"The relationship between the remitted punitive damages award and comparable civil penalties is appropriate. The remitted award serves the goals of punishing Philip Morris's conduct and deterring similar future acts while comporting with due process," the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said.

NJ's Cohen Placitella Among 13 Firms Vying to Lead Talc MDL Following Beasley Allen DQ

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:04:55 EST

The applications by lawyers including W. Mark Lanier, Mikal Watts and Christopher Placitella come after a federal magistrate judge disqualified Beasley Allen, whose principal, Leigh O'Dell, had served as co-lead counsel for 10 years.

Some Texas Lawyers Apply to Lead Talc MDL's Next Phase

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:04:21 EST

'An Inflection Point': 13 Lawyers Apply to Lead Talc MDL's Next Phase

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:37:36 EST

Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Target Fertilizer Prices, Gambling Apps and Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:08:30 EST

Users claims that sports betting platforms intentionally designed their mobile apps to be addictive.

Fed. Judge Finds No Deception in Similac Labeling Despite Heavy Metals Claims

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:23:22 EST

A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a proposed class action this week alleging Abbott Laboratories hid heavy metals in its Similac infant formula after determining the product's label was not deceptive for the average consumer.

Litigation Trends to Watch: Cases Surge Over Human Tissue Products, Sales Tax Exemptions and Off-Duty Cannabis Use

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:44:16 EST

Distributors of wound care products are cracking down on unpaid invoices as federal regulators seek to rein in "substantial and unusual" spending increases.

Amazon CLO Poised to Land at Bottom of Pay Rankings—Again

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:45:47 EST

Seesawing compensation is nothing new for David Zapolsky, who's been the e-commerce giant's legal chief for 14 years.

Dollar General GC Sees Pay Double in Year Marked by $15M Litigation Settlement

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:25:56 EST

It was the second year in a row that the company resolved a thorny legal issue by agreeing to an eight-figure settlement.

Consumers Angle for Bite Out of Companies' Tariff Refunds

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:43:39 EST

“Any time you see a pot of money that big, plaintiffs' lawyers get very interested, said J. Matthew Goodin, a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke.

7th Circuit Flips Standard for 'Jurisdiction by Shopping Cart' in Schedule A Infringement Claims

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:10:16 EST

"I think it's worthwhile that the Seventh Circuit recognizes that there's something going on and that these aren't just regular cases," a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law told Law.com. "We have so few Seventh Circuit decisions that even talk about Schedule A, [and] even fewer presidential ones."

Litigation Trends to Watch: Online Directories, Lawyer's Ponzi Scheme and Campus Expansion Drive Litigation

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:57:59 EST

Data brokers are facing a wave of class actions over cell phone listings in commercial directories.

Auto Dealer Accused of Sales Tricks Strikes $78M Deal With Regulators

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:28:11 EST

The Federal Trade Commission and Maryland Attorney General's Office accuse Lindsay Automotive Group of advertising rock-bottom prices that car buyers would later learn had all sorts of strings attached.

Abercrombie Fails to Route 'Deceptive Pricing' Class Action to Arbitration

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:31:13 EST

A California federal court has ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co. must face a class action complaint that accuses the retail brand of implementing "deceptive pricing" tactics on its online store.

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: After Two Verdicts, What's Next For Social Media? Federal Judge Removes Beasley Allen From Talc Plaintiffs Steering Committee

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:58:59 EST

After juries hit Meta Platforms with two verdicts in New Mexico and California, social media companies face similar trials this year involving a teenager, a school district and another state.

Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Center on AI Beauty Tools, Fertilizer Prices and Tariff Refunds

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:03:39 EST

Litigation is surging over the use of AI%E2%80%91powered product recommendation tools in the beauty sector.

Judge Orders Beasley Allen Disqualified From Talc MDL

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:35:46 EST

On Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh disqualified Beasley Allen from representing thousands of women in the talcum powder multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson and removed the Montgomery, Alabama-based firm from the steering committee.