Another mass tort to watch in 2026 involves Bayer’s widely used weedkiller Roundup and allegations that its active ingredient, glyphosate, can cause cancer. Tens of thousands of plaintiffs have filed ...
The year ahead promises major developments in some of the most closely watched mass tort cases. Courts are likely to issue ...
Matt Kalil’s $75k California lawsuit against Haley Baylee tests livestream disclosures, third-party harm, and the new era of ...
As counsel from both sides of the aisle look to diversify practice areas in an ever-competitive landscape, the realm of "mass tort" has an appealing ring to it for those who have never practiced in it ...
Americans have access to one of the finest and most robust judicial systems in the world. And, while justice is not perfectly served, it remains the goal toward which we still aim. Historically, the U ...
Mass tort litigation too often fails to compensate victims fairly. Instead, the most common outcome of these cases is that it forces productive businesses to waste time and money defending themselves ...
Costs related to tort litigation in the United States continue to rise, with little being done to bring them in line. Practical, pro-growth reforms will cut costs and restore fairness to our broken ...
This blog has featured Richard Nagareda (Vanderbilt)'s new book Mass Torts in a World of Settlement in a previous post. Here is an interview of Nagareda sent to me by Rodger Citron (Touro) that may ...
Record Jury Awards: Federal juries awarded record verdicts in favor of tort claimants from 2022 through 2024, totaling more than $980 million (excluding costs, fees, and interest). Rising Wave of ...
Here is a look at what mass tort trials are on the calendar for next year in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Paraquat ...
Environmental law did not begin with enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 1969. Nor did it begin when Massachusetts adopted the first state wetland protection statute in 1963 ...