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A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few defendants in state or federal court. The lawsuits arise out of the defendants causing numerous injuries through the same or similar act of harm (e.g. a prescription drug, a medical device, a defective product, a train accident, a plane crash, pollution, or a construction disaster).
The typical structured settlement arises and is structured as follows: An injured party (the claimant) comes to a negotiated settlement of a tort suit with the defendant (or its insurance carrier) pursuant to a settlement agreement that provides as consideration, in exchange for the claimant's securing the dismissal of the lawsuit, an agreement by the defendant (or, more commonly, its insurer ...
Usually, lawsuits end in a settlement, with an empirical analysis finding that less than 2% of cases end with a trial, 90% of torts settle, and around 50% of other civil cases settle. [6] In American law, settlement agreements are normally private contracts , not court orders, except for consent decrees , which are relatively uncommon in the ...
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday permanently disbarred a Hamilton-based attorney convicted late last year of stealing money from clients.. Dennis Lee Adams, 52, is no longer allowed to practice ...
Nearly $300 million of the settlement has been on hold because of the appeal even though a judge approved the deal in September. The holdout residents are urging the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to stop them from having to put up the huge sum to continue with their claims stemming from the February 2023 derailment and fire.
An Ohio teacher who refused to use students preferred pronouns will take home $450,000 in a legal settlement with the local school district. Vivian Geraghty brought the suit against the Jackson ...
Supreme Court of Ohio: Full case name: Cline at al. v. American Aggregates Corporation : Decided: December 31, 1984: Citations: 474 N.E.2d 324 (OH 1984) 15 Ohio St.3d 384: Case history; Prior action: 1983 WL 3735 (Ohio App. 10 Dist.) Subsequent actions: 582 N.E.2d 1 (Ohio App. 10 Dist. 1989) (affirmed) 550 N.E.2d 479 (OH 1990) (appeal dismissed ...
The settlement is the result of "extensive settlement negotiations over many months," said an attorney for two of the families. MSU releases settlement amounts with families of 3 students killed ...