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Nearly all mass-tort cases settle, usually for a fraction of whichever verdicts were racked up in the "bellwether trials" that lawyers run to test the waters, and the money flows in the years that ...
The Ohio Court of Claims was created in 1975 by the passage of the Court of Claims Act. The Court was created to replace the Sundry Claims Board which existed from 1917 through 1975. The Board was considered inadequate for hearing claims against the state for a number of reasons, including that the Attorney General both sat on the Board and had ...
However, more recent research from the U.S. Department of Justice has found that median medical malpractice awards in states range from $109,000 to $195,000. [28] These critics assert that these rate increases are causing doctors to go out of business or move to states with more favorable tort systems. [29]
On Dec. 4, 2023, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from ...
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).
A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year’s ...
Edelson PC is an American plaintiffs' law firm that focuses on public client investigations, class actions, mass tort, and consumer protection laws. Edelson’s cases include class action settlements against Facebook for $650 million (2021), [1] [2] social casino apps for nearly $200 million (2021), [3] [4] and a $925 million verdict against ViSalus (2020.) [5] [6]
Nachawati was critical of a $2 billion settlement proposed by Monsanto in 2021, which was later rejected by the judge presiding over the cases. [ 6 ] The firm represents about 5,000 individuals seeking damages for injuries from power outages caused by Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, including more than 100 wrongful death claims.