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Global Settlement Fund, Claims Administrator Named In Welding Fume Litigation

CLEVELAND - (Mealey's) The judge presiding over the consolidated welding fume products liability litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio today issued a memorandum and order establishing a Welding Fume MDL Resolution...

Published Fri, Apr 27 2012 4:37 PM by Bill G Lowe

Filed under: litigation, welding rods, In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, welding fumes, multidistrict litigation, products liability, David R. Cohen, MDL 1535, Welding Fume MDL Resolution Fund
Zoloft Birth Defects MDL Created, Assigned To Eastern District Of Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) More than 92 federal lawsuits alleging birth defects caused by the antidepressant Zoloft and its generic version sertraline were centralized April 17 before Judge Cynthia M. Rufe in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2012 5:28 PM by Tom Moylan

Filed under: litigation, JPMDL, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, multidistrict litigation, Pfizer, antidepressant, birth defects, Zoloft, sertraline, Greenstone LLC, MDL No. 2342, In Re: Zoloft [Sertraline Hydrochloride] Products Liability Litigation
Parties File Joint Motion To Certify Settlement Class In FEMA Trailer Litigation

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) The parties to the multidistrict Federal Emergency Management Agency formaldehyde trailer litigation consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana filed a joint motion April 13 for certification...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2012 5:08 PM by Bill G Lowe

Filed under: litigation, formaldehyde, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, In Re: FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation, settlement, Gulf of Mexico, multidistrict litigation, hurricanes, EHUs, Louisiana emergency housing units, MDL 1873, trailer
BP, Plaintiffs Agree To $7.8 Billion Settlement Of Gulf Oil Spill Claims

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) BP PLC and plaintiffs in the federal multidistrict litigation court in Louisiana for claims arising from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig and ensuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an agreement on March...

Published Mon, Mar 5 2012 4:51 PM by Shane Dilworth

Filed under: litigation, Louisiana, Deepwater Horizon, settlement, Gulf of Mexico, multidistrict litigation, Gulf oil spill, Kenneth Feinberg, GCCF, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, BP PLC, quot, Deepwater Horizon&amp, personal injuries, U.S Judge Carl Barbier, Gulf Coast Claims Trust, Gulf Coast Claims Fund, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig &amp
Alabama Supreme Court Denies Motion To Reconsider Wantonness Limitations Ruling

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - (Mealey's) The Alabama Supreme Court issued an order March 2 denying a defense application for rehearing of its June 30 opinion that permits a welder to seek damages for exposure to welding fumes within six years of filing suit...

Published Mon, Mar 5 2012 4:25 PM by Bill G Lowe

Filed under: litigation, welding rods, In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, welding fumes, The ESAB Group Inc., multidistrict litigation, statute of limitations, bellwether trial, welder, Charles E. Jerkins v. Lincoln Electric Co., Socra, Alabama Supreme Court, Charles E. Jerkins, Arcos Industries, Sandvik Inc., Lincoln Electric Co., Hobart Brothers Co., welding products liability litigation
BP Announces Preliminary $7.8 Billion Settlement With Plaintiffs Over Gulf Oil Spill

Estimated $7.8B settlement expected to be paid from $20 billion Trust BP has reached a settlement with the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC), subject to final written agreement, to resolve the substantial majority of legitimate economic loss and...

Published Sat, Mar 3 2012 12:22 AM by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Filed under: litigation, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, multidistrict litigation, Gulf oil spill, Kenneth Feinberg, GCCF, Gulf Coast Claims Facility, Gulf seafood industry
Abbey Spanier LLP: LCD Screen Makers Settle MDL Antitrust Class Action For Nearly $1B

by Joshua Druckerman LCD screens are everywhere. These power-efficient, lightweight, and slim liquid crystal displays are ubiquitous in just about everything in consumer and industrial electronics these days. Televisions, cars, laptops, cell phones, computer...

Published Tue, Feb 7 2012 4:31 PM by Abbey Spanier

Filed under: litigation, MDL, class action, antitrust, multidistrict litigation, In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation, Chi Mei, Chunghwa, LCD screen makers, Samsung, LG, Sharp, AU Optronics
Troutman Sanders LLP: Is Multidistrict Patent Litigation The Next Frontier?

By Robert Angle On January 26, 2012, Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. ("Bear Creek") filed a Notice of Filing Motion for Multi-District Litigation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, in Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. v. RCN Telecom Services, LLC...

Published Fri, Feb 3 2012 3:49 PM by Troutman Sanders

Filed under: litigation, MDL, multidistrict litigation, patents, patent litigation, patent infringement, Troutman Sanders, Bear Creek Technologies Inc. v. RCN Telecom Services, Bear Creek Technologies, Robert Angle
3rd Levaquin MDL Bellwether Trial Ends With 3rd Verdict For Johnson & Johnson

MINNEAPOLIS - (Mealey's) The third Levaquin multidistrict litigation tendon rupture trial ended Jan. 26 with a defense verdict, defendant Johnson & Johnson's third compared to one plaintiff victory ( Clifford Straka v. Johnson & Johnson...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2012 11:52 AM by Tom Moylan

Filed under: litigation, verdict, multidistrict litigation, drugs, Levaquin, Minnesota Consumer Fraud Act, Johnson, Johnson &amp, tendon rupture, Minnesota Senior Citizen and Disabled Person's Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Clifford Straka, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Clifford Straka v. Johnson &amp
5th Circuit Panel Affirms Lack Of Jurisdiction In FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Suits

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) A unanimous Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 23 affirmed summary judgment for the United States against Alabama and Mississippi claimants in the multidistrict Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer formaldehyde...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 2:05 PM by Bill G Lowe

Filed under: litigation, Mississippi, Alabama, formaldehyde, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, In Re: FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation, Federal Tort Claims Act, FTCA, Fifth Circuit, multidistrict litigation, hurricanes, products liability litigation, FEMA trailers, Gulf of Mexico coast, emergency housing units
6 Third-Party Payers Settle Zyprexa Claims For $4.5Million After Class Vacated

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - (Mealey's) The Zyprexa multidistrict litigation judge on Jan. 12 approved a $4.5 million settlement between Eli Lilly and Co. and six third-party payers who had their Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) class...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 3:14 PM by Tom Moylan

Filed under: litigation, class action, settlement, multidistrict litigation, RICO, Zyprexa, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Eli Lilly and Co., UFCW Local 1776 v. Eli Lilly and Company, In Re: Zyprexa Products Liability Litigation
Judge Gives Preliminary OK To Settlement In Chinese Drywall Litigation

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) The federal judge in Louisiana presiding over the Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation on Jan. 10 preliminarily approved a settlement that would resolve thousands of claims involving defective drywall manufactured by Knauf...

Published Wed, Jan 11 2012 5:22 PM by Christopher Bauer

Filed under: litigation, Louisiana, Chinese drywall, KPT, settlement, multidistrict litigation, Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, defective drywall, Eldon E. Fallon, MDL 2047
Parties In Defective Chinese Drywall Litigation Propose Class Action Settlement

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) Parties in the Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation in a Louisiana federal court on Dec. 15 announced a proposed class action settlement that would potentially resolve thousands of claims involving defective drywall manufactured...

Published Thu, Dec 15 2011 11:18 AM by Christopher Bauer

Filed under: litigation, Louisiana, Chinese drywall, class action, KPT, settlement, multidistrict litigation, Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2047
Judge Approves $410 Million Settlement In Checking Account Overdraft MDL

MIAMI - (Mealey's) A federal judge in Florida who is overseeing a multidistrict litigation against a number of financial institutions for allegedly engaging in an illegal scheme to resequence checking account transactions in an effort to maximize...

Published Wed, Nov 9 2011 12:41 PM by Timothy Raub

Filed under: litigation, settlement, Florida, multidistrict litigation, financial services, Bank of America, Wachovia, financial institutions, Ralph Tornes, Melanie Garcia, In re Checking Account Overdraft Litigation
Jury In 5th Prempro MDL Bellwether Finds Wyeth Didn't Fail To Warn About Cancer

JONESBORO, Ark. - (Mealey's) The fifth bellwether trial in the Prempro multidistrict litigation ended in a defense verdict on Oct. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas after a jury found that Wyeth did not inadequately...

Published Fri, Oct 21 2011 5:05 PM by Tom Moylan

Filed under: litigation, punitive damages, verdict, multidistrict litigation, Prempro, Wyeth, failure to warn, Gloria Jean Curtis v. Wyeth, hormone replacement drug, Gloria Jean Curtis

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Global Settlement Fund, Claims Administrator Named In Welding Fume Litigation

Zoloft Birth Defects MDL Created, Assigned To Eastern District Of Pennsylvania

Parties File Joint Motion To Certify Settlement Class In FEMA Trailer Litigation

BP, Plaintiffs Agree To $7.8 Billion Settlement Of Gulf Oil Spill Claims

Alabama Supreme Court Denies Motion To Reconsider Wantonness Limitations Ruling

BP Announces Preliminary $7.8 Billion Settlement With Plaintiffs Over Gulf Oil Spill

Abbey Spanier LLP: LCD Screen Makers Settle MDL Antitrust Class Action For Nearly $1B

Troutman Sanders LLP: Is Multidistrict Patent Litigation The Next Frontier?

3rd Levaquin MDL Bellwether Trial Ends With 3rd Verdict For Johnson & Johnson

5th Circuit Panel Affirms Lack Of Jurisdiction In FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Suits

6 Third-Party Payers Settle Zyprexa Claims For $4.5Million After Class Vacated

Judge Gives Preliminary OK To Settlement In Chinese Drywall Litigation

Parties In Defective Chinese Drywall Litigation Propose Class Action Settlement

Judge Approves $410 Million Settlement In Checking Account Overdraft MDL

Jury In 5th Prempro MDL Bellwether Finds Wyeth Didn't Fail To Warn About Cancer