Roundup Plaintiffs Say $7.25B Deal Belongs In State Court

By Mike Curley

A proposed class of Roundup users is urging a Missouri federal court to send their $7.25 billion settlement with Monsanto back to state court, calling the "frivolous" removal by objectors a "sham" that can't stand up in the face of court rules and the law.

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Meta To Head To Aug. Advisory Trial In States' Addiction MDL

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge laid out plans during a hearing Wednesday to empanel an eight-member advisory jury panel in August to help her decide claims from state attorneys general against Meta Platforms Inc. in multidistrict social-media-addiction litigation, while expressing concerns that the states haven't disclosed their specific damages demands yet.

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Toyota Settles Fatal 'Smart Key' Suit Just Before Trial

By Kelcey Caulder

Toyota has settled a lawsuit over the fatal carbon monoxide poisoning of a man who accidentally left his 2017 Tacoma running in his attached garage, just before trial was set to start on his wife's claims that buyers weren't warned about risks associated with the truck's keyless ignition system.

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Conn. AG To Investigate Roblox Over 'Harm To Children'

By Joyce Hanson

Gaming and chat platform Roblox, the subject of multiple lawsuits accusing it of harming minors with addictive design features that expose them to online abuse, is now facing an investigation by the Connecticut attorney general.

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Mich. Residents Sue AI Data Center Over Alleged 24/7 Noise

By Melanie Dorsey

Two western Michigan residents have filed a proposed class action accusing the operator of a data center used for artificial intelligence and bitcoin mining of subjecting nearby homeowners to constant industrial noise, claiming it disrupts daily life and reduces property values.

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Pharmacies Beat Fla. Hospitals' Opioids Suit

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida state judge has handed Walmart, Walgreens and CVS a win in a fight with hospitals over treatment of opioid-addicted patients, finding the hospitals cannot recover damages under state racketeering law because their injuries are indirect.

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NJ Justices Revive Eye Injury Suit For 'Gatekeeping' Test

By George Woolston

The Supreme Court of New Jersey revived a woman's suit alleging she suffered serious eye injuries because of a defect in Allergan USA Inc.'s product Ozurdex, ruling Wednesday that the trial court failed to conduct the gatekeeping inquiry required when there is a dispute over the reliability of expert testimony.

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Pharmacies Hit With Injunction In Gilead Counterfeit Drug Row

By Adam Lidgett

A New York federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking a pair of Queens pharmacies from selling any human immunodeficiency virus medications that bear the Gilead name or the name of two of its products.

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Cummins Beats Emissions Derivative Suits, For Now

By Linda Chiem

An Indiana federal judge on Wednesday dismissed consolidated shareholder derivative litigation alleging engine manufacturer Cummins Inc.'s top executives breached their fiduciary duties by overseeing a scheme to rig vehicles with emissions-cheating software, prompting $2 billion in penalties to settle regulators' claims concerning Clean Air Act violations.

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PacifiCorp Link Should DQ Appeal Judge, Plaintiffs Say

By Cara Salvatore

Counsel for a class of Oregon property owners asked an appeals court Tuesday to disqualify the judge who authored a decision overturning classwide liability against PacifiCorp for wildfire damage, saying the judge's alleged work for the utility in prior private practice would cause a reasonable person to question her impartiality.

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And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Realignment

With seven multidistrict litigation proceedings initiated so far this year, a review of venue locations suggests a shift away from the East Coast, a seeming reversal of last year's swing in that direction, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

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Meet Biden's Attys Fighting DOJ Release Of Memoir Materials

By Jeff Overley

Former President Joe Biden has selected Hecker Fink LLP lawyers well acquainted with politically charged litigation for his extraordinary new lawsuit accusing the U.S. Department of Justice of orchestrating a congressional inquiry in order to divulge "highly personal" records to the Heritage Foundation.

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Chicago US Atty Revamps Grand Jury Rules After Misconduct

By Parker Quinlan

Chicago's top federal prosecutor announced on Wednesday a new suite of rules for how grand jury investigations are handled after an Illinois federal judge accused the prosecutor's office of misconduct in a case against six immigration activists.

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Pierce Atwood Rips Billionaire's 'Absurd' Suit Over Asset Sale

By Sydney Price

Pierce Atwood and two attorneys urged a Massachusetts federal judge to reject a Ukrainian billionaire's suit blaming them for a $1.8 billion damages order in investor litigation over the billionaire's failed biotech company, saying his own wrongdoing led to the judgment.

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Ex-Judges Urge Court To Scrutinize Trump-IRS Deal

By Jack McLoone

A group of 35 former federal judges pushed for a Florida federal court to reopen President Donald Trump's now-settled $10 billion tax leak case against his own Internal Revenue Service, alleging that Trump and the DOJ deceived the court.

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Trump Taps Ohio Appeals Judge For Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he's nominating state Judge Matthew Byrne as a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Ohio.

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Perkins Coie Docs At Issue In Omani Co.'s Malpractice Case

By Sarah Jarvis

An Oman-based screw and nail manufacturer has urged a Washington state judge to force Perkins Coie LLP to hand over a trove of documents related to the firm's past work representing the Middle Eastern company in a U.S. Department of Commerce probe, saying more information is needed to assess the law firm's defenses against claims its mistakes cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.

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ProPublica Denied Access To Ranbaxy Antitrust MDL Docs

By Gianna Ferrarin

A Massachusetts federal court denied ProPublica's bid to unseal court filings in settled multidistrict litigation alleging a subsidiary of Indian drugmaker Sun Pharmaceuticals illegally delayed market entry of generic drugs, ruling the nonprofit news organization's request came too late in the case.

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Keller Rohrback's Gretchen Freeman Cappio

By Andrea Keckley

By the time Volkswagen was exposed for touting the low emissions of cars that secretly released nitrogen oxide pollutants up to 40 times the legal limit in the U.S., Keller Rohrback LLP's Gretchen Freeman Cappio knew she wasn't interested in defending corporate giants.

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