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Four Ways the Texas Two-Step Changes How Plaintiffs Litigate Mass Torts

By enabling defendants to shield themselves from mass tort liability, the “Texas Two-Step” is a new obstacle for plaintiffs pursuing mass tort cases against manufacturers of dangerous products. For the uninitiated, the Texas Two-Step is a bankruptcy process in which a...

Data Analytics Can Help Mass-Tort Law Firms

Data science can help identify overlooked claimants, increase settlement amounts, and streamline internal processes. Published in the New Jersey Law Journal, December 9, 2019 By Deb Zonies and Robert Koehl The breadth and depth of data available to mass tort attorneys...

New to Mass Torts?

How does a class action lawsuit differ from mass tort litigation? What is an “MDL” and how do they get started? Our “Understanding the Mass Tort Landscape” report provides an overview of the mass tort arena for attorneys that are interested in this growing area of...

Mark Eveland Authors Bloomberg Column on Human Trafficking

INSIGHT: Human Trafficking, Mass Torts, and Using Data to Support Civil Litigation Human trafficking needs to take its place among mass tort litigation. Mark Eveland, CEO of litigation support services company Verus LLC, calls upon experienced class action lawyers to...

The Role of Data Analytics in Mass Torts

Published in Law360, February 8, 2019 Over the past decade, the opportunities to collect data and then use it to create business value have greatly multiplied. Along with the increased availability of relevant data, analytical tools and techniques have been developed...

The Positive Impact of Inclusion on MDL

How diversity can benefit your multidistrict litigation Published in the New Jersey Law Journal, December 10, 2018 By Mark Eveland and Deb Zonies  If we were able to step back in time and enter a courtroom in the 1960s it’s likely that there would be no minorities in...

What to Expect from Your Claims Administrator

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id="tab-text"] What to Expect from Your Claims Administrator By Dan Myer A good third party administrator is an important player in your plan to bring a settlement to closure as quickly and efficiently as possible. I would like to...

Use of Analytics in the Art of Negotiating Claims

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="tab-text"]By Dan Myer Verus Blog The art of negotiating claim settlements in complex medical and exposure-related cases has been discussed by many parties in the Insurance and legal communities over many years. My...