After years of reports, government investigations, and legal actions arising from opioid manufacturers’ roles in creating the nation’s opioid crisis by misrepresenting or concealing the risks of addiction and abuse, the manufacturers of drugs used to treat opioid...
The Five Pillars of an Effective Mass Tort Call Center
For law firms with significant mass tort practices, call centers are a must. There are simply too many clients and too many phone calls to and from those many clients during a mass tort for a law firm’s intake or client care staff to handle on their own. But an...
Third Johnson and Johnson Talc Lawsuit Bankruptcy Filing
Following through on what its worldwide vice president of litigation said during an October 2023 quarterly call (which we covered in an earlier blog post), Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to move one of its subsidiaries to Texas in preparation for a third...
Look Before You Leap: Five Things Attorneys Need When Establishing a Mass Tort Litigation Practice
Lately, I have seen many plaintiffs’ attorneys (and would-be plaintiffs’ attorneys) watch the explosion of mass tort litigation over the last decade from the sidelines and wonder how they can join the fray. Intrigued by complex legal and factual issues, the ability to...
Four Best Practices for Collecting Client Intake Data in Mass Torts
In mass tort cases, client intake data that plaintiffs’ firms collect is needed to understand both the strength of each of their client’s claims and the strength of their overall portfolio of claims. However, because firms that litigate mass torts often have hundreds...
Ron Angelo Joins Verus, LLC as Director of Systems Administration
Verus, LLC welcomes Ron Angelo to its team as Director of IT Systems Administration. As Director of Information Technology and Administration, Ron is responsible for Verus’ technology ecosystem where he oversees all operational aspects including infrastructure,...
Liability Forecasting: Vital for Mass Tort Settlements
Liability forecasting plays an important role in mass tort settlements. One effect of the four-decades-long asbestos litigation is that defendants in mass tort cases often create large settlement trusts through which they compensate current and future claimants for...
Leveraging Data to Negotiate Stronger Mass Tort Settlements
As with the other cases they litigate, plaintiffs’ attorneys will negotiate mass tort settlements to secure maximum compensation for their injured clients. But mass tort cases, for a number of reasons, are more complex to litigate and settle than typical personal...
High Reliability Organizations and Law Firms
High Reliability Organizations (“HRO”) are institutions that operate in complex, hazardous environments, making few mistakes (i.e., medical errors, air traffic errors) over long periods of time. HROs have existed since the 1980s in the aircraft carrier, air traffic...
Rachel Anderson Joins Verus, LLC as Senior Director of Operations for Settlement Administration
Verus, LLC welcomes Rachel Anderson to its team as Senior Director of Operations for Settlement Administration. Rachel is a leader in her field when it comes to handling settlement administration projects. In her new role, Rachel will oversee Verus’ Settlement...