The FDA announced on Tuesday, August 18th, that it is beginning the review of the application submitted by JUUL Labs on an electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) product. JUUL Labs submitted the application in order to receive approval to continue selling its...
Litigation Update: New Jersey Appeals Court Reverses 2016 Summary Judgment in Ovarian Cancer Cases
On August 5, a three judge panel from the New Jersey state appeals court reversed a 2016 summary judgment granted in favor of defendants, talc manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and talc miner Imerys Talc America in cases brought by two women who allege J&J’s talc...
Litigation Update: Judge Defers Entry of Common Benefit Order Sought by Opioid MDL PEC
On July 27, the judge overseeing the National Prescription Opiate Multidistrict Litigation denied the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee’s motion to establish a $3 billion common benefit fee fund, stating that the time was not right for a “one size fits all” common...
The Value of Real-Time Accounting for Mass Tort Law Firms
Time and expense accounting and budget administration are critical to mass tort law firm management. When real-time accounting is available – a function that includes the most recent trust costs – leadership is guided by data that supports more informed, agile...
Litigation Update: 3M Denied of Government Contractor Defense Argument in Earplugs MDL
U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers of the Northern District of Florida, who is presiding over the 3M Earplugs (CAEv2) MDL, issued a decision on Monday, July 27th, that denies 3M’s defense for immunity as a government contractor. The judge stated that 3M did not have a...
Litigation Update: FDA Issues Warning Letters for the Removal of Flavored E-Cigarettes
The FDA has issued warning letters to a number of e-cigarettes companies, demanding they remove from the market their flavored disposable e-cigarettes and other e-liquid products that appeal to children because of their failure to comply with the pre-market...
Litigation Update: Court Rules in Monsanto Appeal
On Monday, July 20, a California appellate court upheld a jury’s finding in 2018 that Monsanto’s popular weed killer, Roundup, was responsible for causing plaintiff DeWayne Johnson’s cancer. Appearing before a three-judge Court of Appeals panel, Monsanto, a...
Litigation Update: Bayer Delays Plan for Handling Future Roundup Cancer Claims
After the federal judge overseeing the multi-district litigation indicated in an order filed July 6 that he was skeptical of the proposed settlement, Bayer, owner of Monsanto, agreed to put the plan on handling future cancer claims on hold while negotiations to...
Remote Depositions Post COVID
By Guest Author: Carrie O. Titus, Esq. National Director of Litigation, Asbestos Group Practice Leader | PohlmanUSA Ph: 314.678.5803 | Carrie@pohlmanUSA.com Lawyers want business as usual, but earlier this year a little thing known as COVID-19 changed the...
Litigation Update: Pharmacies Seek to Disqualify Federal Judge in Opioid MDL
On June 30, several major pharmacy chains, including CVS Health Corp., Walmart Inc., Rite-Aid Corp. and Walgreen Co. asked the Sixth Circuit to disqualify the judge overseeing the sprawling opioid litigation, Ohio U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster, accusing him of...