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Ground Zero Workers cases set for settlement

March 12, 2010 11:41

The New York Times reports here and the New York Law Journal reports here. RJE

Consolidating the Toyota Lawsuits: Let the Jostling Begin

March 11, 2010 13:20

Almost as predictable as the fact that Toyota is facing a multitude of lawsuits is the fact that lawyers will begin an intense campaign to determine where and how the lawsuits will be consolidated, and which lawyers will win the...

Class actions against Toyota begin

February 08, 2010 12:34

The National Law Journal reports on the several class actions that have been brought against Toyota in the wake of the gas pedal problems and recalls. The lawsuits are consumer class actions that seek damages for economic losses stemming from...

9/11 Workers Cases are in Settlement Talks

February 04, 2010 22:15

The New York Times reports that the lawsuits brought by the rescue and clean up workers might be near settlement, with 12 bellwether trials nearing their start in May in the Southern District of New York . These are largely...

Gender theory and bellwether trials

January 21, 2010 19:13

In a In a recent article in Law 360 on Iqbal and the NuvaRing MDL, I came across the following sentence: Hopefully this litigation can now proceed through preparation of cases and bellmare trials. (We use bellmare, as the wether...