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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Dechert Re:Torts - Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts - Issue 11

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Recent Nuclear Verdicts Highlight Danger of Punitive Damages - In October and November 2023, four separate products liability trials ended with large plaintiff verdicts. Three of these verdicts were against Monsanto in...more

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Delaware Sues Chemical Companies for Contamination from “Forever Chemicals” in Fire-Fighting Foams

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Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings filed a lawsuit in late October against 14 defendant chemical companies for manufacturing and sale of fire-fighting foams that contained PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” used...more

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Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup - May 2023

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Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space....more

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Litigation Minute: Ethylene Oxide—Could Your Company Be a Litigation Target? (Ethylene Oxide Series: Part Two of Four)

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What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Based largely on publicly available data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), plaintiffs have been filing an increasing number of personal-injury and class-action...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 26

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Biden Administration to Introduce New National Cyber Strategy for Critical Infrastructure - The Biden administration is reportedly working on a National Cyber Strategy for critical infrastructure that will advocate a more...more

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Titanium Dioxide: The Next Big Chemical Compound Driving Class Action Litigation?

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A recent lawsuit alleges that Skittles consumers “are at heightened risk of a host of health effects” because Skittles uses titanium dioxide (TiO2). TiO2 is considered an inert and safe material, and for decades has been...more

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PFAS Litigation Expands Into “Mislabeling” Class Action Arena

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of over 4,000 synthetic chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s. These substances are identified by their chains of...more

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Motion for Class Certification in Hardwick PFAS Litigation Granted in Part, Denied in Part

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As previously reported by our blog, Kevin Hardwick, a firefighter and alleged user of PFAS-containing firefighting foams, filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 2018,...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - February 2022 #2

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Bunny v. Smaug - Did Annie’s smack down a snack-box slack-fill strike suit? ...more

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New York Court Grants Class Cert. to PFOA Exposure Plaintiffs

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In the latest in a flurry of PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) suits, a New York court granted class certification to a group of New York residents who claim that they have been harmed by decades of exposure to the chemical near...more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update

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AG Elections- Democrat Joseph Siegelman Declares Candidacy for Alabama Attorney General- Democrat Joseph Siegelman, a Birmingham personal injury attorney and the son of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman, announced...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | June 2017

Brazilian Meatpacker to Pay $3.2 Billion to Settle Bribery Charges - The holding company of Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA has reportedly agreed to pay a $3.2billion fine for the company’s involvement in a graft and bribery...more

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2016 Highlights From Indirect Purchaser Class Actions

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As 2016 comes to a close, we review some of the more interesting court decisions in the indirect purchaser class action arena over the past 12 months and provide practitioners with some key takeaways for 2017 and beyond....more

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Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q3

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We are thrilled to bring you the third installment of Stinson Leonard Street's Emerging Trends newsletter. We are proud of the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge across our firm's 13 offices nationwide and are...more

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Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup - June 2016

President Signs Legislation Modernizing Federal Chemical Regulation Law - Overhaul of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has important business implications for consumer product manufacturers and retailers. ...more

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West Virginia Federal Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Parent Company in Elk River Spill

In a ruling that could broaden parent company exposure to suit in West Virginia, the Southern District of West Virginia found that it had personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state parent company of an in-state water company...more

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In re Paulsboro Derailment Cases: Putting the Brakes on Defendants’ Momentum Regarding Recent Ascertainability Developments Within...

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In a recent unpublished decision, Judge Robert B. Kugler of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey addressed the rapidly developing “ascertainability” requirement in class action litigation within the...more

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No Nationwide Standing For Florida-Based Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation Litigation Class Representative

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On December 9, 20103, the Southern District of Florida in Renzi v. Demilec (USA) LLC, et al., No. 9:12-cv-80516-KAM, granted Spray Polyurethane Foam “(SPF”) insulation manufacturer Demilec’s motion for partial summary...more

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