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
12/4/2023
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Mass Tort Litigation ,
Monsanto ,
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PFAS ,
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Punitive Damages ,
SCOTUS ,
Strict Product Liability
Senators Focus Attention on Litigation Funding’s Opacity -
Building on the momentum we previously noted related to litigation funding, on September 14, Senator John Kennedy introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign...more
10/31/2023
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Foreign Investment ,
Litigation Funding ,
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Wireless Technology
Advances in Videoconferencing Do Not Change the Subpoena Power of the Court -
In In re Kirkland, 2023 WL 4777937 (9th Cir. July 27, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that a district court could not subpoena testimony outside the...more
PFAS Litigation Continues to Expand -
In recent months, state attorneys general have filed lawsuits seeking natural resource damages for historical releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (“PFAS”) to the...more