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Toxic Exposure Multidistrict Litigation Litigation Strategies

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Mass Tort Cases: Challenges for Plaintiff’s and Defense Counsel

Mass tort cases present unique challenges for both plaintiff’s and defense counsel. Unlike a class-action case, where a representative plaintiff stands in for the other members of the class, each plaintiff in a mass tort case...more

Goldberg Segalla

New Strategy is Embraced for Product Identification in Multidistrict PFAS Litigation

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The Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) MDL has taken a significant step forward with the introduction of a new case management program intended to streamline the complex process of product identification. The program’s...more

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Enforcing the Line Between Product Liability and Public Nuisance

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Around the country, creative plaintiffs' lawyers have been repackaging product liability claims as public nuisance claims to avoid dismissal. Plaintiffs have used this maneuver to attempt an end-run on important product...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Paraquat: The Basics, the Symptoms and the Legislation Against It

The subject of six lawsuits filed in three states, paraquat is widely used in the agricultural industry and, sadly, often causes illnesses to those least able to care for themselves: workers. Workers on farms and ranches...more

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