MASS TORT DEALS

The perception of justice study that I've been working on since December of 2018 will close on December 15, 2020. If you haven't had a ch...

Until they receive a notice that they have a case that has been transferred to a "MDL," even most lawyers have never heard of multidistri...

With the opioid proceedings so frequently popping up in the news, there is renewed and new attention being paid to multidistrict litigati...

Since I published Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation last May, I’ve received a lot of private emails from l...

Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation was published today; here's a look inside.

In recognition of World Mesh Awareness Day, I thought I’d write a longer post about the nuts and bolts of hiring an attorney and what sho...

If you’re a plaintiff in the lawsuits against pelvic mesh manufacturers or against talcum powder distributors, I’d love to hear from you....

If you’re a plaintiff in a mass tort case like those involving pelvic and hernia mesh or talcum powder, chances are you’ve signed up with...

New York Times reporter Matthew Goldstein just published a deep dive into the settlement amounts that pelvic mesh plaintiffs are receivin...

First off, my sincere thanks to all of you who have reached out to me and shared your litigation experiences either over the phone or thr...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will hold a public meeting on the safety and effectiveness of pelvic surgica...

In speaking with mass-tort plaintiffs from around the country for the new procedural justice project that I've been working on, I've hear...

In Part I, I introduced several types of provisions that a plaintiff might find in the master settlement agreement and gave plaintiffs' i...

If you're a plaintiff involved in a mass tort case like those over pelvic or hernia mesh, talcum powder, etc. there are a few things you ...

I spoke with reporter Max Mitchell about the new project I've been working on--a survey to gauge plaintiffs' satisfaction (or not) in wom...

If you're a plaintiff in a mass tort, what should you know about attorneys' fees? Here's a quick primer. All plaintiffs--mass tort or o...