Last Chance to Tell Your Story: How'd your lawsuit go? What was MDL like?
How'd your lawsuit go? If you're a plaintiff in a women's health related mass tort like #mesh, #Mirena, #PowerMorcellator, #NuvaRing,...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Apr 30, 2019
- 15 min
Multidistrict Litigation Basics: A Primer for Plaintiffs
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...
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Apr 4, 2019
- 4 min
Confidential Study for Plaintiffs involved in Women's Health MDLs
If you’re a plaintiff in the lawsuits against pelvic mesh manufacturers or against talcum powder distributors, I’d love to hear from you....
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Feb 26, 2019
- 3 min
Top 5 Eyebrow-Raising Provisions in Mesh Attorneys' Retainer Agreements
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...
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Feb 2, 2019
- 1 min
Procedural Justice Study Mentioned in the New York Times Article on Pelvic Mesh
New York Times reporter Matthew Goldstein just published a deep dive into the settlement amounts that pelvic mesh plaintiffs are...
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Jan 23, 2019
- 4 min
Speak out Against Mesh - Publicly Or Confidentially
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...
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Jan 18, 2019
- 3 min
The FDA's Meeting on Pelvic Mesh and the Shutdown
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will hold a public meeting on the safety and effectiveness of pelvic...
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Jan 7, 2019
- 3 min
"I Can't Find a Lawyer": Anatomy of an Aggregate Settlement Part III
In speaking with mass-tort plaintiffs from around the country for the new procedural justice project that I've been working on, I've...
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
Settle or Find a New Lawyer: Anatomy of an Aggregate Settlement Part II
In Part I, I introduced several types of provisions that a plaintiff might find in the master settlement agreement and gave plaintiffs'...
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Dec 26, 2018
- 3 min
Anatomy of an Aggregate Settlement - Part 1
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...
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
- Dec 18, 2018
- 2 min
Study Aims to Gauge Litigant Satisfaction
I spoke with reporter Max Mitchell about the new project I've been working on--a survey to gauge plaintiffs' satisfaction (or not) in...
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I'm a law professor who specializes in mass torts and complex litigation. This site is for educational and informational purposes only.
I don't have clients and am not giving legal advice.
Copyright 2018 by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
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