Junk Science Front and Center in Recent Judicial Hellholes Verdicts
The changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 last year were supposed to be a watershed moment for expert testimony
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Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in Judicial Hellholes® Set Sights on New Vital Industry
ATRF has long chronicled the plaintiffs’ bars constant efforts to find their next payday. From hot coffee to baby powder,
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New Jersey Judge Perpetuates Usage of Junk Science in Talc Litigation
Following the implementation of the newly amended Rule 702, ATRF has applauded judges across the country for stepping up to
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Delaware On Verge of Becoming Litigation Hotbed, Supreme Court Has Opportunity to Step In to Avoid This in Zantac Litigation
In early June, Delaware Superior Court Judge Vivian L. Medinilla refused to exercise her essential role as gatekeeper and permitted
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Predatory ‘Lawsuit Loans’ Rotting New York’s Civil Courts
Third-party litigation funding fuels frivolous lawsuits and perpetuates NYC’s Judicial Hellhole® reputation. Curbing predatory lending is crucial to civil justice reform.
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Talc Litigation Takes Another Dramatic Turn
On Wednesday, April 10th, a hearing on a motion to disqualify a prominent plaintiffs’ firm and a lead attorney from
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Previously Debunked Lab at Center of New Litigation
This week plaintiffs filed litigation against Walgreens and Kenvue, among others, in Massachusetts, California and Nevada, alleging that their acne products contain unhealthy amounts
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CA Judge Likens Social Media to Big Tobacco
In a concerning development in the litigation against Meta Inc., U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers recently compared that litigation to the landmark case
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Yet Another Fifth Court Decision to be Reviewed by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court has an opportunity to once again rein in liability expansion by the Texas Court of Appeals
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Philly Living Up to Designation as Worst Judicial Hellhole
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas is now home to the largest single-plaintiff Roundup verdict in the nation after a
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California’s Innovative New Way to Sue
A California Appellate Court recently adopted a new theory of liability that even by California’s own standards is crazy. In
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KEY PLAYERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOUTH CAROLINA’S JUDICIAL HELLHOLES® STATUS IN NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Earlier this month, Judge Jean Toal, a former South Carolina Supreme Court justice, was ordered to oversee the high-profile case
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Growing Push to Expand Premises Liability in Judicial Hellholes across the Country
A concerning trend on the rise in Judicial Hellholes is the expansion of premises liability for landowners and businesses. This
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Group of State AGs Join Efforts to Undermine Legitimate Use of Bankruptcy Process
Last week, a group of attorneys general inserted themselves into litigation involving Bestwall LLC in the U.S. Court of Appeals
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HEALTH ORGANIZATION AT CENTER OF ROUNDUP LITIGATION SET TO ISSUE REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, will issue its report on
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Illinois’ Punitive Damage Pandemonium: A Shameless Attack on Businesses
We enter, once again, to the wild world of Illinois politics, where the absurd and detrimental seem to go hand
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Bankruptcy Judge Must Prioritize Claimants’ Interests, Not Lawyers’ Profit-Seeking Motives
Following the announcement earlier this month that Johnson & Johnson will resolve approximately 60,000 talc claims through the bankruptcy process,
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It’s Time to Take a Close Look at the Credibility of the Lab at the Center of Mass Pharmaceutical Litigation
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) recently wrote a letter pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate pharmaceutical manufacturer GSK plc
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Third-Party Litigation Funding Dangers Highlighted in Sysco Lawsuit Against Burford Capital
For the past several years, our reports have highlighted the many issues surrounding lawsuit funding and third-party litigation financing. But
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Plaintiffs’ Attorneys See Media As Co-counsel in Mass Tort Litigation
Plaintiffs’ attorneys like to give impassioned courthouse-steps speeches about the importance of fair trials and the sanctity of the judicial
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Record Punitive Damage Award Handed Down by Gwinnett County Jury
A Georgia jury returned a $1.7 billion punitive damage verdict against Ford, finding that the company wantonly sold millions of
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