Asbestos returned to the Supreme Court yesterday in the context of securities litigation. The case arises from Halliburton’s purchase of...

A respected medical journal, Lancet, has joined those pressuring Canada to stop exporting asbestos fibers to the world. The article is...

AmLaw includes today an article by Andrew Longstreth regarding the settlement strategies used by Merck for Vioxx, and by Glaxo for...

Susan Beck’s Amlaw article today provides an update on post- Engle verdicts against tobacco companies, and a look at the due process...

I’d love to take a few days to read and write about interesting thinking on mass torts and claims resolution issues. But that’s not...

Here is an AmLaw article about the apparently fairly real possibility of chapter 11 type legislation in Hong Kong. This is getting ahead...

Here is a late September post presenting a condensed version of a law review article proposing “national juries” for mass tort...

How much pre-filing inquiry is needed for a “mass tort” product laibility claim, and when must be it done ? A recent opinion in the...

This August 6 post from the Device and Drug Law Blog provides a great summary of Twombly/Iqbal rulings over the last couple of years....

The UK is famous for assessing costs if a case actually goes to judgment. A new look at that topic is underway and is slated to produce a...

Looking for a tight but informative summary of changes around the globe with respect to (1) aggregate or class action litigation, (2)...

Update: This post updates a Feb. 20 post. The new news is a Law.com article regarding a new Madoff-related lawsuit in Florida naming a...

Not a good week for James Hardie. This week the news is that it will not fund an expected shortfall of cash in its asbestos trust, and...

‘Mass accident” cases produce tough issues on applicable law and teh forum for litigation. The 11th Circuit recently issued a per curiam...

As class action statutes proliferate around the world, a key issue for corporations is whether they can block class actions through...

The battle over pleural plaques claiming is continuing to evolve in the UK With respect to the Scottish legislation allowing renewed...

When is a multinational at risk for “aiding and abetting” human rights violations? The answer is evolving. One case on the issue is...

Defense lawyers, defendants and insurers all are smiling today because the Illinois Supreme Court today issued a ruling that favors...

This post follows up on a prior post that described the Manville asbestos trust halting its prior practice of licensing its claims data...

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