A judge in Florida is hearing arguments this afternoon on whether to grant a motion filed by Walmart, Walgreens and CVS for a mistrial in a high-profile opioid trial. Jurors have deliberated for 11 days.

In today's Critical Mass: The first MDL rule became effective this week, and more lawsuits target claims administrators in class action settlements. Plus: American Airlines, Hagens Berman, Roundup, California AB 931

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed a brief on Monday supporting Monsanto's petition to review its federal preemption arguments in Roundup cases.

A federal judge considering potential sanctions against Steve Berman and his firm, Hagens Berman, for his handling of a series of thalidomide cases, has referred the matter to the DOJ.

Five more lawsuits target claims administrators and banks in class action settlements.

In today's Critical Mass: A judge ordered claims recovery firms to rescind contracts with class members in generic pharma settlements, and a jury in a Florida opioid trial comes back Monday to deliberate for the 9th day. Plus: Boeing, egg prices, Ford

Ford's racketeering suit against three plaintiffs' firms in California that bring "lemon law" suits came to a screeching halt on Monday when a federal judge threw the case out.

At least six class actions filed this month allege the nation's largest egg producers conspired to raise the price of eggs this year.

A federal judge ordered more than a half a dozen so-called 'claims recovery firms,' and individuals associated with them, to stop distributing misinformation about four settlements in the generic pharmaceutical antitrust pricing litigation.

In today's Critical Mass: A Florida jury is deliberating in an opioid trial against Walgreens, Walmart and CVS, and the 2nd Cir probed a judge's order that tossed plaintiffs' experts linking acetaminophen to autism. Plus: Ford, talc, Roundup, ByHeart

At least seven lawsuits have been filed over ByHeart's recall this month of its formula, which has been linked to a nationwide infant botulism outbreak.

The 2nd Circuit appeared during oral arguments on Monday open to reviving hundreds of lawsuits alleging acetaminophen, like Tylenol, causes autism and ADHD.

A closely watched bellwether trial over Johnson & Johnson's baby powder opened on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The four-week trial involves two women with ovarian cancer.

Closing arguments began yesterday in a 51-day opioid trial alleging racketeering against three pharmacies: Walmart, Walgreens and CVS. Warren Burns, who represents 15 hospitals in Florida, asked a jury for a $1.5 billion verdict.

A federal jury, in the first trial against Boeing over its 737 Max 8 aircraft, awarded $28.45 million to the husband of a passenger from India who died in the 2019 crash. Kline & Specter represented the family in the one-week trial.

In today's Critical Mass: A federal judge rejected Capital One's $425M class settlement, and the first lawsuit was filed over this month's UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky. Plus: https://t.co/TRq7KCaPUH, TikTok, Meta, Google, Snap, Walmart, Camp Mystic

Lawyers in a $4B sex-abuse settlement with Los Angeles County have brought in another mediator amid calls on the State Bar of California to investigate potential fraud, particularly involving Downtown LA Law Group.

A federal judge sanctioned two Dovel & Luner partners for pursuing a class action over avocado oil labeling knowing the plaintiff was subject to arbitration because she purchased the bottle online, not at a store.

Social media sites such as Instagram and TikTok failed to toss addiction claims by adolescents, setting the stage for the first bellwether trial on Jan. 27 in Los Angeles Superior Court.

A federal judge rejected Capital One's proposed $425 million class action settlement involving its 360 Savings accounts, calling the deal 'neither reasonable nor adequate.' Attorneys general from 18 states had filed amicus briefs opposing the settlement.