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Multidistrict Litigation
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Drug & Device Law
Rule 11 Discovery Allowed In Digitek MDL
By Bexis
This just in: (Actually, it came in late yesterday, but we were first busy and then tired. Sorry.) In April 2008, the FDA recalled all lots of the drug Digitek…
The Contingency
MDL Panel to Gather in Richmond Sept. 24
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has set September 24 as its next hearing session. Their Honors will convene at the Lewis F. Powell, Jr., U.S. Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia.…
Drug & Device Law
Reconsidering The Master Complaint
By Bexis
Earlier this week, we posted about how the MDL court in the Nuvaring litigation denied outright a defense motion to dismiss on the entirely procedural ground that the master complaint…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Beck/Herrmann on Moving to Dismiss MDL Master Complaints
By joetort
Discussed at Drug & Device Law.BGS
Drug & Device Law
Moving To Dismiss MDL Master Complaints
By Bexis
Suppose you have a product liability MDL. Individual lawsuits are arriving by the mailbagful. You need a system to sort out which claims can proceed and which should be dismissed…
The Contingency
MDL Panel Starts Moving July Session Cases
They came, they saw, they transferred -- and centralized. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation met in Portland, Oregon, on July 30. The orders have begun to flow. The results…
Mass Tort Defense
Guide for Multidistrict Litigation Transferee Judges Published By FJC
By Sean Wajert
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and The Federal Judicial Center have recently released a new publication, "Ten Steps to Better Cas
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Federal Judicial Center Management Guides for MDL
By joetort
The Federal Judicial Center has posted two guides for management of a multidistrict litigation: (1) Ten Steps to Better Case Management: A Guide for Multidistrict Litigation Transferee JudgesTen Steps to Better…
Drug & Device Law
MDL Panel’s “Guide for MDL Transferee Judges”
By Bexis
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and Federal Judicial Center have recently published two booklets for use by judges and clerks handling MDL cases. We provide the titles of the…
Drug & Device Law
FJC On MDL
By Bexis
Sensible bloggers put titles on their posts that attract attention (and thus links from others in the blogosphere).Not us!This is an interesting post about a recent study undertaken by some…