Recent Posts in March, 2011

• What Happens if You Don't Opt-In to a Settlement

  Mar 24, 2011
  Although a mass settlement plan may commend itself to many claimants, there are always likely to be some who are unsatisfied and want to continue ...
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• Settlement Disaster Relief Funds

  Mar 17, 2011
  A recent trend in the settlement of claims arising out of disasters has been to set up a fund directly from a responsible party, seeking to make ...
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• More DePuy Hip Implant Recall Information Revealed

  Mar 11, 2011
  When DePuy Orthopedics issued recalls for the ASR XL Acetabular Hip Replacement System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System last August, the company ...
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• FDA: Topamax May Pose Cleft Lip Birth Defect Risk

  Mar 7, 2011
  The FDA has required Johnson & Johnson's Ortho McNeil division to change the label on the popular drug Topamax after studies have shown an increased ...
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• Mass Tort Multidistrict Litigations: Sizes and Scope

  Mar 7, 2011
  Often people ask which have been the largest mass torts. A major statistical study by two well-known researchers from the Federal Judicial Council ...
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• Rising Problem of Patient Injuries Due to Alarm Fatigue

  Mar 7, 2011
  Hospital patients are connected to a myriad of machines intended to monitor a variety of body systems to keep those patients safe. These devices sound ...
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• Thoughts on the new Principles of Aggregate Litigation

  Mar 6, 2011
  The American Law Institute recently released the final version of its Principles of Aggregate Litigation. Class actions are a type of aggregate ...
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• FDA Creates New Metal-on-Metal Warning Page After Recalls

  Mar 3, 2011
  The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has set up a website for metal-on-metal hip implants, which among other things, details the potential risks ...
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