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Judge Approves Boy Scouts $2.46 Billion Reorganization Plan

CMTAS finds your missing clients and a phone number to reach them or their guardian.  We can also obtain their signatures or medical records! A bankruptcy judge approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan by the Boy Scouts of America. It will enable it to keep operating while it compensates tens of thousands of men who […]

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Veterans Sue to Block 3M Health Care Spinoff Over Earplug Lawsuit Costs

CMTAS finds your missing clients and a phone number to reach them or their guardian.  We can also obtain their signatures or medical records! 3M UPDATE: After 3M announced plans to spinoff its healthcare business into a new public company, two US Military veterans sued the company to block the planned spinoff, which they called

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Bankruptcy Court Won’t Shield 3M From Earplug Claims

Great News! An Indiana bankruptcy court refused to temporarily shield 3M from hundreds of thousands of veterans’ claims that its earplugs caused them hearing loss, ruling Friday that the company couldn’t benefit from its subsidiary’s bankruptcy protections. (Law360) Lahav of Cornell said 3M officials could try to set up a comprehensive resolution system — like

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More Than 20,000 Claims Axed In 3M Earplug MDL

The Florida federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective 3M earplugs that harmed service members’ hearing dismissed claims brought by 20,000 veterans who failed to submit proof that they had served. U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers said that the MDL has been pending for more than three years and, during that time,

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Walgreens Hid Menthol Risk In Cigarettes, Buyer Says

Walgreen Co. gives the impression that Marlboro menthol cigarettes are just like any other cigarettes and doesn’t warn consumers that the menthol makes them “far more dangerous and addictive” than other tobacco products, according to a proposed class action filed in Florida federal court. Plaintiff Fernanda Price said that adding menthol to tobacco products covers

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Pot Industry May Soon Face Surge Of Product Liability Suits

The cannabis industry should brace itself for a surge in consumer class actions as the market matures and the plaintiffs bar grows more sophisticated, a panel of product liability experts said. Panelist Ian Stewart, co-chair of the cannabis practice at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, noted that most product liability claims could be

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Juul And Altria Can’t Cut Most Claims From Teen’s Vaping Suit

A California federal judge won’t let Juul Labs Inc. and Altria Group Inc. cut the bulk of claims from a teenager’s suit alleging that they deceptively advertised their vaping products to minors, saying there are fact questions about whether the girl saw or was affected by advertising for the e-cigarettes. U.S. District Judge William H.

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Philip Morris Can’t Undo $2.5M Verdict In Engle Death Suit

A Florida appeals court won’t let Philip Morris USA Inc. escape a $2.5 million verdict won by the daughter of a smoker who alleged the cigarette maker was responsible for her father’s death, saying trial evidence was enough for the jury to conclude the man relied on the company’s advertising to his detriment. The panel

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