3M Combat Arms Earplug Lawsuit: Where the $6B Settlement Stands
The largest mass tort in U.S. history began with a whistleblower's fraud suit and a failed subsidiary bankruptcy. Over half the $6 billion has now been paid.
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Mass Tort & Product Liability
Where major multidistrict litigations actually stand: what a federal MDL is, how it differs from a class action, current settlement status, and how to tell whether a specific mass tort claim is still open.
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Suing an AI Chatbot Company: What Courts Have Ruled So Far
A federal judge ruled a chatbot's output isn't clearly protected speech, letting product liability and wrongful death claims proceed. One case already settled.
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Bard PowerPort Lawsuit: A Split Verdict, Then Round Two
The first bellwether ended in a defense win on warnings and a hung jury on design. The second, testing fracture claims, started August 18, 2026.
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Boeing 737 MAX: What Crash Victims' Families Actually Got
A secret 2021 deal shielded Boeing from prosecution. A judge ruled crash victims should have been consulted first — then said he couldn't fix it.
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East Palestine Derailment: What the $600M Settlement Pays
Lawyers projected up to $25,000 per person for personal injury. Actual checks averaged about $12,400. Objectors who fought it lost over an unpaid bond.
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Engineered Stone Silicosis: Who You Can Actually Sue
Quartz countertop dust is sickening workers after just a few years, not decades. A $52 million verdict landed in 2024. Congress may now try to block it all.
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Hernia Mesh Lawsuit: Where Four Separate MDLs Stand
Bard is settling roughly 38,000 cases. Covidien just lost an $88 million bellwether. Four different manufacturers means four different postures.
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IVC Filter Lawsuit: Bard Settled, Cook Still Litigating
One manufacturer has resolved over 8,600 cases quietly. The other just lost its second bellwether trial and is only now heading toward settlement talks.
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NEC Baby Formula Lawsuit: Why the Verdicts Don't Agree
Federal bellwethers against Similac and Enfamil have been thrown out before reaching a jury. State courts have awarded $495 million and $70 million.
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Ozempic and Wegovy Lawsuit: Where the GLP-1 Litigation Stands
Nearly 4,000 cases allege gastroparesis or vision loss from GLP-1 drugs. No trial has happened — but a hearing this September could decide who ever gets one.
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Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement: What Victims Actually Get
A $50 billion national settlement mostly pays governments, not victims. A Supreme Court ruling then blew up the one fund built for individuals.
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Tylenol Autism Lawsuit: How an Appeals Court Revived It
A federal appeals court just reinstated over 500 Tylenol autism lawsuits, reversing the 2024 ruling that had shut the litigation down entirely.
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Zantac Lawsuit: Four Companies, Two Very Different Courts
GSK settled for $2.2 billion. Boehringer just got 80,000 Delaware cases dismissed. Which one matters depends on which Zantac you took, and when.
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AFFF Firefighting Foam Lawsuit: Where It Stands
Water utilities already settled for over $13 billion. Firefighters and veterans with cancer are still waiting — their claims are a separate, unresolved fight.
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Suing Over a Firearm Injury: What PLCAA Actually Blocks
A 2005 federal law shields gun makers and sellers from most lawsuits over criminal misuse — but its exceptions are real and narrower than assumed.
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Food Poisoning Claims: Proving What Made You Sick
Liability is rarely the fight in a foodborne illness claim. Causation is — and a lab sample is what usually decides it.
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Paraquat Lawsuit: Where the Parkinson's Litigation Stands
A federal judge's pending ruling on general causation could decide over 5,000 cases at once — this litigation's whole future turns on a single Daubert decision.
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Vaccine Injury Claims: How the VICP Actually Works
Most vaccine injury claims cannot go to court at all. A federal no-fault program decides them first, on its own three-year deadline.
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Camp Lejeune Claims: Why New Filing Is Closed (2026)
The deadline to file a new Camp Lejeune claim passed in August 2024. Here's what that actually means, and where the roughly 3,750 pending lawsuits stand now.
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Depo-Provera Lawsuit: Meningioma MDL Status (2026)
One of the fastest-growing pharmaceutical MDLs ever, with a settlement in principle reached in June 2026 — but not yet finalized.
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Hair Relaxer Lawsuit: Where the MDL Actually Stands
Over 11,000 pending claims, a court-appointed Special Master negotiating talks, but still no global settlement in the federal MDL.
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What Is a Mass Tort? MDL vs. Class Action Explained
Mass tort isn't a formal legal category. What an MDL actually is, how it differs from a class action, and how to check a litigation's real status yourself.
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Defective Product Claims: The Three Theories Explained
Not every product injury needs a mass tort. Design defect, manufacturing defect and failure to warn are three distinct theories to know.
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Roundup Lawsuit Status: SCOTUS Ruling & Settlement (2026)
A Supreme Court ruling limited some claims in June 2026; a separate $7.25 billion Missouri settlement still awaits final approval.
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Social Media Addiction Lawsuits: Where They Stand
Real jury verdicts, not just filed complaints: how litigation against Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube over youth mental health harm is playing out in 2026.
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Talcum Powder Lawsuit: Where the $5.5B Settlement Stands
J&J's three bankruptcy attempts failed; a $5.5 billion settlement was announced in July 2026 — but it isn't final. Here's exactly what has and hasn't happened.
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