In recent years, large corporations have paid billions of dollars to people who have been injured by their defective products or drugs. Most of these claims were litigated as mass tort claims, which brings together plaintiffs who suffered similar harms at the hands of a defendant’s negligence. For example, in 2018, Johnson & Johnson paid …
Settlement Estimates for Zantac Claims and Zantac Litigation Updates for 2022
After decades of use and circulation, scientists have discovered that Zantac and other ranitidine-based drugs may be extremely harmful because they can contain unhealthy amounts of a carcinogenic chemical known as N-nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA for short. As a result, thousands of users have been diagnosed with various forms of cancer and are now seeking legal …
What is the Difference Between Mass Torts and Class Action Lawsuits?
Many are familiar with class action lawsuits, but mass tort cases are less widely known. Both kinds of cases have commonalities and are sometimes confused for each other, but there are also distinct differences in the way in which they are handled in court. Let’s take a closer look at these cases and what separates …
Everything You Need to Know About Mass Tort Lawsuits
Thanks in large part to popular culture and entertainment, most people are at least generally familiar with a lot of legal processes and terms. Curiously enough, mass torts are usually not one of them, as we constantly receive questions about this type of lawsuit. As a dedicated personal injury firm, mass torts are a large …