MDL litigation is a special procedure created by congress in 1968 in which complex federal civil cases from around the country are transferred to one federal district court for discovery proceedings and pretrial motions. If a case does not settle during MDL, or is not dismissed during MDL, it is
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How Do Mass Tort Lawsuits Differ From Class Action Lawsuits?
Mass tort action lawsuits are quite different from class action lawsuits. In a mass tort lawsuit each plaintiff has an individual claim resulting from distinct damages and therefore each plaintiff ultimately receives their separate trial. However, in a class action the many plaintiffs typically are not considered individually and there is only
Continue ReadingHow Do Mass Torts Differ From Other Personal Injury Lawsuits?
Mass tort lawsuits are different from other personal injury lawsuits in numerous ways. However, there are at least two significant primary distinctions that that clearly set mass torts apart. First, mass torts involve the hundreds or even thousands of individual claims that have all been harmed by the same product
Continue ReadingWhat Is A Products Liability Claim?
Products liability refers to the liability of all parties along the manufacturing chain of a product for injury or damage caused by that product. This includes the manufacturer of component parts (at the top of the chain), an assembling manufacturer, the wholesaler, and the retail store owner (at the bottom
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