A federal judge has ordered plaintiffs and defendants involved in hair relaxer cancer litigation to select 20 cases each, for a total of 40, to undergo case-specific discovery to prepare them to serve as potential bellwether trials.
A federal judge has approved the direct filing of AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Southern California, where the litigation has been centralized for coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings.
With more than 5,800 Paraquat lawsuits being pursued by individuals who developed Parkinson’s disease following exposure to the herbicide, the early bellwether trials will test allegations that will be repeated throughout the litigation.
