Legal Industry Digital Trends To Look For In 2023
What legal industry digital trends can we expect in 2023? Identifying trends can empower teams to make changes and preparations. Adaptability and agility are essential to accommodate sudden changes in the market or resources. Here are three trends to watch for as legal teams and what options are available to you to get ahead. Relying […]
Virtual Receptionists Increase ROI In Mass Tort Litigation
Digital call services make a difference in mass tort litigation Virtual receptionists are not just for big businesses. In fact, small to medium-sized law firms have been taking advantage of digital assistance for years. This is especially true for injury law firms. According to a recent article published in the American Bar Association journal, a […]
Major Retailers Face Legal Action Following Claims Tylenol Causes Autism, ADHD
Mass tort lawsuit claims Tylenol causes ADHD and Autism Acetaminophen is found in more than 600 drugs nationwide, including Tylenol, making it the most common drug ingredient in the United States. Since its introduction in 1950, acetaminophen sales took only 20 years to surpass aspirin sales. Unfortunately, recent studies are showing that its quick rise […]
Mass Tort: New Claims That Chemical Relaxers And Hair Straightening Cause Uterine Cancer
Mass tort litigation underway following recent study about hair straightening Nobody expects their hair products to lead to a cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately, that is the reality for countless users of straightening products. A new study has uncovered a previously-unknown and dangerous side effect of chemical relaxers. Here’s what you should know about the recent study […]
Mass Tort: Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
What happened at Camp Lejeune? It has recently been announced that people living or working at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, from August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987 were potentially exposed to drinking water contaminated with industrial solvents, benzene, and other chemicals. Two on-base water wells were found to contain […]
Mass Tort: Baby Foods With Heavy Metals
In 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released two shocking reports on the prevalence of such toxic heavy metals as arsenic, lead, and mercury in some of the most popular baby food brands on sale today. The consumption of heavy metals poses a significant risk to the health of […]
Top Mass Tort & Class Action Litigation To Watch In 2021
As of March 15, 2021, a report by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) said that it has 185 multidistrict litigation (MDL) dockets, representing 46 transferee districts and 153 transferee judges. There were 356,379 pending actions as of the report date. In no particular order, the following provides a brief description of major […]
Top Mass Tort & Class Action Litigation To Watch In 2021
As of March 15, 2021, a report by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) said that it has 185 multidistrict litigation (MDL) dockets, representing 46 transferee districts and 153 transferee judges. There were 356,379 pending actions as of the report date. In no particular order, the following provides a brief description of major […]
Litigation to Watch: Belviq Weight Loss Drug
In November 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that obesity is a major public health problem in the U.S. The prevalence of obesity in adults and children reached 42 percent from 2017 to 2018. According to the World Population Review, obesity among U.S. adults in 2021 is 36 percent—the world’s 12th highest adult obesity rate. Doctors have few medicines […]