Tag Archives: U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Robreno: Trials at MDL court could further streamline case resolution

When U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno was appointed to handle the Asbestos Products Liability Litigation in October 2008, he was startled by the magnitude of the case. He discovered that at the time, it was the largest and second-oldest … Read More »

Federal Court, multi-district litigation

Tylenol injury suit filed in Phila.; hearing scheduled for March on MDL request

Attorneys representing McNeil Consumer Healthcare and Johnson & Johnson have filed a notice of removal at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania seeking to transfer a personal injury action filed by an Alabama woman at Common … Read More »

Federal Court, Issues, mass tort, negligence, News, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Plaintiffs’ lawyers seek creation of Tylenol products liability MDL in Phila. federal court

Plaintiffs’ lawyers representing those who claim their ingestion of Tylenol caused them to experience liver damage or failure are seeking the creation of an MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to handle the growing … Read More »

Federal Court, multi-district litigation, News, Product Liability