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Did Monsanto Pay A Plaintiff To Force Preemption Appeal? Plus: Judges Debate Vices And Virtues Of Virtual Mdl Hearings, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, Amanda Bronstad Apr 2021

Did Monsanto Pay A Plaintiff To Force Preemption Appeal? Plus: Judges Debate Vices And Virtues Of Virtual Mdl Hearings, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, Amanda Bronstad

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Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com’s weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. Monsanto insists a “high-low settlement” with a Roundup plaintiff wasn’t designed to manufacture an appellate ruling. The chairwoman of the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, which has continued to hold hearings amid the pandemic, says there is “something missing” in virtual oral arguments. What does President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian genocide mean for lawyers representing descendants of the victims?


Athens News Matters: Cyber Abuse And Intimate Partner Violence, Thomas E. Kadri Mar 2021

Athens News Matters: Cyber Abuse And Intimate Partner Violence, Thomas E. Kadri

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Does Multidistrict Litigation Deny Plaintiffs Due Process?, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch Jan 2019

Does Multidistrict Litigation Deny Plaintiffs Due Process?, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

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Georgia's New Battleground: Five Georgia Law Professors Examine The State's New Tort Legislation, Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., Ronald L. Carlson, Thomas A. Eaton, C. Ronald Ellington, Michael L. Wells Aug 2005

Georgia's New Battleground: Five Georgia Law Professors Examine The State's New Tort Legislation, Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., Ronald L. Carlson, Thomas A. Eaton, C. Ronald Ellington, Michael L. Wells

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In February, after several years of debate, the Georgia General Assembly enacted a comprehensive set of tort reform provisions. This fairly complex body of legislation contains 16 separate sections dealing with procedure, evidence and substantive tort issues. Shortly after it was signed into law, five Georgia Law professors sat down with alumni and students to describe parts of the new legislation, to identify some issues that are likely to arise as the new laws go into effect and to speculate about what they think the likely impact will be on litigation.


A Doctrine By Any Other Name: The Putative Rejection Of "Crashworthiness" In Virginia Products Liability Law, Paul A. Lebel Oct 1995

A Doctrine By Any Other Name: The Putative Rejection Of "Crashworthiness" In Virginia Products Liability Law, Paul A. Lebel

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Contributory Negligence And Mitigation Of Damages: Comparative Negligence Through The Back Door?, Paul A. Lebel Oct 1984

Contributory Negligence And Mitigation Of Damages: Comparative Negligence Through The Back Door?, Paul A. Lebel

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