Washington, D.C. – On June 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States denied Johnson & Johnson’s request for review of the $2.1 billion verdict against the company. In May 2018, a jury awarded the plaintiffs in Ingham v.…
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BCBS Antitrust Litigation: Revisiting the Appropriate Standard of Review
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - On March 05, 2021, U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor in the Northern District of Alabama issued an Order in MDL No. 2406 for the Provider Track of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust suit regarding the…
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BP Oil Spill Settlement Winds Down
NEW ORLEANS – On January 22, 2021, Judge Barbier issued the Settlement Program Wind Down Order for the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damage Settlement Agreement, one of the largest class action settlements in history, created in response to one…
Four Business Interruption Lawsuits against Cincinnati Insurance are being Consolidated in Ohio
CINCINNATI – On Jan. 15, Judge Matthew W. McFarland of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio consolidated four COVID-19 business interruption coverage actions against Cincinnati Insurance Company. The four plaintiffs included in this consolidation are Troy…
Johnson & Johnson Appeal $120 Million Asbestos Judgment to the New York Supreme Court
NEW YORK – Johnson & Johnson has appealed the judgment of an asbestos cosmetic talcum powder action asserted by Donna and Robert Olson in May 2018. The notice of appeal was filed on December 7, 2020 in the New York…
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Johnson & Johnson to Pay $100 Million in Settlements for More Than 1,000 Talc Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay roughly $100 Million to settle more than 1,000 lawsuits. However, J&J stands by their position, noting that this settlement is agreed to “without an admission of liability and in no way changes…
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JPML grants centralization for Society, but DENIES centralization for Lloyd’s London, Cincinnati, Travelers, and Hartford insurance companies.
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation granted centralization for Society Insurance Company; however, centralization was denied for Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, Cincinnati Insurance Co., Travelers, and Hartford. The JPML granted centralization for Society Insurance Company based on…
Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation Update: October 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On October 01, 2020, Judge Proctor issued the Seventh Amended Scheduling Order (Exclusive to Provider Track). The next upcoming deadline is for the Provider Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for Class Certification, along with Defendants’ Opposition to Providers’ Class…
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Blue Cross and Subscribers Reach Tentative $2.7 Billion Settlement
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance group has reached a tentative settlement in the antitrust lawsuit on behalf of subscribers. The proposed settlement assigns a payout of around $2.7 billion, along with demands for significant changes within…
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JPML creates five insurer specific dockets for COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has issued five orders relating to COVID-19 Business Interruption to determine if insurer-specific MDL dockets should be created for lawsuits against Lloyd’s London, Cincinnati Insurance Co., Hartford, Society Insurance, and…
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