Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Bellwether Trials in Mass Torts Are Back — With Masks and Plexiglass. Judges Join The Diversity Discussion in MDL Leadership.
COVID-19 case counts notwithstanding, mass tort trials have resumed in cases involving talcum powder, Risperdal, hernia mesh and earplugs. Judges in multidistrict litigation are paying attention to diversity on leadership committees — and how its members get compensated