Insights: Results

The Litigation Finance Mass Tort Gold Rush

by Justin Smulison

Third-party litigation funding is transforming mass torts, propelling the high-risk area into a multi-billion-dollar industry

Divide and Conquer: Plaintiffs Need a Single Forum that Accommodates the Realities of Contemporary Economic Activity

by David A. Mazie and David M. Estes

The growth of mass tort litigation tracks with industries’ shift to mass marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical and consumer products on a national scale.

Oklahoma Finds Tort-Reform Statute Unconstitutional

by T. Luke Abel

The Beason family had a strong case, and the jury responded by awarding them a sizable payout. But, the court invoked a tort-reform statute that capped the family's winnings, much to the surprise of the jury.

Georgia’s Tort Reform Overhaul

by Bryan Driscoll

A New Front in the National Battle Over Civil Justice

Supreme Court further Restricts Where Plaintiffs Can Sue in Mass Torts

by Gregory Bubalo and Katherine A. Dunnington

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California will significantly impact the plaintiffs’ choices of forums for the filing of mass torts actions.

Justice Gorsuch’s Strange Detour in Alien Tort Statute Case

by Motley Rice

Justice Neil Gorsuch wasn’t a member of the U.S. Supreme Court back in 2004, when the justices ruled in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain (124 S.Ct. 2739) that in certain limited circumstances, foreign nationals can use a 1789 law, the Alien Tort Statute, to sue in U.S. courts for violations of the law of nations.

Paramount Hit With NY Class Action Lawsuit Over Mass Layoffs

by Gregory Sirico

Paramount Global faces a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating New York's WARN Act after laying off 300+ employees without proper notice in September.

New Mass. Child Custody Bills Could Transform US Family Law

by Gregory Sirico

How new shared-parenting child custody bills may reshape family law in the state and set a national precedent.

What Is a Class Action?

by Benjamin H. Whitley

None of these cases were class actions. In fact, they are known in the legal world as mass torts.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco

by Clifford J. Zatz and Josh Thomas Foust

The decision “may make it impossible to bring certain mass actions at all."

Warning Signs

by Antonio M. Romanucci

The Warning Signs and Legal Remedies of Mass Shootings

Colorado’s New “Red Flag” Law for Extreme Risk Protection Orders

by James H. Chalat

Preventing Mass Shootings

From One Man to a Nationally Recognized Force

by Justin Smulison

As Frantz Law Group nears 38 years of advocacy for the injured, founder James P. Frantz reflects on his firm’s achievements and discusses its involvement with history-making cases.

Big Wins From Coast to Coast

by Justin Smulison

Founder Michael S. Burg discusses how Burg Simpson’s lawyers secured major verdicts in some of the nation’s most unique cases in 2019.

Strategy and Resilience

by Justin Smulison

Easton & Easton partners discuss how innovating during 2020’s uncertainty led to stronger injury cases, new practice areas, and greater success.

Resilience and Success

by Justin Smulison

Burg Simpson secured favorable results in 2021 and also strategically expanded to ensure its future and provide more personalized service to its clients nationwide.