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Mass Tort Multidistrict Litigation

Historically, multidistrict litigation proceedings (MDLs) were an efficient way of handling the pretrial phase of large numbers of similar lawsuits. Now, plaintiffs’ lawyers are using MDLs to litigate questionable or meritless claims hoping that the sheer number of cases will pressure defendants to settle. Reform is needed to avoid baseless proceedings.

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U.S. Supreme Court Should Make Clear that Federal Law Trumps State Law 

Does federal law preempt contrary state law or state-based claims when a federal agency has approved a warning label on a product? That’s one of the questions the U.S. Supreme Court will decide…

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Research
Fall 2021 | ILR Research Review | Volume 8, Issue 2
ILR Briefly: Twisted Blackjack: How MDLs Distort and Extort
Fact or Fiction: Ensuring the Integrity of Expert Testimony
Trials and Tribulations: Contending with Bellwether and Multi-Plaintiff Trials in MDL Proceedings
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