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Expert: ‘Unceasing Onslaught’ of Legal Ads Worth Insurance Industry Attention

Often alarming, misleading or just plain annoying — when mass tort lawsuit advertisements pop on a TV screen, many consumers instinctually reach for the remote. An expert believes that the ads are worth your attention. “Especially for those in the …

Facebook Faces $3.7B UK Mass Action Over Market Dominance

Facebook must face a collective lawsuit valued at around 3 billion pounds ($3.77 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users’ personal data, a London tribunal ruled on Thursday. Legal academic Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, …

Lawsuits Claiming Tylenol Causes Autism Lack Scientific Support, Judge Finds

A judge has barred expert witnesses from testifying that Johnson & Johnson spin-off Kenvue’s painkiller Tylenol can cause autism if mothers take it during pregnancy, finding that they failed to support their conclusions with scientific evidence. The ruling on Monday …

Judge Threatens to Sanction Law Firm that Filed Hundreds of La. Hurricane Lawsuits

A federal judge in Louisiana is threatening to fine a Houston-based law firm $200 for each duplicate or baseless lawsuit he finds among the 1,642 that the firm has filed against insurers for alleged hurricane damages. US District Court Judge …