Category Litigation

A team of mass tort lawyers leaving Orrick for Kirkland shows how elite defense talent is consolidating — and why claimants should care.

Litigation costs—including discovery, expert fees, and administration—consume 30 to 50 percent of modern tort settlements before claimants receive payment.

Chevron's sanctions motions aim to penalize alleged procedural violations by plaintiffs' attorneys in Philadelphia paraquat cases.

AI is cutting mass tort discovery costs by 50-70%, making lower-value cases profitable for funders and law firms to pursue.

State courts are handling mass tort verdicts faster while federal MDLs accumulate tens of thousands of pending cases.

Mass tort cases valued at $25 billion are reshaping 2026 litigation, from talc to GLP-1 drugs to military water contamination.

A firm starting in Kansas City or Milwaukee cannot instantly compete with established coastal firms, so successful ones identify high-volume tort...

A federal judge froze $5.6B in settlement proceeds after finding a law firm likely stole its funding partner's trade secrets.

199,000 pending drug and device cases with $50+ billion at stake are forcing courts and manufacturers to confront mass tort litigation on an unprecedented scale.

Syngenta's second venue motion targets 1,600+ Pennsylvania paraquat claims in Philadelphia, repeating arguments a judge already rejected in 2025.