JPML Approves Consolidation of JUUL E-Cigarette Lawsuits Today, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) agreed to consolidate all federally filed JUUL e-cigarette lawsuits into one court for pre-trial proceedings. As the number of JUUL lawsuits continue to rise throughout the country, the JPML felt that a consolidated litigation in the United States District [...]
After years of fighting for justice and a verdict being reached in 2014, the conclusion of the Scharfstein v. BP West Coast Products, LLC case has been reached and payments to customers are going out. Over two million consumers who were overcharged on their debit cards when buying BP gasoline will now be receiving their [...]
Shelby County has condemned several local Amish homes and moved for an injunction that will remove certain Amish families from their homes. The County has alleged that these Amish families’ homes failed to follow certain regulations on plumbing, human waste disposal, construction permits, and other regulations. The religious freedoms of these Amish families are [...]
This past week, Judge Vince Chhabria heard expert witness testimony, as part of a Daubert hearing, for Plaintiffs and Defendant, Monsanto to review scientific evidence linking Roundup’s key chemical, glyphosate, to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Courts use a Daubert hearing to determine whether an expert’s opinion will be heard at trial. Oral arguments are set to begin [...]
Wright & Schulte has filed cases on behalf of men and women from across the country alleging that people taking Abilify became addicted to gambling and other compulsive behaviors. The lawsuits further state that because of their compulsive behaviors, plaintiffs suffered significant economic, physical, and emotional injuries. (In Re: Abilify (Aripiprazole) Products Liability Litigation – [...]
Wright & Schulte attorney, Richard W. Schulte, was appointed a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Physiomesh hernia mesh multi-district litigation, In re Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation and a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the C-Qur hernia mesh multi-district litigation, In re Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur [...]
Nashville artists and songwriters, Darryl Worley, Dan Demay and Chris Wallin performed to raise money for two outstanding charities: Compassionate Care of Shelby County and Daryl Worley Foundation. Performers Daryl Worley, Dan Demay, and Chris Wallin donated their time for this charitable cause. Wright & Schulte and the SMS Group spearheaded the event with numerous corporate sponsors. The event, held at the [...]
