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By Christina Grube
(MASS TORT NEWS) – The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation met on Thursday, Sept. 29th in St. Louis Missouri for the fourth time in 2022. A week later, the seven judge panel released rulings on actions associated with seven of the 12 cases discussed. So far the panel created three new MDLs, denied three plaintiff requests to vacate, and approved one plaintiff request to vacate.
New MDLs Created with Oral Arguments:
MDL No. 3043 - IN RE: Acetaminophen - ASD/ADHD Products Liability Litigation
- Parents of children born with autism bring suit against distributors of Acetaminophen for failing to inform consumers of the danger of prenatal exposure to Paracetamol, which may increase chances of children being born on the autism spectrum.
- The panel ruled to consolidate 18 actions to the Honorable Denise L. Cote in United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
- The transfer order shows 47 additional pending actions
MDL No. 3047 - IN RE: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation
- Plaintiffs bring suit against Meta social media (Facebook and Instagram) for their alleged intentionality with marketing addictive social media to minors, not warning consumers of risks to perpetual social media use.
- The panel ruled to consolidate 28 case actions to the Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in the Northern District of California against Meta Platforms.
MDL No. 3048 - IN RE: Klamath River Basin Litigation
- Litigation between south-central Oregon and northern California farmers, Native American Klamath Tribes, and the commercial fishing industry over the ownership of the Klamath river basin and the use of its resources.
- JPML denied all seven proposed plaintiff actions for consolidation, reasoning that, “these cases can be more effectively and efficiently advanced, and resolution achieved more quickly, without centralization.”
Decisions on Existing MDLs Without Oral Arguments:
MDL No. 2151 - IN RE: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation
- JPML denied the plaintiffs request to vacate a previous temporary consolidation ruling, officially consolidating the plaintiff’s action to the MDL in USDC Central District of California.
MDL No. 2846 - IN RE: Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation
MDL No. 2873 - IN RE: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation
- Approved vindication request by plaintiff Circle K to remove their action from the South Carolina based MDL.
- More on PFAS MDL 2873
MDL No. 3014 - IN RE: Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level PAP, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Liability Litigation
- JPML denied plaintiff’s request to remove action from the Pennsylvania-based MDL.
- More on Philips CPAP MDL 3014
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