Rules4MDLs

@rules4mdls

Working to update the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to bring consistency, fairness & predictability to the 47% of pending civil cases consolidated in MDLs.

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    May 6

    .’s latest report cites data: “In 2002, MDL proceedings represented only 16% of the total federal civil docket. By 2018, however, that number had more than tripled, with MDLs comprising almost 52% of the total civil caseload.”

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  2. May 9

    Alex Dahl of says third-party funding agreements inherently raise “control issues and ethics concerns, and the judges need to know who’s really in the courtroom.” Read ’s piece on the importance of TPLF disclosure in mass torts.

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  3. May 8

    NEW Reform: Certification for appeal of dispositive rulings in MDLs is so rare that it’s not a viable mechanism for appellate review of denials of summary judgment and Daubert motions. Need .

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  4. May 3

    ICYMI: in ’s Critical Mass – U.S. District Judge Grimm orders plaintiffs lawyers to disclose $$$ sources in data breach MDL. FRCP should require funding disclosure so all parties know who has a stake in the litigation.

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  5. May 1

    Happy from ! Join us in celebrating by calling for rules to improve consistency and fairness in MDLs.

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  6. May 1

    is a national reminder of the importance of the rule of law. The surge in cases concentrated in MDLs where the rules for civil cases do not consistently apply shows why we need .

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  7. May 1

    . salutes ’19! May 1 is a national day to celebrate the rule of law. Let’s strengthen the rule of law by amending the FRCP with .

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  8. Apr 27

    The Great Bambino knew baseball needed rules, just like we need clear, uniform to call “out!” on meritless claims. Happy !

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    Apr 17

    “[T]he situation with MDLs is bad, and cries out for reforms to prevent warehousing, allow appeals, and shed light on litigation financiers pulling strings from the shadows.” We agree – we need clear now. Read the full piece from below:

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  10. Apr 19

    ICYMI: an FRCP rule requiring disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements would bring much needed transparency to MDL cases

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  11. Apr 18

    NEW: Jim Bexis writes in , “The Need for Real MDL Rules Will Only Grow More Acute.” Read his in depth analysis of why we need here:

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  12. Apr 17

    Haikus have more rules, Than MDLs have today, Fix the civil rules.

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  13. Apr 17

    There are more rules for, This haiku that you’re reading, Than for MDLs.

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  14. Apr 17

    “[T]he situation with MDLs is bad, and cries out for reforms to prevent warehousing, allow appeals, and shed light on litigation financiers pulling strings from the shadows.” We agree – we need clear now. Read the full piece from below:

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  15. Apr 17

    In honor of , we’ve written a poem of our own: Meritless claims are Clogging up our court system It’s time for new rules What say you, ?

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  16. Apr 17

    NEW DATA: As of April 2019, 22 MDLs contain 88% of all pending MDL cases. The concentration of cases in large MDLs, where the FRCP don’t practically apply, highlights the need for .

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  17. Retweeted
    Apr 15

    Drug and Device Law: The Need for Real MDL Rules Will Only Grow More Acute

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  18. Apr 15

    ICYMI: on ’s data release showing MDL cases surging to majority of cases in federal civil docket

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  19. Apr 12

    NEW from : to significantly improve fairness and consistency in MDLs, increase the availability of interlocutory appellate review.

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  20. Apr 10

    Large MDLs with 1,000 or more cases have jumped to 46% of all federal civil cases as of FY 2018, up from 40% as of FY 2017

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