Indiana

Vioxx settlement: Merck reports 93% enrollment
Merck just sent out a press release stating that 93% of the 47,000 registered plaintiffs have enrolled in the settlement. It is unclear (a) what happened to the 13,000 plaintiffs who sued or signed tolling agreements, but did not register,....

Settlement Professional's Bombastic Premise is Inaccurate
One settlement planner bombastically states on his web site that "Settlement Planning starts from the premise that structured settlements are not the answer to everything that everyone needs or wants to do with their settlement dollars"*** The Society of Settlement...

Settlement Is Good
A piece in yesterday’s New York Times talks about the results of a soon-to-be-published study which finds that in most cases (61%) where plaintiffs refuse to settle and go to trial they wind up with less than the proposed settlement would have given them...

Plaintiffs Rejecting Settlement Offers Fare Worse at Trial
While not exclusively related to mass torts, the ABA reports on the results of a new study of civil suits from 2000-2005, which found that 61% of plaintiffs rejecting settlement offers fared worse at trial...

Plaintiffs’ Attorneys’ Motions Challenging Vioxx Settlement Cloud Issues as January 15, 2008 Deadline to Register Approaches
Pursuant to the terms of the $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement, January 15, 2008 is the deadline for all plaintiffs with a Vioxx-related case to register — whether or not their injuries would necessarily qualify for the settlement payout...

Vioxx Registration Deadline Passes: Merck Hopes 85% Take the Deal
With the first milestone passing this week (1/15/08) Merck's confident it will reach the goals necessary to set a $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement into play. There are report that law firms representing more than 55,000 plaintiffs had registered their claims by the deadline...

Target
Settles with NFB for $6 Million

Target, National Federation of the Blind
Settle Class Action for $6 Million

Circo Booster Seats
Recalled by Target

Dating Site
Settles Class Action for $1.5 Million

Nationwide Mutual
305,000 Potential Plaintiffs in Class Action

Tulsa County Natural Gas Royalties
Plaintiffs Awarded $126 Million