In a typical personal injury case, one person sues one defendant but not in Mass Torts. You’ve signed up a new case – and just realized it’s part of a mass tort – but what does that mean? Mass torts involve hundreds or thousands of people who were harmed in similar ways by the same product or company. Multiple victims: Dozens to thousands of people with similar injuries. Same defendant: Usually, one company or manufacturer but
sometimes dozens of Defendants. Similar harm: Injuries caused by the same product or contamination. Coordinated legal process: Cases are often grouped together for efficiency. But: is your case in an MDL? In a JCCP? And next: Is there active litigation, bellwethers, a census, fact sheets, remand, settlement, bankruptcy, tolling, mediation? What crazy world have you wandered into? This discussion will provide expert advice [and real-world examples] of mass torts in the wild.

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