The Top Product Liability Cases of 2021
Halli Cohn, a partner with Troutman Pepper, was quoted in the Law360 article, " The Top Product Liability Cases of 2021."
"It's going to be outcome after outcome from litigation and legal determinations, from settlements to see how [the public nuisance theory] plays out," Halli Cohn of Troutman Pepper said. "I think we're a long way from really understanding the full impact of that."
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The size of the MDL is also a possible reason why there have been so many bellwether trials, Cohn said. She noted that in her experience around four bellwethers is enough to reach some sort of global resolution, and that more cases
may need to be tried until there's a clearer trend in favor of either plaintiffs or 3M to get a sense of the value of the litigation.
"But it is unique, in a sense, how many 'bellwether cases' there have been," Cohn said.