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Mass Tort and Probate?
As a national probate coordination law firm, The Christopher S. Nudo, Attorney at Law provides probate-related services for Mass Tort Law firms to assist families that have tragically died or have been catastrophically injured as a result of a mass tort.
Why is Mass Tort Probate Service Needed for Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Attorneys?
When a loved one dies as a result of a mass tort or during the pendency of mass tort litigation, probate may be necessary to appoint an administrator, executor or personal representative to file the case. Alternatively, a plaintiff may have been alive when the case was filed but during the proceedings the plaintiff died. In these circumstances the mass tort law firm and the family needs a probate opened in order to distributions the courts award that has been received as a result of the litigation.
A mass tort is a lawsuit involving numerous plaintiffs against one or more defendants. These mass tort lawsuits from defendants causing injuries through the same or similar act of harm. Common examples of mass tort lawsuits include the following:
- Dangerous drugs (for example, Opiods)
- Defective medical devices (for example, CPAP breathing machine litigation)
- Defective products (for example, Monsanto’s Roundup litigation)
- Mass disasters (for example, airplane crashes)
- Toxic conditions (for example, Flint water litigation)
If you are an attorney involved in MDL or Mass Tort Litigation and require a Probate Attorney for one or many of your clients we are able to respond quickly and effectively. We offer fixed and flat fee arrangements to make the probate process easier for your firm and the family.
Call us directly (847) 737-1800 or email masstorthelp@nudo.net to speak with our office to arrange for our Mass Tort Representation services.
Additional points of information – Federal Law
The statute 28 U.S.C. § 1407(s) states:
When civil actions involving one or more common questions of fact are pending in different districts, such actions may be transferred to any district for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. Such transfers shall be made by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation authorized by this section upon its determination that transfers for such proceedings will be for the convenience of parties and witnesses and will promote the just and efficient conduct of such actions. Each action so transferred shall be remanded by the panel at or before the conclusion of such pretrial proceedings to the district from which it was transferred unless it shall have been previously terminated: Provided, however, That the panel may separate any claim, cross-claim, counter-claim, or third-party claim and remand any of such claims before the remainder of the action is remanded.
The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) maintains statistics of the pending mass torts cases that are in litigation.
