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Mass tort and class action settlements totaled over $40 billion for the third year in a row. While this number is staggering, unlocking its history provides key considerations to dial back this billion-dollar settlement trend. Mass tort litigation has been a part of the American legal system for decades. Settlements have been the end of a long road of bellwether trials, ultimately resolving the litigation.

Probiotics are skyrocketing in popularity. While they are classified as dietary supplements, probiotics are often being marketed and used to treat symptoms and illnesses despite not having FDA approval, which can lead to safety concerns for consumers.

Beginning in the 1960s, medical facilities, blood banks, and other public providers of blood products began seeing limited statutory protections arise in most states through what has become known as “blood shield laws.”