• The Uber verdict establishes agency liability without punitive damages

• Lyft MDL in Northern District of California may move faster due to Uber roadmap

• Social media addiction trial focuses on product design, algorithm targeting, and causation

• Defense strategy mirrors the pharma playbook by disputing science and blaming plaintiffs

• Beasley Allen disqualified from 3,600 talc cases in New Jersey state court

• Active talc trial in Philadelphia could increase settlement pressure on J&J