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Are mass torts always filed in large groups of cases or with multiple plaintiffs in a single case filing?

April 26, 2017Case cases filed groups large mass plaintiffs torts

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Are mass torts always filed in large groups of cases or with multiple plaintiffs in a single case filing?

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No. Our firm, for example, usually handles mass torts on an individual case basis; in situations where it makes the best sense and is in the best interests of our clients. If we represent 50 people injured by the same product, it may be in our clients’ best interest to litigate the cases in state court. Often cases can proceed more swiftly through state courts and our clients’ cases can proceed to trial more rapidly. In this situation, we might file some number of cases and use those to conduct discovery for the benefit of all our clients.