HermanGerel - Multi-District Litigation

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MASS TORT

CLASS ACTION

INDIVIDUAL LAWSUITS

MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION

MDL LEADERSHIP

Multi-District Litigation Creates One Out of Many

"You benefit through judicial economy, efficiencies of scale, and a more level playing field."

All individual lawsuits from across the country that are pending in Federal court and that involve a similar type of claim (like the HermanGerel cases for injuries caused by Rezulin, Propulsid, PPA, or the Sultzer orthopedic hip implants) can be consolidated and transferred to a single judge for pre-trial purposes only.

As in a class action suit, in Multi-District Litigation (MDL) you benefit through judicial economy and efficiencies of scale. For example, if the defendant you are suing is also being sued by 100,000 other plaintiffs across the country, just taking depositions in all the various jurisdictions could delay the trial date by years. But when all those individual suits are MDL'd, it happens in one place. One time. This also helps to save money for the clients.

The next advantage is a more level playing field. With 100,000 individual suits against the same defendant(s) scattered from coast-to-coast, various judges might issue conflicting orders. Or set differing standards of evidence. But in MDL those 100,000 cases go to just one judge, for more uniform, more consistent pre-trial work.

Our clients also have the advantage of HermanGerel's nationwide experience in the MDL litigation process.

The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Persons accessing this site are encouraged to seek independent counsel for advice regarding their individual legal issues.