Talcum Powder MDL Court Appoints Lead Counsel, Steering Committee; Orders Designation of State Court Liaison, Defers Weighing in on Funding Concerns



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NEWARK, N.J. –– The court overseeing the federal talcum powder multidistrict litigation docket has issued an order outlining the organization of plaintiffs’ counsel, appointing P. Leigh O’Dell of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., and Michelle A. Parfitt of Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, as co-lead counsel in the litigation.

According to a Dec. 6 order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Christopher M. Placitella of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., in Red Bank, N.J., was appointed as plaintiffs’ liaison counsel.

The plaintiffs’ executive committee will be made up of Warren T. …






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