Newsroom category: Mass Torts News

PFAS Update: “There’s a lot more of these cases out there.”

May 13, 2025

The MTMP Spring 2025 Mass Torts Track session on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation kicked off with an introduction to the documentary How to Poison a Planet. The film highlights the litigation tied to PFAS contamination, which has been called “the greatest environmental catastrophe of our time.” The documentary, directed by Katrina McGowan, delves […]

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Building a New Project Like Ultra-Processed Foods: Lessons in Leadership, Vision, and Collaboration from MTMP Spring 2025

May 12, 2025

At MTMP Spring 2025, Mike Papantonio and Peter Mougey took the stage together to walk attendees through exactly how to build a new mass tort project like Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs)—not in abstract terms, but with real-world strategies and hard-earned insights from decades of leadership in the field. Their message was crystal clear: if you’re serious […]

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Choosing a Mass Tort Project: Know When to Stay or Walk Away

May 8, 2025

At the MTMP Spring ‘25 session titled “Know When to Stay or Walk Away: Strategies to Evaluate a New and Emerging Mass Tort,” panelists broke down the essential considerations attorneys must weigh when deciding whether to pursue a new mass tort. Levin Papantonio Rafferty attorney Sara Papantonio took the stage to guide attorneys through one […]

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