Apr 25, 2023

Ari Kresch, a Puerto Rico resident and attorney currently in Michigan. Kresch talks about how he fell in love with Puerto Rico and was one of the initial people practicing law and residing there before most others. He and his colleagues have inspired hundreds of lawyers to move to Puerto Rico, and they have formed a...

Apr 18, 2023

Mikal Watts, of Watts Guerra and talcpowderjustice.com, discusses his role in obtaining a proposed national settlement in the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talcum powder case (MDL 2738), totaling $8.9B dollars. According to Watts, this is the largest products liability settlement ever realized after a bankruptcy filing, and...

Apr 13, 2023

Dr. Stephen Loyd is both a physician and a patient, but he is so much more. While he was in his residency, Dr. Loyd struggled with mental health issues, including anxiety and depression. He also struggled with alcohol and opiates, and is an addict who has spent years not only in recovery but also helping others...

Apr 11, 2023

Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz (AWKO) partner Jennifer Hoekstra discusses her firm’s involvement on major MDLs, including NEC, Talcum powder and hair relaxer. Her other practice areas include defective drugs, defective medical devices, and orthopedic related law and science. Hoekstra remains best known for...

Apr 4, 2023

As co-founder and CEO of Verus, Mark Eveland holds decades of experience building settlement and claim management programs for cases including mass torts, class actions, and insurance runoffs. Before founding Verus in 2003, Mark consulted on large-scale product liability litigation, including asbestos and...