Friday, July 10, 2026

Hair Relaxer and Uber Assault Dockets Tie for Volume Lead as Product-Liability Filings Surge

Yesterday's 108-filing pulse across mass-tort dockets saw Hair Relaxer Litigation (MDL 3060) and Uber Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation (MDL 3084) deadlocked at 24 complaints apiece, with Dicello Levitt LLP driving nearly 60 percent of the hair-relaxer intake and Cutter Law PC monopolizing the rideshare assault docket with 20 filings. The concentrated plaintiff-firm pattern held through the remaining volume leaders: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2738) added 12 filings led by Wagstaff Law Firm, while Social Media Adolescent Addiction Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation (MDL 3047) contributed eight cases split between Weitz & Luxenberg PC and Lieff Cabraser. Depo-Provera Litigation (MDL 3140) rounded out the top five with four filings, paced by Hochman Law Firm PLLC. The day's sharper signal came from emerging product-liability fronts—an Olympus colonoscope infection claim and a 21-case Instant Brands pressure-cooker wave—that suggest plaintiff bars are testing new theories even as mature MDLs absorb the bulk of intake. See the full filing feed and firm-level breakdowns here.

AngioDynamics Port Catheter MDL Issues Defendant Fact Sheet Discovery Order

Judge Jinsook Ohta entered Case Management Order No. 10 on July 8, 2026, establishing the defendant fact sheet protocol for AngioDynamics Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation (MDL 3125), setting structured discovery requirements for the 375-action docket centered on allegations that Vortex and other port devices fractured, migrated, or caused thrombotic complications. The order governs how defendants must respond to standardized fact inquiries, a procedural milestone that typically precedes bellwether selection in device MDLs. For plaintiffs, the DPF process offers a streamlined path to develop common evidence on device design, failure modes, and adverse event reporting; for defense counsel, it creates early visibility into claim volume and factual patterns that will shape summary judgment and Daubert strategy. The timing matters because MDL 3125 remains in relative infancy compared to longer-running device consolidations, and the CMO signals the court is moving methodically toward case-specific discovery rather than staying at the pleadings stage.

Allahabad High Court Issues Notices on PIL Seeking Roblox Ban

India's Allahabad High Court issued notices on July 9, 2026, on a public interest litigation seeking to ban Roblox Corporation from operating in the country, alleging the gaming platform exposes minors to sexual grooming and inadequate content moderation. The petition, which names central government ministries and the company itself, frames Roblox as a vector for child exploitation through insufficient age verification and reporting mechanisms. The judicial notice arrives as Roblox Corporation Child Sexual Exploitation and Assault Litigation (MDL 3166) continues to build in California federal court under Judge Richard Seeborg, with 148 actions pending as of May 2026. For mass-tort practitioners tracking the social-media and gaming space, the Allahabad development offers a comparative regulatory signal: foreign jurisdictions are moving faster than U.S. courts toward platform-level accountability, and the Indian proceeding could generate discovery-worthy documents on Roblox's global safety protocols that parallel MDL 3166's domestic discovery fights.