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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Last Chance to Tell Your Story: How'd your lawsuit go? What was MDL like?
How'd your lawsuit go? If you're a plaintiff in a women's health related mass tort like #mesh, #Mirena, #PowerMorcellator, #NuvaRing,...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Apr 30, 201915 min read
Multidistrict Litigation Basics: A Primer for Plaintiffs
In recognition of World Mesh Awareness Day, I thought I’d write a longer post about the nuts and bolts of hiring an attorney and what...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Apr 4, 20194 min read
Confidential Study for Plaintiffs involved in Women's Health MDLs
If you’re a plaintiff in the lawsuits against pelvic mesh manufacturers or against talcum powder distributors, I’d love to hear from you....
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Feb 26, 20193 min read
Top 5 Eyebrow-Raising Provisions in Mesh Attorneys' Retainer Agreements
If you’re a plaintiff in a mass tort case like those involving pelvic and hernia mesh or talcum powder, chances are you’ve signed up with...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Feb 2, 20191 min read
Procedural Justice Study Mentioned in the New York Times Article on Pelvic Mesh
New York Times reporter Matthew Goldstein just published a deep dive into the settlement amounts that pelvic mesh plaintiffs are...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Jan 23, 20194 min read
Speak out Against Mesh - Publicly Or Confidentially
First off, my sincere thanks to all of you who have reached out to me and shared your litigation experiences either over the phone or...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Jan 18, 20193 min read
The FDA's Meeting on Pelvic Mesh and the Shutdown
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will hold a public meeting on the safety and effectiveness of pelvic...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Jan 7, 20193 min read
"I Can't Find a Lawyer": Anatomy of an Aggregate Settlement Part III
In speaking with mass-tort plaintiffs from around the country for the new procedural justice project that I've been working on, I've...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Dec 31, 20183 min read
Settle or Find a New Lawyer: Anatomy of an Aggregate Settlement Part II
In Part I, I introduced several types of provisions that a plaintiff might find in the master settlement agreement and gave plaintiffs'...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Dec 26, 20183 min read
Anatomy of an Aggregate Settlement - Part 1
If you're a plaintiff involved in a mass tort case like those over pelvic or hernia mesh, talcum powder, etc. there are a few things you...
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Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Dec 18, 20182 min read
Study Aims to Gauge Litigant Satisfaction
I spoke with reporter Max Mitchell about the new project I've been working on--a survey to gauge plaintiffs' satisfaction (or not) in...
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I'm a law professor who specializes in mass torts and complex litigation. This site is for educational and informational purposes only.
I don't have clients and am not giving legal advice.
Copyright 2018 by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
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