A motion has been filed by several plaintiffs to consolidate the 57 lawsuits currently spread across 33 U.S. Districts into a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). An MDL is a federal procedure that allows multiple cases with common underlying facts to be consolidated for pretrial litigation in order to provide consistent rulings and save both sides time and resources. Rhino at over 200. A hearing regarding the MDL consolidation is scheduled for January 29th. Industry estimates place the total number of lawsuits in both state and federal courts related to the  More…