What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas, Except that the JPML Presumably Keeps a Written Record

Yes, that’s right, the JPML’s May 31 session announcement [PDF] is out, and it’s in Vegas.  I regret to inform the good folks on the JPML that Prince’s run at the Rio is likely to have ended by then.

In any event, let’s see what they have on tap…

• MDL-1836 — In re Mirapex Products Liability Litigation (several dozen cases; I’ve posted about this drug before).
• MDL-1842 — In re Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Products Liabitity Litigation (I never heard of this one before, but, sure enough, it’s been withdrawn and has all sorts of Google AdWords from client-recruiting lawyers).
• MDL-1844 — In re Air Crash Near Peixoto de Azeveda, Brazil, on September 29, 2006.
• MDL-1845 — In re ConAgra Peanut Butter Products Liability Litigation.
• MDL-1850 — In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation (wow, I didn’t realize there were that many suits already – looks like over a dozen).

That’s it for torts-related cases with oral argument.