MDLs Terminated in 2025

Discovery and appeals continue despite formal termination. Case involves pay-for-delay allegations related to the kidney disease drug.

Monsanto/Bayer and BASF settled claims of creating an 'ecological disaster' by releasing dicamba-tolerant seeds before EPA approval. The landmark Bader Farms bellwether verdict originally awarded $265 million.

Largest pharmaceutical antitrust recovery in 2025. Indivior and Reckitt Benckiser settled claims of anticompetitive 'product hopping'—switching the opioid addiction treatment from tablets to a patented film formulation to block generics.

Settlement for January 2023 Clop ransomware attack exploiting GoAnywhere MFT software, affecting 5 million individuals across 130 organizations.

The most significant mass tort resolution ever. At its peak, this single MDL represented approximately 30% of all federal civil litigation nationwide. 3M lost 10 of 16 bellwether trials before settling.

CFPB withdrew its lawsuit against PHEAA in February 2025 following administrative changes, though Massachusetts AG settlements provided relief to 200,000+ borrowers.

Claims related to infant deaths and injuries from the inclined sleeper product recalled in 2019 after being linked to over 30 infant deaths.

Novo Nordisk reached confidential settlements with all major generic challengers including Mylan, Dr. Reddy's, and Sun Pharmaceuticals. Settlements protect Ozempic's market exclusivity through December 2031.

Summary judgment for insurer—emblematic of the broader failure of pandemic business interruption claims nationwide. Consolidated lawsuits from businesses in six Midwestern states.

Complete defeat for retail investors challenging Robinhood's January 2021 trading restrictions during the GameStop frenzy. The Eleventh Circuit ruled Robinhood 'had the right to do exactly what it did' under its customer agreement.

Related case to MDL 1869 involving subsequent time period of alleged price-fixing. Same defense victory outcome.

Complete defense victory for the nation's four largest freight railroads after 18 years of price-fixing allegations. Judge Howell granted summary judgment, finding plaintiffs lacked evidence that railroads coordinated fuel surcharge formulas rather than acting independently.

Settlement for Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee owners with 3.0L diesel engines containing undisclosed defeat devices. Owners received $3,075 cash plus emissions modifications and extended warranties.

Consumer claims regarding protein content marketing for plant-based meat products.

Dismissed with prejudice. Judge Shelby ruled plaintiffs filed too late (statute of limitations) and failed to adequately plead fraud claims regarding the church's $100+ billion investment holdings.

Over 1,260 peripheral neuropathy cases resolved through confidential individual settlements with Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, and Merck. J&J alone settled more than 800 cases.

$100 million from CDK Global and $29.5 million from Reynolds and Reynolds for thousands of auto dealerships alleging price-fixing for dealer software services.

Foundational PFOA contamination case arising from DuPont's Washington Works plant in West Virginia. Established the 'Science Panel' methodology that became the blueprint for subsequent PFAS litigation nationwide.

Defense victory despite jury finding the monostable shifter was defective. The defect was linked to 266+ rollaway crashes and the death of actor Anton Yelchin in 2016.

Consumer claims regarding marketing representations for All-Clad cookware products.

Believed to be the largest recovery ever for growers against chicken processing companies. Over 24,000 chicken farmers received compensation for wage-fixing and no-poach agreements.

Settlement after USA Today investigations linked the collars to 75,000 adverse pet health reactions and approximately 2,500 pet deaths. Payments ranged from $13 per collar to $300 for pet death claims.

Combined settlements with Pfizer and Ranbaxy for alleged pay-for-delay agreements that blocked generic competition for the blockbuster cholesterol drug.

California warehouse workers received settlement for mandatory security screening time after federal claims were eliminated by Supreme Court's 2014 Integrity Staffing ruling.

Resolution for 1,200+ athletic fields that received defective 'Duraspine' artificial turf from $570 million in installations between 2005-2012.