Current Mass Tort Cases: Where Each One Stands

By David Meldofsky, California-licensed attorney · Founder, Lawsuit Informer

Last updated: November 11, 2026

This page lists every case we track, with the newest changes first. Each row shows what happened, when, and the next date the court has set. Each one links to the full update page for that case.

Congress is also weighing bills that could change some of these cases. See where each bill stands. Several states have passed laws on the products in these cases. See what each state law does.

THIS WEEK17 of 17 cases changed in the last 7 days. Next court date: November 13, 2026, lawyers' lists of 3M injury clients due in the AFFF Firefighting Foam cases.BUILT NOV 11, 2026 FROM 17 UPDATE PAGES

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Depo-Provera

SIGN-UP DEADLINE NEW MDL 3140 · N.D. Fla.

UPDATED NOV 96,413 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+1)DEADLINE NOV 30 · SETTLEMENT SIGN-UPS CLOSE

NOV 2COUNTThe federal count reached 6,413.
OCT 16DEADLINEThe lead lawyers told the court that settlement sign-ups are open and close November 30.

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OCT 14FILINGPfizer filed new papers asking the court to end the cases outside the settlement.
OCT 1COUNTThe federal count reached 6,412.
SEP 18HEARINGThe judge heard the science arguments in Pensacola.
SEP 15ORDERThe court opened a separate docket for settlement business.
SEP 4ORDERThe judge appointed the rest of the settlement team.
AUG 10ORDERThe judge set the rules for cases that stay outside the settlement.
JUL 27ORDERThe judge gave the public outline of the settlement.
JUN 15SETTLEMENTPfizer and the lead lawyers announced the settlement.

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CHANGED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS

PFAS Water Contamination

3M INJURY DEAL; CASES AGAINST 3M PAUSED NEW MDL 2873 · D.S.C.

UPDATED NOV 1115,270 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+6)NEXT NOV 13 · DEADLINE TO LIST CLAIMANTS FOR THE 3M INJURY DEAL

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NOV 2COUNTThe federal foam count stood at 15,270.
OCT 27FILINGNew Jersey asked a court to end a town’s $1 billion PFAS case against DuPont.
OCT 21SETTLEMENTA South Carolina city chose to stay in the four new water settlements.
SEP 28ORDERThe federal foam judge dismissed roughly 13,000 claims over missing paperwork.
SEP 18HEARINGA federal appeals court heard the challenge to the national PFAS drinking water limits.
SEP 10ORDERFour more water settlements got preliminary approval.
SEP 10SETTLEMENTNorth Carolina settled with Chemours, DuPont and Corteva for $455 million.
AUG 18RULINGAn appeals court upheld PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law.
AUG 7ORDERA judge approved New Jersey’s settlements with DuPont and 3M.
JUL 14CONGRESSA Senate vote to start debate on the 2027 defense bill, S. 4784, failed 50 to 46.
JUL 9FILINGNew York sued 3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva over PFAS in consumer products.

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Roundup

VERDICT FOR MONSANTO NEW MDL 2741 · N.D. Cal.

UPDATED NOV 10916 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (-188)NEXT NOV 16 · FEDERAL HEARING ON MONSANTO'S FIRST DURNELL DISMISSAL MOTIONS

NOV 3SETTLEMENTBayer’s chief executive said he expects the $7.25 billion settlement before Christmas.
NOV 2COUNTThe federal count fell to 916.

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Talcum Powder

SETTLEMENT PENDING NEW MDL 2738 · D.N.J.

UPDATED NOV 1069,376 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+36)

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NOV 2COUNTThe federal count reached 69,376 pending cases.
OCT 23VERDICTAn Ohio jury found for J&J in a mesothelioma death case.
OCT 20FILINGReports put settlement sign-on near 87 percent, short of the 95 percent mark.
OCT 19TRIALA new mesothelioma talc trial opened in Boston.
OCT 13OTHERJ&J booked the full $5.5 billion against its third quarter.
OCT 1COUNTThe federal count reached 69,340 pending cases.
AUG 28ORDERThe court started watching participation.
JUL 29ORDERThe court froze the clock.
JUL 27SETTLEMENTThe settlement was announced.
JUL 22ORDERThe court asked for proof on causation.

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Ozempic and GLP-1 Drugs

RULING EXPECTED NEW MDL 3094 · E.D. Pa.

UPDATED NOV 104,082 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+57)NEXT NOV 17 · STATUS CONFERENCE IN THE FEDERAL CASES

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Hair Relaxer

TRIAL SET NEW MDL 3060 · N.D. Ill.

UPDATED NOV 1012,743 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+362)NEXT DEC 21 · EXPERT EVIDENCE-GATHERING CLOSES IN THE FIVE TEST CASES

NOV 2COUNTThe case count reached 12,743.
OCT 23FILINGMinnesota sued L'Oréal.

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OCT 22RULINGThe judge let two of the plaintiffs' cancer experts testify.
OCT 22TRIALThe court named the five cases that go to trial first.
OCT 1COUNTThe case count reached 12,381.
SEP 10FILINGArizona sued L'Oréal.
JUL 24ORDERA pause for one group of companies ended.

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House v. NCAA Settlement

BACK PAY ON HOLD NEW N.D. Cal. · 9th Cir. appeal

UPDATED NOV 10

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Hernia Mesh

COVIDIEN TRIALS SET NEW MDL 3029 · D. Mass. · MDL 2846 · S.D. Ohio

UPDATED NOV 102,486 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+7)NEXT DEC 10 · FINAL HEARING BEFORE THE SECOND COVIDIEN TRIAL

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AFFF Firefighting Foam

3M INJURY DEAL ANNOUNCED NEW MDL 2873 · D.S.C.

UPDATED NOV 915,270 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+6)NEXT NOV 13 · LAWYERS' LISTS OF 3M INJURY CLIENTS DUE

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NOV 3SETTLEMENT3M agreed to settle the AFFF injury claims for $7.35 billion over nine years.
NOV 3ORDERThe judge dismissed the claims of 832 more plaintiffs over missing paperwork.
NOV 2COUNTThe federal count stood at 15,270.
OCT 19ORDERThe judge approved lawyer fee payments out of the water settlements.
OCT 9ORDERDismissed claimants began asking the court to reinstate their claims.
SEP 28ORDERThe court dismissed 13,226 claims over missing paperwork.
SEP 28ORDERA smaller group of 25 claims was dismissed for good.
SEP 23RULINGJudge Alvin Thompson denied class status to Connecticut firefighters suing over PFAS in their turnout gear.
SEP 15RULINGThe same Connecticut gear case was cut back.
SEP 10SETTLEMENTChemours, DuPont and Corteva agreed to pay North Carolina and eleven local water authorities $455 million.
SEP 10ORDERFour more water settlements got preliminary approval.
AUG 31ORDERThe judge set the schedule on the thyroid and liver cancer science.
AUG 18RULINGA federal appeals court upheld the EPA’s rule naming PFOA and PFOS hazardous substances.
JUL 30ORDERThe judge pushed the next test-case picks to November 20.

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Paraquat

SETTLEMENT STALLED NEW MDL 3004 · S.D. Ill.

UPDATED NOV 96,635 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+33)

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OCT 1COUNTThe federal count stood at 6,602.
SEP 29FILINGReporting put the number of plaintiffs refusing the settlement above 900.
SEP 11ORDERThe judge cancelled a follow-up hearing on one holdout firm after a report of substantial progress.
AUG 10OTHERCalifornia began phasing paraquat out.
JUL 27OTHERSyngenta withdrew paraquat from the Australian market.
JUL 8RULINGA judge kept the Philadelphia paraquat cases in the Court of Common Pleas.
JUN 25RULINGThe Supreme Court ruled for Monsanto in the Roundup case, Monsanto Co. v. Durnell.
MAY 26OTHERVermont became the first state to ban paraquat.
MAR 3OTHERSyngenta said it will stop making paraquat.

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Tylenol and Autism

RULING EXPECTED NEW MDL 3043 · S.D.N.Y.

UPDATED NOV 9113 FEDERAL CASES PENDINGNEXT JAN 14 · DEADLINE FOR KENVUE TO ASK THE SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW THE REVIVAL

NOV 2OTHERKimberly-Clark completed its purchase of Kenvue, the Tylenol maker named in these cases.
NOV 2COUNTThe federal count stood at 113.

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OCT 28ORDERThe appeals court’s decision formally went back to Judge Cote.
OCT 26FILINGKenvue asked the appeals court to uphold sanctions against the plaintiffs’ lead lawyer.
OCT 16RULINGThe Second Circuit refused to reconsider its July ruling.
OCT 1COUNTThe federal count rose from 58 to 113.
SEP 29FILINGSix business and drug industry groups filed briefs backing the companies.
SEP 10FILINGKenvue and the retailers asked the Second Circuit to reconsider.
JUL 13RULINGThe Second Circuit revived roughly 550 dismissed cases.
MAY 8ORDERJudge Cote sanctioned the plaintiffs’ lead lawyer.
SEP 22OTHERThe FDA started the process of adding autism and ADHD to the acetaminophen label.

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Mesothelioma and Asbestos

CLAIMS OPEN NEW State courts and trusts

UPDATED NOV 9

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Suboxone Tooth Decay

NO SETTLEMENT YET NEW MDL 3092 · N.D. Ohio

UPDATED NOV 92,016 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (-6)NEXT NOV 23 · CENSUS DUE FROM PLAINTIFFS WHO MISSED THE DEADLINE

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NOV 4DEADLINEThe judge set the next records hearing for December 15.
NOV 2COUNTThe federal count dipped to 2,016.
OCT 28HEARINGThe court entered its minute order from the October status conference.
OCT 1COUNTThe federal count reached 2,022.
SEP 21HEARINGThe judge met with the lawyers and set the next hearing for October 27.
AUG 26ORDERThe judge dismissed the claims of people who did not get back in touch with their lawyers.
JUL 10ORDERThe judge ordered a group of claimants whose lawyers had asked to withdraw to contact those lawyers by August 14.
MAR 27ORDERThe judge set the schedule for the fifty test cases.

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Video Games and Roblox

NO SETTLEMENT YET NEW JCCP 5363 · MDL 3166

UPDATED NOV 9196 FEDERAL CASES PENDING (+16)NEXT NOV 16 · ROBLOX MDL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BEFORE JUDGE SEEBORG

NOV 2COUNTThe Roblox child safety MDL held 196 pending cases.
OCT 21HEARINGJudge Riff heard the free-speech motions to throw out the California addiction cases.

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Transvaginal Mesh

CASES ACTIVE IN NEW JERSEY NEW State courts

UPDATED NOV 9

APR 9ORDERThe New Jersey judge gave the Bard mesh cases more time to gather evidence.
FEB 12SETTLEMENTSix women with Ethicon mesh cases told the New Jersey court they had settled.

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ChatGPT and OpenAI

MOTIONS TO DISMISS NEW JCCP 5431 · N.D. Cal. · N.D. Fla.

UPDATED NOV 9NEXT NOV 13 · NEXT HEARING IN THE GROUPED CALIFORNIA CASES

NOV 5COUNTThe California group reaches 21 cases
OCT 30ORDERJudge sets how families get the ChatGPT records

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OCT 29ORDERTumbler Ridge cases combined
OCT 27FILINGParents sue over ChatGPT health advice before their daughter’s death
OCT 26FILINGOpenAI sues to stop a British Columbia privacy investigation
OCT 23FILINGTexas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman
OCT 22ORDERThe Florida court sets aside two motions
OCT 14FILINGEight states sue OpenAI on the same day
OCT 14FILINGFour more suits are filed in San Francisco
OCT 13FILINGA class action over children’s data
OCT 13FILINGThe Chabba family answers OpenAI’s motion in Joshi
OCT 7FILINGOpenAI moves to dismiss the Mall and Askins cases
OCT 6ORDERThe Florida federal cases are consolidated
SEP 29FILINGA Washington man sues over ChatGPT and his mental health
SEP 29FILINGA safety nonprofit sues OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack
SEP 25FILINGOpenAI moves to dismiss the first FSU case
SEP 24ORDERJudge sets the first schedule for the California cases
SEP 24OTHERReport describes the Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT chats
SEP 21FILINGBritish Columbia and the Tumbler Ridge school district sue
SEP 17FILINGOpenAI asks to dismiss the September Tumbler Ridge cases
SEP 17OTHERSam Nelson’s mother testifies in Washington
SEP 2FILINGSecond wave of Tumbler Ridge complaints begins
AUG 31FILINGMorales v. OpenAI Foundation filed
AUG 26FILINGGourley v. OpenAI Foundation filed
AUG 24FILINGPseudonym motion in Jean Doe
AUG 24OTHERAlabama subpoenas OpenAI over the Hugging Face incident
AUG 4ORDERLeadership structure ordered in JCCP 5431
AUG 3FILINGWinters v. OpenAI filed
JUL 22FILINGNadia N. v. OpenAI filed
JUL 21OTHEROpenAI discloses the Hugging Face breach
JUL 13FILINGJean Doe v. OpenAI filed
JUL 10FILINGApple sues OpenAI over trade secrets
JUL 9FILINGSanctions motion in the copyright MDL
JUL 1FILINGLines v. OpenAI filed
JUN 15FILINGParish v. OpenAI filed
JUN 11FILINGCarrier v. OpenAI filed
JUN 1FILINGFlorida files the first state civil suit
MAY 12FILINGScott overdose lawsuit filed
MAY 10FILINGFSU shooting lawsuit (Joshi v. OpenAI Foundation)
APR 29FILINGTumbler Ridge lawsuits filed
FEB 10OTHERTumbler Ridge school shooting
FEB 3ORDERCalifornia coordination order (JCCP No. 5431)
AUG 26FILINGRaine v. OpenAI filed

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COMING UP

NOVEMBER 2026

NOV 13AFFF Firefighting FoamLawyers' lists of 3M injury clients due
NOV 13ChatGPT and OpenAINext hearing in the grouped California cases
NOV 13PFAS Water ContaminationDeadline to list claimants for the 3M injury deal
NOV 16RoundupFederal hearing on Monsanto's first Durnell dismissal motions
NOV 16Video Games and RobloxRoblox MDL case management conference before Judge Seeborg
NOV 17Ozempic and GLP-1 DrugsStatus conference in the federal cases
NOV 23Suboxone Tooth DecayCensus due from plaintiffs who missed the deadline
NOV 30DEADLINEDepo-ProveraSettlement sign-ups close

DECEMBER 2026

DEC 10Hernia MeshFinal hearing before the second Covidien trial
DEC 21Hair RelaxerExpert evidence-gathering closes in the five test cases

JANUARY 2027

JAN 14Tylenol and AutismDeadline for Kenvue to ask the Supreme Court to review the revival

FEBRUARY 2027

FEB 8Social Media AddictionFirst federal school district trial (Tucson Unified)

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