Class Action Certification Discovery Schedule Set in Propulsid MDL

NEW ORLEANS - In an order superseding Pretrial Order No. 15 in the Propulsid MDL, Judge Fallon has established a schedule for the conduct of discovery related to the issue of class certification, the briefing of limited Daubert issues related to class certification and the final briefing and hearing of plaintiffs' motion to certify class action. In re: Propulsid Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1355 (E.D. La.).

The court's Jan. 11 pretrial order sets forth discovery deadlines relating to a master class action complaint filed by the plaintiffs' steering committee.

The committee filed the complaint at the request of Judge …