Lawsuits were filed after viral videos on TikTok and YouTube demonstrated how to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles with the use of a USB cord.

"In a products liability MDL, the plaintiff must have admissible primary evidence with which to establish general causation," said Judge Rosenberg. "The Plaintiffs fail to produce admissible primary evidence of general causation."

Tuesday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ensures that court battles will continue over Monsanto's Roundup, which lawsuits contend causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Citing a growing number of court decisions favoring insurers, Society Insurance has renewed its push to dismiss 57 lawsuits brought over denied business interruption claims tied to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns.

Friday's verdict, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is one of the largest in an asbestos case since courts reopened last year.

In a pair of orders on Monday, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, among other findings, upheld his decision to excuse three unvaccinated jurors from the trial, concluding there was "no doubt that trial would have been disrupted."

Even as some lawyers barely had their own lights back on, some began filing lawsuits seeking punitive damages. But a law professor pointed out that "utilities historically have not been found liable for discontinuing service when the weather is to blame."

The move comes after the Missouri Supreme Court denied review of a $2.1 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson, the largest jury award granted to women alleging its baby powder caused them to get ovarian cancer.