Law.com Litigation Trendspotter: Spurred by recent recalls, personal injury firms around the country this week began soliciting for potential clients who believe their cancer is linked to their sunscreen use.

An increase in human interaction is a welcome development for most after such a long period in isolation, but injury lawyers say an attendant rise in personal injury litigation is "inevitable."

This week's episode is your chance to get some pointers on legal writing from a sitting judge without worrying about having your motion tossed out. Am Law Litigation Daily editor and columnist Ross Todd chats with 10th Circuit Judge Robert E. Bacharach, author of the recent book, "Legal Writing: A Judge's Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word." The book examines legal writing through the lens of psycholinguistics, a branch of cognitive science focused on how the brain processes language and speech.

Lawsuits stemming from the litany of contracts that were canceled because of the pandemic largely seem to be ending in settlements. But in one state, which was served a double dose of arguable force majeure events over the past year-plus, the court battles are just revving up.

After the verdict in this asbestos case, the jury determined that punitive damages were justified. Following that, Judge Christopher Rothgery added $6 million for punitive damages against John Crane.

"The defunding movement in effect started in Minneapolis in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, and we are hoping that our action, if we prevail, will help others to fight back," said Douglas Seaton, president of the nonprofit Upper Midwest Law Center.

Did one state's lawmakers err when they gave non-health care providers the right to void an insured worker's prescriptions?

The en banc order comes after a split panel of the federal appeals court ruled that Amazon could be held liable, bucking a recent trend where both the Fourth and Sixth circuits ruled in favor of the company on the same issue.