Cut To The Chase: Podcast Hosted by Gregg Goldfarb

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Ellen Bardash discusses the Twitter vs. Elon Musk trial.   Ellen, a litigation reporter for Law.com, covers the Deleware Courts where this trial was slated to start October 17th.   But Elon, days before he was scheduled to be deposed, announced he was going through the deal.   The announcement came almost at the exact time that Ellen predicted Elon would lose...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, litigation reporter for Law.com-Ellen Bardash comes onto the show to discuss the Boy Scout Sex Abuse Settlement that was fully approved by the bankruptcy court.   With over $2 billion set up to fund the 82,000 boy scouts that were victimized by sex abuse over several decades, how will the money be divided up.   To find out, listen to the episode!!!!

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, mass tort guru Matt Hosen discusses what the Camp Lejeune legislation means to the hundreds of thousands of marines, their famiies and the others that spent time at the camp anytime from the 1950s to the end of 1980s when they declared it a superfund site.  Yet another waterbody contaminated with horrific toxins that caused horrific illness, cancer, miscarriag...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Matt Hosen of Quinn Emmanuel discusses last Friday's ruling by the Bankruptcy Court denying Aearo's Motion for Preliminary Injunction for 3M.   Listen to Matt explain what a preliminary injunction would have meant in this litigation, the largest mass tort ever, and how the 230,000 vets who have suffered hearing loss and/or ringing in the ears.   As discussed o...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Co Lead Counsel Mike Burns returns to discuss the latest hearings and upcoming hearings in the bankruptcy filed by Aearo Technologies, a subsidiary of 3M, in the combat earplug litigation.   The bankruptcy petition is being characterized as a fraud on the Court as 3M purchased all of Aearo's liabilities back in 2008 and has been taking the position throughout...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Amanda Bronstad from Law. Com discusses the Aearo Technologies Bankruptcy filing in the 3M Earplug Mass Tort Multidistrict Litigation.   While many of the plaintiffs and plaintiffs attorneys are panicking, this petition might not get too far or might even box in 3M.   Hearings in front of Justice Rogers and the bankruptcy court did not go so well for 3M/Aearo...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase: Meteorologist Andrew Hagen, from the National Hurricane Center, gives us a brief explanation of what it means if you are living in El Nino or La Nina, how these systems are formed and how they impact the weather.   Whether you are living in a drought or are inundated with rain and floods, Andrew is here to help explain these matters so we can all get a better u...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Adam Leibovich comes on to discuss the first images that we can see from the James Webb Telescope.   Dr. Leibovich, a physics professor at the University of Pittsburg and now the Director of the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, shows us the first images, including images of Jupiter and he goes through the mission of the new telescope.    To watch this episode...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, our insurance savant Jonathan Singer returns to continue his series of answering FAQ in the insurance context.    In particular, this episode focuses on whether to purchase rental car insurance or not.   Of course, the answer is "it depends".   Listen to Jon explain what it depends on.   With the average rental car insurance being anywhere from $80-$80 per day...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, one of the lead attorneys of the Surfside Class Action, Adam Moskowitz, comes on 1 year to the day of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South killing 98 people and leaving over 100 others homeless to discuss the settlement of the case.   Adam discusses some of the shocking details of the collapse and how this settlement was done so quickly.   With 48 defend...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Amanda Bronstad from ALM/Law.com comes on to give us a rapid fire update on the breaking news on Roundup.   From SCOTUS refusing to take up Bayer's appeal and the potential case that SCOTUS is discussing this week to the 9th Circuit's ruling on the EPA's position on whether the active ingredient in Roundup (glyphosate) causes cancer, hop aboard on this 11 minu...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Luke Russell from Russell Media comes on to discuss his marketing firm and how they differ from the other marketers, some of whom use rather questionable practices.   I have known for several years and use Luke for marketing and know that he is savvy and truthworthy.   Many lawyers cringe when hearing about marketing and many lawyers are cringing even more as...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring on legal journalist Amanda Bronstad to discuss several of the bigger ongoing mass torts to see where things stand.   From Roundup, 3M, Mesh, Opioids, to the Boy Scouts, there are various moving parts including pending SCOTUS decisions, settlements, victories and losses.  So who better to bring on than Amanda Bronstad, legal journalist from law.com to g...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Mike Burn returns to update us on the last bellwether trial against 3M for it's defective earplug.   This trial resulted in a $77 Million Verdict, including $72 million for punitive damages against 3M.    Now that the 19 bellwether trials have gone forward, Judge Rogers has met with the leadership for the 240,000 Plaintiffs that are part of the largest mass to...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Susan Goodkind Wideman comes on to discuss how she helps lawyers who are feeling burnt out, anxiety ridden, stressed and other bad things.  Susan, an attorney as well, has been there before and has developed a mental fitness wellness programs for us lawyers that could use some help.   As we turn to Professional Wellness Month, I thought now would be a great ti...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Christos Lagos comes on to sit side by side me in front of the Miami Dade County Courthouse to discuss some of today's big issues-bankruptcy in mass tort litigation and crumbling infrastructure.    I keep getting questions from the audience about whether Fortune 500 companies that make dangerously defective products that are killing or maiming tens of thousand...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, William Ogle discusses the state of affairs with tobacco litigation in light of the recent Florida Supreme Court ruling undoing part of the Engle decision.   William has been battling vs. the tobacco companies for decades and has won every trial he has had with them.   He also discusses Juul and how Juul is using the same playbook as tobacco did---get the kids...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Mike Burns returns to give us a rapid fire update after the last trial resulted in a $2 million verdict for another soldier.   Hear who that last soldier is, how many soldiers have won, the total amount of money awarded to the soldiers, if you can still join in the case and more.    And if you want to speak with Mr. Burns or learn about his background, click t...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Kimberly Adams updates us on 2 legal cases that she is pursuing as lead counsel to combat the sex trafficking industry and Pornhub for child pornography abuse on its platform.   Both cases involve Section 230.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230 Kimberly is a crusader as Section 230 is relatively knew and still lacking the well settled legal nature that...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, one of the lead trial lawyers on the 3M earplug combat litigation goes into detail showing how the earplug is defective.   Matt, who has focused a lot of his attention over the past years on 3M, including the litigation that preceded the mass tort/multi district litigation, explains the antitrust aspect of this sordid affair and even discusses baseball and it'...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Mike Papantonio discusses the latest development in the world of food products that are causing massive damage to society.   This time its baby formula-cow milk based formula which is causing life threatening gastrointestinal disorder to premature infants.   Pap, as he is fondly known by, is and has been a crusader in the world of mass torts for over 3 decades...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Mike Burns (one of the lead attorneys on the largest mass tort ever) returns to update us on the latest trials and status of settlement and the litigation.   Hop on in for a listen to Mike give us the dets.   And here is a link to Mike's bio in case you want to connect with him and discuss you or your loved one's hearing issues due to your time in the army and...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, we bring back Eric Schuller from Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (ARC) and Tara Alderete from Money Management International (MMI)I to go over some potential financial assistant for Plaintiffs who have a viable case and need some money to get them through tight times that their injury has caused or contributed.  MMI is one of the largest and lo...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase: podcast, our insurance savant-Jon Singer discusses how owning an EV effects your home and auto policies, including if you have the charger and/or solar panels at your house.   Any questions on your various insurance policies, here is Jon's link.    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-singer-3697b122/

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Adam Liebovich discusses the exiting new developments in nuclear fusion.   For the past 100 years, fusion has always been "30 years away" but with venture capital money pouring into it, including Bill Gates, there is serious talk that we might be a few years away from getting to the point where fusion becomes more feasible.   Nuclear fusion would provide n...