[afortiori]

Nobody was cleared. Only the epoxy manufacturer settled. The plaintiffs now look to repeat this kind of settlement again and again with respect to each of the dozen or so defendants in the case to the tune of $50+ million. I'm not sure a jury would enrich the plaitiffs to the level they hope, however.

[null and void]

I'm not sure a jury would enrich the plaitiffs to the level they hope, however.

I bet the jurors are selected for their ignorance of any previous settlements, and da judge forbids enlightening them.

It's not inconceivable that each jury thinks they are hearing the only case the poor bereaved family that has any chance of making the eeeeeevil capitalists pay.

[Alberta's Child]

Only the epoxy manufacturer settled. The plaintiffs now look to repeat this kind of settlement again and again with respect to each of the dozen or so defendants in the case to the tune of $50+ million.

I'm not a lawyer, but it would seem to me that this settlement with the epoxy manufacturer will be used as evidence to support the defense's cases in any future lawsuits . . . i.e., "How can you claim that my client was negligent when the company that produced the epoxy has already accepted responsibility?"