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Legal Resources

Essential external resources for researching mass tort cases, accessing court records, reviewing scientific studies, and finding legal assistance.

Federal Courts & Case Lookup

PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)

Search and access federal court case documents, filings, and dockets.

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML)

The body that decides whether to consolidate cases into MDLs and assigns transferee courts.

Federal Judicial Center — MDL Resources

Research and statistics on federal MDL proceedings, including pending MDL statistics.

Regulatory Agencies

FDA MedWatch (Drug & Device Safety)

FDA's safety reporting system for drugs, devices, and other regulated products.

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Environmental regulations, contamination tracking, and PFAS/chemical safety information.

ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry)

Health assessments for communities near hazardous waste sites, including Camp Lejeune.

CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Product recalls, safety reports, and consumer product hazard information.

Scientific & Medical Research

PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Searchable database of biomedical and life sciences literature — essential for researching drug and chemical safety studies.

IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer)

WHO agency that evaluates carcinogenicity of substances. Their classifications are key evidence in mass tort cases.

National Toxicology Program (NTP)

U.S. program that evaluates substances of public health concern for toxicity and carcinogenicity.

Legal Information & Bar Associations

American Bar Association (ABA)

Resources for finding attorneys, understanding legal rights, and accessing legal information.

Cornell Law Institute (LII)

Free access to federal and state statutes, court opinions, and legal encyclopedias.

FindLaw

Free legal information, lawyer directory, and case law search.