A dated record of changes made from official court, agency, JPML and settlement-administration sources.
The court's case management order list shows a July 14, 2026 Second Amended CMO 34: three Tulip bellwether candidates, fact discovery closing December 21, 2026, and the court selecting two for trial by May 26, 2027. Reviewed court pages post no settlement track or mediation order.
Official sourceThe public MDL-3094 orders page, checked October 23, lists the October 8 scheduling order for Rule 702 closing arguments on Cross Cutting Issues 2 and 3 but no ruling on those motions.
Official sourceThe settlement administrator's FAQ, checked October 23, still says the court will decide whether to approve the King v. Monsanto settlement and fees; no final approval order is posted. Subclass 1 registration would be due within 180 days after final approval.
Official sourceJPML reports 134 pending actions in MDL-3171 on October 1, 2026, up from 106 on September 1; 148 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 180 pending actions in MDL-3166 on October 1, 2026, compared with 182 on September 1; 190 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 4,916 pending actions in MDL-3084 on October 1, 2026, up 328 from 4,588 on September 1; 5,221 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 15,264 pending actions in MDL-2873 on October 1, 2026, unchanged from 15,264 on September 1; 19,840 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 8,424 pending actions in MDL-2666 on October 1, 2026, down 9 from 8,433 on September 1; 10,828 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 23,324 pending actions in MDL-2846 on October 1, 2026, up 8 from 23,316 on September 1; 25,217 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 4,140 pending actions in MDL-3081 on October 1, 2026, up 406 from 3,734 on September 1; 4,420 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 6,470 pending actions in MDL-2570 on October 1, 2026, down 31 from 6,501 on September 1; 11,478 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 6,412 pending actions in MDL-3140 on October 1, 2026, up 9 from 6,403 on September 1; 6,524 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceSeptember 4 orders appoint a supplemental compensation fund allocation master (CMO 15), a qualified settlement fund administrator (CMO 16) and a lien resolution master (CMO 17). The orders page reviewed October 11 shows no Rule 702 ruling and lists a December 18 case management conference.
Official sourceJPML reports 1,838 pending actions in MDL-3044 on October 1, 2026, unchanged from 1,838 on September 1; 1,847 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 12,381 pending actions in MDL-3060 on October 1, 2026, up 252 from 12,129 on September 1; 16,828 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 69,340 pending actions in MDL-2738 on October 1, 2026, up 90 from 69,250 on September 1; 72,024 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 844 pending actions in MDL-3026 on October 1, 2026, down 3 from 847 on September 1; 1,064 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceAn October 8 scheduling order sets closing arguments on the pending Rule 702 motions for Cross Cutting Issues 2 and 3 for October 13, 2026. The public orders page reviewed October 11 shows no Rule 702 ruling, bellwether trial date or settlement program.
Official sourceJPML reports 4,025 pending actions in MDL-3094 on October 1, 2026, up 3 from 4,022 on September 1; 4,139 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceThe separate MDL-3163 has 247 pending actions as of October 1, 2026, compared with 216 on September 1.
Official sourceJPML reports 4,224 pending actions in MDL-2974 on October 1, 2026, up 39 from 4,185 on September 1; 4,552 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 6,602 pending actions in MDL-3004 on October 1, 2026, down 64 from 6,666 on September 1; 8,495 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 1,104 pending actions in MDL-2741 on October 1, 2026, down 2,821 from 3,925 on September 1; 5,324 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceThe settlement administrator's FAQ, checked October 11, still says the court will decide whether to approve the King v. Monsanto settlement after the September 14 fairness hearing, with timing unknown.
Official sourceA St. Louis state-court trial for three non-Hodgkin lymphoma plaintiffs outside the class settlement opened September 29, 2026, on design-defect and inadequate-testing theories. Monsanto disputes the claims.
Official sourceJPML reports 3,824 pending actions in MDL-3047 on October 1, 2026, up 616 from 3,208 on September 1; 4,009 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceJPML reports 2,022 pending actions in MDL-3092 on October 1, 2026, up 195 from 1,827 on September 1; 2,112 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceThe third federal bellwether, a Texas case known as Jane Doe QLF 001, settled on confidential terms after jury selection and before opening statements.
Official sourceThe court calendar listed a September 18 Rule 702 hearing for ongoing litigation; the public orders page reviewed September 25 does not state an outcome.
Official sourceThe scheduled Rule 702 hearing window ended September 18; the official public MDL orders page reviewed September 25 does not announce a ruling.
Official sourceThe public MDL and official records reviewed do not announce a new bellwether date or global settlement program; case administration and plaintiff fact-sheet compliance remain active issues.
Official sourceThe official MDL page continues to list MDL-2570 before Senior Judge Richard L. Young; reviewed public records do not announce an MDL-wide settlement program.
Official sourceThe MDL remains listed by JPML while claim status and potential recovery are governed by the confirmed bankruptcy plan and post-confirmation trust administration.
Official sourceDOJ reports settlement offers exceeding $1.1 billion and payouts exceeding $879 million across CLJA settlements.
Official sourceA September 11 order canceled the September 15 hearing concerning attorney Mark DiCello’s cases.
Official sourceThe fairness hearing was held September 14; the administrator says the court will now decide whether to approve the settlement, with timing unknown.
Official sourceJPML reports 15,264 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 15,246 on August 3; 19,840 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceCMO 26O moves Group B case-selection and expert-discovery proposals to November 20, 2026.
Official sourceCMO 33F sets thyroid/liver-cancer expert-motion responses for November 20, 2026 and replies for January 22, 2027; it does not set a trial.
Official sourceThe administrator confirms four water-system settlements have final approval; the Phase Two water-system claims deadline was July 31, 2026.
Official sourceThe Navy continues reviewing existing claims and requesting supporting records; new administrative claims remain closed.
Official sourceThe Navy portal supports claim-status checks, document uploads and claim-specific messages for existing claims.
Official sourceDOJ distinguishes accepted EO payment processing from the uncertain timing of an initial offer.
Official sourceJPML reports 6,403 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 6,294 on August 3; 6,510 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceThe August 5 CMO 13 appoints BrownGreer PLC as settlement administrator to review records and determine eligibility.
Official sourceThe August 10 CMO 14 identifies November 30, 2026 as the settlement registration deadline and sets procedures for continuing claims.
Official sourceJPML reports 4,022 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 3,928 on August 3; 4,056 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceThe separate NAION vision-loss MDL-3163 has 216 pending actions as of September 1, compared with 200 on August 3.
Official sourceJPML reports 6,666 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 6,665 on August 3; 8,488 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceCMO 24 identifies the September 3, 2025 agreement and the special master’s role in eligibility, offers and opt-out information.
Official sourceJune 2 and June 3 orders select specified opt-out cases for limited discovery; they do not create a public payout formula.
Official sourceJPML reports 3,925 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 3,932 on August 3; 5,323 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceThe administrator lists June 4, 2026 as the objection and exclusion deadline; later benefit deadlines depend on final approval and appeals.
Official sourceThe Supreme Court decided Monsanto v. Durnell on June 25, 2026, holding the label-based failure-to-warn claim at issue expressly preempted by FIFRA.
Official sourceJPML reports 3,208 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 3,137 on August 3; 3,383 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceThe court-linked calendar lists February 8, 2027 for the school-district bellwether jury trial, with jury selection February 3.
Official sourceThe same calendar lists the state attorneys general trial against Meta from August 17, 2026; that schedule is separate from an individual injury trial.
Official sourceThe federal court’s September 8 recent filings list conditional transfer order CTO-87, confirming continuing MDL transfers.
Official sourceJPML reports 1,827 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 1,827 on August 3; 1,908 total historical actions are reported separately.
Official sourceCMO 23, entered July 16, governs provider depositions in the core discovery pool.
Official sourceThe bellwether protocol schedules core-pool depositions through January 15, 2027 and selection of 15 trial-pool cases on January 29, 2027.
Official sourceMarch 2028 appears in the protocol as a proposed first trial setting, not an entered trial date.
Official sourceJPML reports 8,433 pending actions and 10,739 historical actions, compared with 8,407 pending and 10,716 historical actions on August 3.
Official sourceJPML reports 23,316 pending actions and 25,213 historical actions in MDL-2846.
Official sourcePending actions decreased by 5 from 23,321 on August 3, 2026. This is a net docket change, not a count of new claims.
Official sourceJPML reports 3,734 pending actions and 3,980 historical actions in MDL-3081.
Official sourceThe pending count is unchanged from 3,734 on August 3, 2026.
Official sourceJPML reports 6,501 pending actions and 11,478 historical actions, compared with 6,537 pending and 11,474 historical actions on August 3.
Official sourceJPML reports 1,838 pending actions and 1,847 historical actions, unchanged from August 3.
Official sourceJPML reports 12,129 pending actions and 16,561 historical actions in MDL-3060.
Official sourcePending actions increased by 350 from 11,779 on August 3, 2026. This is a net docket change, not a count of new claims.
Official sourceJPML reports 69,250 pending actions and 71,935 historical actions in MDL-2738.
Official sourcePending actions increased by 336 from 68,914 on August 3, 2026. This is a net docket change, not a count of new claims.
Official sourceJPML reports 106 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 72 on August 3.
Official sourceJPML reports 847 pending actions and 1,057 historical actions, compared with 825 pending and 1,035 historical actions on August 3.
Official sourceJPML reports 4,185 pending actions and 4,503 historical actions in MDL-2974.
Official sourcePending actions increased by 29 from 4,156 on August 3, 2026. This is a net docket change, not a count of new claims.
Official sourceJPML reports 182 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 177 on August 3.
Official sourceJPML reports 4,588 pending actions on September 1, 2026, compared with 4,397 on August 3.
Official sourceCMO 24 sets a second-wave defendant discovery schedule, including September 29 responses and July 15, 2027 oral fact discovery.
Official sourceJPML reports 72 pending actions in MDL-3171 on August 3, 2026.
Official sourceThe Seventh Circuit reversed a federal-jurisdiction ruling in five Mead cases and remanded without deciding their product-liability merits.
Official sourceJ&J disclosed a conditional $5.5 billion ovarian-talc proposal requiring at least 95% participation.
Official sourceThe disclosed company funding begins with no more than $3 billion in 2027; it is not a claimant payment date.
Official sourceThe Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Abbott in the Mar bellwether on case-specific warning causation while declining to decide a broader product-causation issue.
Official sourceA court order set the briefing schedule for bellwether motions to compel arbitration, with replies due November 10, 2026 and the hearing to be set by the court.
Official sourceA Western District of North Carolina jury found Uber legally responsible in the second bellwether and awarded $5,000.
Official sourceThe court gave notice of its intent to appoint Thomas J. Perrelli as settlement master to mediate settlement discussions.
Official sourceCMO 46 addressed Cook trial preparation, Miller pool selection and Divelbliss expert briefing. Subsequent outcomes are not verified here.
Official sourceThe JPML created MDL-3171 before Judge Rita F. Lin, rejecting Lyft's argument that claims should proceed in the California state coordinated proceeding.
Official sourceA Phoenix federal jury awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages, and no punitive damages, in the first bellwether. Uber said it would appeal.
Official sourceThe Rickard jury verdict was filed in favor of the defense. It does not decide other plaintiffs’ claims.
Official sourceA report and recommendation describes the court's continuing process for verified plaintiff fact sheets and possible dismissal of noncompliant individual cases.
Official sourceA special master filed recommendations on Rule 702 expert-admissibility motions, distinct from any jury verdict.
Official sourceThe bankruptcy court confirmed a Chapter 11 plan establishing a Settlement Trust and other post-confirmation claim-administration structures.
Official sourceThe court entered a second Günther Tulip bellwether plan to form a pool and select cases for future trial dates.
Official sourceThe settlement special master appointment does not itself signal an imminent settlement, CMO 17 explains.
Official sourceCMO 56 established a qualified settlement fund for eligible settling claimants.
Official sourceCMO 55 schedules unresolved-claim settlement sessions to begin on or about January 4, 2027.
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