RFK Jr. for Health Chief Excites ‘Bullish’ Mass Tort Lawyers

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s selection to run the Health and Human Services Department is being cheered by plaintiffs’ attorneys who focus on mass tort cases.

In Kennedy, they see one of their own. He’s a former trial attorney who handled large personal injury and environmental cases against corporate defendants. That history, and his roots in a Democratic dynasty, make Kennedy an unconventional pick for HHS chief in Donald Trump’s incoming administration.

“There’s more opportunities for plaintiffs’ lawyers and those involved in mass tort to be more bullish on the next four years,” said Steve Nober, founder and CEO of Consumer ...