Retired Judge Finds No ‘Conflict’ to 'Preclude' Her as Special Master in Samsung MDL

Former U.S. District Chief Judge Freda Wolfson for New Jersey, who was proposed as the special master for the Samsung data breach multidistrict litigation (see 2305150026), wasn’t involved in any case that would place her “in a conflict position” since retiring from the bench Feb. 1 and joining the Lowenstein Sandler law firm, said her signed affidavit Wednesday (docket 1:23-md-03055) in U.S. District Court for New Jersey in Camden. “I am confident that neither I nor the Lowenstein Firm are involved in any matter with a party to this case or represent any party in this case, which would preclude me from accepting the appointment,” said Wolfson. The firm’s “sophisticated conflict system” revealed it represents no party to the MDL, “nor have I ever been associated with any of the parties to the case,” she said.