(December 14, 2016, 12:21 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge overseeing the Taxotere hair loss multidistrict litigation on Dec. 13 took the unusual step of appointing plaintiff and defense committees to regularly discuss settlement separately from litigation-related work (In Re: Taxotere [Docetaxel] Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2740, No. 16-md-2740, E.D. La.)....