More than 100 of the nation’s top class action lawyers packed a Miami federal courtroom Friday for the first hearing to establish rules for a multidistrict litigation case against air-bag maker Takata Corp. and major automakers.

U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno, who earlier this month landed the massive case alleging that exploding air bags caused deaths and injuries, noted he recognized many of the same lawyers he dealt with in his last MDL case against the managed care industry.