It is fair to say that Bexis co-founded this blog (in 2006!) in part to aid the cause of medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, targets in our lawsuit-obsessed country. Over the years, this blog has come to serve as an important resource for our drug and defense bar colleagues, and Bexis regularly identifies—if not

Lisa Baird
Delaware Is Definitive On No-Injury Medical Monitoring
As a defense lawyer, one grows accustomed to clear judicial days on which the state court can foresee forever. See Thing v. La Chusa, 48 Cal. 3d 644, 668 (1989). On those clear judicial days, when the court catches a glimpse of the possibility of harm shimmering off in the distance, one can be…
What A Difference A Decade+ Makes
Thirteen years litigating the same case is a looooong time. Absurdly long. Long enough for an attorney working on the case to go from an associate learning to coax a newborn to sleep, to a partner juggling teen school and soccer commitments. Long enough for lawyers to migrate from Blackberrys and voicemail, to smart phones…
No Boo Boos in OTC Preemption Case
Like having a first child, when you assume new responsibilities in caring for elderly parents, you get a crash-course education in topics you otherwise never would have thought about. Have your first child, and you likely will develop a new-found interest—if not firmly-held opinions—on concepts like sleep training and breast feeding. Take on a role…
One Weird Old Trick For Docket Management
Florida courts are handling a lot of lawsuits. Lots and lots of lawsuits, and for a convergence of reasons. Backlogs from pandemic-related closures and delays. The highest per capita rate of federal court personal injury cases in the country by some measures. Claims over last year’s Category 4 Hurricane Ian. Recent tort law changes…