Tonight, with great pleasure, we will hand out candy to tiny costumed neighbors – the three- and five-year-olds from across the street, who call us “Miss Rachel,” and the seven- and 10-year-olds from next door, who come over daily to play with the new puppy, among others. (Not too many others, we fear – we
Mixed Bag of W.D. Pa. Mesh Holdings: When It’s Bad, It’s Very, Very Bad
We are delighted to report that we are in love. The object of our affection, named Luca, is eight weeks old and weighs 9.6 pounds. Yes, our new standard poodle puppy, trumpeted repeatedly to patient readers of these pages, is home. The couple-hundred-mile trip to pick him up was packed with excitement and anticipation
Whaley Redux: S.D. Cal. Conflates Innovator Liability with Personal Jurisdiction
We are trying very hard not to bore everyone silly with endless discussion of our puppy-to-be, almost certainly interesting only to us. But we are failing. So, briefly, we comment that we met the whole spectacular litter last week – eight gorgeous butterballs. Five are white, and three are now black but will probably end
Summary Judgment for Defendant on Warnings and Punitive Damages Claims in D. Ariz. Artificial Hip Case
Quick puppy update: the standard poodle puppies, one of which will be our first-ever show dog in a house filled with canine and feline rescued ragamuffins, are four weeks old today. All eight are fat and healthy, despite a scare with one white male puppy a week or so ago. We will meet them this
Three-Strike Smackdown of Plaintiff’s Rebuttal Experts in N.D. Ill. Breast Implant Case
The puppies are here! We are delighted to follow up on our last post, wherein we announced that the mother of our standard-poodle-puppy-to-be was in the middle of giving birth. We are thrilled to report that the final tally includes eight beautiful, healthy pups – four boys and four girls, three white and five blue
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendant in IVC Filter Case
Earlier this week, we spoke of the impending birth of our soon-to-be standard poodle puppy. We are delighted to report that the puppies are being born as we type this! Eight are expected (e-mail us and we will send you a cool x-ray that shows all eight in utero – count the spines and
Taxotere MDL Court Excuses Nearly-Five-Year Delay in Serving Complaints
We report, before we discuss today’s case, that we write in a state of high anticipation. Regular readers of this blog may recall that we are huge dog show fans (we have had the same seats to the annual Westminster Kennel Club show – the one that is on TV – for 25 years). We
Too Much “Weight Not Admissibility,” But a Good Result, in D. Minn. Mesh Decision
We confess: we spend much too much time on a prominent social media platform. We post way too many pictures of the Drug and Device Little Rescue Dogs. We follow the progress of our impending addition, a Standard Poodle show puppy, currently in utero. We engage in pointless, angry, political debate. And we look at
“Information and Belief” Do Not a Fact Make, Says the Southern District of New York
We just bought tickets for ourselves and a dear visiting colleague to see Barry Manilow in concert next month. We love everything about Barry – his songwriting (we orchestrated many a youthful breakup with “Even Now” played over and over again), his chutzpah (just shy of his 79th birthday, he premiered a new musical,
Plaintiff Loses Motion for New Trial in N.D. Illinois Hernia Mesh Case
This post is from the non-Dechert side of the blog.
Before we get to today’s case, we fondly tip our hat to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held (and televised) last week. Regular readers know how much we love this annual event and also may recall that our “heart breed” is the Standard Poodle.