In simpler times for those of us of a certain age, what we learned in elementary school was often supplemented during Saturday mornings watching cartoons. While you could pick up some information watching Super Friends or Captain Caveman, the catchy songs and minimalist animation of Schoolhouse Rock! really helped to teach children a range
Every once in a while, we find ourselves on a federal government corner of the internet, and we usually are surprised to discover (or are reminded) that these webpages often have materials that are worth knowing about, even downright useful, for our type of practice.
These sites are not always easy to navigate, however, so
Remember the days when saying things like no cutting, no backsies, no do-overs were the laws you lived by. Or when “calling” something actually gave you priority. When invoked, these rules of the playground were difficult to challenge. And if challenged, the rule-maker always had the option of the comeback position “times infinity.” Now you
This post comes solely from the Cozen O’Connor side of this blog.
Last week, the Judge in the Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) MDL threw out an over $140 million jury verdict. In re Testosterone Replacement Therapy Prods. Liab. Litig. Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111724 (N.D. Ill. July 5, 2018). It
Bexis has lots of opinions on what’s wrong with mass-tort (especially drug/device) MDLs. Heck, Bexis has even proposed amendments to the MDL statutes to correct the many severe problems that exist. Now, Congress has before it possible statutory changes (not holding our breath) and Civil Rules Committee is looking into the same problems. Maybe something
On Wednesday, the Fifth Circuit was finally able speak to what’s been going on in a Dallas courtroom that has racked up over $1.7 billion—that’s billion—in jury verdicts over the last two years in the Pinnacle Hip Implant MDL. And the Fifth Circuit entered the room loudly. It ordered a new trial of the
A lot of time is spent in litigation on discovery. As tedious and non-exciting as it often is, cases can be won or lost depending on what happens during discovery. So, it’s not to be taken lightly. When we find ourselves arguing to the court about discovery, however, it is often without being able to
As we publish this post, lawyers in the Pinnacle Hip Implant MDL are gathering in the Bob Casey Courthouse in Houston or in coffee shops, breakfast cafés or law offices nearby awaiting the argument to come. At 10:00 a.m., the arguing starts. The Fifth Circuit will officially begin to consider whether to issue a
Posts on personal jurisdiction, or the lack of it, have been all over this blog ever since the Supreme Court decided Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court. Something similar happened three years ago after the Supreme Court decided Daimler AG v. Bauman. Together, these two decisions establish that federal courts are not empowered