We typed the following question into a simple AI prompt: “What is the difference between admonish and deter?” The response started with “The primary difference between admonish and deter lies in their intent and timing: admonishing is form of active, often verbal correction or warning regarding past or present behavior, while deterring is an act
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J&J MDL Court Agrees with New Jersey State Appellate Court that Lead Plaintiff Law Firm Must be Disqualified
On February 11, we blogged about the New Jersey Appellate Court’s disqualification of a lead plaintiff firm (Beasley Allen) in the Johnson & Johnson New Jersey state court talc litigation because that firm had been canoodling with a lawyer who had formerly worked for J&J. Okay, “canoodling” is not exactly a technical, legal term, but…
King Checkmated
We commented about the King v. DePuy litigation several years ago because this was one of the cases where Pinnacle Hip plaintiffs tried and failed to use a turncoat expert. Well, this long-running (since 2013) – due mostly to execrable MDL management (8 years with no movement) rather than either parties’ fault – lawsuit…
A Modest Proposal Concerning AI Hallucinations
Plaintiff Talc Law Firm Disqualified after Working with Defendant’s Former Lawyer on Settlement Strategy
Our law school days were long ago. Reagan was the president. Footloose and Beverly Hills Cop topped the movie box office. Prince made great music, Lionel Ritchie made good music, and Macca and Jacko teamed up to make awful music. The Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Olympics, which made the games … really excellent.
Even…