We were saddened this week to hear about the passing of Dolly Parton. A prolific and wonderful songwriter, she was also a relentless force for good.  A shining example of her goal of improving the world is her Imagination Library, which she started to make sure as many kids as possible had a chance to read. Since its founding in 1995, the library has donated over three hundred million books to children across the world. As Dolly put it:

When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and a singer.

The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you plant in your community can grow across the world.

Dolly planted a remarkable number of those seeds, and in many ways she represented the best of us. Things seem a little darker knowing that such a positive driver of goodness is gone. We will miss her voice, her smile, and her charity, but we trust that her example of doing good will live on.  It’s hard to relate that to our blogging, but ultimately we all have to turn back to the nine to five (OK, OK, we couldn’t help it).

Today’s case is another “LifeVest” wearable defibrillator case (we’ve blogged about prior cases involving this device here and here).  Pellegrin v. Zoll Medical Corp., 2026 WL 2409216 (E.D. La. Aug. 1, 2026). Plaintiff was prescribed a LifeVest for her cardiac care after suffering heart failure. She claimed that she experienced two unnecessary discharges from the device when she was not undergoing a cardiac event. She alleged chronic neck pain following the alleged shocks from the device—although the court noted she had a history of cervical spine problems. The defendant moved to dismiss based on preemption.