We recently returned from our summer vacation in a small European country with a tiny but charming coastline, formidable mountains, abundant vineyards, and relentlessly friendly service. That last bit serves as a clumsy segue into today’s case, Aguila v. RQM+LLC, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155232 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 12, 2025), which is mostly about
We blogged a lot about the Taxotere MDL. From Lone Pine orders to denials of motions to amend in remand cases, we reported on some pretty good decisions. The MDL court also dismissed a number of plaintiffs who failed to make timely service on the defendants, which we blogged about here and here. Today’s decision addresses a plaintiff who appealed her dismissal for failing to make timely service. Reeder v. Hospira, Inc. (In re Taxotere Docetaxel Prods. Liab. Litig.), 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 4735 (5th Cir. Mar. 6, 2025).Continue Reading Fifth Circuit Affirms Taxotere Dismissal for Failure to Serve
We have long lamented the apparent relaxation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in multidistrict litigation, and it happened again recently in the Zostavax MDL. We understand that the purpose of MDLs is to conduct coordinated pretrial proceedings, and we understand an MDL judge’s inclination to take a broader view of case management. But