Paola Pearson

August 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

While public health agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state health departments are focused on managing the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are quietly capitalizing on the surge in demand for products to keep us safe from the virus.

By Paola Pearson

8 minute read

August 06, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

On a daily basis, doctors across the country rely on disclosures from medical device manufacturers to assess the risks and benefits of medical devices they recommend for their patients.

By Paola Pearson

6 minute read

September 07, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

If you have never litigated a case with a foreign corporation as a named party, you may be surprised to learn that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do little to assuage the language barriers you are likely to encounter along the way.

By Paola Pearson

7 minute read

August 18, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

As lawyers, we are often compelled to "stick to the script" by following in the footsteps of those who came before us, even when that means adopting legalese and using rigid templates that likely made little sense to their drafters. The discovery process is not immune to this phenomenon, following a life cycle that seems almost etched in stone: a series of requests for production of documents, interrogatories or requests for admissions, culminating with depositions laden with questions based on the information and documents received in response. While these are all necessary steps, there is another frequently underutilized discovery tool that is available to all of us. When properly used, it can serve as a powerful supplement to traditional discovery methods.

By Paola Pearson

11 minute read

October 09, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Few things are more frustrating than the moment you have to explain the concept of a health insurance lien to a personal injury client. Having not read or understood the legalese in the fine print of their insurance policies, the usual and natural reaction is, "What do you mean I have to pay them back?" With some restraint, my response is always the same: "I'm equally thrown by it, but that's just the way it works."

By Paola Pearson

6 minute read