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'The Court Must Go About Its Business.' Earplug Trial Goes Forward Despite COVID-19 Outbreak.

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers denied a request from 3M to postpone Monday's trial over its combat earplugs after three members of its trial team tested positive for COVID-19.
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Daily Business Review

3M's Earplug Trial Team, in 'Midst of an Active COVID-19 Outbreak,' Requests Bellwether Delay

Kirkland & Ellis partner Mike Brock filed a motion to continue Monday's bellwether trial in Pensacola, Florida. "The entire team has been exposed — every partner, associate, paralegal, legal assistant, and vendor — and three team members have already tested positive," he wrote.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Jenner & Block's Katya Jestin on the 'Shame' of Lingering Gitmo Cases and Leaning on Science for Office Policies

"We have people sitting around with no charges for years," Jestin said of some Guantanamo detainees. "I don't know how that fits in a country where we have a rule of law, it's not democratic. It's not right."
12 minute read

The Recorder

Perkins Coie Defends Military Contractor Following Death of 9 Service Members During Training Exercise

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

After 10 Bellwether Trials, Juries Remain Divided Over 3M's Earplugs

Florida juries this year sided five times with the plaintiffs, granting awards ranging from $1.7 million to $22.5 million. Five other juries came back with verdicts for 3M.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Highest 3M Earplug Verdict Yet: Texas Attorney Secures $22.5 Million for Army Vet

"The justice system continues to show that 3M misled the federal government and the military to secure its contract on false grounds," said plaintiff attorney Douglas Monsour. "This litigation is holding 3M accountable."
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Penalized for Becoming a Father? Ex-Cadet Sues Coast Guard Academy Over Policy Barring Student-Parents

"It is likely no accident that the academy instituted its arcane ban on parenthood only after it began admitting women," said ACLU of Connecticut staff attorney Elana Bildner. "This policy has no place in Connecticut or elsewhere, and it must end."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

2 Florida Juries Render Split Verdicts in 3M Earplug Lawsuits

On Friday, a jury in Pensacola gave 3M its third defense win in the litigation over its combat earplugs. Then, on Monday, a Tallahassee jury awarded more than $13 million to the plaintiff.
3 minute read

Law.com

'Best Job I Ever Had:' Federal Judges and Former JAGs Share War Stories

"I loved putting on that uniform. It humbled me every time I did it," said U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Abraham Lincoln, Justice-Involved Veterans and Thanksgiving 

Let's be thankful for our veterans. Our judicial system needs bold leadership to energize the Veterans Criminal Diversion Program, conduct a public relations campaign, and overcome disparate treatment of Veterans among the various counties.
15 minute read

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