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Infant Formula Judge Sanctions Kirkland's Jim Hurst: 'Overtly Crossed the Lines'

The Oct. 24 sanction banned Hurst, of Kirkland & Ellis, from presenting evidence or closing arguments for the remainder of the trial. "Mr. Hurst's professional conduct has been reasonably called into question," he wrote.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Industrial Products Company Hit With Products Liability Suit Over Drill's Lack of Safety Precautions

Attorneys with Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky filed the Oct. 22 suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of Logan Freiermuth.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Erie' and Pa.'s Exclusion of Evidence of Compliance With Government Standards

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that barred evidence of a product manufacturer's compliance with government (and industry) standards in a strict liability design defect case.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

'This Is Not a Coincidence': Lawsuit Blames Chatbot App Character.AI for Teen's Suicide

The suit is the first of its kind against a provider of artificial intelligence, but similar suits have been filed against social media giant Meta Platforms Inc., which owns Facebook and Instagram, and the parent companies of TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.
6 minute read

Law.com

Division Over Monsanto's Preemption Defense Deepens as Mass. Court Tosses Roundup Claims

The Massachusetts ruling accepts a legal defense from Monsanto that has, until recently, found little success. But the company recently gained new traction on the argument with a win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Burn Victim's Lawsuit Unveils Fire Pit Dangers as CPSC Issues Recall on 90,000 Units

"If you believe a product is unreasonably dangerous and that's apparent and obvious to you, you should file the case and don't wait," said Stuart Ratzan of Ratzan Weissman & Boldt.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Fueled by 3rd Circuit Ruling, Monsanto Urges Phila. Trial Court to Toss $78M Roundup Verdict

Monsanto has placed increased emphasis on its argument that the plaintiffs' claims were preempted by federal law following the company's success on the issue in a federal appeals court.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Shuts Down Efforts to Expand Scope of Discovery in Ozempic MDL

Judge Karen Marston held that, despite plaintiffs' arguments to the contrary, marketing discovery is not relevant to the broad legal issues the court has prioritized for early resolution.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Motorcycle Crashes: 'I Never Saw the Motorcycle'

In many instances, the actual cause of this type of crash was a decision made by a motorcycle manufacturer who chose not to pay attention to history and built the vehicle without adequate lighting conspicuity.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic Plaintiffs Push for Marketing Discovery After MDL Judge Imposes Limits

"These are not case-specific issues," the plaintiffs contended. "The marketing was national in scale and magnitude, and everything that occurred with regard to these drugs over the last several years is in some way tethered to the marketing."
4 minute read

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