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Sperm can be a defective product, federal judge rules.(Pennsylvania)
In a ruling believed to be the first of its kind, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that sperm can be a legally defective product. "The...
Trial, 06/01/09 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Avandia, other drugs are bitter pills for diabetics, suits say.
An epidemic of Type 2 diabetes is putting more people at risk of the disease's complications--heart attacks and damage to other organs among...
Trial, 05/01/09 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Spanish speaker bound by mandatory arbitration clause in English.
A worker who speaks only Spanish and signed an employment contract written in English is bound by a mandatory arbitration clause within it, a...
Trial, 11/01/08 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Ninth Circuit backs injunction banning sale of biotech crop.
A precedent-setting injunction against the sale of a genetically altered, government-approved commercial crop has been upheld by the Ninth...
Trial, 11/01/08 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Virginia lottery owes customers a refund, suit charges.
Millions of people buy lottery tickets every day, hoping for an instant win by scratching off a ticket's surface to reveal the message that...
Trial, 10/01/08 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Wyeth v. Levine sets up a showdown in the preemption corral.
This fall brings a showdown, pitting the doctors and the lawyers against the feds and Big Pharma in the preemption corral. Both sides are fully...
Trial, 10/01/08 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Class actions evolving to survive, conference concludes.
Class action litigation faces many challenges, but it is evolving, not dying, according to panelists at 'Justice and the Role of Class Actions,"...
Trial, 05/01/08 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Federal 'sunshine' bill would bring secret court documents to light.
The Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee in March, meaning that 14 years after the first version of the bill...
Trial, 05/01/08 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Alabama Supreme Court ends toxic-tort catch-22.
For almost 30 years, would-be toxic-tort plaintiffs in Alabama had to file suit within two years of exposure, even though they might not exhibit...
Trial, 04/01/08 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication -
Stand-alone punitive award in Title VII case cleared by Fifth Circuit.
Clarifying its own "mixed case law" on the question, the Fifth Circuit has held that a jury's award of punitive damages in a Title VII case can...
Trial, 03/01/08 by Porter, Rebecca · More from publication
