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An Overview Of Initial Considerations For Products Liability Litigation Involving "Live" Products
In the early days of mass torts, litigation was often commenced after the FDA had already taken regulatory action to remove the product from the market. More recently, however, many of the products involved in mass tort litigation are not the subject of regulatory action. They remain beneficial...
Read MoreUnited States And Shareholders vs. Corporate Fraud
If there is one theme that has dominated the headlines of our newspapers and the dockets of our courthouses during the first decade of the 21st century, it has been the revelation of massive fraud and the criminal prosecution and civil litigation against those responsible for the losses sustained...
Read MoreLeadership For Lawyers (And Others, Too)
Effective leadership requires patience and mastery of the skill of listening. One a developed trait; the other, an acquired skill. Yet, both are constantly subject to the dual sabotage of the demands of our clients and the time starvation of our schedules. Effective leaders recognize that a...
Read MoreNew Jersey Appellate Division Broadly Construes "Ordinance Or Law" Endorsement Of An ISO Property Insurance Policy In Favor Of Coverage
In a ruling sure to be of interest to both corporate and individual policyholders, on October 6, 2009 the New Jersey Supreme Court denied certification of an insurer's petition to appeal a decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division. In a case of first impression in New Jersey, the Appellate...
Read MoreA Chinese Company Takes The Initiative In Protecting Its Patents
Editor: Would each of you describe for our readers your practice area of intellectual property? Stimpson: My practice is largely patent litigation, consulting and licensing, primarily in the electronics, consumer products, and medical devices areas; I have also had some experience in other...
Read MoreEffective Use Of A Regulatory Expert In Product Liability Litigation
Regulatory issues are often front and center in complex pharmaceutical and medical device product liability litigation. Plaintiffs' complaints routinely focus on product labels and claim that they do not adequately reflect risks which were known or learned during pre-clinical testing, clinical...
Read MoreThe Art Of Litigation - Part II
Have you been involved in litigation and disappointed in both the system and your attorney? Perhaps you felt the result was not right, that it fell below even your reduced expectations. That's due to ego. The litigation "fire" is fed by the ego of one or both of the parties. One or...
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