The MDL judge in the Denture Cream Products coordinated litigation has rejected all of plaintiffs’ general causation experts. See In re Denture Cream
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Supreme Court Issues General Jurisdiction Opinion
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The U.S. Supreme Court rued last week that defendant DaimlerChrysler Corp. could not be sued in in California over an Argentine subsidiary’s all…
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Supreme Court Hears Argument in CAFA Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in a case raising the issue whether a parens patriae group action by a state attorney general — a class-like li…
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Supreme Court Takes CAFA Parens Patriae Issue
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The U.S. Supreme Court granted cert last week to address whether a state attorney general’s parens patriae antitrust action is removable as a mass act…
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Drug Maker Defeats AG Motion to Dismiss Action Challenging Private Contingency Counsel
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We have warned readers before about the dangerous and growing practice of governmental agencies delegating state police powers to private (plaintiff) …
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Supreme Court Decides Two Personal Jurisdiction Cases
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At the end of the term, the Supreme Court decided two important personal jurisdiction cases, J.McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro, U.S., No. 09-1343,…
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State Appeals Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Part Maker
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An Illinois appeals court recently held that Illinois courts may exercise jurisdiction over a French manufacturer of helicopter parts. Russell v. SNFA…
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Update on Jurisdiction Cases Pending in Supreme Court
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We alerted readers recently that the Supreme Court had granted review in two product liability cases that raise cutting edge personal jurisdiction iss…
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Federal Court Rejects Nicastro Analysis of Personal Jurisdicition
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We don’t often post on orders denying a motion for reconsideration, but it’s worth noting that a federal trial court recently reaffirmed its earlier r…
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