The second of our Supreme Court trilogy for the week. The Court ruled last week in Smith v. Bayer Corp., No. 09-1205, that a federal district court wa
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No Second Bite of the Apple for HT Plaintiffs
By Sean Wajert on
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A federal court granted summary judgment in litigation brought by hormone replacement drug plaintiffs whose suits were previously ruled untimely by a …
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Issue Preclusion in Mass Torts
By Sean Wajert on
Posted in Articles, Class Action
Professor Byron Stier, of Southwestern Law School, has written an interesting article entitled, Another Jackpot (In)Justice: Verdict Variability and I…
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