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Thinking about compliance presumptions

Dechert LLP
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USA
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February 16 2011

A couple of weeks ago we posted about the recently enacted Wisconsin tort reform statute, which, among a bunch of other things, included a "rebuttable" presumption that a product compliant with federal or state standards isn't defective

Lousiana Supreme Court reverses lower court on teen riding oil pump

Dechert LLP
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USA
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February 22 2011

Readers may recall our post last fall about a decision by the Louisiana appeals court to reverse the grant of summary judgment against a plaintiff injured during his attempt to "ride" an oil well pump like it was an amusement park attraction

State appeals court rejects medical monitoring

Dechert LLP
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USA
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June 20 2011

The Wisconsin court of appeals last week affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's medical monitoring complaint for failure to state a claim

GSK lawyer acquitted by the judge

Dechert LLP
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USA
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May 10 2011

The Wall Street Journal just reported that the judge threw out the criminal charges against in-house Glaxo lawyer Lauren Stevens

Federalism revisited and reinforced

Dechert LLP
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USA
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May 13 2011

We try to keep abreast of what's happening out there

Cheeseheads enact sweeping tort reform

Dechert LLP
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USA
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February 2 2011

We confess, between the unrest in Egypt and the unremitting hype leading up to the Super Bowl, we've let Wisconsin's new tort reform law sit for a few days

Tort reform battle in PA

Dechert LLP
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USA
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May 23 2011

We have posted from time to time on the important issue of tort reform, and the need for it in many jurisdictions

An oldie but goodie

Dechert LLP
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USA
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June 10 2011

We’ve always been interested in being allowed to have informal (sometimes called “ex parte”) interviews with treating physicians of the plaintiffs

Supreme Court declines to clarify tolling effect of mass tort class actions

Dechert LLP
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USA
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June 2 2011

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court declined to take a case raising the tricky issues of cross-jurisdictional class action tolling

Has Roger Clemens hit a double? The Double Jeopardy Clause and the Clemens mistrial

Dechert LLP
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USA
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July 18 2011

U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 14, 2011 declared a mistrial in the highly publicized criminal trial of William “Roger” Clemens, a former starting pitcher for several Major League Baseball teams

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