Stephen J. McConnell
Reed Smith LLP
Articles
Taxotere Court Finds that Distributor was Fraudulent Joined; Denies Remand
USA - February 19 2020 Plaintiffs will go to great lengths to stay out of federal court, including naming local defendants against whom the plaintiffs have no real...
D.Utah Rejects Personal Jurisdiction over Parent Company; Trims Claims Against Subsidiary
USA - February 14 2020 Don’t stop us if you’ve heard this before, because you have. A plaintiff brings an lawsuit over injuries allegedly from a medical device, sues not...
Court Keeps Child CustodySupport Issues Out of Hip Implant Case
USA - February 5 2020 You have probably heard the old truism about how a person representing him or herself in a lawsuit has a fool for a client. You’d think that having a...
Washington State Court Rules that Pharmacy Cannot Be Liable for Failure to Warn
USA - January 29 2020 We usually represent manufacturers, not pharmacies, in personal injury cases, so why should we care whether pharmacies can be on the hook? Well, if...
The Defense Strikes Back - with a RICO Suit
USA - January 22 2020 What a virile week we’re having. Tomorrow the blog will discuss a viagra product liability lawsuit. Today we reach back to a case from last March...
