Mayer Brown | USA | 24 Jan 2020
Last October, I reported on the $8 billion punitive verdict returned by a Philadelphia jury against Johnson & Johnson in a case alleging that the…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 12 Dec 2018
Contrary to rumor, we are not on the verge of changing our name to the Filter Device Litigation blog. True, we are now on a several consecutive weeks…
Mayer Brown | USA | 19 Nov 2018
Usually, when a defendant gets a punitive award reduced to the same amount as the compensatory damages, it considers that a victory. But while such a…
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | USA | 15 Nov 2018
We all know how prevalent bad faith claims are. It seems like almost every case involving disputed policy benefits includes one. Many have no merit…
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | USA | 23 Oct 2018
The Central District of California recently issued an opinion that breathes new life into the argument that the § 510(k) substantial equivalence…
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 18 Sep 2018
On September 5, 2018, a federal district court in Connecticut granted summary judgment to a job applicant after an employer refused to hire…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 17 Sep 2018
A Connecticut federal court judge provided further clarification for employers concerning Connecticut's Palliative Use of Marijuana Act (PUMA). In…
Jackson Lewis PC | USA | 6 Sep 2018
Refusing to hire a medical marijuana user because she tested positive on a pre-employment drug test violates Connecticut’s medical marijuana law, a…
Dechert LLP | USA | 6 Aug 2018
It can sometimes be difficult for us here at the DDL Blog to address “mixed bag” cases. We are quite clear that we are a defense side blog. Love us or…
Jackson Lewis PC | USA | 24 Apr 2018
Although Iowa’s drug testing statute was enacted more than 30 years ago, it is still considered one of the most difficult laws in the country for…