Navigation This week: Dean Omar, the same Dallas plaintiffs’ firm that won a $45 million mesothelioma talc verdict less than two months ago, scored a $260 million jury award on Monday.
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CooperSurgical Lawsuits Face Jurisdictional, Venue Challenges
“This (would not be a) ruling on the substance of plaintiffs’ claims,” Tiseme Zegeye of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, said. “This is determining where the lawsuits will play out. … It’s the first step in figuring out where these cases move forward and how they’re going to […]
Dallas Firm That Won $45M Talc Verdict Scored Again: Jury Hits J&J With $260M
The Oregon jury’s verdict, which included $200 million in punitive damages, followed a month of trial in a case brought by Kyung Lee, diagnosed with mesothelioma after decades of being exposed to Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder.
11th Circuit Judge Uses ChatGPT in Deciding Appeal, Encourages Others to Consider It
In a proposal he said “many will reflexively condemn as heresy,” Judge Kevin Newsom suggests that those who follow an “ordinary meaning” approach to law should consider how AI-powered LLMs like ChatGPT can “inform the interpretive analysis.”