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Baltimore Jury Hits Johnson & Johnson With $1.5B Talc Verdict

Baltimore Jury Hits Johnson & Johnson With $1.5B Talc Verdict

A jury in Baltimore City Circuit Court awarded $59.84 million to plaintiff Cherie Craft, then added $1 billion in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Pecos River.       A jury in Baltimore City Circuit Court awarded $59.84 million to...
ABA Council Forms Advisory Committee to Review Standards

ABA Council Forms Advisory Committee to Review Standards

When the Standards committee met in November, it “engaged in a comprehensive view of the Standards with the goal of looking for the standards to be discussed by the advisory committee.       When the Standards committee met in November, it “engaged in a comprehensive...
Major Change Proposed for How Texas Judges Handle Cases

Major Change Proposed for How Texas Judges Handle Cases

The Texas Supreme Court has proposed ending the central docket system in Bexar and Travis counties, where any available judge can currently hear a case. Instead, under the proposed new rules, cases would be randomly assigned to one judge who would handle the case from...