Litigation and Compliance Impacts of Proposed Ethylene Oxide Regulations Based on Flawed Science
publication | June 18, 2024Published by DRI’s For The Defense, the article addresses carcinogenicity of ethylene oxide; ethylene oxide regulatory framework; EPA’s flawed 2016 IRIS assessment; risk assessments should not be used to prove...
Almost 75 percent of Americans use social media and for many it is a regular feature of their daily lives. We rely on social media for many purposes—including business, socializing,...
Dark Money: Why Courts Should Enforce Disclosure of Third-Party Litigation Funding
publication | May 20, 2024Federal courts possess, and should utilize, their inherent authority to order civil-litigation parties’ disclosure of external funding, though ideally, the federal judiciary should adopt a uniform federal procedural rule. Download...
District Court Addresses Concern Over Far-Fetched, Only-in-MDL Theories of Liability
publication | May 1, 2024As amended on December 1, 2023, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 takes a strong step forward in protecting jurors from unreliable expert testimony in the courtroom. The Advisory Committee Note...
When Faced with Emerging, Untested Science, Don’t Forget Amended Federal Rule of Evidence 702
publication | April 22, 2024Law360 published an article written by Hollingsworth LLP partners Robert Johnston and Gary Feldon regarding the April 9 vote of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules on the proposed Federal...
Plaintiffs’ Flawed Reliance on the So-Called “10 Key Characteristics” of Cancer
publication | April 16, 2024Ann Marie Duffy published an article in Law360, which discusses the rise of safetyism — affecting jury verdicts and contributing to jackpot damages awards that have stunned corporate America and...
Proposed Federal Rule on MDLs Gives Parties Opportunity to Advance Merits-Driven Case Management
publication | March 15, 2024Hollingsworth LLP attorneys Robert Johnston, Gary Feldon, and Stephanie Salek address the MDL system’s widespread injustice and inefficiency in a Legal Backgrounder for Washington Legal Foundation....
District Court Decision Reminds Defendants to Revisit Case Management Orders
publication | March 15, 2024Firm partner Carter Thurman serves as the Featured Expert Contributor on Litigation Strategies for Washington Legal Foundation‘s Legal Pulse blog....
Bloomberg Law: “Multidistrict Litigation Rule Should Drive Merits-Based Results”
publication | March 7, 2024In an article published by Bloomberg Law, Hollingsworth LLP partners Robert Johnston and Gary Feldon say the proposed Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 for managing multidistrict litigation could go...
California’s Compelled Greenhouse-Gas Disclosure Laws Are Constitutionally Infirm
publication | March 6, 2024In a Legal Opinion Letter for Washington Legal Foundation, firm partner Jim Sullivan discusses the impact of California’s newest climate-related laws, Senate Bills 253 and 261, and a recently filed...
“A New Tool for Restoring Sound Science in the Courtroom,” Today’s General Counsel
publication | February 2, 2024Today’s General Counsel published an article written by Hollingsworth LLP partner Eric Lasker regarding amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and their potential impact for restoring sound science to...