A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of October 15-21.
NJ Time Limits Should Apply To Accutane Case, Justices Told
Jeannie O’Sullivan | Law360
The attorney for an Accutane user seeking to reinstate his $25 million jury verdict over the acne drug’s adverse effects urged the New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday to apply the state’s statute of limitations rules to the case, emphasizing the Garden State’s role as a “vanguard” of pharmaceutical law.
Justices Hear Arguments in $25 Million Accutane Verdict Appeal
Michael Booth | New Jersey Law Journal
Lawyers argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court Thursday over whether an appeals court erred in overturning a $25 million verdict against a pharmaceutical company because the plaintiff violated the statute of limitations in the state where he lives.
Fighting Website Suit, Vita-Mix Points To Similar Dismissal
Cara Salvatore | Law360
Counsel for blender maker Vita-Mix told a New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday that the recent dismissal of a similar suit by a judge citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s Spokeo ruling casts a shadow on the class action against the company over its website terms of use.
Hertz Wins Toss Of Rewards Program Pricing Class Action
Jeannie O’Sullivan | Law360
The Hertz Corporation on Thursday ducked a class action alleging it failed to specify if a pricing provision in its Gold Plus rewards program applies in New Jersey, with a federal judge invoking the Supreme Court’s Spokeo standard by ruling the customer leading the suit failed to prove he was injured by the omission.
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