Pete Kaufman & Greg Sonstein Discuss Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations
In products liability litigation involving foreign defendants, there are few threshold issues more litigated than whether the court can exercise personal jurisdiction over that defendant. … read more
Pete Kaufman Examines The Ethical Implications Of Mass-Tort Claims
In this month’s issue of Advocate, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP’s own Pete Kaufman has contributed a valuable story focused on the ethical concerns that may arise during the litigation of mass-tort claims. After giving a brief history of mass-tort, which has its genesis in relatively recent actions against the tobacco and asbestos industries,… read more
Pete Kaufman Reviews The FDA’s Approval Process And Offers a Brief Case Study of The DePuy ASR Hip Implant
The DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implant has brought pain to people all across the world who have been victimized by the failure of this device. In August 2010, Johnson & Johnson finally announced the recall of this defective product, which had a shocking failure rate of around 49% after six years of use, according to… read more