Carl Tobias
Carl Tobias
case eyes government tie
If the government does not so tie him, this may weaken the case in the jury's eyes.
came case circumstance dire government overstated seem strong
The government may have overstated the dire circumstances going in. But when they actually came to prosecute the case, it didn't seem as dire or as strong a case when they came to the courthouse.
blatant careful case confronted difficult hard thinking tried violation
She has tried as hard and she can to get this difficult case right, and then she is confronted with a blatant violation of the rules. She has been careful and cautious, but probably is thinking about some kind of sanction.
case certainly court hear illinois industry recent ruling supreme tobacco win won
The tobacco industry has won some recent cases, and that Illinois case was a big one. But I think today's ruling is certainly a big win for the plaintiffs. And I think the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this appeal.
case litigation strategy
One case does not a whole litigation strategy make.
cases mass natural proceed quite
It's quite natural for mass tort cases to proceed under multidistrict litigation.
begin case felt people soon weak
It's too soon to say Merck has momentum. Many people felt the Irvin case was a weak case to begin with. It was a short-term usage case.
case saying
It's always unpredictable saying what the docket will look like in 10 years, ... It could be high-tech, biotech. ... If it were present-day issues, you'd have to take it case by case.
hold judge probable verdict
I think it's pretty probable that the verdict would hold up. My sense is that the judge was pretty careful.
circuit decade good half job likely question relevant strong
It is a strong endorsement. The question is: How relevant is it? Someone who was on the 3 rd Circuit for a decade and a half and has done a good job is likely to get this rating.
momentous time
It is a momentous decision, and they need more time to think about it.
depends five involved policy white
It depends on how extensively she was involved in policy making in her five years in the White House.
easy good paint people trying
Merck is trying to paint this as a tie, but it is really not so good for them because people thought they would have had an easy win.
high liability needs negligence prove question shield standard unusual
The question is how high the liability shield needs to be. I think 'willful misconduct' is too high. We usually use some kind of negligence standard in these situations. It would be very unusual that you could prove that intentional misconduct had happened.