Carl Tobias
Carl Tobias
avoid good government lose ruling supreme
The government is going to lose a very good ruling to avoid having this go before the Supreme Court.
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.
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.
cake eat question
The question is, can they have their cake and eat it too?
clearly congress procedure provided seems understand
I don't understand why that wasn't used. Congress has clearly provided for what was going on. It seems to be that that procedure should have been followed.
confirmed majority mistakes needs saying senators trouble votes whose
He is saying as little as he needs to be confirmed and hasn't made many mistakes that trouble a majority of senators whose votes he needs.
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.
injured life people takes
More and more people who have been injured or think they've been injured come forward. It takes on a life of its own.