BRISTOL-MEYERS SQUIBB
ONE YEAR LATER
AN ODDITY: APPROVAL AND
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
OVER COSMETICS
SKY’S THE LIMIT? A 50-STATE
SURVEY OF DAMAGES CAPS AND
THE COLLATERAL SOURCE RULE
VOL. 11 NO. 3
2018
DEAR CLIENT,
As summer winds down and litigation ratchets up, we
present the newest edition of Pro Te. This edition covers
three topics that are sure to capture your interest.
The Supreme Court’s Bristol-Meyers Squibb decision was
met with no small amount of (completely justified) joy
from the defense bar. In Bristol-Meyers Squibb One Year
Later, we examine the aftermath of BMS, including how
some courts are seeking to stretch the outer-most limits
of BMS to find personal jurisdiction.
Cosmetics-based lawsuits are on the rise across the
country. In An Oddity: Approval and Regulatory Authority
Over Cosmetics, we contemplate the sometimes blurry
line between cosmetics and drugs, including regulatory
and safety considerations.
Caps on damages and the application of the collateral
source rule vary wildly from state to state. In Sky’s the
Limit? A 50-State Survey of Damages Caps and the
Collateral Source Rule, we analyze those differences to
provide a comprehensive overview.
– PRO TE: SOLUTIO EDITORIAL BOARD
BRENDA C.
JONES
THOMAS E.
WILLIAMS
MARK A.
DREHER
JOSHUA J.
WIENER
CAROLINE L.
ELEY
ELIZABETH
E. CHANCE
CHRISTOPHER
D. MORRIS
EDITORIAL BOARD
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