July 31, 2014
A federal judge's unusual decision to force a Jones Day attorney to make a training video explaining proper discovery procedure as punishment for incessantly objecting during her successful defense of Abbott Laboratories should serve as a reminder that good-faith but overly zealous advocacy can land attorneys in the penalty box, experts say.
July 30, 2014
An Iowa federal judge has sanctioned a Jones Day attorney for form objections, witness coaching and excessive interruptions in a case over a bacterial contamination in Abbott Laboratories' powdered infant formula, ordering her to write and produce a training video explaining proper discovery procedure.
January 17, 2014
Abbott Laboratories won a defense verdict Friday in a federal case alleging that a bacterial contamination in the company's powdered infant formula caused a newborn to develop meningitis and related brain damage.
June 07, 2013
Abbott Laboratories has won a mixed ruling in a case alleging contaminated infant formula caused a baby's meningitis and related severe brain damage, with an Iowa federal judge tossing several claims from the suit but keeping the plaintiff's expert testimony in play.