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'We Need to Continuously Add New Judges': AOC Director Grant Addresses Ongoing Need to Fill Rolling Vacancies

“We believe that a continuous infusion of judgeships becomes the most critical component in any of our operations, and as you heard in my opening remarks, we need to continuously add new judges to our workforce,” Judge Glenn A. Grant said. “We are at 39 [vacancies]. Probably, by the end of the summer, we will […]

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Judge Sides With Sanofi, Dismissing Patient's Claims Against Cancer Medication Taxotere

The plaintiff sought to file an amended complaint, which would replace her short form complaint that defines “Permanent Chemotherapy Induced Alopecia,” using identical language in which the multidistrict litigation court previously rejected. Chief U.S. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski rejected the plaintiff’s request and agreed with Sanofi as to each of the plaintiff’s claims.        

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