JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Below is my column in the Wall Street Journal on the ongoing opioid litigation and an important ruling out of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. ” The Oklahoma Supreme Court last week struck down a $465 million opioid award against Johnson & Johnson based on a legal theory that has previously been tried and failed against guns.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

King sued them under the Federal Tort Claims Act and under Bivens v. Justin Sneed murdered Barry Van Treese, owner of an Oklahoma City motel, in one of the guest rooms. Oklahoma (resulting from Glossip’s fourth and fifth applications to that court for post-conviction relief), Glossip now seeks relief from the Supreme Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Yes, the statute really does have a full cite to the opinion in it. Brownback , 22-912 Issue : Whether the Federal Tort Claims Act’s judgment bar, which this court has repeatedly said functions in much the same way as the common-law doctrine of res judicata, nevertheless operates to bar claims brought together in the same action.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Brownback , involving whether the Federal Tort Claims Act’s “judgment bar,” which bars any claim based on the same subject matter as a dismissed FTCA case, applies when both the actions were originally brought together. The Supreme Court did not grant review in any new cases since our last installment. In Cargill , the en banc U.S.

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