Re:Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling
by dragonwriter on Monday August 26, 2019 @08:04PM
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> I'm not an American, and not a lawyer, but doesn't the ruling in this case count as precedent that will allow others states to pursue lawsuits against them?
No, because:
(1) trial (as opposed to appellate) court rulings have almost no weight as precedent, and
(2) state court rulings on state law issues have almost no weight as precedent for courts in other states applying different state laws, and
(3) precedent doesn't allow or bar states or other litigants from pursuing cases, it just impacts the expected results.
No, because:
(1) trial (as opposed to appellate) court rulings have almost no weight as precedent, and
(2) state court rulings on state law issues have almost no weight as precedent for courts in other states applying different state laws, and
(3) precedent doesn't allow or bar states or other litigants from pursuing cases, it just impacts the expected results.