Jim Heller, vice chair of the firm's Commercial Litigation Department, was quoted in Law360's article, "The Verdicts That Left A Mark In 2018." Trial watchers saw plenty of drama in 2018, from the latest mega-million matchup between Apple and its longtime patent nemesis in Texas to a nationwide series of back-and-forths between Johnson & Johnson and plaintiffs alleging its baby powder causes cancer, which ultimately led to billions of dollars in damages against the pharmaceutical giant. Jim commented on the first Monsanto Roundup trial saying, the verdict could open the door, at least in California state court, to more cases where a sympathetic plaintiff and speculative scientific studies result in huge awards, even though Monsanto had strong scientific opinions backing its arguments.

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