Roche appeals, fights for new Accutane judge 
Published: March 11, 2013
Tags: Accutane, birth defects, DRI, drug litigation, Hoffmann-La Roche, inflammatory bowel disease, recusal
Continuing in its efforts to find a new judge for the thousands of Accutane cases pending in New Jersey state court, Hoffman-La Roche filed notice to appeal a decision by presiding Judge Carol E. Higbee not to recuse herself in the case.
N.J. judge refuses to recuse herself from Accutane cases
Published: March 4, 2013
Tags: Accutane, birth defects, DRI, drug litigation, Hoffmann-La Roche, inflammatory bowel disease, recusal, suicide
The state judge overseeing Accutane mass tort litigation in New Jersey has denied Hoffmann- La Roche’s motion asking that she recuse herself.
Recusal unnecessary when judge consulted with firm
Published: February 19, 2013
Tags: ethics, recusal
A judge was not automatically required to recuse himself based on his prior consultation with an attorney who appeared as counsel in the case presently before him, the Florida Supreme Court’s judicial ethics committee has concluded in an advisory opinion.
Hoffmann-La Roche asks for Accutane judge’s recusal
Published: December 28, 2012
Tags: Accutane, drug litigation, Hoffmann-La Roche, inflammatory bowel disease, mass tort litigation, recusal
Drug maker Hoffmann- La Roche has asked for the recusal of the New Jersey judge overseeing the Accutane mass tort litigation, asserting that Judge Carol E. Higbee is siding unfairly with plaintiffs who allege injuries from the acne drug.
In year-end report, Chief Justice aims at recusal critics
Published: January 4, 2012
Tags: Chief Justice John Roberts, Code of Conduct, health care, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Elena Kagan, recusal, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Chief Justice John G. Roberts used his annual year-end report to rebuff assertions by critics that some justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have flouted their ethical obligations by deciding not to recuse themselves from certain cases.
Proceedings halted in $322 million asbestos verdict
Published: July 15, 2011
Tags: asbestos, judicial bias, Mississippi, recusal
The Mississippi Supreme Court has halted all proceedings in the case of a record-setting asbestos verdict until it determines whether the trial judge should have recused himself.
Union Carbide seeks recusal of judge in asbestos verdict
Published: May 26, 2011
Tags: asbestos, asbestos litigation, asbestosis, recusal, Union Carbide
Union Carbide has moved for the trial judge who oversaw a $322 million jury trial to be recused from the case.
Congress looks for judicial recusal solution
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: December 10, 2009
Tags: Congress, judicial bias, recusal
WASHINGTON – Members of a House Judiciary subcommittee searched for ways to curb federal judges who refuse to step aside in cases where a conflict of interest is apparent, saying such refusals deny litigants a fair chance in court.
Justices rule in recusal case
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 8, 2009
Tags: recusal
The Due Process Clause requires an elected judge to recuse himself from a case involving a campaign donor where there is a likely potential for bias, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
