Comments on: Seidel subpoena aftermath http://overlawyered.com/2008/05/seidel-subpoena-aftermath/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seidel-subpoena-aftermath Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 13:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric Turkewitz http://overlawyered.com/2008/05/seidel-subpoena-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-11816 Eric Turkewitz Thu, 08 May 2008 05:56:50 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=6195#comment-11816 <i>the Sykes family, have now voluntarily dropped their vaccine-autism suit against Bayer</i> The fact that a case was discontinued doesn't tell us whether or not it settled. In this particular circumstance, of course, the timing of the d/c sure is odd given the show cause order regarding the subpoena. It makes one wonder whether a defense will be that the case is over and the court shouldn't rule on the sanctions on that basis. the Sykes family, have now voluntarily dropped their vaccine-autism suit against Bayer

The fact that a case was discontinued doesn’t tell us whether or not it settled.

In this particular circumstance, of course, the timing of the d/c sure is odd given the show cause order regarding the subpoena. It makes one wonder whether a defense will be that the case is over and the court shouldn’t rule on the sanctions on that basis.

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