Sanctions Based On Opening Argument Missteps ‘Unfair,’ Plaintiff’s Attorney Says

Mealey's (February 26, 2019, 12:03 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The attorney representing the plaintiff in the first bellwether federal glyphosate cancer trial on Feb. 25 filed a brief in California federal court arguing that she did not act in bad faith during her opening arguments and, therefore, imposing sanctions, which the presiding judge proposed, would be “unfair and improper” (In re:  Roundup Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2741, N.D. Calif.)....