J-M Manufacturing Co. v. Phillips & Cohen LLP

BLUMENFELD, J.,*

Dissenting.—Alter strenuously, repeatedly, and successfully arguing at trial that the case was not about the quality of the pipes sold by J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. (J-M), and after obtaining a jury verdict based on its argument that it did not have to prove that a single piece of pipe was faulty, Phillips & Cohen LLP published a press release touting that the jury had found J-M liable “for making and selling faulty water system pipes.” The headline read in full: “[J-M] faces billions in damages after jury finds [J-M] liable for making and selling faulty water system…