A pellet case

Law360 has Too Late To Change Hormone Pellet Complaint, Ill. Panel Says -- An Illinois state appellate panel said Friday that a woman was correctly denied a chance to amend her complaint seeking to hold a hormone therapy company liable after she developed and was treated for cancer allegedly caused by hormone-infused pellets.

Why do we care? This calls to mind a story that goes like this: Neighbor to mother-in-law: "What sort of lawyer is your son-in-law?" MIL: "He's an appellate lawyer." Neighbor: "Oh, interesting. What sort of pellets?"