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Posted By: Tom Moylan What My New Non-Existent Avandia Pen Might Reveal About Today’s Drug Business Avandia maker GlaxoSmithKline was noticeably absent last week at the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Is litigation to blame? Probably not, but something’s happening in Pharma Land. Two years ago, GSK wa continue reading -
Posted By: James Cordrey Defendants Get Extension In Santa Clara The California High Court today granted the defendant paint companies' request for an extension in the briefing schedule in the case of Santa Clara v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County , the public nuisance lawsuit in which the current continue reading -
Posted By: James Cordrey The Industry Strikes Back Just when you thought the Rhode Island Lead Lawsuit was actually finished, a hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 15 before Providence County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein _ the judge who presided over both trials and was overturned continue reading -
Posted By: Tom Moylan $8.2 Million Awarded In Mirapex Compulsive Gambling Trial A Minnesota federal jury on July 30 awarded a plaintiff and his wife $8.2 million for his claims that Mirapex caused him to become a compulsive gambler. Of that, $7.8 million were punitive damages against defendants Pfizer Inc. and Boehringer In continue reading
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An Indiana judge reverses a preemption ruling in a Paxil suicide case, and, a jury in Minnesota awards more than $8 million for Mirapex gambling injuries. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.
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The Prempro MDL judge throws out a $27 million punitive damages award and orders a new trial, and, the Zyprexa MDL judge issues a draft class certification for third-party payer RICO claims. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.
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The Rhode Island Supreme Court finds paint companies not liable, and the Mississippi high court finds studies linking benzene and lymphoma are an insufficient basis for expert opinion. These and other stories from the news desk of the Lexisnexis Product Liability & Toxic Torts Practice center. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/torts.
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ATLANTA — Several lawyers from an Atlanta-based litigation firm have joined Thompson Hine’s Product Liability Litigation group, complementing the firm’s existing national pharmaceutical and medical device litigation work, as well as continue reading - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Global Generics Practice
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a provider of legal services to technology, life sciences and growth enterprises worldwide, has announced that Stuart A. Williams has become a partner at the firm.
Williams most r continue reading - Mintz Levin Establishes Consumer Product Safety Commission Practice Group
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. has announced it has formed a dedicated Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Practice Group.
The group, headed by product safety legal expert Chuck Samuels, a mem continue reading - Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP Opens Office In Chicago
CHICAGO — Traub Lieberman Straus and Shrewsberry has announced that it has opened its newest location in Chicago. The Chicago office is the firm's fourth location, joining offices in New York, New Jersey and Florida.
The firm's Chicago l continue reading - Judge James Gardner Colins Joins Cozen O’Connor
PHILADELPHIA — Cozen O’Connor has announced that former Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge James Gardner Colins has joined the firm as a member in the General Litigation department. He concentrates his practice in the areas of public ut continue reading
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