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February 19, 2002 |

Fen-Phenomenal Plaintiffs` Lawyers Seek Million Fee in Diet Drug Case

Plaintiffs` Lawyers Seek Million Fee in Diet Drug CaseIf the lead plaintiffs` lawyers in the Fen-Phen diet drug litigation get their way, the headlines a few months from now will announce that a federal judge has awarded them million in fees for the work that led to a settlement they now say is worth .75 billion to billion.
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June 20, 2005 |

Integrity Agreements Could Spark Litigation

In 2003, medical device maker Guidant Corp. pledged to comply with a tough corporate integrity agreement after it admitted covering up thousands of cases in which its aortic stent malfunctioned. Less than two years later, Guidant was accused of failing to report an electrical flaw in an implantable defibrillator. The case may open a wedge for plaintiffs attorneys to seek punitive damages if a company becomes a repeat offender in violation of its integrity agreement.
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Cornell v. Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., 97 Civ. 2262
Publication Date: 2009-03-31
Practice Area: Attorneys Fees
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Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
Judge: Andrew Peck
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Case number: 97 Civ. 2262

Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Magistrate Judge Peck OPINION AND ORDER Presently before the C

September 23, 2002 |

Viability of National Class in Tobacco Case Debated

Thursday's unprecedented certification of a nationwide class action against the tobacco industry was immediately heralded as groundbreaking in terms of legal theory and social policy, but tobacco lawyers insist its odds of survival are long. Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the Eastern District of New York certified a class that includes all smokers in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with numerous smoking-related illnesses.
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August 04, 2005 |

Silica Case Seen as Breakthrough

Lawyers who defend mass torts hope to build on momentum they picked up since federal Judge Janis Graham Jack confirmed their belief that something is rotten in the state of medical screening in these cases. The case involved a large inventory of claims that gave the defendants the opportunity -- for the first time -- to analyze broader patterns, enabling them to demonstrate to the court widespread abuse in mass-screened silica claims.
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In Re WorldCom ERISA Litigation
Publication Date: 2004-11-26
Practice Area: Attorneys Fees
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Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Judge Cote An opinion and order of October 18, 2004 granted the request of Vivien Counsel in the WorldCom ERISA Litig

In re Assicuriazioni Generali S.p.A., 05-5612-cv; 05-5310-cv
Publication Date: 2010-01-26
Practice Area: Insurance Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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Before: Leval, Calabresi, and Pooler, C.JJ. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT William M. Shernoff, Shernoff Bidart & Darras, Claremont, California (Nancy Sher Coh

November 29, 1999 |

'Never Again,' With an Asterisk

In a deal close to approval, Swiss banks would pay $1.25 billion to non-Jewish Holocaust victims, including Romani (Gypsies), the disabled, Jehovah's Witnesses and gays. The Swiss settlement would exclude those oppressed because of nationality or politics. Notably, it would give no money to non-Jewish Polish slave laborers used by Swiss-financed companies. "I don't get the distinctions here," complains a former U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum historian. "It may be good law, but it's incomplete history."
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March 20, 2003 |

El Paso Edges Toward Settlement

The state of California is approaching a massive settlement with El Paso Corp., the Texas-based natural gas company accused of artificially driving up prices during California's 2001 power crisis. While the company denies an agreement is imminent, a source familiar with the negotiations said one is close and outlined a $1.7 billion deal. Should the deal go through, several lawyers will be up for a big payday.
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Ketchum v. Moses
Publication Date: 2001-02-27
Practice Area: attorneys' fees | civil practice : state
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Court: Cal. Sup. Ct.
Judge: Mosk, J., GEORGE, C. J., KENNARD, J., BAXTER, J., WERDEGAR, J., CHIN, J., BROWN, J.
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Marshall W. Krause and Lawrence A. Baskin
For defendant: Bill Lockyer, et al.
Case number: No. S077350

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. Defendant sought mandatory attorney fees after he moved to strike allegations in a so-called stratetgic lawsuit aga

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