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Behind the Win: Showing Jurors Merck's Good Side
Dechert's Diane P. Sullivan, the lead lawyer who won a defense verdict for Merck & Co. in the second Vioxx case last week, said her trial team's success lay in letting the New Jersey jury see "the kind of people Merck's scientists and doctors really are." Sullivan made news throughout the trial for her reportedly fiery demeanor in court with both the bench and co-counsel. "I like to try to consider myself passionate in the defense of the client I represent," she said.
Merck Faces New Jersey Jury After Big Texas Loss
After Merck & Co.'s devastating loss in Texas earlier this month in the first Vioxx case to go to a jury, the nation's eyes now turn to Atlantic City, where the first of over 2,300 cases is set for trial on Sept. 12. Merck's exposure could be well into the billions if it loses the upcoming national class action suit.Fosamax Plaintiffs Lawyer: Mistrial a 'Shock' to Merck
To those tracking the first product liability trial accusing Merck's osteoporosis drug Fosamax of causing debilitating jaw bone deterioration, it should come as no surprise that a mistrial was declared on Friday. But the lead plaintiffs lawyer's view of the eight-member jury's failure to reach a verdict may raise some eyebrows.
Fosamax Plaintiffs Lawyer: Mistrial a 'Shock' to Merck
Publication Date: 2009-09-11 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
It wasn't a big surprise that the jury couldn't reach a verdict two days after one juror complained of physical threats in the jury room. But lead counsel for the 71-year-old plaintiff told us Merck ought to be worried about what the mistrial portends for the 900 other Fosamax cases it faces, given that pretrial rulings limited the evidence he was permitted to present.
The case that made careers for a group of young women litigators
The plaintiff was visibly uncomfortable. She wouldn't look at the defense lawyer as he ran through his deposition questions: "How large were your breasts before the surgery?" "What size did you want them to be?" "Why did you want them to be that size?"
Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year
Here are the largest personal injury verdicts reported by the Law Journal between July 10, 2006, and September 3, 2007, ranked in order of their value as of date of verdict or settlement.
Somma v. New York City, 404859/06
Publication Date: 2010-09-13 Practice Area: Criminal Practice
Industry: Court: Supreme Court, New York County: Part 5 Judge: Justice Barbara Jaffe Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiff: John G. O'Leary, Esq., O'Leary & Spero, Staten Island, NY For defendant: For defendant: Monica Kelly, Senior Counsel, Corporation Counsel, New York, NY Case number: 404859/06
Cite as: Somma v. New York City, 404859/06, NYLJ 1202471923529, at *1 (Sup. NY, Decided August 11, 2010)Justice Barbara JaffeAugust 11, 2
Covington Wins Reversal of Another Accutane Verdict
Publication Date: 2012-08-08 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
The ruling marks the fourth time an appellate court has thrown out an Accutane verdict since the first case claiming gastrointestinal side-effects went to trial in 2007. This time a New Jersey appellate court tossed a $12 million verdict.
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