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Merck Looks to Big-Time Firms for Vioxx Cases
With the initial glare of public scrutiny and market recoil over Vioxx behind it, Merck & Co. now is arming for another battle that will be key in determining the company's survival.Western Pa. Lawmakers Running Out of Time to Stop Court-Ordered Reassessments
Time is running out for some lawmakers trying to block property value reassessments in Allegheny County. Reassessment notices starting going out to Allegheny County homeowners in the last week of 2011.Excalibur Suit Shows Litigation Funding at Its Riskiest
A $1.65 billion international dispute provides a window into a secretive world.Awash in Vioxx Suits, Merck Is Recruiting Big-Time Help
Arming for a looming courtroom battle over its Vioxx arthritis drug, Merck & Co. has hired a handful of firms for its defense. The lead firm could receive as much as $50 million for its work on Vioxx litigation, according to observers. In addition to the financial considerations, the task of compiling an outside legal team may present special challenges for a company that highly values privacy and prefers to turn to its in-house lawyers.Former DEP Head Blasts EPA at Shale Conference
Former Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael L. Krancer said Thursday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "has shown its ineptitude" when it comes to regulating natural gas drilling.View more book results for the query "University of Pittsburgh"
Ex-Philadelphia Bar Chancellor Joins Morgan Lewis
After a decade as a partner at Philadelphia's Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, and the past four years as chair of the firm's labor and employment group, Doreen Davis announced plans to join Morgan Lewis & Bockius. Davis said she felt Morgan Lewis could give her national practice a better platform because of its offices in locales such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, D.C.Pennsylvania Litigation Departments of the Year
The results are in! Presenting The Legal Intelligencer's Litigation Departments of the Year for 2012.Concerns Raised Over Politics of 9th Circuit Nomination
There's a new source of agitation for those who want to keep the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals intact: N. Randy Smith, an Idaho state court judge, is a potential nominee for a seat that some say should stay in California. Such a nomination is viewed as yet another sign of Washington, D.C., Republicans' desire to whittle down California's influence on the courts.Big Firm Litigators Reunite by Forming Boutique
Two lawyers from large law firms have decided to start their own litigation boutique. Matthew Wynn, a workers' compensation defense litigator formerly at Littler Mendelson, and Raymond McGarry, a commercial litigator previously with Buchanan Ingersoll, have started Wynn McGarry in King of Prussia, Pa. Although McGarry recently lost his partner status at Buchanan, he said his real motivation for leaving the firm was the opportunity to work in a small firm setting on sophisticated matters.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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