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Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 18, No. 151 - August 6, 2009
Daily decision alert.Judge Slashes Legal Fees in Paxil Case
When federal judge John R. Padova took a close look at the fee request in a mega class action antitrust suit involving the anti-depressant drug Paxil, he decided the lawyers were simply asking for too much. The full $30 million they requested, Padova said, would represent more than 23 times their hourly billing rates. He cut the request by one-third and awarded the lawyers $20 million, noting that it still resulted in a multiplier of more than 15.Newest Pain for Drug Industry: 'Meth' Suits
The cold medicine industry is battling a new strain of legal headaches involving the unlawful use of pseudoephedrine, a decongestant ingredient used to make crystal meth. In Oklahoma, two civil lawsuits seek to hold drug companies liable for crimes related to the use of the products. A plaintiffs attorney in one of the suits claims the cold medicine industry has reaped millions from their products while knowing they were being used illegally.Virginia Asks High Court to Take Cross-Burning Case
Gayle HorwitzWASHINGTON-After three men were convicted of burning crosses to intimidate their neighbors, the Virginia Supreme Court threw out the state's cross-burning law for treading on free speech. Now, Virginia, backed by nine other states, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify how states may protect citizens from intolerance-based harassment.San Francisco Suit Over Smokeless Tobacco Settles
San Francisco's long-running battle with the tobacco industry drew to a close Tuesday with the announcement of a $2.75 million settlement with the makers of chewing tobacco and snuff. The law firms involved will split $1 million in fees, while the remaining $1.75 million will go to education programs, including distributing to stores signs warning of the cancer-causing and birth defect connection of smokeless tobacco products.Decision summaries from The NLJ
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