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December 05, 2005 |

Patch-User Suits Abound as FDA Orders Warning

A federal caution about potentially life-threatening effects of Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra contraceptive patch has fanned the flames of what could become nationwide litigation.
6 minute read
April 25, 2007 |

Subprime Crash May Be a Boon to Attorneys

As subprime lenders get ready to confront a host of legal and financial challenges in the coming months, attorneys are preparing for growing workloads. Outside attorneys will be needed to help companies with corporate restructurings, asset sales and bankruptcy filings; guide them through state and federal government probes; and take on class actions by consumers, investors and employees. "We're seeing this hit across multiple practice areas," says Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg's Jerry Biederman.
7 minute read
August 09, 2004 |

Bergen Judge Readies First Batch Of Phen-Fen Lawsuits for Trial

Calling the drug manufacturer's protests "overblown," a Bergen County judge last Wednesday consolidated five phen-fen diet drug cases as the first of 5,800 to go to trial in New Jersey.
5 minute read
November 04, 2005 |

Merck Scores Victory In Vioxx Case

A New Jersey jury rejected claims that the drugmaker's failure to warn about the risks of the painkiller Vioxx caused a user's heart attack.
4 minute read
November 20, 2007 |

Merck Plans Case-by-Case Defense of Vioxx Suits Not Within Settlement

Merck may have settled the bulk of its Vioxx cases for $4.85 billion, but it plans to try each of the remaining 2,950 New Jersey suits that fall outside the agreement. The settlement would cover over 23,000 plaintiffs nationwide who can prove they suffered a heart attack or ischemic stroke within 14 days of taking the drug -- but excludes those who allege Vioxx caused other maladies. Meanwhile, lawyers for those with cases outside the settlement say they're prepared to litigate.
3 minute read
September 19, 2005 |

A Vioxx Moment

When Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee lit into the lead defense counsel last Thursday for ignoring pretrial instructions in the nation's second Vioxx trial, it was a rare moment. But this even-tempered and congenial judge is also known for wielding her authority in the courtroom as needed, so mass-tort practitioners were not surprised when she took the lawyer to task.
6 minute read
February 08, 2011 |

Arbitration Records Lift the Curtain on Milberg's Legal Woes

An arbitration panel has handed Milberg LLP an award stemming from convicted former partner David Bershad's participation in a kickback scheme — but Bershad has come out ahead financially.
7 minute read
December 05, 2005 |

Patch-User Suits Abound as FDA Orders Warning

A federal caution about potentially life-threatening effects of Johnson & Johnson�s Ortho Evra contraceptive patch has fanned the flames of what could become nationwide litigation.
6 minute read
April 10, 2006 |

International Union of Operating Engineers Local #68 Welfare Fund v. Merck & Co., Inc.

There was no abuse of discretion in certifying the nationwide class of third-party payors that provide for prescription drug coverage and who paid for Vioxx, and New Jersey law may properly be applied to the entire plaintiff class since it has the most significant relationship to the alleged fraud.
5 minute read
December 05, 2005 |

Patch-User Suits Abound as FDA Orders Warning

A federal caution about potentially life-threatening effects of Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra contraceptive patch has fanned the flames of what could become nationwide litigation.
6 minute read

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