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March 23, 2007 |

Merck Seeks To Undo Certification Of Consumer Fraud Class Action

Merck & Co., already on the defensive against thousands of product liability suits over its painkiller Vioxx, is trying to ward off a second wave of litigation: a class action by third-party payers of prescription medicine costs.
6 minute read
August 11, 2004 |

N.Y. Judge Readies First Batch of Fen-Phen Suits for Trial

Calling the drug manufacturer's protests overblown, a Bergen County, N.J., judge last week consolidated five Fen-Phen diet drug cases as the first of 5,800 to go to trial in New Jersey.
5 minute read
August 31, 2005 |

N.J. Judge Rejects Merck Motion to Postpone Next Vioxx Trial

Merck's request to postpone the next trial over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx was turned down Monday by a New Jersey judge. Merck had urged the judge to postpone the trial's start for 45 days, citing a "media blitz" after the first trial, which ended Aug. 19 with a Texas jury awarding $253.4 million to the widow of Bob Ernst. Set to start Sept. 12 in Atlantic City, the second trial over the drug involves a man who suffered a heart attack, but survived, four years ago, shortly after he began taking Vioxx.
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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
November 16, 2007 |

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

Merck & Co. Inc. may have settled the bulk of its Vioxx cases, but it plans to try each of the 2,950 New Jersey suits that fall outside the agreement.
3 minute read
Waldman v. Wachovia Corp., 08 Civ. 2913
Publication Date: 2009-01-23
Practice Area: Business Law
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Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
Judge: Shira Scheindlin
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Case number: 08 Civ. 2913

District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: For Plaintiffs: Aaron Michael Sheanin, Esq. Jonath

February 01, 2006 |

A Rough Patch

A new federal warning on the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch has fanned the flames of litigation against Johnson & Johnson.
5 minute read
October 12, 2005 |

Key Testimony Dumped in Vioxx Trial

A New Jersey judge struck the testimony of Merck's vice president after learning that he changed what he had been expected to say between deposition and trial.
6 minute read
December 08, 2011 |

Judge chastises U.S. Bank in foreclosure case

Dennis T. Blackmon paid homage to '60s songwriter Arlo Guthrie when he took one of the nation's largest banks to task in a foreclosure case, saying that, "Sometimes, only the courts of law stand to protect the taxpayer."
5 minute read

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