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Vioxx Lawyer Wants His Next Move to Be in State Court
W. Mark Lanier, the Houston lawyer who won a $253.5 million verdict in the nation's first Vioxx pharmaceutical suit, wants another shot at a big win. In theory, attempts by Lanier and his small, breakaway group of plaintiffs lawyers to try future Vioxx suits in state, rather than federal, court will pressure Merck & Co. to come to the settlement bargaining table. But a judge overseeing the Vioxx litigation told a courtroom full of lawyers last week that the plans of Lanier's group are "counterproductive."Two years ago, a judge slapped McKool Smith and Sidley Austin with Rule 11 sanctions for bringing supposedly frivolous patent claims on behalf of their client, Allcare Health Management Systems. The firms managed to get the sanctions vacated, but their efforts to redeem their client and undo a $5 million attorney fee award haven't fared so well.
David Boies has had many victories in his career, but his win on Monday for the plaintiffs in the Halliburton securities class action has special meaning for him. Boies took over the case from his daughter Caryl Boies, who died last December from lung cancer at age 48.
Senate Puts Corporate Bar In Its Sights
As the Senate scatter-shot some 98 proposals for new legislative pains and punishments at corporate America last week, corporate lawyers found themselves targets as well.Microsoft has more than just the honor of its customer AT&T at stake in AT&T's patent fight with TiVo. AT&T wants indemnification.
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