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First of Hundreds of Trials Over Acne Drug To Start This Month
A lawyer representing people who claim that the acne drug Accutane(r) caused them serious gastrointestinal diseases says his team is ready to try the first two cases of potentially hundreds to go to trial.Consortium of Firms Working on Accutane Litigation
A lawyer representing people claiming that the acne drug Accutane� caused them serious gastrointestinal diseases said a consortium of law firms is ready to try cases in Atlantic City, N.J., and Madison County, Ill., in April -- the first two cases of potentially hundreds to go to trial. Michael D. Hook of Florida's Hook Bolton Mitchell Kirkland & McGhee, who has spent much of his career in defense work, has joined with four other firms in Florida and New Jersey to pursue the suits against Hoffman-LaRoche.Accutane Case Before Eleventh Circuit Centers on Expert Witness
Three trials over an alleged link between the acne drug Accutane and serious gastrointestinal problems have resulted in verdicts of more than $20 million in New Jersey and Florida state courts. Hundreds of other such cases have been filed in New Jersey, and several of those are scheduled for trial this fall. But at oral argument on Aug. 19 at the federal appeals court in Atlanta, it looked like plaintiffs proceeding in federal court may have a much harder time. The fight at the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was over an expert witness who contends the drug causes inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, which includes disorders like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.U.S. Court Finds Salary Repayment Not Covered Under Fair Debt Act
A retired New York City teacher who received a letter from a Brooklyn law firm demanding that she repay $2,000 in overpaid salary cannot sue the firm for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Finding no direct precedent for the claim, Eastern District Judge Arthur D. Spatt extrapolated from two similar Second Circuit decisions and ruled that the federal consumer-protection statute does not extend to the collection of salary overpayments.Accutane Case Before 11th Circuit Centers on Expert Witness
Three trials over an alleged link between the acne drug Accutane and serious gastrointestinal problems have resulted in verdicts of more than $20 million in state courts in New Jersey and Florida. But at oral argument Tuesday at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, it looked as though plaintiffs proceeding in federal court may have a much harder time. The fight was over an expert witness who contends the drug causes inflammatory bowel disease.Florida should not allow 'pure opinion' in state court
Florida's courts continue to use a 90-year-old standard that allows the admission of "pure opinion." In practice, this means that almost any so-called scientific evidence or opinion is allowed in state court. But the Legislature now has a chance to change the law.Revenue, Profit, Cash: Managing Law Firms for Success
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