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May 24, 2004 |

Fen-Phen Plaintiffs Dealt Blow in Pa., Federal Court

Lawyers representing individual plaintiffs who took the Fen-Phen diet drugs suffered setbacks in a pair of decisions handed down last week � one state, the other federal.
6 minute read
May 24, 2004 |

Fen-Phen Plaintiffs Dealt Blow in Pa., Federal Court

Lawyers representing individual plaintiffs who took the Fen-Phen diet drugs suffered setbacks in a pair of decisions handed down last week - one state, the other federal.
6 minute read
March 22, 2010 |

Panel Rules Georgia Plaintiff May Sue Drugmaker in Phila.

A Georgia man who alleges his heart attack was caused by his use of the prescription drug Adderall can keep his case in the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court because the manufacturer's employees involved in the development, testing and marketing of Adderall are based in Pennsylvania, the state Superior Court ruled last week.
5 minute read
June 10, 2005 |

Area Legal Eagles Taking Off Into the Wild Blue Yonder

Glance up at the sky on a clear Saturday afternoon and you'll probably spot a couple of small planes soaring overhead. The chances of one of them being flown by a Philadelphia lawyer are getting better all the time.
8 minute read
July 18, 2005 |

Love v. Rancocas Hospital, et al.

Where plaintiff claims that the defendants improperly released her from the hospital while she had high blood pressure, and as a result she suffered a stroke, her claim against the nurses is barred by the statute of limitations since plaintiff was aware of their identities before the expiration of the limitations period and, given the inconsistent blood pressure readings in the hospital records, she should have known she had a basis for a claim against them prior to depositions and receiving her experts' re
7 minute read
October 11, 2004 |

Following Navy Specs Doesn't Make Contractor Immune

Government contractor immunity does not shield General Electric from liability for an alleged failure to warn a shipyard worker that the steam turbines it built would ultimately be insulated with asbestos-containing materials, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled. A plaintiffs lawyer called the case "significant for asbestos litigation" and said there may be thousands of cases nationwide involving government contractors' inadequate safety warnings to defense workers.
5 minute read
October 08, 2004 |

Following Navy Specs Doesn't Make Contractor Immune

Government contractor immunity does not shield General Electric from liability for an alleged failure to warn a Camden shipyard worker that the steam turbines it built for the USS Kitty Hawk would ultimately be insulated with asbestos-containing materials, an Eastern District federal judge has ruled.
6 minute read
February 02, 2004 |

Aftermath of Large Jury Verdicts Shows Much-Diminished Victories

Three jury awards in New Jersey were among the 100 largest in the country last year, but defendant-friendly laws or lack of coverage have taken their toll on these once-glittering victories. These cases illustrate what every trial attorney knows: A headline trumpeting an elephantine jury award looks good on an office wall, but it isn't negotiable at the bank.
6 minute read
November 30, 2010 |

Fastest-Shrinking Firms Ranked by Percent Decrease in Pa. Attorneys

The following is a list of the fastest-shrinking law firms in Pennsylvania ranked by the percentage decrease in number of attorneys as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
4 minute read
November 30, 2010 |

Largest Firms by City (Pittsburgh)

The following is a list of the largest law firms in the city of Pittsburgh ranked by the number of full-time attorneys asreported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
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