Amaris Elliott Engel

August 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

Pfizer Inc. has won a defense verdict in Massachusetts federal court against allegations that a plaintiff was not adequately warned of the risks of developing pulmonary arterial hypertension from using the Fen-Phen diet-drug duo.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

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August 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

Natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp. has won its second securities class action in about a month at the U.S Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

August 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

California courts do not have jurisdiction over the German-based Daimler AG to adjudicate a products liability case, the California First Court of Appeal has ruled.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

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August 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

Despite a history of smoking, a former coal miner is entitled to benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

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August 13, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It may be the most comment lament of litigants when they appeal their cases: "When will the court decide my case?"

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

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August 11, 2014 | National Law Journal

A Missouri federal judge has ruled against the request for additional discovery into The Coca Cola Co.'s orange juice products.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

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August 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

Plaintiffs lawyers have agreed to settle a class action case alleging Glaceau Vitaminwater was deceptively marketed.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

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August 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

California courts have jurisdiction over 575 out-of-state plaintiffs suing Bristol-Myers Squibb for alleged defects in Plavix, the California First District Court of Appeal has ruled. Plavix cases involving 84 California plaintiffs and the out-of-state plaintiffs have been coordinated in the San Francisco Superior Court. BMS is headquartered in New York.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

August 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

Fresenius Medical Care North America, a chain of dialysis clinics facing a slew of lawsuits in Massachusetts federal court, wants to limit discovery into a corporate integrity agreement.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

August 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

Pfizer Inc. is seeking a Nevada Supreme Court order barring that state's attorney general from using private attorneys to prosecute a possible $25.4 billion unfair and deceptive trade practices case against the company. The case is one of first impression, according to the drugmaker.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

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