By Jon Lomurro and Abbott Brown | October 2, 2017
Two recent Appellate Division cases ('Ehrlich' and 'Granovsky'), have demonstrated that the doctrine of informed consent can be abused to confuse the issues. in medical malpractice cases.
By Michael Booth | September 27, 2017
A New Jersey appeals court has reinstated a medical malpractice claim even though the plaintiff has not been able to secure an expert opinion from a physician who specializes in the same field as the defendant—despite some 100 attempts to do so.
By Michael Booth | September 27, 2017
A federal judge in Trenton has enjoined two New Jersey companies from distributing unapproved injectable skin-whitening drugs and other pharmaceuticals, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
By Max Mitchell | September 20, 2017
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has sued rival Johnson & Johnson over claims the company forced health care providers and insurers into exclusionary contracts aimed at blocking a competing autoimmune medication Pfizer recently introduced into the market.
By Cogan Schneier | September 19, 2017
Steve Berman of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and James Cecchi of Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, will represent a putative class suing insulin manufactures for antitrust violations.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 19, 2017
Johnson & Johnson has filed motions to toss a record $417 million talcum powder verdict based in part on the alleged misconduct of jurors in the deliberations room.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 21, 2017
California jurors who awarded $417 million on Monday in a talcum powder trial might have been influenced by three new pieces of evidence, including an emailed photo that arrived just as the trial started, according to plaintiffs' attorneys in the case.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 21, 2017
A jury in Los Angeles awarded $417 million to a California woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007. Jurors found 9-3 that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn that its baby powder could cause the deadly disease.
By Charles Toutant | August 15, 2017
The appeals court overturned an order transferring the entire case to the Northern District of California, finding the move violated the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in "Atlantic Marine Construction v. U.S. District Court."
By Michael Booth | August 15, 2017
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a doctor who corrected a colleague's alleged surgical errors should not have been permitted to testify on the standard of care in the resulting medical malpractice case.
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