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January 17, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Phila. Judge Cuts $8 Billion Risperdal Verdict Down to $6.8 Million

Although the two-sentence order did not outline his reasoning for drastically cutting the $8 billion jury award, the decision brings the punitive damages award to 10 times the $680,000 compensatory award for plaintiff Nicholas Murray.
3 minute read
December 18, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Blank Rome Sues Andrus Wagstaff Over Unpaid Fees Tied to Mesh Fight

The lawsuit alleges that Andrus Wagstaff owes Blank Rome $489,500 after retaining the Philadelphia firm to help boost its common benefit fees in the transvaginal mesh litigation from the $8.7 million allocation. Blank Rome, the suit says, was able to get another $4.9 million.
4 minute read
November 26, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Affirms $70M Risperdal Verdict, Remands for Possible Punitives

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a $70 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen and in favor of a child allegedly injured by antipsychotic drug Risperdal was not excessive, and has also remanded the case for a second look at whether there should be a punitive damages trial.
4 minute read
November 20, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ.: Jury, Not Judge, Must Decide Whether Medical Device Lawsuit Was Timely

A federal appeals court has ruled in a precedential decision that the trial judge presiding over a woman's lawsuit against the maker of an allegedly defective hip implant that injured her should not have granted summary judgment against her on the basis that she filed her claims too late.
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November 20, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Revive Thousands of Risperdal Cases Previously Tossed as Untimely

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the start date of the statute of limitations for bringing products liability claims over antipsychotic drug Risperdal must be determined by a jury following a factual analysis in each individual case.
7 minute read
November 20, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Thousands of Risperdal Cases Reinstated

The start date of the statute of limitations for bringing products liability claims over antipsychotic drug Risperdal must be determined by a jury following a factual analysis in each individual case, the court ruled.
7 minute read
October 31, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Consent by Fiction'? Superior Court Eyes Jurisdiction Under Pa.'s Corporate Registration Law

Nine Superior Court judges presiding over the Harrisburg argument session took nearly an hour probing both sides about the fundamental fairness and constitutionality of the law.
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Gluhic-Popovic v. American Med. Sys.
Publication Date: 2019-10-30
Practice Area: Products Liability
Industry: Health Care | Manufacturing
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Johnston
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Robert J. Leoni, Shelsby & Leoni, Stanton, DE; Jeffrey Brinen, Kutner Brinen, P.C., Denver CO; Shanin Specter and Lee B. Balefsky, Kline & Specter, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
For defendant: Brian M. Rostocki, Stephen J. McConnell and Justin M. Forcier, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case number: D68753

Plaintiff had standing to file this products liability case even though she was a debtor in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding.

October 30, 2019 | Litigation Daily

'You Have to Take Some Responsibility,' Phila. Judge Tells Defense Counsel, Refusing to Recuse in $8B Risperdal Case

Powell further said the allegations that he high-fived jurors were "fabricated," part of a "concocted story," and could become the subject for disciplinary proceedings.
6 minute read
October 30, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Won't Recuse From Risperdal Case That Yielded $8 Billion Verdict

Tensions ran high during a hearing Wednesday over Johnson & Johnson's accusations that a judge showed pro-plaintiff bias when he posed for photos and allegedly high-fived jurors after the pharmaceutical giant was hit with an $8 billion award.
6 minute read

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