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Doctor's Death Ends Diet Drug Case
A Philadelphia judge has granted a defense motion for summary judgment in a case in which the doctor who prescribed diet drugs to a fen-phen plaintiff died before he could be deposed. Because the plaintiff has no way to show that her physician would not have prescribed her diet drugs had he received a different warning from Wyeth as to their possible side effects, she is "unable to establish that Wyeth's alleged failure to warn was the proximate cause of her injuries," the judge wrote.
Recession Too Late for Big Impact on Number of Philadelphia First-Years
The number of first-year associates entering the Philadelphia offices of local firms increased 2.8 percent between 2008 and 2009 as the economy didn't fall soon enough for some firms to realize they would have a drop in employment needs come this month, according to the results of The Legal Intelligencer's 2009 Philadelphia First-Year Associates Survey. And it was a mixed bag when it came to how many firms deferred associates, with seven of 15 firms saying they did defer associates by some time period.Reboul MacMurray Boutique Joins Forces With Ropes & Gray
Lead Plaintiff Pick Rejected As Merely 'Pawn of Counsel'
A federal judge has rejected a proposed co-lead plaintiff for the Monster Worldwide Inc. securities fraud class action because the representative knew nothing about the case. Southern District Judge Jed Rakoff said the Steamship Trade Association International Longshoremen's Pension Fund was "simply the willing pawn of counsel" because it "has no interest in, genuine knowledge of, and/or meaningful involvement in this case."Howrey Grabs Key IP Litigator from Dewey
The Palo Alto partner who was the co-chairwoman of Dewey Ballantine's IP litigation practice leaves � the latest Dewey defection since the Orrick merger tanked.Charlie Sheen Sues Escort in Wake of Accusations Over Plaza-Palooza
Roughly a month after a wild night that left a New York hotel room in tatters and sent Charlie Sheen to the hospital, the drama continues.
For Lawyer Wannabes, Checks for $30 Million Are in the Mail (Almost)
Claimants in the long-running BAR/BRI class action are set to begin receiving settlement payments to help compensate them for the alleged conspiracy between BAR/BRI and Kaplan that caused about 130,000 prospective law students to overpay for bar-review prep courses. Those payments will begin being sent to claimants next month.Trending Stories
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