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National Law Journal

In First, Chamber Calls for FTC and FDA to Regulate Attorney Drug Ads

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says there's a lack of oversight for drug and medical device lawsuit advertising that must be addressed.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyer Denies Witness Tampering in Hip Implant Trial

A lawyer for DePuy Orthopaedics filed a motion saying she "at no time" asked a sales rep to communicate with a doctor who was scheduled to testify at a high-stakes hip implant trial.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Affirms $27M in Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh Judgments

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld nearly $27 million worth of judgments against Boston Scientific Corp. for four Florida…
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Firms Slammed With $9.2M Sanctions in Tobacco Litigation

The firms filed tobacco cases on behalf of people who had never even smoked, judges found.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: A $72M Save in Talc Case

In the nationwide litigation over talcum powder, Johnson & Johnson turned to Thomas Weaver of St. Louis-based Armstrong Teasdale to overturn a…
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Lawyer Up as FBI, Prosecutors Are Asked to Investigate Witness Tampering in Hip Implant Trial

Prominent Dallas criminal defense attorneys made appearances in hip implant trial on behalf of DePuy Orthopaedics and two of its lawyers after a federal judge asks the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office to question people in connection with an affidavit suggesting witness tampering.
29 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Court Rejects Experts' Methods for Detecting Asbestos in Talc

Methods two experts used to detect asbestos in talcum power were not scientifically rigorous enough to allow those experts to testify in court, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled in a case that attorneys have said is likely the first of its kind in the Keystone State.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyers in Opioid Suits Aim for MDL to Handle Dozens of Cases

As more governments across the nation sue dozens of drug companies to claw back money spent battling opioid addiction, one lawyer has moved to transfer all the cases into a single federal court.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Plaintiffs Urge Rejection of Defense's Jury 'Prejudice' Claim in Motion Over $417M Talc Verdict

Plaintiffs lawyers have moved to strike the declarations of two jurors that Johnson & Johnson is relying on to challenge a record $417 million talcum powder verdict, then proceeded to submit the declarations of two other jurors who had different takes on what happened in the deliberations room.
4 minute read

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