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The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Sent Message With $8B Risperdal Verdict, but Lawyers Don't Expect It to Stand

Attorneys who focus on products liability in Pennsylvania said Tuesday's verdict is "impressive" and "staggering," but added that 25-year-old U.S. Supreme Court case law all but ensures the award will be reduced on appeal.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Returns $8 Billion Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson Over Risperdal

The Philadelphia jury deliberating in the first punitive damages trial over Johnson & Johnson's conduct in marketing the antispychotic drug Risperdal has slammed the company with an $8 billion verdict.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Told to 'Send a Message' in First Risperdal Punitive Damages Trial

"You 12 individuals, as a jury speaking as one, have that power," Kline & Specter attorney Thomas R. Kline told jurors.
4 minute read

Law.com

How a Federal Appeals Court Could Upend the Opioid Lawsuits

At least four petitions ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to review U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's handling of the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis. They could impact a potential global settlement or a planned trial this month.
9 minute read

Law.com

Ohio's Move to Halt Opioid Trial 'Untimely in the Extreme,' Judge Says

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who is overseeing the first federal opioid trial on Oct. 21, also wrote on Tuesday that the Ohio AG's petition before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was based on a "faulty premise."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Managing Opioid Addiction and Related Treatment in the Workplace

In their Employment Law column, Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas analyze the case law addressing the lawful and unlawful use of legal drugs, and suggest how employers can effectively address employees' use of opioids.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Johnson & Johnson Beats Back Shareholder Lawsuit Tied to Asbestos

The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice over the plaintiff's failure to make a presuit demand.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Opioid Onslaught: Indictments, Civil Suits Strike Fear in Hearts of General Counsel at Opioid Companies

Experts say the opioid crisis in America has damaged 2.4 million people, claimed 300,000 lives and has cost the country over $500 billion in economic harm.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Sorry, No, Being Transferred to Gary, Indiana Does Not Violate Your Civil Rights

Hey, I get it—I wouldn't want to move to Gary either. But that doesn't mean you can hang an age discrimination claim on it.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Mylan Agrees to Pay $30M to Settle SEC Charges Connected With DOJ EpiPen Probe

Without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations, Mylan, headquartered in the Netherlands with U.S. operations based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, agreed to the entry of a final judgment ordering a $30 million penalty and permanently enjoining it from violating sections of the Securities Act of 1933 and Securitiies Exchange Act of 1934.
4 minute read

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