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In memoriam: Bob Courtney, the king of courtroom comity
14 Dec 2024 00:05 GMT
… manufacturers of the painkiller Vioxx, which has been implicated … guilty of obstruction of justice, which carries a … ruling in favor of a defendant can hurt a judge … The replacement judge ruled against the newspaper.)
Zealotry, Courtney contended, poses …
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Merck’s $8 Billion Cancer Vaccine Faces First US Jury Trial
27 Jan 2025 16:54 GMT
… special non-jury vaccine court, where judges decide whether injuries warrant … ’s case, a vaccine-court judge said in 2015 she couldn … its recalled pain drug Vioxx caused heart attacks and … , Merck won an appeals court ruling upholding the dismissal of almost …
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Abortion Ruling Could Undermine the F.D.A.’s Drug-Approval Authority
10 Apr 2023 07:06 GMT
… contradictory ruling the same day by another federal judge in … before the Supreme Court.
“If this ruling were to stand, … ethics rules for the Supreme Court after ProPublica reported that Justice … the blockbuster pain medication Vioxx off the market when …
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Pro-Life Organization Reacts to Republican Rep Urging FDA to ‘Ignore’ Abortion Pill Ruling
11 Apr 2023 22:07 GMT
… against a Texas federal judge’s ruling that suspended the U … FDA should ignore the Texas judge’s ruling. “This is an … again with other drugs from Vioxx to opioids. When elected … Biden administration ignores the judge’s ruling overturning abortion pill access …
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Jury rules for family asbestos exposure case represented by Simmons Hanly Conroy
04 Nov 2022 22:39 GMT
From left to right: First row: Simmons Hanly Conroy (Firm) shareholder Karoline Carstens, Kimberlee Behling (wife of Brandon), Howard Behling, Melissa Gray, Brandon Behling. Second row: Trial technician Brian Marbut, Firm litigation support specialist …
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Today in history: Calgary learned it would be an Olympic host city
30 Sep 2024 19:30 GMT
… doctor-assisted suicide. The high court ruled Criminal Code sanctions against assisting … . Inc. pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx from pharmacies worldwide after discovering … ruling on the division of federal and provincial powers, the Supreme Court …
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Inside America's wildest — and most lucrative — lawsuits
05 Sep 2024 10:13 GMT
… say, still resemble rough justice. Consumers who used products … claims that the Supreme Court eventually ruled were too different from … they would win if judges enforced the rules instead of trying … risks of the arthritis drug Vioxx spent $41 million before …
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San Francisco attorney Elizabeth J. Cabraser to receive Pursuit of Justice Award
01 Jul 2013 19:35 GMT
… litigation, having served as court-appointed lead, co- … verdicts and precedent-setting rulings, including the Exxon Valdez … diet drugs), Holocaust litigation, Vioxx, Guidant defibrillators and Bextra … of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges …
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Kentucky Court Of Appeals Reverses Certification of a Class of Plaintiffs Seeking Reimbursement for Vioxx® Costs
10 Feb 2012 22:10 GMT
… a Kentucky appellate court reversed a trial court';s order … Vioxx costs.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled … trials.'" The court also pointed out that … is satisfied with the court';s decision that this …