Health Care
Private Lawyers Stand to Make $90 Million in Johnson & Johnson Opioid Ruling
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The judgment in the Oklahoma opioid litigation, if upheld, could yield a huge return on investment for the private plaintiffs lawyers involved.
Michael Best Adds Partner Mark Yacura to FDA Regulatory Group
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Mark Yacura has joined Michael Best’s Washington, D.C. office as partner.
Dallas County Trial to Lead the Way in Addressing Opioid Crisis in Texas
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The first Texas trial addressing the role of pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and physicians in creating and fueling the state’s opioid crisis has been scheduled for Dallas County next year.
Martin Walker Honored for Winning Texas’ Largest Medical Malpractice Verdict in 2018
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Trial law firm Martin Walker has earned honors for winning the largest medical malpractice verdict in Texas in 2018 for the $43.32 million jury award.
Feds Charge Pharma Ex-Compliance Officer, President, Pharmacists in Opioid Case
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The former compliance officer and president of pharmaceutical distributor Miami-Luken were charged by federal prosecutors in Ohio Thursday with conspiring to distribute controlled substances.
Environmental Lawyers Probing Water Contamination from ‘Forever Chemicals’
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Environmental trial lawyers at Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm are investigating water contamination cases on behalf of states, counties and cities across the nation.
Fears Nachawati to Represent Maryland’s Calvert County in Opioid Lawsuit
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Dallas-based Fears Nachawati has been retained by the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners in Maryland to pursue a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
New Malpractice Suit Highlights Mass Tort Referrals, Fee Splitting
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A lawsuit alleges that several New Jersey and Texas law firms committed procedural violations and overcharged clients in about 1,450 mesh cases brought in New Jersey state courts, reports Reuters.
Law School Donor Blasts Abortion Law, University of Alabama Might Give Funds Back
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The University of Alabama law school’s largest donor, has called for a boycott of Alabama – school and state – over the state’s latest near-total abortion ban law.
SCOTUS Denies Appeal From Biglaw Partner’s Widow in Paxil Drug Labeling Suit
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The court denied the appeal petition from plaintiff Wendy Dolin in her lawsuit against pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.
13 Greenberg Traurig Texas Attorneys Named in 2019 Chambers USA
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Chambers also recognized three Greenberg Traurig practice areas in Texas: Health Care, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate.
Bayer Bets on ‘Silver Bullet’ Defense in Roundup Litigation; Experts See Hurdles
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Bayer has a better shot if a business-friendly U.S. Supreme Court takes up the case, experts said.
A Physician’s Guide to Employment Contracts with Hospitals and Health Systems
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Christopher J. Shaughnessy discusses some important issues to consider when evaluating whether to enter into an employment agreement with a hospital or health system.
Fears Nachawati Lawyer a Featured Speaker at Opioid Litigation Conference
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Trial lawyer Jonathan Novak will be a featured speaker at a continuing legal education conference in Austin exploring legal issues surrounding the opioid epidemic.
‘Immoral and Barbaric’: Cancer-Surviving Judge Blasts Insurer For Denying Lawyer’s Treatment
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One judge, who felt he had to recuse himself and who was a prostate cancer survivor himself, made it clear how he felt about the case.
CEO of OxyContin-Maker Says Bankruptcy is ‘an Option’ as Company Faces Opioid Lawsuits
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Declaring bankruptcy could halt litigation against the company, bankruptcy lawyers said, and it can be more difficult for plaintiffs to secure judgments in bankruptcy court than in civil court.
Roundup Cancer Claims Could Come Down to a Feather’s Weight
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Roundup, not hepatitis, caused the plaintiff’s cancer, his lawyers argued at a critical juncture in the company’s second U.S. trial over the popular herbicide.
Johnson & Johnson Acted as Opioid ‘Kingpin,’ Oklahoma Attorney General Says
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The Oklahoma case is set to be the first in the nation to go before a jury that could determine pharmaceutical companies’ role in the nation’s opioid epidemic and whether Big Pharma should pay for it.
Sixth Circuit: Under Contract Law, Whirlpool Not Obligated to Provide Lifetime Retiree Healthcare Benefits
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The court found that the CBAs covering the retirees lacked clear, affirmative language that Whirlpool had an obligation to fund their health benefits after the expiration of the agreements’ general durational clause.
Lawsuit: Trump Family-Planning Rule ‘Politicizes’ Medicine
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The new Department of Health and Human Services rule would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title X program from making abortion referrals.
