Attorneys beware: if you solicit a client within 30 days of an accident then you maybe guilty of a crime in New Jersey. S2316 passed the New Jersey Senate 34-0 and it is almost certain to be signed into law. This is a good thing as it will curb some of the unethical behavior that [...]
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Product Injury Basics Part 1 : Introduction To The Legal Theories In A Case Against A Product Manufacturer
Bottom-line: An injured person must show that the product was defective when it left the manufacturer’s control Product injury cases (product liability in legal terms) are complicated. Part one of this series focuses on the legal theories used to bring a lawsuit against a product manufacturer. There are generally two types of legal theories used [...]
Top Five News Stories Of The Week For December 16, 2011
Another week in the bank. Here are my picks for the top five stories of the week: Hospitals Adopt Drug Industry Sales Strategy. Hospitals are starting to sell themselves using ole’ pharma tactics! Plaintiffs Win Key Ruling On Preemption In Metoclopramide Mass Tort Litigation. A state trial judge in Philadelphia has denied generic drug manufacturers’ [...]
Why We Need Courts
Judges and lawyers get a bad rap in today’s society. Just about everyone blames the court system for our problems. However, our court system provides a valuable service that is necessary for society to survive. I know it is hard to believe but without the court system it would be difficult for us to remain [...]
Medical Device Manufacturer Caught Red Handed, Patients Still Lose
Bottom-line: Medtronic pays doctors to recommend defective devices. Once those defective devices hurt the patient that patient cannot sue the manufacturer. Medtronic Inc. agreed to pay the United States $23.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claim Act by using physician payments related to post-market studies and device registries as kickbacks to [...]
Pfizer Smacked With $72.6 Million In Damages In Breast Cancer Case
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) — Pfizer Inc. must pay $72.6 million in damages to three women who said they developed breast cancer after taking the company’s menopause drugs, a Philadelphia jury decided. Jurors today in state court deliberated over two days before finding hormone-replacement drugs made by Pfizer’s Wyeth and Pharmacia Upjohn units were responsible for [...]
Yet Another E-Discovery Article (This one is good, I promise)
Electronic discovery is a corporate buzzword like “hardball”, “integrated” and “synergy”. Nearly every lawyer has heard the term, however very few understand it. Even fewer know that electronic discovery does not only apply to document production from corporations. Electronic discovery also applies to the plaintiff. A few years ago I represented a young woman who [...]
Hot Link: Insurance Company Brought Judge A Place On The Illinois Supreme Court, Lawsuit Alleges
Gotta love it when big business corruption is dragged into the light. State Farm Insurance bought Lloyd Karmeier a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court to escape a billion dollar judgment, according to lawyers who want the billion back.
Hot Link: Another Damages Cap Bites The Dust (For Now)
Granted it is only a trial court ruling, but normally conservative Louisiana gave us some good news for a change. Judge Clayton Davis ruled that Louisiana’s cap on damages was unconstitutional.
The Rise and Fall of Consumer Advocacy: How The Supreme Court Is Taking Away Your Ability To Protect Yourself
This is the first article of a series exploring the rise and fall of consumer advocacy. Most people do not bother reading law related news. Rightfully so in my opinion, the stuff can be downright boring. However there is something insidious going on. The Supreme Court recently took away three very important consumer advocacy tools [...]
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