MassTortDefense Blog posted about the U.S. Supreme's Court decision to not hear a punitive damages case, Wyeth v. Scroggin. In the first trial, bifurcated on liability and damages, the jury held the drug company responsible to the tune of $2.7...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on July 6, 2010 8:18 AM
The Supreme Court rejected Pfizer’s appeal in the Scroggins case, where a jury rendered a compensatory damages verdict of $2.75 million. Pfizer wanted the Supreme Court to order a new trial on the entire case—compensatory and punitive damages, as well...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on June 25, 2010 11:19 AM
Since Monday, there have been decisions in two hormone therapy cases. Here are the details: Monday, February 22-Audrey Singleton: In the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, a jury found for the Plaintiff and against Pfizer/Wyeth. The verdict, which came after...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on February 25, 2010 8:37 AM
Here are the stories we're following:Levaquin: NJ.com reports that Levaquin manufacturer Johnson & Johnson may have paid millions in kickbacks to a large pharmacy for prescriptions to nursing home patients. The complaint was filed by the U.S. Attorney in Boston.Acetaminophen:...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on February 8, 2010 9:09 AM
Here are some of the stories we’re following this week:Janumet: Shearlings Got Plowed reports that the FDA is revising the label for Janumet to warn about pancreatitis. A link to the FDA’s prescribing information is here Seroquel: Tom Lamb reports...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on January 11, 2010 9:46 AM
The Associated Press reports yesterday's decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (St. Louis) that overruled a 2008 federal district court opinion precluding remand of hormone therapy suits to Minnesota state court. The appellate court also held that...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on January 7, 2010 9:08 AM
It’s going to be a great year. If one of your new year’s resolutions is to follow industry news more closely, here’s some required reading: Hormone Therapy: Bloomberg reports on the latest Plaintiff’s Prempro victory (actually, the drug at issue...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on January 4, 2010 9:26 AM
First, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to those who celebrate. And now--to work. The Drug and Device blog is continuing without the assistance of Mark Herrmann. Jim Beck posts on the Top Ten Best Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions Of 2009....
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on December 25, 2009 10:26 AM
Bloomberg has a nice article on a 2007 case against Pfizer over its drug Prempro (the drug was manufactured by Wyeth, but Pfizer recently purchased Wyeth). The plaintiff in that Philadelphia state court case, Mary Daniel, took the drug for...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on December 24, 2009 6:31 AM
The Searcy Blog has an informative article about the abuses of the hormone therapy manufacturers. Specifically, Premarin is an estrogen that is manufactured from horse urine—specifically, pregnant horses (hence the name, PREgnant MARe urINe. Whatever your feelings on the drug...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on December 18, 2009 9:17 AM
Fresh from two record losses in Philadelphia state court over Prempro, Pfizer is reacting to plaintiffs’ lawyers posting of a video on YouTube. We uploaded a copy of that video in our November 24th blog post, and have embedded it...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on December 16, 2009 8:25 AM
In the first hormone therapy trial since the Connie Barton case where the jury awarded $3.7 million in compensatory damages and an undisclosed amount in punitive damages (the specific amount has been posted in unconfirmed reports on the web), a...
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on November 21, 2009 8:14 PM
Pfizer’s lawyer said that “We are disappointed with the jury’s verdict.”
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on October 27, 2009 10:16 AM
This is a small victory for corporate accountability.
Posted in Drug Recall Lawyer Blog on July 27, 2009 8:43 AM