Goodwin CHARLESTON -– U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin cancelled a unique hearing with four other judges on qualification of experts in litigation over heart medicine Digitek.
Weitz Giants of asbestos litigation hold half the power in seven trust funds that paid $2.4 billion in claims in 2008, according to tables in a new Rand Corporation report.
McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown is the worst current state attorney general, according to a group that promotes free enterprise and limited government.
Although attorney Ron Motley of Motley Rice received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the the annual American Association for Justice (AAJ) convention earlier this month, we choose not to congratulate him. His gain, alas, is our loss.
Goodwin CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin knew all he needed to know when he rejected a consumer class action over heart medicine Digitek, according to drug maker Actavis Totowa and distributor Mylan Pharmaceuticals.
Thompson CHARLESTON –- Ludicrous claims shouldn't have caused U.S. District Joseph Goodwin to reject a class action over economic damages from heart medicine Digitek, according to Fred Thompson of Motley Rice.
Rhode Islander Jack McConnell and his wife have contributed $700,000 to Democrat candidates and liberal organizations over the last three decades. Three members of the U.S. Senate committee considering his nomination for a federal judgeship are beneficiaries of that largesse.
Blankenship JULIAN – Mining regulators and Massey Energy owners blame each other for any ventilation flaws that contributed to 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch mine.
CHARLESTON – Manville Personal Injury Trust, a shareholder of Massey Energy, claims Massey violated a court order that would have made its coal mines safer.
Segarra PHILADELPHIA – Radiologist Jay Segarra, fighting a contempt motion in national asbestos litigation, blames Hurricane Katrina for washing away his X-ray reports.
Goodwin CHARLESTON – Complaints of economic damage from Digitek heart medicine don't add up to a national class action, manufacturers argue in federal court.
CHARLESTON – In national litigation over heart medicine Digitek before U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin, plaintiffs claiming economic damages seek separate treatment from those claiming personal injuries.
Goodwin CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin plans to punish lawyers who filed worthless claims against Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Actavis Totowa.