A U.S. District Court in Boston tripled a $47 million jury verdict ordering drug maker Pfizer to pay $142 million in damages for violating federal racketeering laws in the marketing Neurontin, an epilepsy drug. The suit stemmed from Kaiser officials claiming that they were intentionally misled by Pfizer representatives into believing that bipolar disorder and…
In his latest post to our firm’s Hampton, VA Car & Truck Accident Injury blog, my colleague John C. warns of the dangers of riding motorcycles on icy, snowy and rain-slicked roads. He provides a particular warning about black ice and urges all other drivers of cars and trucks to watch for bikers. EJL
In his latest post to our firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro writes about a BNSF switchman who has received a $4.9 million jury award to cover medical expenses, pain and suffering stemming from a severe ankle injury incurred during a locomotive collision. Rick notes that railroad operators such as Amtrak, BNSF,…
According to the Washington Examiner, a $3 million verdict was recently rendered against a police officer for a crash he caused with a county leased car. The Maryland (MD) woman who was injured in the 2008 accident won the case against a Prince George’s County Officer after she was hit by his vehicle. The undercover…
According to The Dispatch, a Burton Road truck accident in Thomasville, North Carolina (NC) may have been hit and run crash that left a 71 year-old man dead. The Thomasville victim was thought to be going out to collect his mail on Wednesday, January 2, 2011, when he was found lying dead on the road…