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David Siegel

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New Jersey Jury Awards $18 Million To Accutane Users

Posted by David Siegel on Jul 2, 2012 8:36:29 AM

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - A state court jury has determined Roche Holding AG, manufacturer of the popular acne medication Accutane, must pay $18 million in damages to two former users who developed inflammatory bowel disease because of the drug.

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Topics: accutane, Pharmaceutical

Verdict For Defendants In Zoloft Suicide Trial

Posted by David Siegel on May 15, 2012 3:29:10 PM

Late last Friday, after nearly four weeks of trial proceedings, an Orlando jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in a civil trial alleging the antidepressant Zoloft caused Gary Torrence to commit suicide.

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Topics: Pharmaceutical

Tobacco Lawsuit Against R.J. Reynolds Begins In Jackson County

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 15, 2012 11:32:50 PM

MARIANNA, FL - The only "Engle" progeny tobacco trial scheduled for March began this week in Jackson County Circuit Court.

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Topics: Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation

Fosamax Trial Begins Against Merck in New Jersey

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 6, 2012 8:14:08 PM

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Opening statements took place Monday in a civil trial against drug manufacturer Merck & Company (NYSE: MRK) involving the widely-prescribed drug Fosamax.

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Topics: Pharmaceutical, Mass Torts, In re: Fosamax

Lorillard To Pay Smoker's Widow $20 Million In Damages

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 1, 2012 6:35:09 PM

MIAMI, FL - A jury has determined Lorillard Tobacco Company (NYSE: LO) must pay a deceased smoker's widow $20 million and possibly millions more in punitive damages at an ongoing civil trial in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.

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Topics: Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation