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LESSONS FROM THE TRIAL OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S PRODUCT Risperdal

LESSONS FROM THE TRIAL OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S PRODUCT Risperdal

The Huffington Post has been publishing Steven Brill’s writing about Johnson & Johnson’s Risperdal product and the litigation involved. If you haven’t read it you should. It’s very well written and informative. See it at: http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/miracleindustry/americas-most-admired-lawbreaker/chapter-1.html  The product resulted in major litigation. For example, the nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy, Omnicare Inc. of Covington, Kentucky paid  a $98 million penalty for accepting  kickbacks from Johnson & Johnson in exchange for agreeing to recommend that physicians prescribe Risperdal to nursing home patients….

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THOUGHTS ABOUT AVOIDING A 15 MINUTE DEFENSE JURY VERDICT

THOUGHTS ABOUT AVOIDING A 15 MINUTE DEFENSE JURY VERDICT

The Seattle Times reports that a King County jury reached a unanimous verdict for the defendant after a seven day personal injury  trial, taking only 15 minutes to reach a verdict. Disclaimer: The only thing I know about this case is what I read in the newspaper so I am using this as an illustration and making assumptions in an effort to learn from this event. The newspaper reports that plaintiff was a 51 year old woman who sued the city…

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WISE ADVICE ABOUT SHORT TRIALS

WISE ADVICE ABOUT SHORT TRIALS

Don Keenan of Atlanta is known to every plaintiff’s lawyer in the country for his outstanding results and his years of sharing his knowledge with the plaintiff’s bar.  He’s been a friend for over two decades. I’ve known him through organizations (we both have served as  president of the Inner Circle of Advocates) and through our proffesional work. I always have admired his cutting  edge thinking and his willingness  to share with others. I am a big fan and read his blog regularly…

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