(July 25, 2011)
Thomas Brown developed asbestos mixing drilling mud while working on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Brown brought Union Carbide and Chevron Phillips Chemical to court, alleging that they knew of the dangers of asbestos...
Illinois Appeals Court Affirms $16.56M Duragesic Fentanyl Verdict
(July 26, 2011)
An Illinois appeals court affirmed a $16.56 million judgment against two manufacturers of a pain patch in a wrongful death case. The family of deceased Janice DiCosolo can momentarily rest after hearing the November 2008...
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Pfizer Prempro Appeal
(August 3, 2011)
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Wyeth’s appeal (a Pfizer unit) of a $58 million award made to three Nevada women who claim they developed breast cancer after taking Prempro and Premarin, which are both hormone...