Pharmaceutical lawsuit claims Gilead Sciences delayed development of less harmful HIV drug in order to increase profits. Gilead Sciences, manufacturer of widely-prescribed HIV treatment tenofovir, is being sued by AIDS Healthcare Foundation for allegedly delaying the...
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Month: May 2016
$1.29 Million Texas Legal Mal Suit To Proceed
Texas Supreme Court rules Australian man's breach of fiduciary duty and legal mal suit against Texas firm can proceed. After a $1.29 million judgement against DLA Piper was thrown out by an intermediate court of appeals, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled an Australian...
Prejudgment Remedy Ordered In Breach Of Fiduciary Case
In breach of fiduciary case against attorney accused of improper eviction, judge orders prejudgment remedy. A judge has ordered a prejudgment remedy against an attorney accused of mishandling the estate of a Connecticut woman and improperly evicting two of her...
Multi-Millions Awarded In 2016 Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Trials
Johnson & Johnson hit with two multi-million dollar verdicts in talcum powder ovarian cancer trials this year. Johnson & Johnson. The company knew for several years that their Johnson's Baby Powder and Shower To Shower products could cause reproductive...
Attorney Pleads Guilty In $33M California Fraud Case
Tucson lawyer pleads guilty in southern California real estate fraud case. Attorney Jeffrey Greenberg of Tucson, along with Courtland Gettel of Coronado, pleaded guilty May 17 in a $33-million real estate fraud case in California. Charges in the U.S. District Court in...
Vaginal Mesh Injuries Prompt Fraud Claims
States file fraud claims against J&J Ethicon over vaginal mesh injuries. pelvic mesh products, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Ethicon. Both states' Attorneys General allege that J&J and Ethicon broke consumer protection laws by failing to...
State’s Attorney Has Conflict Of Interest In Murder Case, Says Victim’s Brother
Brother of victim claims Illinois state's attorney has conflict of interest in murder case, requests special prosecutor. Charles Ridulph, whose sister Maria was murdered in 1957, has requested a special prosecutor for the trial of Jack McCullough. Ridulph...
Woman Seeks $7.5 Million In Serious Brain Injury Case
Woman files claim over serious brain injury sustained during stay at Connecticut prison. Rolon, now 38, was 36 when, according to a DOC incident report, several staffers at the all-women facility in Niantic on at least two occasions watched but didn't act as she lay...