Takeda Pharmaceutical, Eli Lilly found liable for man’s bladder cancer
LAFAYETTE, La. – A Louisiana jury has awarded $9 billion to a New York man and his wife following a trial over the man’s claims that his bladder cancer was caused by the popular prescription diabetes drug Actos.
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The Lanier Law Firm is one of the most experienced asbestos litigation law firms in the world. The firm's expertise and reputation, in these cases, derives from a long, successful track record that spans nearly two decades. Asbestos and other chemicals that have many recognized positive and helpful uses also could be dangerous or even fatal. Unfortunately, Americans are frequently exposed to toxic chemicals, whether they are discharged accidentally into our air or water, or we are exposed to them in our schools or workplace. Exposure to toxic chemicals can cause fatal illness.
The Lanier Law Firm has significant experience working on behalf of families and victims of chemical exposures. For example, in 1998 Mark Lanier won a substantial recovery for 21 steelworkers who contracted the asbestos disease at an Alabama steel mill (Aaron, et al. v. Abex, et al, February 1998). The workers were exposed to asbestos while using a grinding wheel. The jury found the defendants liable for marketing and design defects, negligence, gross negligence and malice.
The Lanier Law Firm is a pioneer in its involvement in numerous pharmaceutical liability litigations, with an extremely successful track record. The Pharmaceutical Liability Practice Group at The Lanier Law Firm has decades of experience representing clients who have been injured as a result of the negligence of others. The firm garnered national attention during its VIOXX litigation, most notably winning a substantial verdict against Merck & Co. in the very first VIOXX lawsuit to go to trial as well as securing two additional very significant plaintiff verdicts.
The Lanier Law Firm also represents clients who have suffered injuries involving such high profile dangerous drugs and devices such as Depuy Hip Replacements, Yaz/Yasmin, Chantix, Paxil, and Levaquin as well as other drugs and medical devices.
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In addition to representing individuals, The Lanier Law Firm has significant experience working on behalf of businesses suing for breach of contract, patent infringement, employment disputes, antitrust, fraud, and other causes of action.
Our Commercial Litigation Practice Group helps businesses in legal actions against larger competitors who use unfair and illegal business practices to gain a competitive edge. Our aggressive approach to business litigation has resulted in several noteworthy – and often highly confidential – recoveries for our clients.
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When a consumer buys a product, they rightfully expect it to perform safely and efficiently. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case. Use of defective products can result in tragic consequences.
A defective product is one that was either designed with defects or was manufactured improperly. Flawed design or manufacturing defects may result in unsafe products that cause injury to consumers. There have been countless cases of defectively or dangerously designed consumer products harming and often killing consumers, including children.
In a products liability case, the law may find blame with any or all individuals involved in the manufacture of a product. This can include the designer, manufacturer, supplier and retailer. These individuals may be held liable for any injury their product causes.
When patients seek medical care, they deserve treatment that meets or exceeds the standard of care for the medical profession. Unfortunately, in many cases just the opposite occurs.
Because of human error as well as systemic problems, between 44,000 and 98,000 people are killed each year by medical errors in hospitals, according to the National Academies of Sciences. That is more than the number of people who die from car accidents, breast cancer or AIDS. Deaths from medication errors that take place both in and out of hospitals - more than 7,000 annually - exceed those from workplace injuries.
Maritime Law (also known as Admiralty Law) is a separate body of law governing a variety of maritime-related disputes.
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Thousands of hours in the courtroom have provided The Lanier Law Firm with the skills that clients need when their patents and other intellectual-property rights are threatened.
Infringement of valuable intellectual-property rights unfortunately is all too common in today's complex global marketplace. Our attorneys are experienced in providing strategic counsel and aggressive representation to vindicate our clients' rights in a variety of intellectual property matters.
Combining excellent litigation skills with in-depth knowledge, our Intellectual Property Litigation Group represents clients in disputes involving patent infringement, trademark and copyright violations, trade secret misappropriation and other areas of intellectual property law.
When you buy a commercial property or homeowners' insurance policy, you expect the insurance company to stand behind you when disaster strikes. Unfortunately, that all too often is not the case. In our years of representing individuals and businesses, we've seen firsthand how far insurance providers will go to avoid paying legitimate claims.
With top-notch litigation skills and in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry, the attorneys at The Lanier Law Firm represent businesses, individuals and families that have been victims of bad faith tactics by insurance carriers.
There are numerous ways that an insurance company will act in bad faith to deny legitimate claims, such as:
The Lanier Law Firm continues its tradition of fighting for those who have been injured by the negligence of others by applying its expertise to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) claims of railroad workers.
Congress passed the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in 1908, for the purpose of providing compensation to railroad employees who are injured on the job. It enables injured employees to bring claims directly against their employers where it can be shown that it was the railroad’s negligence that caused the injury.
Lanier Law Firm attorney Patrice McKinney has fought hard for railroad workers, and has handled numerous FELA cases, including 6 cases resulting in significant recoveries for our clients.
The Lanier Law Firm is proud to be on the forefront of representing clients involved in the Sports and Entertainment industry. Eugene Egdorf, the practice group leader out of our Houston office, Evan Janush, in the New York office, and Lee Cirsch, from the Los Angeles office, are as zealous, devoted, and focused as the athletes they represent. Eugene, a skilled advocate for college players and their families, is an often-sought-out national speaker on the numerous subjects pertaining to Sports and Entertainment litigation as well as safety issues. He is also a certified contract advisor with the NFL Players Association and the Canadian Football League.
As sports law becomes a larger element of entertainment law, The Lanier Law Firm offers its litigation expertise to clients who are in this dynamic profession. We provide counsel and representation on numerous issues arising in any context of sports-related litigation.
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