Pharmaceutical Liability

NY Times Documentary Explores What J&J Knew about Asbestos in Talcum Powder

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Film includes trial lawyer Mark Lanier who won $4.69B verdict for cancer victims

HOUSTON – A New York Times documentary exposes Johnson & Johnson’s extensive internal records about the link between talcum powder and cancer-causing asbestos and features an interview with prominent trial lawyer Mark Lanier whose own team revealed much of that documentation in winning a $4.69 billion verdict for cancer victims. Continue reading “NY Times Documentary Explores What J&J Knew about Asbestos in Talcum Powder” →

Lanier Law Firm Takes Lead in Opioid Epidemic Lawsuits

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States, cities seek to hold drug companies accountable for public health emergency

HOUSTON – The Lanier Law Firm’s pharmaceutical litigation team is taking a leading role in partnering with state and local governments across the country to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for a public health emergency caused by the reckless spread of powerful and addictive prescription opioids. Continue reading “Lanier Law Firm Takes Lead in Opioid Epidemic Lawsuits” →

Rick Meadow of Lanier Law Firm Gets Key Role in Cancer Lawsuits against J&J

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Houston lawyer named to committee driving talcum powder litigation

HOUSTON – Acclaimed Houston trial lawyer Richard “Rick” Meadow of The Lanier Law Firm has been named to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the federal multi-district litigation against Johnson & Johnson over ovarian cancer claims involving the company’s talcum powder products.

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Pinnacle Hip Lawsuit

Dallas Jury Returns $1 Billion Plus Verdict in Defective DePuy/J&J Hip Implants Lawsuit

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Attorney Mark Lanier: Third MDL bellwether trial sends strong message

DALLAS – A federal jury in Dallas has returned a combined verdict of more than $1 billion on behalf of six people who suffered serious medical complications caused by defective metal-on-metal hip implants made by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and its subsidiary DePuy/J&J Orthopaedics Inc.

The verdict includes more than $30 million in actual damages for the six plaintiffs and more than $1 billion in punitive damages assessed against Johnson & Johnson and DePuy/J&J.

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Texas Federal Court Rules DePuy/J&J Hip Implant Trials in Dallas Will Proceed

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Lanier Law Firm wins ruling that victims’ cases will be heard in September

DALLAS – A federal judge in Dallas has cleared the way for a September trial in the ongoing multidistrict litigation filed against DePuy/J&J Orthopaedics Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), by patients who suffered medical problems after receiving the company’s Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants.

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