More Lawsuits Against Opioid Makers, Feds Assist Cities/States

More than 100 states, cities, counties and other public entities have filed opioid-related lawsuits against the drug manufacturers in 2017. The lawsuits being filed continue into 2018 including the city of Philadelphia who has enlisted Sheller PC and other high profile plaintiff’s firms to assist the city in the lawsuit. The suit included drug manufactures […]

SCOTUS Ruling Increases Risperdal Suits in PA

Risperdal litigation in Philadelphia courts have increased significantly this year and the trend is likely to continue. Mass torts against Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, over it’s antipsychotic drug Risperdal has nearly tripled in Pennsylvania. Plaintiff attorneys say the biggest cause for the recent influx is the expiration of a tolling agreement between Janssen […]

Checkbook Science

In 1984 a federal jury in San Francisco found Dow Corning’s breast implants were “defectively designed and manufactured.” Maria Stern was awarded $1.7 M after internal corporate memos and studies show that Dow had failed to warn the public of the health risks associated with breast implants. Evidence from the case was sealed by the […]

#TBT: 2000 Election Recount, Sheller on CNN Greta Van Susteren

Gore v. Bush Florida Recount – Atty. Stephen Sheller on CNN with Greta Van Susteren Atty. Stephen Sheller, representing Al Gore, comments on the 2000 Presidential Election Florida ballot recount during a live CNN broadcast with Greta Van Susteren. From November 2000.  

Researchers Concerned About Over-Prescription of Risperdal

The most recent study published on the use of antipsychotics, such as Risperdal, Zyprexa and Seroquel, in children with ADHD has researchers concerned that there may be an over-prescription problem. The study published January 19, 2017 in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry shows the same dramatic increase in use of antipsychotics prescribed off-label in children with ADHD, ages 1 […]

Sheller Interviewed by FOX on ‘Live Stop’ Traffic Class Action

2011-04-02 Attorney Stephen Sheller interviewed on Philadelphia FOX 29 evening news about legal action concerning Philadelphia’s “Live Stop” program. The city impounds vehicles whose drivers, when stopped by police officers, are lacking proper documentation. The issues are, first, is the statute legal, and second, is the city in violation of their own procedures that say […]