HHS Pick, Former Eli Lilly Exec, Grilled over Zyprexa Scandal
Lone Risperdal Defense Verdict for J&J Overturned
The Chamber: ‘One More Bullet in J&J’s Gun’
In ‘For Plaintiffs Bar, Taking on J&J Means Battling a Shadow Foe,’ Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad reports on the “intimate relationship” between Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber). The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not a government entity, but a powerful group of lobbyists, the largest in the nation. Plaintiff’s lawyers point out […]
$70M Risperdal Verdict
In the Philly Inquirer July 2, 2016: Philadelphia jury pins $70m verdict on Janssen for its Risperdal drug A Philadelphia jury found Friday that the antipsychotic drug Risperdal caused a Tennessee boy to grow breasts and imposed a $70 million verdict on its manufacturer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Lawyers for the boy argued that scientists for the […]
Sheller Accepts Clarence Darrow Award
Stephen A. Sheller of Sheller, P.C. was awarded the Clarence Darrow Award at “An Evening With Thurgood Marshall” a benefit for Temple University Beasley School of Law’s Sheller Center for Social Justice at the Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia, March 3. The award was presented by attorney and radio show host Mike Papantonio of Mass Torts Made […]
Sheller Whistleblower Settlement: Florida Pain Practice Pays $750,000
2014-02-25 Sheller, P.C. announced today that Sarasota Pain Associates, P.A. (SPA) and its owner, Dr. Steven Chun, have agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations by the law firm’s whistleblower clients that SPA violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare for procedures and services that he did not perform. During the time […]
$10.1 Billion Tobacco Verdict
Consumer fraud class-action lawsuit against tobacco company Philadelphia, PA (March 22, 2003) — Illinois Judge ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $10.1 billion in the first “light cigarette” consumer fraud class-action lawsuit to come to trial alleging a tobacco company committed consumer fraud in its advertising of light cigarettes. The verdict will pave the way for […]
