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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Had Previously Filed Motion Papers with the JPML Supporting the Transfer of Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits to Judge Doherty Port Washington, New York (PRWEB) December 30, 2011 The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has consolidated all pending federal Actos bladder cancer lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation, and has assigned the docket to the Honorable Judge Rebecca F. Doherty, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (MDL...
U.S. District Court Judge Jay R. Irwin ruled that Eric Clark might have been acquitted of murdering Flagstaff police officer Jeffrey Moritz if observations about Clark's untreated mental illness before the shooting had been presented, the Treatment Advocacy Center announced. Arlington, VA. (PRWEB) December 22, 2011 Eric Clark, imprisoned since his 2003 murder conviction for killing a Flagstaff police officer, has been ordered released from prison or retried by the state of Arizona,...
SPARTANBURG, S.C., Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The jury verdict in the case of State of South Carolina versus Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson, Inc. has been upheld and requests for a new trial denied, affirming groundbreaking $327 million in civil penalties against the manufacturers of the drug Risperdal. Circuit Court Judge Roger Couch announced the rulings on December 20 through two written orders. One order denies the defendant's motion for judgment...
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Judge Eldon E. Fallon, United States District Court Judge for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, presiding over MDL 2047 In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, advises that the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) and Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT) today jointly announced a landmark global class action settlement that will help thousands of American homeowners affected by...
The Honorable John A. Woodcock, Jr., Chief District Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, Refuses to Dismiss Light Cigarette Lawsuit Against Philip Morris USA and Altria Group, Inc.; Grants Parker Waichman Alonso LLP's Motion to Suggest Remand Back to Eastern District of New York For Class Certification New York, New York (PRWEB) December 12, 2011 Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, a national law firm, is pleased to announce that the Honorable John A. Woodcock, Jr., Chief District...
SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pojoaque Tribal Court has rendered a significant decision against the Pueblo of Pojoaque's gaming operations and in favor of The Fine Point Group for illegal tribal actions in terminating a business relationship between them. The Decision was rendered on December 9th by The Honorable June Lorenzo, a pro-tem Judge appointed by the Pueblo to hear The Fine Point Group's case. Judge Lorenzo ruled that the Tribe and various tribal...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals issued a unanimous (5-0) ruling today granting Trinity Medical Center its petition for a Writ of Mandamus. In doing so, the Court handed Trinity Medical Center a major victory in its ongoing fight to complete a state-of-the-art hospital along Highway 280. Trinity Medical Center received a Certificate of Need in 2010 for this long-awaited, strongly desired project, but its opponents, Brookwood...
MONROEVILLE, Ala., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Monroeville City Council and Monroe County Commission adopted a joint resolution Tuesday honoring its international business legacy and designating an annual International Day to celebrate the contributions of international companies and residents. They also formed a Joint Council on International Hospitality to coordinate communitywide adoption of the Universal Human Rights Pledge and to recommend policies to assure that the...
Temporary Restraining Order Granted ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ramsey County District Court Judge Dale Lindman today granted a temporary restraining order blocking a vote ordered by Governor Dayton to unionize the state's home-based childcare providers (docket number 62-CV-11-9535). A group of childcare providers sued for an injunction contending that the vote is unfair and unlawful. The restraining order will halt the planned mailing of union ballots...
Cuts would impact the care of an estimated 372,000 low-income seniors and people with disabilities. OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late yesterday afternoon United States District Court Judge Claudia A. Wilken issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) effective immediately that stops the state from proceeding with a 20 percent cut to the state's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program until the Court is able to hear the case on December 15, 2011. The...
