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Plaintiff’s attorney turns tables on ‘Fake Bad Scale’

A personal injury attorney whose client failed the most commonly used malingering test won his case by letting the test be submitted as evidence and then attacking its credibility among experts.

$32M Vioxx verdict against Merck reversed

A $32 million jury verdict against Vioxx maker Merck must be reversed because the plaintiffs failed to show with reasonable certainty that the decedent’s cardiovascular disease did not cause his death, the Texas Court of Appeals has ruled.

The plaintiffs’ expert conceded that the patient was “high-risk."

Amusement parks draw riders – and lawsuits

If previous Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates are correct, some 6,000 to 7,000 people will be treated for amusement ride injuries by the end of this year. But experts say that lawyers need to be sure that injuries are demonstrable before they sue.

Asbestos report faults trial lawyers

Trial lawyers are to blame for mass tort asbestos litigation, which peaked in 2002 and has taken a “precipitous fall” over the last five years, but is “far from over,” said James Copland, director of the Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute in a conference call on May 6.

Prosecutor awarded $2.1M for reverse discrimination

A Missouri jury has awarded $2.1 million to an assistant prosecutor who was denied a municipal judgeship because the City Council wanted a minority in the position.

Fatal seizure can be linked to Parlodel

A plaintiff whose young wife suffered a fatal seizure could prove that her death was caused by the drug Parlodel, even without the support of broad-based, scientific studies, the Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled in upholding an $8 million award.