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The Lanier Law Firm Announces Asbestos Verdict Against John Crane Inc.

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on March 5, 2014

CHARLESTON, W.V. –The Lanier Law Firm is announcing a liability verdict issued late yesterday in Charleston, W.V., against industrial manufacturer John Crane Inc. after jurors found that the company’s asbestos-laden products caused a retired pipefitter to contract the deadly lung disease mesothelioma. Robert L. Wood and his wife Candice were represented at trial by attorneys from…

Vioxx Settlement Update

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on July 31, 2012

03/11/2010 — Merck has made final payments for all the qualified Vioxx claimants who had heart attacks, and The Lanier Law Firm has distributed that money. There are still lien issues to resolve on a few of these claims, and as liens get resolved, if there is additional money…

The Lanier Law Firm Will Appeal Court Reversal of Jury Award to Widow in Nation’s 1st Vioxx Trial

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on July 7, 2012

HOUSTON – The Lanier Law Firm is announcing its plans to appeal a decision issued today by the 14th Court of Appeals in Brazoria County in favor of Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK). In the ruling, the court overturned a jury’s determination that the controversial painkiller Vioxx caused…

VIOXX® Settlement

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on June 13, 2012

The Lanier Law Firm Announces $4.85 Billion National VIOXX® Settlement with Merck & Co. Inc. Mark Lanier, winner of nation’s first VIOXX® trial, hails settlement as “the right thing to do” HOUSTON – Attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm are announcing a nationwide settlement agreement with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:…

VIOXX® Consumer Fraud Finding

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on January 7, 2012

Merck & Co. Ordered to Pay Attorneys’ Fees, Costs Following VIOXX® Consumer Fraud Finding Attorneys say Merck abusing justice system by denying fraud claims ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey Superior Court judge Carol E. Higbee has ordered pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. to pay fees and costs to…

Jury Calls Merck Liable in Death of Man on VIOXX®

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on November 14, 2011

First Personal Injury Case Jurors Say Size of Award Is Message to Makers – Appeal Expected By Alex Berenson The New York Times August 20, 2005 ANGLETON, Tex. In the first verdict of a personal injury lawsuit involving the pain drug VIOXX, a Texas jury found the drug’s…