Cases

Firm Secures Defense Verdict for Novartis in First Bellwether Aredia/Zometa Jury Trial

Case
Pharmaceutical & Medical Device
Products Liability & Toxic Torts
October 22, 2010

After two hours of deliberation, a New Brunswick, New Jersey jury returned a 7-2 verdict in favor of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in a ten-day trial involving Aredia and Zometa, bisphosphonate drugs given to people whose cancer…

Firm Secures Defense Verdict for Novartis in First Bellwether Aredia/Zometa Jury Trial

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Grants Dyncorp International’s Motion to Dismiss

Tamraz v. Lincoln Elec. Co., 620 F.3d 665 (6th Cir. 2010)

In re Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents Prods. Liab. Litig., Whitted v. GE Healthcare, No. 3382, August Term 2009

Deutsch v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., 09-CV-4677 (ADS)(WDW) (E.D.N.Y. 2010)

In re Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents Prods. Liab. Litig., Clark v. GE Healthcare Inc. et al., June Term 2008 No. 01067 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 2010)

In re Aredia & Zometa Prods. Liab. Litig., No. 278 (N.J. Super. Ct. 2009)

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s v. Milberg, 08-civ-7522 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2009).

Frey v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., No. C-1-07-317 (S.D. Ohio 2009)

Nat’l Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. Porter Hayden Co., No. AMD 03-3408 (D. Md. 2009)

AshBritt, Inc. v. U.S., 87 Fed.Cl. 344, No. 08-473C (2009)

In re Aredia & Zometa Prods. Liab. Litig., 3:06-MD-1760 (J.P.M.L. Dec. 3, 2008)

Perry v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., 564 F. Supp. 2d 452 (E.D. Pa. 2008)

Hollingsworth LLP Defeats $19B Class Certification Claim in Aredia/Zometa MDL

Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Stephens, No. 01-05-00132 (Tex. Ct. App. 2007)