In 2005, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“CFC”) issued its decision in the Winstar-related case, Caroline Hunt Trust Estate v. United States, a breach of contract action that was...
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico issued its 67-page final summary judgment opinion dismissing the State of New Mexico’s natural resource damages claims against the Firm’s...
Joe Hollingsworth Highlighted in The American Lawyer for Pharmaceutical Litigation Victory
news | April 8, 2004Joe Hollingsworth, national trial and appellate counsel for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. in the Parlodel litigation, is featured in a supplement to The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel magazines, “The Future...
11th Circuit Affirmance in Rider v. Sandoz Completes Daubert Sweep in Parlodel Litigation
news | June 24, 2002The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit unanimously affirmed the grant of summary judgment to client, Novartis Pharmaceuticals in Rider/Siharath v. Sandoz Pharm. Corp., 131 F. Supp. 2d...
In March 2000, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma entered summary judgment for Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation, holding that the plaintiff’s proffered expert testimony that Parlodel® caused...
Following a two-day evidentiary Daubert hearing in Caraker v. Sandoz Pharm. Corp., 172 F. Supp. 2d 1046 (S.D. Ill. 2001), Judge J. Phil Gilbert granted Firm client Sandoz’s motion to...
In a unanimous decision, the 8th Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment to Novartis in Glastetter v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., 252 F.3d 986 (8th Cir. 2001). This significant Daubert...
“The BEST Defense … And Then There Are Wins Without Trial,” The National Law Journal
news | March 19, 2001March 19, 2001 by Emily Heller For litigators who defend, winning summary judgment is about as good as it gets. To many, it’s even more satisfying than a favorable jury...