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Learned intermediary doctrine: Eleventh Circuit upholds summary judgment in favor of manufacturer in lawsuit claiming antidepressant caused suicide
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- May 28 2010
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently relied upon the learned intermediary doctrine in affirming summary judgment in favor of Smithkline Beecham Corp. (“SBC”) in a lawsuit claiming that the antidepressant Paxil caused the decedent to commit suicide
Jury awards $141 million against Pfizer in connection with off-label use of Neurontin
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- April 7 2010
A federal jury in Boston recently returned a verdict against Pfizer Inc. in connection with claims that Pfizer unlawfully promoted off-label uses of its anti-epilepsy drug Neurontin
Chinese drywall first bellwether trial ongoing
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- March 9 2010
The first federal trial in the nationwide Chinese drywall controversy began on February 19th, 2010 in New Orleans and is ongoing
Chinese drywall IRS approves tax break for Chinese drywall remediation
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 26 2010
The Internal Revenue Service recently approved a rule that would permit taxpayers with defective drywall in their houses to deduct the cost of repairs and replacement of damaged appliances
Chinese drywall HUD and CPSC issue guidance on remediation of Chinese drywall
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- May 10 2010
On Friday April 2, 2010, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued “interim remediation guidance” to homeowners impacted by Chinese manufactured drywall
High Court refuses compensation for "toxic sofa" victims for breach of claims control clause
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- March 30 2010
The English High Court, in Clare Horwood & Others v Land of Leather (In Administration) & Zurich Insurance PLC & Others 2010 EWHC 546 (Comm), held that Zurich did not have to pay compensation to customers who suffered burns from "toxic sofas" sold by the now-defunct Land of Leather
Jury finds in favor of botox manufacturer in off-label use trial
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- May 28 2010
A California jury recently returned a verdict in favor of Allergan, Inc., in a trial involving claims that Allergan’s promotion of an off-label use of its drug Botox caused the death of a pediatric patient suffering from cerebral palsy
Florida federal court judge sends insurer’s Chinese Drywall suit to New Orleans MDL
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 14 2010
On September 22, 2010, a U.S. District Court Judge in the Middle District of Florida transferred an insurer’s Chinese Drywall coverage case to the District Court in New Orleans, where Multi-District Chinese Drywall Litigation is pending
Chinese drywall manufacturer agrees to fund remediation pilot program
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 27 2010
Chinese drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Company ("Knauf"), has agreed to pay to repair 300 homes in four states in a remediation pilot program
Good news for "non-severe" toxic sofa victims
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- April 29 2010
Following on from our earlier blog on the High Court ruling that Zurich did not have to pay out for toxic sofa victims on the basis of Land of Leather's subsequent administration and breach of claims control clauses, it seems that more than 1,500 other victims of those toxic sofas have been handed some good news
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