In opening statements today in the state’s $1 billion false drug marketing case against Johnson & Johnson, a lawyer for the company said he will present “real world” evidence that the antipsychotic Risperdal was widely used by medical professionals on adults and children because it works better than competing products.
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Texas AG and Johnson & Johnson Battle in Opening Statements
In opening statements today in the state’s $1 billion false drug marketing case against Johnson & Johnson, a lawyer for the company said he will present “real world” evidence that the antipsychotic Risperdal was widely used by medical professionals on adults and children because it works better than competing products.
State’s Billion-Dollar Case Against Johnson & Johnson Goes to Trial Today in Travis County
Allen Jones was an investigator for the Pennsylvania Inspector General a decade ago when a routine inquiry exposed a pattern of pharmaceutical companies lavishing trips, meals and other perks on state officials who were in positions to influence which drugs would be used to treat patients under Medicaid.
State’s Billion-Dollar Case Against Johnson & Johnson Goes to Trial Today in Travis County
Allen Jones was an investigator for the Pennsylvania Inspector General a decade ago when a routine inquiry exposed a pattern of pharmaceutical companies lavishing trips, meals and other perks on state officials who were in positions to influence which drugs would be used to treat patients under Medicaid.
Jones Day Leads Chesapeake Midstream in Acquiring Appalachia Midstream Assets for $865 million
Lawyers from the Texas offices of Jones Day represented Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP in its $865 million purchase of an affiliated pipeline unit called Appalachia Midstream Services LLC. and its Marcellus Shale assets.
Andrews & Kurth Leads WCA Waste Sale to Marquarie
Andrews & Kurth is representing Houston-based WCA Waste Corporation in its sale to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II for $526 million – an all-cash deal that was made public Wednesday.
Andrews & Kurth Leads WCA Waste Sale to Marquarie
Andrews & Kurth is representing Houston-based WCA Waste Corporation in its sale to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II for $526 million – an all-cash deal that was made public Wednesday.
Billable Hour: Adapted from the book, ‘Lawtalk’
Few terms hold more importance for a law firm’s clients or its employees than billable hour–not a real hour, but sixty minutes of work that the lawyer can bill a client for. It is no accident that a popular lawyer joke on this subject made its first written appearance in a major federal case on attorneys’ fees. As recounted by a dissenting judge,
Billable Hour: Adapted from the book, 'Lawtalk'
Few terms hold more importance for a law firm’s clients or its employees than billable hour–not a real hour, but sixty minutes of work that the lawyer can bill a client for. It is no accident that a popular lawyer joke on this subject made its first written appearance in a major federal case on attorneys’ fees. As recounted by a dissenting judge,
LAWTALK: It’s Not Just for Lawyers Anymore
Did you know that the phrase “wet foot dry foot” was inspired by a Dr. Suess novel? Or that “black letter law” once had a negative connotation? What about the surprising linguistic origin of “green card”?