15 novembre 2005 17:13
Following Vioxx Victory, Lanier Opens New York Office law news
The Lanier Law Firm, the Houston-based firm that recently won the United States' first Vioxx-related jury verdict, has opened an office in New York City.
In August, Lanier represented Carol Ernst, who was awarded $253 million in her lawsuit against Merck & Co., maker of Vioxx. The jury award included $24 million in actual damages plus $229 million in punitive damages. Ernst's husband died after taking Vioxx.
Heading the New York office will be the firm's founder, W. Mark Lanier, and Richard D. Meadow.
Lanier said the decision to open a New York office was driven by pre-existing professional relationships.
Meadow, who has more than two decades of trial experience and several multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements, is joined by attorneys Evan Janush, David Kuttles and Meredith Gursky.
The office will represent clients in such practice areas as pharmaceutical liability, commercial litigation, product liability, personal injury and medical malpractice. The firm will also work as trial counsel to other plaintiffs law firms.
The Houston-based Lanier Law firm was founded in 1990.
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