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U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Prempro/Premarin Punitive Damages Appeal
Posted on 20 Jun 2011 by Tom Moylan

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on June 20 declined to review a Nevada Supreme Court decision affirming a $35 million punitive damages award in a Prempro/Premarin injury case ( Wyeth LLC, et al., v. Jeraldine Scofield, et al.... Read More

Tags: punitive damages , Wyeth LLC v. Jeraldine Scofield , Wyeth , injury case , Nevada Supreme Court , Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker , hormone replacement drugs , Premarin , State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell , Litigation , U.S. Supreme Court , Prempro

W.Va. High Court: State Consumer Law Doesn’t Apply To Drug Cases
Posted on 20 Dec 2010 by Tom Moylan

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - (Mealey's) The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Dec. 17 ruled that plaintiffs must show reliance and ascertainable loss in state consumer fraud cases and said the state law does not apply to prescription drugs ( Shirley... Read More

Tags: Shirley White v. Wyeth , Wyeth , Ketchum , consumer law , personal injury , West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act , class action , hormone replacement drugs , WVCCPA , Litigation , torts , drug cases , West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals