Industry payments to physicians have become a central allegation in many different types of litigation, including qui tam whistleblower actions, products liability suits, securities litigation, RICO actions, and personal injury cases. When a case presents financial ties between a physician and a drug or device company, the plaintiff lawyer must show the judge and juror that doctors may respond...
DuPont’s Concealment of Benzene Dangers Created Cancer Hazard for Workers
DALLAS — A Dallas, Texas jury has awarded $8.2 million to a 60-year-old Texas man battling MDS/AML, a form of leukemia caused by his exposure to benzene contained in paint and thinners manufactured by E.I. Du Pont De Nemours (DuPont). Virgil Hood handled DuPont’s toxic products on...
45-Year-Old Man Diagnosed with Mesothelioma in 2007, 35 Years After Exposure to Asbestos Dust on Father’s Work Clothes
BALTIMORE, Md. – January 27, 2010 – A Baltimore City jury yesterday awarded $9.936 million to the son of a merchant mariner who suffers with...
On September 1, 2015, the Department of Justice announced that Kmart resolved a whistleblower’s allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by offering improper inducements to Medicare beneficiaries. The whistleblower in the case, Joshua Leighr, was a pharmacist who worked in various Springfield, MO-area Kmart pharmacies. While there, he witnessed various Kmart schemes intended to...
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $9.20 million to a 59-year-old California man injured by a defective metal-on-metal hip implant manufactured by Zimmer, Inc. Zimmer’s Durom Cup forced Gary Kline to undergo two grueling hip replacement surgeries in just 15 months and has left him living with chronic pain. “This victory is particularly gratifying because we are the first to prevail against...
When Trial News (membership required) recently sought the opinion of experienced legal counsel to explain a ruling by the Fifth Circuit on the attorney-client privilege, the publication turned to Paul Lawrence, a Waters Kraus & Paul partner in our Washington D.C. area office. Lawrence is a long-time qui tam lawyer representing whistleblowers in False Claims Act lawsuits against government...
Texans Urge State to Repair Voter Registration System
Waters Kraus & Paul, on behalf of disenfranchised voters, takes steps to enforce the “Motor Voter” law in Texas
Waters Kraus & Paul, LLP has partnered with Battleground Texas to formally notify the State of Texas of its persistent failure to comply with voter registration requirements...
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